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Issue: # 2010012May 12, 2010
Click It--Don't Risk It Chronicle
In This Issue
Norfolk Action Report
Time to Vote for the Act Out Loud Winner!
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Greetings!
Our Come Home Safe winners were:
  
$500- Wahoo
$500-Marion
 
$1000- Howells-Clarkson


Congratulations to each high school that won, and to each high school that participated.

Let's work together to keep our high school kids buckled up!      

Norfolk Action Report
The Norfolk Middle School is steadily increasing their buckled rate!  The Norfolk Junior Optimist Club, under the guidance of Mark Claussen, their advisor, frequently checks safety belt usage.  These kids are doing a great job of increasing safety belt usage in Norfolk!  Norfolk Middle School

So far they have done 3 checks this spring and they have 3 more checks scheduled.  They also have the rollover vehicle presentation  and a visit from the seatbelt convincer scheduled.  So far, their best rate in a check is 87%, better than the state average of 85%. 

How's your town doing?  Are your numbers in line with Norfolk?
Time to Vote for the Act Out Loud Winner!
Check out these finalists for the Act Out Loud competition, and get your ideas lined up for future efforts in your town!  None of the finalists are from Nebraska, but there act out loudare lots of good ideas for not only this competition, but for improving safety for teen drivers. 

If you have input into any teen activities, this competition is a great way to win great prizes, and also a great way to elevate teen awareness of safe driving!
 

Check out these finalists' videos, and vote for your favorite!
The "Click It Chronicle," our Click It Campaign e-letter, published whenever there is news, is available to all those interested in increasing safety belt usage.  Please share this information freely. Take the information, copy to friends, businesses and organizations with the same concerns.  Using the information provided will help reduce the needless fatalities and injuries on our highways and the associated costs. To subscribe to this e-letter, join the coalition, or be removed from the list, contact the Click It Team at cidri@safenebraska.org.