Greetings!
There's more than one reason to wear a safety belt. Check out this humorous message from NHTSA.
OK, maybe there's not a lot of monsters plucking students from their cars in Nebraska, but it's a fun message.
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There is still plenty of time
to sign up for Come Home Safe and to schedule 2 safety belt observations before our drawing date of May 4, 2011.
Every day the papers bring news of another traffic fatality, and many of the crashes have fatal outcomes because of an unbelted driver or passenger.
Your school may know the pain of losing a student in a crash. Participating in Come Home Safe is one way to remind students of the importance of staying safe when they are participating in the most dangerous thing many of them will ever do--driving or riding in a car.
Is your high school participating in Come Home Safe this year?
Don't forget that another resource you may use is grants and/or music cards from AAA Nebraska.
AAA presented Norfolk Public Schools with three grants totaling $750 to support its local "Click-it, Don't Risk it" education initiatives. The funds may be used for seat belt challenges, mock car crash demonstrations, and other efforts to educate students of all ages about the importance of buckling-up each and every time they enter a vehicle.
Under the leadership of their advisor, Mark  Claussen, the students have become involved in safety education efforts as members of their local Junior Optimist Octagon International (JOOI) clubs. Mark found out about the AAA grants via the Click It Chronicle, and we're so glad to have helped to facilitate this partnership!
Students representing Norfolk Middle School, Junior High, and Senior High, accepted the contributions from AAA branch manager Mary Novotne and AAA insurance agent Maynard Ohl.
As a national leader in traffic safety for more than 100 years, AAA strongly supports safety belt education efforts by providing grants to high schools. In addition, the Cornhusker Motor Club Foundation, which is supported largely by AAA and its members, provides financial support to law enforcement agencies to purchase education equipment. During the past ten years, AAA and the Cornhusker Motor Club Foundation have provided funds to help obtain five safety belt roll-over units for the Nebraska State Patrol. These units, that are utilized statewide, provide an impactful demonstration of the importance of wearing a safety belt.
For more information on AAA's traffic safety mini-grant program, or their downloadable music cards which are available as rewards for safety belt checks, contact Rose White at RWhite@aaane.com
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