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» "Click It Or Ticket" with Donny Schatz

Published 10/31/2007 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

Donny Schatz is a “World of Outlaws” champion sprint car driver who grew up in Minot, ND, and now calls Fargo, ND his home. The Safe Communities Coordinators of ND’s Ward and Cass Counties developed a plan to collaborate with Schatz in an effort to reach 18 to 44 year old males in those counties with the “buckle-up” message.

» ND Red River Valley Safe Communities and MN Safe & Sober Develop Public Education Project

Published 05/3/2007 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

The goal of this program is to receive earned media to educate the public about .08 and drunk driving enforcement in an effort to reduce alcohol-related traffic crash injuries and fatalities.

» Car Seat Safety Check Marketing Plan

Published 02/14/2007 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

The goal of this marketing plan is to create better attendance at the car seat safety checks.

» Northern Valley Safe Communities Increases Safety Belt Use Rates

Published 09/21/2006 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

Northern Valley Safe Communities partners with River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks to get the "buckle up" message across. A "Winners Buckle Up" poster was developed that boasted the photo of a well-known local young racer and his car.

» Dear Wendy Wellness: February is Child Passenger Safety Month

Published 09/8/2006 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

Safe Communities coalition members, friends, and parents prepared questions that would be answered in the format of Dear Wendy Wellness. Each week, information was given on car seat distribution and car seat checks along with local, state and national information.

» Red River Valley Safe Communities Creates Bait and Belts Program

Published 08/8/2006 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

The project was created to tie in with Minnesota's fishing season opener, which is a very popular event for the target audience.The projects goal is to provide public information and education about safety belt use .

» Mayor's Council Promotes Click It For Kids

Published 06/6/2006 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

With a car safety seat misuse rate of 95 percent, the Mayor’s Council for a Safe Community decided that education and training of car seat use was necessary.

» Car Dealerships Promote Child Passenger Safety

Published 05/18/2006 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

During Child Passenger Safety Month in February of 2006, Stan Pucklich Chevrolet and Bill Barth Ford teamed up with the Region 7 Safe & Drug Free Communities Coalition to promote child passenger safety by providing new car safety seats and education to customers free of charge.

» “Heaven Can Wait” campaign is a success in Dickinson

Published 04/21/2006 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

This campaign focuses on encouraging safety belt use among males ages 18-34.

» Get It Together Safety Belt Initiative

Published 03/23/2006 | North Dakota Bright Ideas |

Safety belt usage rate in Grand Forks, North Dakota and East Grand Forks, Minnesota was less than average. Therefore coalition member brainstormed and planned to reward county employees for safety belt usage.