We Are Here to Keep Kids Alive!

Dear Friend in Safety,

We each have a purpose in life. At KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25, our purpose is simply to Keep Kids Alive.

You can help us to realize our purpose by making your year-end tax-deductible donation to KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 at KKAD25 Donate.

Why?

Because…

…when someone speeds down the street in front of your home and you want to send a positive message, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when a loved one dies in a traffic incident, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when your neighborhood needs a presentation on how to slow down traffic, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when your community is ready to engage citizens in creating a culture of safe driving in neighborhoods, and beyond, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when your local high school decides to lead the way in educating and engaging students, and even your whole community, to promote safe driving habits, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when your community commits to create Safe Routes to Schools for all children, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when your local grade/middle school and PTA/PTO is ready to engage students and their families in leading the way in traffic safety, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when your business wants to let people know that you care about keeping everyone safe on our roadways, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when tailgating is a problem, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when you want to encourage everyone to buckle up, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when you are concerned about stop-sign running, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when your community, county, or state is ready to create a comprehensive traffic safety campaign to help change the way we drive so that we become the solution to decreasing traffic deaths and injuries, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

…when you want to show you care, KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is here.

As the New Year is upon us, we ask you to be here for us, just as we are here for you. Click Here to Make Your Donation to support our mission. Your generosity assures that we will continue to be here for you in 2010 and beyond.

You also have the option to send a check to:

Keep Kids Alive Drive 25
12418 C Street
Omaha, NE 68144

Thanks for your support. Your generous giving keeps kids living.

All the best to you and your family in the New Year!

In safety,
Tom Everson
KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25® - A Non-Profit "For Action" Organization 501(c)(3)
402-334-1391
kkad25@kkad25.org
www.KeepKidsAliveDrive25.org

PS - For more information, please click on our KKAD25 GuideStar Non-Profit Report

Keep Kids Alive - What is Your Driving Force?

Dear Partners in Traffic Safety,

The New Year is upon us. This is a time when many of us reflect upon just what is the "driving force" that propels us forward as we live out our unique mission as traffic safety advocates. Is our driving force the loss of a loved one due to a traffic incident? Is it the love of our own children or grandchildren? Is it concern for protecting lives by enforcing traffic laws? Is it because we are committed to getting technology out into the mainstream that can save lives and prevent injuries? Is it concern for personal and public health in a commitment to provide safe routes to schools for all children to walk or bike? Is it because we are absolutely committed to supporting teens in creating safe driving environment by working with school, faith-based, or youth civic groups?

Whatever your motivation; whatever drives you, Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 welcomes your partnership in integrating our campaigns into your mission in 2010, and beyond. Find the information you need to make a difference at www.keepkidsalivedrive25.org/. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

In safety,
Tom Everson
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 – A Non-Profit “For Action” Organization
http://www.keepkidsalivedrive25.org/

Let it Snow: By the Numbers - Keep Kids Alive!

Dear Friends in Safety,

12 – The predicted depth in inches of snowfall in Omaha, Nebraska (the home base for KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25) today. With numbers – like snow depth, wind speed, wind chill - flying around like snowflakes today, it seems a good time to look at the numbers behind KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25® in 2009. Here goes!

• 89 – Communities that initiated/expanded their Keep Kids Alive campaigns. These include our first campaigns in Idaho – Pocatello – and in the Bahamas.
• 1,100+ - Number of communities that have initiated a campaign thus far – represents 48 States, 2 Canadian Provinces, and the Bahamas.
• 75 – Current number of votes KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 has received in the Chase Community Giving Challenge. Vote for KKAD25 right now at KKAD25 Chase Community Giving. The contest to qualify to win $25,000 to support our mission ends this Friday, December 11th.
• 14,400 – The amount of money raised by six students in the Colts Neck High School (NJ) Law Enforcement and Justice Program through their first “Keep Kids Alive 5K – Run Faster, Drive Slower” road race. The money is being used to seed KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25® in Monmouth County communities. A new class of seniors is planning the 2nd Annual 5K for the spring of 2010.
• 32 – The number of family members – sons, daughters, moms, dads, brothers, sisters, friends – we ran in memory of on our 3rd Annual “Run to Remember” as part of the Pike’s Peak Ascent Trail Race in Colorado. We will run in memory of even more loved ones in 2010. We welcome sponsors to underwrite the cost of “Run to Remember” t-shirts for the members of all families whose loved ones we run to remember.
• 4 – Number of runners who raised funds for KKAD25 through a road or trail race this year – Austin Marathon and Pike’s Peak Ascent Trail Race. Check out how you can do so this year at Make Every Run and Ride One to Remember!
• 2,147 – Supporters who have joined our KKAD25 Facebook Cause Page
• 9 – Current number of corporate donors supporting our mission. These include Ford Motor Company Fund’s Driving Skills for Life, High Point/Teachers’ Insurance of NJ, GEICO, Wells Fargo Bank, US Bank, Safeco Insurance, Polivka International, Central States Insurance, and JDJ Sales, LLC
• 123 – Number of individuals who have donated to support our mission through the KKAD25 Donor Page or Network for Good (13 of whom are monthly donors).
• 2 – Number of new laws inspired by the mission of KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25. 1 in Miami Lakes, Florida in memory of Shaye Martin and 1 in Texas, an outgrowth of earlier legislation (2005) in memory of Kyle Foster.
• 2 – Also the number of our supporters who invited family and friends to make a donation to KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 in honor of their birthday this year.
• 1 new campaign, It’s Not A Race! Create Space©, initiated in memory of James Davis.
• 1 – Represents you; the one person who can make a difference each day to make roadways safer. Continue to be aware and drive with care throughout the holidays and into the New Year.

Thank you all for your support and efforts on behalf of KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25®, and the best to you and all your loved ones in this Holiday Season.

“Don’t let the two minutes you ‘save’be the last two minutes of someone’s life.”David Townsend (Tia’s Dad).

In safety,
Tom Everson

KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25® - A Non-Profit "For Action" Organization 501(c)(3)

402-334-1391

kkad25@kkad25.org

www.KeepKidsAliveDrive25.org