I have been giving to Keep Kids Alive for over 10 years and greatly appreciate their efforts to keep our neighborhoods safer. I have five grandchildren and think of them (and all children) when I am donating or volunteering for KKAD25 knowing that it will help make are streets safer for everyone. I am almost always repeating "Keep Kids Alive Drive 25" to myself as I drive through neighborhoods to remind myself to drive safe.I also appreciate the support they have been giving others who have lost loved ones in traffic accidents. I think that is so important because of how devastating losing a loved one suddenly can be.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 does so much to support families who have lost a loved one. They are so thoughtful about honoring families and educating the public. I'm proud to support the work they do!
I am thankful for the work that Tom Everson and this organization does (and his family too). His passion and dedication to the families who have been impacted by the loss of loved ones to traffic violence is so meaningful. It provides countless opportunities for those involved with this non-profit and community to connect, share their grief and find ways to process their loss and move forward.
I had the opportunity this September to participate in the Live Forward weekend organized by this group in Colorado. In honor of Emily Frederick, I ran a very challenging 13.3 miles up Pikes Peak and was supported at the start and especially the finish! I felt so inspired and honor to do this and hope to be able to do again in the future. I highly recommend getting involved with the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 group and/or donating to the cause.
The dedication of this group is amazing. They continuously keep in touch with my family sending motivational messages and never forgetting any of their families they’ve engaged with over the years.
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After the death of my husband and 5 year old daughter (half of our family) we were contacted by Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 to share our story on the ramifications of distracted and impaired driving when everyone leaves the Funeral, what really happens to the family left behind. Stories that must be told to decrease the numbers in fatalities in 100% preventable car crashes. We were invited to have our family honored & remembered during their annual Pikes Peak Run. A memorable experience, a once in a lifetime experience that only KKAD25 could have given us! Incredibly grateful to them for trying to save lives and getting the message out!
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has a great mission powered by a humble and kind leader. More people need to be aware of the amazing proactive traffic safety work that is happening thanks to this nonprofit!
I have had the opportunity to run the Pikes Peak Ascent in honor of families who have lost their loved ones to traffic incidents on two occasions now. I have experienced first-hand the care that the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 team puts into the weekend to support families. This group clearly supports each other, and the love that parents even many years after losing their children maintain for them is deeply moving. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 clearly plays a role in a vital mission in not only reducing tragic traffic incidents, but also demonstrates the importance of the issue. Tom clearly cares about this issue, the nonprofit, and supporting the families and community associated with Keep Kids Alive. It was an honor to be a part of their Live Forward weekend in Colorado Springs, and I hope to be back on a future weekend.
My husband and I recently had the opportunity to participate in Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Pikes Peak Ascent in Colorado Springs. What an incredible group to be apart of. They were friendly and caring, and made us feel welcomed. I’m honored to have been able to contribute to this very important community.
I am so honored to be a supporter of this amazing organization! I had the privilege of running the 2024 Pikes Peak Ascent in honor of Mia Taylor. I met Mia’s dad, Shane, and her dog, MAT, during last year’s Ascent at the top of Pikes Peak while we were waiting for our fellow runners to cross the finish line. After a couple hours of chit chat, I learned so much about Mia and how this organization is supporting families in need by surrounding them with a community of love and support.
I am in awe of Shane’s never ending love for Mia and was honored to run in her honor during the Pikes Peak Ascent. I look forward to continuing to be a part of such an amazing community who’s sole purpose is to protect our loved ones by opening the eyes of drivers, and to support those who have lost loved one. Thank you Shane and Mia Taylor as well as KKAD 25 for welcoming me into your amazing community :)
What a supportive and an amazing this group is! I recently had an opportunity to participate in Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Pikes Peak Ascent in Colorado Springs and had the most memorable and touching experience. I wasn't so familiar with the group until I met all the people and listened to their stories, but after getting to know about the group and their mission, I was so honored to be there as a part of the group. I ran the Pikes Peak Ascent in honor of my running coach's nephew, Tristan. I knew his story through her and wanted to take him with me to the top of the Pikes Peak. The race was incredibly tough and there were many times I thought I couldn't move any more. But I could feel Tristan pushing my back and cheered me to the top of Pikes Peak. I am not sure why but whenever I go up on mountain, I feel someone I lost. At the finish line, I was able to carry Tristan's picture with me! It was like, I was going to take him to the top, but he took me to the top at the end! I didn't realize how this meant to his family until I shared it with them, I am just so honored and grateful that I could be a part of it to show his name to the world from the top of 14,000ft summit! Throughout the weekend, the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 families are so supportive to each other and very inclusive. Going through tragic event to lose your loved ones is indeed hard, but this group is so strong and connected with big love to move forward one step at a time. I would never be able to fully understand what they are going through, but people like me can do our part of being there for them and show our support and respect. And of course, drive 25 and always safe driving in mind to prevent traffic accidents.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 provided the opportunity to create a Check your Speed awareness campaign in a high-risk area such as around Perry Park, where the risk of accidents is potentially high as there are no speed bumps and the playground is close to road. It was more common to hear car races at any time of the day and the neighbors did not feel able to raise their voices and ask for the safety of children or pedestrians.
Check your Speed has begun to transform the sense of consciousness of those behind the wheel and those who accompany them without age limits, because it is never too late to learn and learning from an early age is part of prevention, says Check your Speed, thanks to Keep Kids Alive Drive 25.
At a time in my life when I wasnt sure how to navigate life from recently loosing my daughter, I was introduced to Keep Kids Alive. I attended the Run to Remember in Colorado Springs where my real healing began. Some people say when you loose a loved one, you should attend grief counseling. But for me, being in an environment with other familes in my position was the most healing thing I have done for myself. Today, I share my story at schools, drivers Ed classes, and with families have experienced loss or need education. Knowing that Tom who doesnt share most of our stories, started this organization to help people he had never met and his opening his life to others healing, made me realize that we can and should make a difference one person at a time. Every year, Tom remembers my sweet Emily. He text, emails or facebooks a picture not only of my daughter but each family member that has crossed Keep Kids Alive. His personal touch is amazing. I wish there were more people in this world willing to do for others, not because they have to but because they truly care. I will continue to display my signs and wear my t-shirts with their logo because they supported me in a time of need. Tom, you make a difference in so many peoples lives. Thank you and Im blessed to know you.
My 7 year old daughter was hit and killed in front of my house...in front of my eyes. As you read this, I'll bet you think it could never happen to you. I used to think that, too. Fast forward to the initiative Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25 where behaviors, rather than laws and speed bumps are promoted. This is because ultimately behaviors, not laws, are going to avoid tragedies such as ours. Did the driver break a law when he hit our daughter? Probably not, but maybe he was guilty of being inattentive? Sadly, he has to live with that the rest of his life, while we live without our daughter. Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25, aims to educate and change behaviors before the tragedy.
For us unfortunate souls affected by poor driving behaviors, this organization seeks to aide in the healing. Each year, a team of runners climb 7,800 ft up Pikes Peak with the names of our deceased children on their backs. No easy feat with air so thin near the summit that is like sucking air through a straw. And these runners do this to bring peace to grieving families. During this weekend, families are invited to attend. They meet others in their shoes. Through a series of events, they come to learn they're not alone and forever-new-families are formed. Every family leaves changed by the experience... greater peace.
This organization serves to educate and change driving behaviors, as well as to help families to heal after tragedies on our neighbor streets. Invaluable!
We have been working with Tom and KKAD25 for months now with great success! Our community loves the signs and reminders for drivers in their neighborhoods. It's a great campaign that we are proud to have adopted in Toms River!
My 13-year-old daughter, Ryan Margaret Post, was killed in a car crash in 2017 by a distracted teen driver. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has given my daughter a voice to help educate people on the danger of vehicles for children. It has also given me a voice to keep my daughter's memory alive. But more than that, Keep Kids Alive 25 has given me a huge supportive family of other families who have suffered similar losses.
Tom had a difficult task ahead of him when he set out to help families in which one or more members died in a car crash. These deaths tend to come with so many emotions that are tricky to navigate, on top of the natural grieving process. To find an outlet like Tom's organization, where one no longer feels alienated by what happened but rather part of a family who understands is so needed—and Tom bravely takes on that role, regardless of whether he's experienced a car crash death in his own family (he hasn't). To champion the beauty of others' love is a gift indeed—I have received this gift from Tom numerous times. And I know I will support Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 for as long as I live, as its so important. Society, progress, technology, inattention—whatever you want to call it, it doesn't have the right to end someone's life and just ask us to move on. Our loved ones are not casualties of capitalism. They were living, breathing people with dreams, and Tom's organization always treats them as such, while also honoring the dreams of the loved ones still living. Thank you for all that you do, Tom, and for giving me the honor of helping your fellow dreamers.
My friends and I became familiar with KKAD25 through the running community in Omaha. We signed up for the organization's 5K event as a team and contributed to the cause. The event was well organized so we returned in subsequent years bringing other friends with us. For the last two years we have joined the Pikes Peak Live Forward event, and ran to represent a family who lost a loved one in a traffic accident. It was a privilege to be a part of this event to witness the help and support that the families experience from the organization and from each other.
Tom Everson and his family and volunteers do a great job promoting safe driving and supporting those who have lost loved ones.
We want to thank Tom Everson for all of his important work with families who have lost loved ones to traffic violence. Our beautiful daughter, Emily, was killed 11/28/2017 while she was cycling in Philadelphia. She was killed by the driver of a private sanitation truck. She was 24 and the sunshine of our lives. Tom has been so supportive and understanding and kind. We were honored to be guests on his podcast. We are blessed to know Tom and his family. Our experience with Tom, Keeps Kids Alive Drive 25 and all of the other families at Pikes Peak weekend 2023 was very special. We look forward to being with everyone again in 2024.
I want to thank Tom Everson, his family, and all of the other volunteers who continue to make KKAD 25 so special to family who have lost their beloved family members who tragic vehicle related accidents and tragedies. Tom has spent 25 years pouring his heart, soul, blood, sweat, and tears into making streets safer and recognizing the victims of these tragedies. Through Tom and this organization, I have met some of the very best people and many of them are walking the same painful journey as I am each and every day. They say that if you help just one person, you have succeeded. Well, KKAD 25 and the Everson family have helped thousands of people and the amount lives that have been saved through his efforts will never be known, but certainly add to those numbers daily. Thank you so very much, Tom!
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Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 (KKAD25) not only brings awareness to those tragically taken from us much too soon, but is also committed to doing so much more... Tom Everson’s commitment, dedication, and exhausting efforts to make our streets safer for all who walk, ride, play, and drive doesn’t stop there. He has created what feels like a family to me through KKAD25. My daughter, Mia Taylor, was tragically killed prior to the holidays in 2020. When uniting together at the KKAD25 events, one certainly does not feel alone, which is where many of us are on a daily basis. KKAD25 is one of the most positive groups that I have come across that brings families who are suffering through loss, pain, and grief together. Tom has united these parents and families, like myself, in an effort to invoke change, honor our loved ones who were lost, and create something positive out of these horrible losses that we have all suffered through. 2022 was my first year with KKAD25, but I have made several new friends and received a lot of unexpected support from so many of these kind people. In just a short time, I have learned so much about KKAD25 and Tom. Aside from me, Tom has connected with so many people, over the years, throughout the United States and abroad. His endless commitment is a further testament to his efforts and the success of KKAD25 in delivering an ongoing campaign that has not only brought so many people together for the common good but has also seen successful results in the many initiatives to keep kids (and everyone else) safe, alive, and well, as they walk, ride, play, and drive on streets throughout the world. My sincere appreciation to Tom and everyone else who have stayed the course, have continued to make this possible, and are affiliated with KKAD25!
Shane Taylor (and Mia Taylor – in spirit)
"Who do you love? And who loves you?" Those two questions are often part of the conversation with the founder of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25, Tom Everson. It's easy to quote traffic statistics when trying to raise awareness for safer roads, but with those simple questions, we turn those numbers into the human beings they represent. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is making a difference with each campaign from distracted driving to the Live Forward initiative to honor loved ones who died as a result of a traffic incident.
On November 24th 2004 our son ,Justin Faust-age 9 (3 weeks before his 10th birthday) was struck and killed on a street going through our subdivision, where the speed limit was 40 mph. After this tragedy a friend told us about Tom and Wendy and their campaign of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. We knew we needed to support this organization to help bring awareness to our community about lowering the speed limit but to also make drivers aware of the importance of being attentive and following correct speed limits. So another family won’t have to experience the same loss as ours. Through KKAD25 we have talked and met with Tom on many occasions. We have helped spread the message by giving out bumper stickers to everyone in our son’s school to put on their trash cans and cars.
By supporting and advocating for this great non profit we have been able to help honor our son and his memory and help spread the word about making our streets safer for all people.
Every year we have a candle lighting memorial at Justin’s cross- where the accident happened. I’ve added a picture of the candles along with the poster to help remind drivers the importance of being an attentive driver and following speed limits!
As a neighborhood association near a university in SE Idaho, we chose to join the traffic calming efforts of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 to help our neighborhood combat speeding and distracted driving. Tom Everson, the founder, has been an incredible resource (and now friend) in helping us to begin our campaign and maintain it over the last 12 years. We are a small organization with big hearts, but little resources and Tom and his team have helped us to mobilize and answer any questions that we have about our local campaign. This non-profit is a great tool to help efforts to slow traffic, but also to save lives.
KKAD25 is an impactful organization that helps raise awareness about safety in neighborhoods around the world.
KKAD25 has been a great community event to have on our campus. The mission and vision and commitment to keeping kids in our neighborhoods safe is lived out through this event and the support it receives. We are excited to continue to partner with Tom and KKAD25 for this annual event.
It has been a pleasure working with Tom Everson at KKAD25. Our 11-year-old son was killed in a car crash in 2011 when a driver ran a STOP sign. Soon after the crash, we established the Nikhil Badlani Foundation with the mission to raise traffic safety awareness and prevent tragedies like ours. KKAD25 mission aligns with ours - saving lives on our roadways. Their national campaign of KKAD25 has been a tremendous success in slowing cars down. I look forward to working with KKAD25 to end traffic violence on our roadways.
Sunil & Sangeeta Badlani
Nikhil Badlani Foundation
We are proud to partner with Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 to support its mission of safety for all who use our roadways. Our firm shares the goal of putting an end to deaths and injuries from unsafe driving behaviors. Public education is essential in deterring unsafe driving behaviors and making sure streets are safe to be used by pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, and vehicles. Keep up the great work, Tom!
The mission of KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 (KKDA25) is to make streets safer for all who walk, cycle, play, drive, and ride. Doing so preserves lives and relationships.
Now that I have two grandsons at ages 2 and 3, it makes you become more vigilant to do all we can to keep our streets in our neighborhoods as safe as possible. Too many lives have been lost by stupid actions. KKDA25 educates and makes more apparent to motorists, passengers and cyclists the importance of practicing behaviors that keep everyone safe on and along our roadways.
KKDA25 also supports families who experience the death of a loved one due to a traffic incident through Live Forward! - bringing good into the world in their honor and memory. The Live Forward weekend at Pikes Peak is a great way to accomplish this objective. I know first-hand since I have participated in this annual event three times.
Preventing one more fatality is crucial; this non-profit aims to do just that! I couldn’t think of a better non-profit organization to give to achieve this goal!
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The mission of KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25 is to make streets safer for all who walk, cycle, play, drive, and ride. Doing so preserves lives and relationships.
We live our mission by:
1) Creating campaigns to educate motorists, passengers, pedestrians, and cyclists to practice behaviors that keep everyone safe on & along roadways.
2) Supporting families who experience the death of a loved one due to a traffic incident through Live Forward! - bringing good into the world in their honor and memory.
Preventing one more fatality is crucial; this non-profit aims to do just that!
Oh, your organization surely deserve this honor!
I support this organization dedicated to saving children's lives, and all lives.
I am amazed at how they come into a community, and promote awareness of the dangers of speeding.
I lost my precious daughter Sara at 19 years old as a passenger in a speeding vehicle.
The speed limit on the residential street is 25 mph, and the driver far exceeded that speed and lost control
of his vehicle. He hit a tree, and my daughter was critically injured. Sara succumbed to her injuries the next day.
I have been in touch with this organization for several years, since I also place signs around my town to remind
others to Slow Down for Sara. Residents have commented that this is a reminder for them to Drive 25.
I was hoping that the police in my town would contact Tom and his organization, since speeding is such a
big problem here, and in so many places.
We need more awareness of the dangers of speeding, and this organization is the best.
I am grateful to Tom and his group that highlight this with so many visual reminders.
I have used the trash can reminders, and share them with our neighbors.
This is the only organization that I can truly relate to, and I am thankful that our precious children are
remembered always.
Sincerely,
Betty Dubinin, Sara's mom forever
NJ Next-of-Kin Registry, called Sara's Law
The Sara Dubinin Memorial Foundation
As an educator, parent and grandparent, I can attest to the incredible relevance and critical need for Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. Reckless driving continues to surge and we need every tool we have to counteract it. As a lifetime advocate for children, teens and young adults, I believe in this organization and support it because I know it has made and is making a difference. I also believe in the commitment, dedication and passion of its founder. It truly is a "Great Nonprofit."
Tom Everson has more heart and passion for this cause then I can even articulate. Just talking to him for 5 minutes will prove this to you. Being involved with this non-profit in any capacity is an incredible honor as I know the mission of KKAD25 is one everyone can agree with, relate to, and ultimately - fight for. The time I served on the board showed me that Tom never stopped working, generating new ideas, and persevered through any and all hurdles that came his way.
Thank you Tom and everyone affiliated with KKAD225 - please continue your incredible work to make our community a safer place to live, work, and play.
Words can not describe KKAD25 and what it has done for my family along with countless others. My nephew was killed almost 6 years ago when running on a gravel road. He was doing something I have done nearly daily since I was 14 years old.
I also had lost my sister in a car accident when I was 13 and she was 16. My life a whirlwind of preventable accidents.
KKAD25 gave our family a place to go to hear from other families in the same situations.
KKAD25 has given our family along with countless others, hope.
KKAD25 is an amazing organization that brings families together the otherwise would have never met if not for 100% preventable car crashes. The support these families get from knowing they are not alone is something you can not put a price on. They strive to keep people safe via podcasts, presentations, etc etc People are no doubt alive because of them and their message.
It is wonderful when one organization supports another organization, and I'm very glad that this organization supported the catch you later Foundation organization.
Amazing foundation that reaches so many lives! Sharing stories though out the community to change minds and save lives! Thank you for all you do to make a difference!
My family first connected with KKAD25 in 2015 when we joined the Live Forward team. Over the past 6 years, we’ve met several other families who have lost loved ones in traffic related accidents, which has given us an opportunity to grieve and heal with people who truly understand. The work this nonprofit does is so important and very appreciated!
My husband and I joined Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Run to Remember at Pikes Peak in Colorado this past August. We lost our daughter to a traffic incident in 2006 and still find it very difficult to talk about with others. This was the first time we felt truly understood and able to express our emotional experience without awkwardness or pity. What we thought would be a difficult reminder of our tragic loss actually became such a healing experience. Sharing memories and stories of loved ones without hesitation was an unexpected gift. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is more than raising awareness, it's gaining an extended family you didn't know you needed.
Hi I'm Kyle Foster's mom he was killed and ran over by a 16 year old neighbor girl on Halloween 2003 at the time of his death he was 10 years old.this was my first time to attend the race I would like to tell you the most helpful thing about
processing my grief was attending this event. I know it has been a long time since my son was killed and a part of me died the day he was killed. just by speaking to other parents help me to help me so much. we shared memories we laughed and we cried together.it was very Bittersweet that we found each other .I was able to share kyles pictures and let everyone know we got the law passed. It allows cities in Texas to lower their speed limit without expensive traffic studies my city in the state of Texas was Mesquite at the time and my street got lowered to 20 miles an hour I'm so grateful that Tom was able to come to Austin Texas to testify with me to help make it happen my experience on the trip made me realize how important my son was by making this law get passed.
I talk to God on this trip.
I felt kyles Spirit In My Heart.I would also like to thank Wendy Everson for running in Kyle's memory. I look forward to next year. I also would like to thank all the sponsors for making it possible for me to attend this trip.
God bless you all Kyle's mom Barbara Foster
Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25 has helped me dealing with the loss of my brother who was killed in a hit and run. I’m so thankful I was introduced to this non profit organization for with out them I don’t know where I’d be. Tom is such a positive person to be around! This past august was my first time ever attending pikes peak 5k. It was such a positive experience and I met so many other families that were dealing with similar situations like myself. I will definitely be back next year! I’m so thankful for KKAD25 !
KKAD25 came to city of Phoenix to help low income communities with their traffic and safety concerns. They did an outstanding job at letting the community guide priorities and the project.
KKAD25 is an incredible organization that brings together families who have lost loved ones to traffic incidents. On top of its wonderful mission to create safer roads, they provide the opportunity for people like me to be in a shared space with people who know the pain I've experienced (and for me to be there with them) gave us all a weekend (the Live Forward! weekend) to meet and talk and grieve and just be together. It's a rare gift, and one that families like mine find so much solace and inspiration in.
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I attended the annual Keep Kids Alive 5k last year, and it was great to see so many people and families come together in support of their loved ones lost. KKA lives its mission every day by supporting all those who are impacted by traffic incidents, as well as focusing on community plans to make neighborhoods safer for kids to play. Glad this organization exists. Keep up the good work!
I have worked with Tom and Keep Kids Alive for 2 years now and I've thoroughly enjoyed it. I love helping spread the word to slow down so we keep our kids alive. Tom is really passionate and professional. I highly recommend participating in any of the events.
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I was fortunate to be a part of this wonderful group as we tackled Pikes Peak. They put on an awesome weekend to bring families together who have lost loved ones from motor vehicle accidents. I highly recommend becoming part of this group and challenge yourself for those that have been taken much too soon from us.
Our Indiana-based firm found KKAD25 and Tom after doing an internet search regarding "speeding in neighborhoods."
Our legal team has been working from home and we noticed more and more instances of vehicles traveling above neighborhood speed limits. Having handled neighborhood accident cases in the past, and knowing it often involves young people, we were concerned this might be a behavior that was increasing and happening everywhere.
Needless to say, after finding the KKAD25 website and learning more about the group's history and multiple safety campaigns, we were beyond impressed. As such, we reached out to Tom to learn more and inquire as to how we might be able to help bring more attention to his mission.
What struck us during our conversation with Tom was his down-to-earth nature and authenticity. He revealed that he was a former teacher, and that really came through during our discussion.
Also, before speaking to Tom, we assumed he had suffered a personal loss that inspired him to create KKAD25. Instead, he was moved to take action by the simple fact that he knew a problem existed. We found this to be exceptionally admirable.
So kudos to Tom and everyone that has lent a hand to KKAD 25!
We look forward to being a continued source of support for a cause that has such a personal meaning to us and a number of our firm's current and former clients.
I was deeply touched by the amount of love, support, and compassion that Tom and the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 family exhibited at the Pikes Peak Live Forward weekend. This organization understands how to bring people together and foster healing and hope, especially for families who have lost loved ones in traffic incidents. On top of that, it’s evident that beyond this weekend, Tom is a dedicated advocate for creating safer roads and communities
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is a fantastic organization centered around building and preserving relationships. The work of Tom and those he partners with, meets the needs of communities and families worldwide. Tom leads with compassion and passion, and the world is no doubt a better and safer place because of all the preventative, educational, and relational work of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25.
Tom works tirelessly towards the KKAD25 mission and demonstrates a daily passion for making our streets safer. Thoughtfulness and intentionality are driving forces behind each campaign as he works to make an impact, while honoring lives lost. The KKAD25 mission called me to serve, but these qualities keep me engaged.
I’ve worked with KKAD25 on their yearly Live Forward event and have been a guest on the KKAD25 podcast. They shine a light on wonderful people and do really great work raising awareness and promoting safer roads.
I have dealt with the founder of KKAD25, Tom Everson, on mutliple occasions. His passion for safe driving is apparent from the outset, and interactions with KKAD25 have always been a benefit for our safe driving programs. More programs like KKAD25 would assuredly make roads safer for everyone.
I personally give to this organization because I believe in its mission of helping parents who have lost children in traffic accidents by giving them a chance to tell their story. Traffic deaths are at record levels in Colorado Springs, so it is important that we take action to improve traffic safety.
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Thank you KKAD25.
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Taking this time this weekend to reflect on one of the highest mountains in Colorado Springs was life changing. To share this moment with my brother as we celebrated the life of our sister Jameca Stanfield.
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So much support shared as we listened to many tragic stories like ours was therapeutic and supportive.
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Not one single person knew Jameca Stanfield, Anthonie Porchia or Tiffanie Stanfield. (Our small but mighty family); But they paid tribute to Jameca as if they have known her for a lifetime.
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Erin Everson, who ran to the top of Pikes Peak is quoted saying: “when I was ready to stop my motivation was Jameca’s name on my back pushing me to keep going”.
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My brother Dj Stanfield purchased flowers and gifted them to Erin for her support of Our family.
What a life changing experience. Thank you KKAD25.. for the gift of healing, blessings, and bonding.
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#humbled
#prayers
#faith
#family
#love
#justice for Jameca
KKAD25 is more than an organization, it’s family. The support and love from every person I’ve met has truly been a blessing to my family and I. I stand by their mission of keeping our streets safe.
I went to the pikes peak ascent. Many of the runners in this organization ran in memory of a loved one lost. It was an amazing experience. This organization help the families gather closure and created a new Family within the organization.
kkad25 provides vital education to individuals & communities on risks of speeding, texting while driving, talking on phone while driving & other distracted driving issues. In addition they provide invaluable support for families who’ve lost loved ones to traffic accidents.
This organization is amazing. I’ve participated in their 5k run before but just had the opportunity to join them in Colorado for the Pikes Peak Ascent. They have created more of a family than an organization and we are so happy to be a part of it.
Keep kids alive got our family together to celebrate the memories and shared the loved that we have for our loved ones. They are loving and caring. We were blessed to celebrate with this beautiful group with similar background were we could cherish the beloved memories of our love ones. Thank you so much for being an awesome group.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is a wonderful organization supporting a very important cause, keeping our kids safer on the streets. The work they do to support families that have lost loved ones is remarkable. The "Live Forward!" weekend they organize to honor loved ones who died in traffic incidents is a weekend filled with love and healing.
I had the opportunity to participate in the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Pikes Peak Ascent, we met so many wonderful families who have experienced the ultimate loss. This organization provides an outlet to honor the families and their loved ones. Tom thank you for starting this group. We look forward to continue support this organization and creating awareness.
This is a wonderful organization with the emphasis to keep kids alive and safe in areas where there are expected to be reduced speeds but somehow so many people seem to want to ignore or don't even realize that kids are in the area and therefore continue to drive at unsafe speeds. It is also an organization that remembers and recognizes so many kids that have been lost so needlessly due to someone's bad choices or decisions. In their annual event in August of "assent to the top" of Pike's Peak, the runners carry the names of lost children on the backs of their shirts as a memorial and remembrance. In our family, we lost 4 of our kids and grandkids to the choices that a drunk driver made to drive.
I am amazed how the mission and vision of Keep Kids Alive 25 has continued to grow, locally as well as nationally, under the leadership of Tom Everson. After losing my nephew in an auto accident, I decided to get involved. From monetary donations to community engagement and involvement, I wanted to be a part of this amazing non-profit. It truly has been an experience like no other! I cannot thank Tom enough for what he does to make streets safer for all who walk, ride, play, and drive, but as important is what Tom brings to the table for those families dealing with the loss of a loved one. KKAD25 and Tom celebrate the lives lost and that means the world to so many families dealing with loss and grief.
Tom's organization has helped so many who have lost a loved one in vehicle
accidents & works with communities to promote safe driving. We lost our 20 yr old daughter, Erika in 2003 as she drove to college on icy roads. An SUV T-boned her & she died instantly.
I found KKAD25 in 2009 & have supported them yearly. They have honored Erika at the
annual Pikes Peak Ascent event & we were able to attend this year. It was an awesome weekend.
Thanks to Tom & KKAD25 for remembering our loved ones & bringing awareness to safe driving. Jan & Tim Anstett
I found Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 after losing my son Tristan when he was hit by a car while running... speed and poor driving choices were involved. KKAD25 brings families such as ours together at the Run to Remember in Omaha and once again in Colorado. These gatherings allowed us to tell our story, meet other families also hurting from loss, and remember Tristan. The mission of KKAD25 doesn't stop there however. Tom has worked closely with our KKAD25 committee in Treynor IA, supporting our efforts and assisting us in acquiring grant money to help make our town a safer place for runners, walkers, bikers.
I had the great opportunity to be embraced by this wonderful nonprofit. My brother Andrew was killed in a car accident and this is how I got involved with the nonprofit. Going to the event for the first time brought tears to my eyes when so many who ran made it up a mountain. In life there are many struggles we all face but this inspired me to be better person this inspired me to be stronger that any mountain of trouble or trial I may face in life I can overcome. This wonderful nonprofit gave me the strength to continue to be great just like them. I fully support and fully recommend this organization.
I was driving in Florissant, Missouri, and thought I knew the directions to my destination. I turned the wrong direction on a major thoroughfare, didn't realize the mistake for MANY miles, then had to turn around and try to find the correct street to turn off onto--I even blew that one, turning into-and then having to U-turn out of--a dead end. I was late and getting a bit frantic...finally I saw a street sign that was familiar and quickly turned onto that street. Then I saw it: that familiar sign, "Keep kids alive Drive 25" with the silhouette of a child playing. Suddenly, I realized that, for that moment-and the entire drive-my focus needs NOT to be on how late I am or how many mistakes I've made in directions-no, that sign reminded me that my focus needed to be on driving safely and calmly to my destination no matter how late I might be. That sign reminded me that my own welfare and that of other drivers and folks in the neighborhood depended on me and the way I was driving. That was six years ago, but the lesson of that "snap-to-attention" moment sticks with me to this day.
I recently had the honor of volunteering at an event for Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. This was my first interaction with the group and what an amazing group, organization and mission to be apart of. I was fortunate to be amongst such an amazing group of people, who's everyday lives had been forced to take an unexpected turn which no family member should have to, yet each family member I spoke with, and had an ability, desire and gift of brightening my day and all those they touched that day. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 changes lives. I know, they changed mine!
My husband and I are longtime supporters of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. Having two children and living on a busy street meant that we were constantly aware of the rate of speed that many cars would reach driving past our house. We began placing Keep Kids Alive signs in our yard to make drivers mindful of their speed and to realize that there might be children playing nearby. We believe they made a difference and are thankful for the work that Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 does to not only bring attention to our driving habits but to support those who have lost loved ones due to careless driving.
The love and dedication of Tom and KKAD25 is amazing. He scarifies so the cause can grow. The work done in the community...when you pass a sign in your neighborhood...that is all Tom's sweat and tears.
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I met Tom thru my job at a collision center and also being on my neighborhoods hoa board. My neighborhood's goal has been to reduce speeds of vehicles down the streets in which our kids play; our company is trying to reduce needless accidents because of speeding. We use signage along the roads and we go door-to-door handing out literature and encouraging resident participation in the program. I would also like to thank Tom Everson and KKAD25 for their updates and assistance whenever needed. I encourage other companies to get involved to protect our little people. Tom's passion is amazing!
It has been great working with Tom and Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 on projects in Treynor to help make our streets safer for running, walking and biking. Tom brings a lot of experience to the table with ways to promote safety. He has been paramount in getting our local organization grant funding to make our dreams a reality here.
Tom and KKAD25 have been absolutely incredible to work with on the Treynor project. His passion shines through and he has helped make a difference in our community!
The whole community has been very supportive of the Treynor program which included
funding for radar speed indicator signage and yard signs encouraging "Watch your speed"
"Drive 25", etc. In fact public interes t has encouraged our Junior Optimist sponsoring
group to order more signs. Banners and brackets for light poles are being ordered along with the city which is also providing additional banners- ""Eyes up, phone down" and other
similar signs. Tom Evenson has been a tremendous help with this project. This project was
initiated because of the death of a freshman student who was running in our community
to get in shape for wrestling. We are now working on a trail possibility.
We met Tom Everson several years ago at a grief conference and were taken back with his vision and desire to help educate and support families who have lost children too soon. Our youngest son, Brandon died in an auto accident in April 2004. Our lives were changed forever. There isn't a day that goes by that we wonder what he would be doing and where he would be. Initially, we supplied the shirts for the Run to Remember, which is the half marathon on Pike's Peak. This past summer we were able to join other families across the country share in a memorable weekend full of lots of hugs, sharing our kids, and even a few laughs. This is a special group, KKAD25, providing education and support to so many families struggling to survive without a child. We are pleased and proud to support this program! --Brit & Denise McPherson
On February 25th 2008 we lost our beautiful daughter Erika Joy in a one-vehicle roll-over accident. Tom Everson and family inspire and move communities to be aware and drive safer in neighborhoods, schools and on every street in every community. Their reach is far and wide and the most important work there is. Keeping our children safe. Mighty people with a mighty purpose. Amazing people. Amazing organization.
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Tom Everson and I met through tragedy, my daughter Erika's death in an auto accident. Through tragedy we have strived for grace and good. Tom Everson and Keep Kids Alive bring positive through pain....beauty in the ashes. What an amazing group of people doing what they do for the good of the community and even beyond. Keep up the good work guys!!!
This non-profit has empowered me and honored my story by: creating a safety campaign in my husband's name, connecting me with other families, and helping me become a runner to climb Pike's Peak for my late husband. Tom is passionate, smart, dedicated, and successful in assisting families to Live Forward after loss. He is truly making a difference with his work and I am so happy we met.
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Tom Everson runs an amazing non-profit. I met him at the "Towards Zero Deaths" conference in Minnesota in 2008, after my husband was rear-ended and killed in a traffic accident. Not only did Tom provide support and empathy, he asked me for my story and if I would like to be involved in a new campaign targeting tail-gaters. I said yes and he created "It's Not a Race! Create Space!" to honor my husband and me. Over the last two years, he has worked tirelessly to get our new initiative off the ground and onto the back of semi-trucks throughout the country. He always keeps me current with the various organizations and grant requests he submits. We have had some success, and some disappointments. But Tom is always positive and so respectful. When the organizations has its annual run, Tom always writes to me with the news, t-shirts for the event, and how he and his family will keep James' memory with them all the time. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is a responsive, caring, and hard-working non-profit that I recommend to everyone I know.
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Where to start? Unfortunately I met Tom Everson and KKAD25 after my nephew was killed while running on a gravel road. I am a long time runner and have always been concerned with the safety of runners/bikers/walkers/kids on roads. My sister was also killed in a preventable car accident when she was only 16 years old so I knew this was the place for me to be.
The group is amazing and Tom does everything possible to make us 'newbies' feel welcome. I'm not sure where my family would be this first year without the support of this wonderful group and the inspiration it gives.
I have been a longtime supporter of the mission of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 to assist their educational initiatives which have impacted citizens in over 1600 U.S. communities. KKAD25 has also helped families who have experienced the death of a loved one due to a traffic incident.
I appreciate Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 and their efforts to make streets safer for all who walk, cycle, play, drive, and ride.
Doug K.
Keep Kids Alive is a wonderful non-profit and I believe has really made a difference in the Omaha community. It's a simple reminder to the community to slow it down in our neighborhoods, especially where kids are present. -Sgt. Erin Payne, Omaha Police Department
I first became acquainted with Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 following the loss of our 16 y/o son and a high school classmate in a motor vehicle crash in 2012. Our daughter was able to participate in the Live Forward! Run To Remember event in both 2015 and 2016 running in memory of her little brother and several young people from Idaho. Our family was blessed beyond words as KKAD25 opened their hearts to us and helped us find common ground with other families who have suffered similar losses. Together, we are all learning to "Live Forward". We encourage every community to invite KKAD25 and their programs to help save lives!
Bill and I lost our Son Andrew ,August 8,2014. He had just turned 34 the 28th of July. He was involved in a head on collision. I was contacted by a friend who knew about Keep kids alive, drive 25.
I was then contacted by Tom Everson...he and this orgonazition was a gift from God..
Bill nor I had talked with anyone who had ever been through what we were going through.
Our friends and families were trying so hard to help us just to keep it together. But they could only do so much.
Tom told us all about a weekend where we could meet other families and share our story. We would also hear other families share theirs. We were able to know just what each other was going through and we developed life long new friends who shared each other's grief.
It was so healing to be with these other families. We laughed,we remembered our loved ones, we cried. But we healed. It was truly a blessing.
If it had not been for this organization, I'm not sure Billy and I would have been able to make it through this devastated loss.
We have now gone for 2 years and as long as we can, we will continue to go. To see old friends and to meet the new ones who have become members of a club no one should ever belong to. A grieving parent.
God bless, Tom, his family, this organization, all the famili we hav met.
We love you all dearly, Billy and Toni Smith
Living in Southern Calif on a very busy residential street with an elementary school ( with over 700 students) just down the block, I noticed that traffic was increasing along with the speeders as they passed by my home. So in 2005, I was looking for resources to addressing the speeding problem here. While searching online I happened to find KKAD25 and contacted Tom Everson about the signs that he used to promote traffic safety. For the past 11 years, I have been using this method to remind drivers to aware of their driving habits and people seem to know the house that has the signs in front of it. Driving safety is very important for everyone on the roads today with all the distractions that people have in their vehicles. My signs are out every school day and if it helps make one person safer than it worked. Thanks to KKAD25 many communities in our nation have been made safer for their residents. Thank you, Tom!
I've had the distinct pleasure to work with KKAD25 to create a program in Alameda in conjunction with the national Walk to School program. We were extremely successful and Tom Everson was creative and collaborative in working with us. There is nothing more fulfilling then working together as a community to make our town safer for all and particularly kids walking to school.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has such a wonderful mission. Tom is very easy to work with, he is thorough with his communication and responds very quickly. My family and I have been fortunate enough to attend the Run to Remember weekend at Pikes Peak for the last two years, because of Tom's diligence everything went incredibly smoothly. I am very impressed with the efforts behind this organization !
Tom Everson and Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 truly do wonderful things for our community. Whether it's organizing events to raise awareness and promote an active lifestyle or saving lives through clever campaign slogans and signage products, KKAD25 is a feather in the cap of Omaha's non-profit scene.
Keep up the good work!
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has been a great asset in the community. Tom recently collaborated with the Southwest YMCA and Cody Elementary to teach children to walk to school safely on National Walk to School Day.
It's great to see Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25 in the community keeping kids and families safe.
Our organization has worked with Tom Everson and the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 program for nearly six years. Tom has always been a great supporter of our program and us of his. KKAD25 utilizes funds to talk about safe driving not only in Nebraska, but across the entire U.S. We have donated material and funding to both his Live Forward and Run to Remember 5K and witnessed a great impact from both programs in the community.
As a donor, Tom has been great to work with. KKAD25 is a great organization to support and our mission aligns with the work that Tom does in Nebraska and across the nation. We feel very proud to partner and support KKAD25!
Amazing is probably the best way to say how our experience has been with KKAD25. Tom and his staff helped to get a lawn sign campaign initiated in our community. It has gone over very well and we have received so many compliments from our residents. Furthermore it has really helped make motorists more people aware of their speed and pay closer attention to their surroundings. This campaign will ultimately help to save lives and make our roads safer for all. Looking forward to continuing our work with KKAD25 in the future. Cant wait for the next community outreach project.
As a donor, past board member, and an insurance agent, I can tell you Tom Everson and the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 organization does an awesome job in helping spread the word of encouraging safe driving behaviors. His outreach to communities, neighborhoods, and schools everywhere is a never ending job and he needs everyone's help in spreading the word of changing driving behaviors. I have known Tom for well over 10 years and I continue to support his good cause in many ways. I use information from the KKAD25 website when I meet with new teen drivers to talk about the responsibility of being a safe driver. I encourage all to check out the website and apply what you learn, and please consider supporting this great organization. Keep up the good work Tom!
Doug Geyer, Agent, State Farm Insurance, Omaha, NE
I have supported the mission of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 since its inception in 1998. Throughout the past 17 years I have donated to support both their proactive work with communities to engage drivers in practicing behaviors that keep everyone safe on and around roadways as well as their work through Live Forward! in support of families who's loved ones have died in a traffic incident. KKAD25's steadfast commitment to staying focused on their core mission has been, and continues to be, reason enough to continue my donations. I invite you to join me in adding your support to mine as a donor.
Dave Walter, St. Louis, MO
Through their many outreach events in NE and beyond, Tom Everson & the Keep Kids Alive 25 team have made a positive footprint in the lives of thousands of families across the nation. Ranging from the organization's massive outreach in community education on traffic safety, to commemorative events such as the annual Live Forward Run, KKAD 25 is truly going the extra mile to honor the lives of children lost in traffic accidents, while impacting public perception & awareness on what safe driving means. Now THIS is an organization committed to changing the statistics, one safe driver at a time. Most recently, the KKAD 25 team completed an ascent of Pike's Peak in support of their mission, demonstrating once again, that there are no limits to the power of saving lives. I had the honor of attending a KKAD 25 Live Forward race last Spring, and simply put, am moved by the compassion of this organization to honor each and every child lost, while stopping at nothing to empower each of us to Drive Safely. Great work KKAD25!!!
The Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 campaign has strengthened the community engagement efforts between the police department and the community. This helped to solve a community problem (speeding) through education and awareness coupled with enforcement. In partnering with the neighborhood association and using the resources at the police department, we successfully launched this campaign to slow traffic down in a section of the city that has been a problem for many years. Tom has been instrumental in providing safety information and assisting with the logistics of the signs/decals. We look forward to using this program for many years to come.
I am both a board member, but I am also a parent who lost a child in a car accident. KKAD25 does great educational and outreach programs, but the weekend at Pikes Peak with the other families who lost kids was unbelievable. I was there to run in memory of my son Nate, who was 15 when he died. Nate would have loved to run the Pikes Peak Ascent, so I ran it for him. I really thought that weekend would be mostly about the run, but I was so wrong. This past August we had about 10 families there who had lost a child to a traffic accident. Once you lose a child, you have to find your new normal, but that new normal is no where near the normal everyone else has. But all of the families there have the same new normal that I have. We were free to talk about our kids without having to explain anything. We could talk about our kids without getting that "poor you" look. Sometimes we spend more time comforting people who just found out that we lost a child. That weekend in Colorado, we were free to laugh, cry, hug. smile and share. I never, in my wildest dreams, thought that the fellowship of that weekend would be something that I would treasure forever. The emotional boost of the weekend at Pikes Peak is something that can only be felt, it cannot be expressed in words. KKAD25's mission is to make the streets safer for all, but they have also given an amazing gift to those of us who have lost kids. Ideally, our education programs would end all traffic accidents, but until that happens, we will continue to have our weekend at Pikes Peak to Live Forward and Run to Remember.
I believe Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 decals work because we are using them on various streets in my community. It has caused drivers to check their speed and slow down. I highly recommend the program.
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When I was president/CEO of the National Safety Council, Nebraska, I had the opportunity to work with Tom Everson and the Keep Kids Alive program. Tom and his wife, Wendy, were aware of the need for neighborhood street safety programs and began their program in 2008 in response to a tragic incident in our Loveland community in Omaha. After a child’s loss of life, the neighborhood sought help and Tom provided it through the Keep Kids Alive program. It is fabulous how this program has grown and reached many in the U.S. (51 U.S. communities in 20 states this year alone) and around the world in the past 7 years. That’s not surprising when there is such a need to make our streets safer for all and such a dedicated and creative leader as Tom Everson to meet the challenge. Statistics showing speed reductions prove the success. Lives saved are the greatest benefit. Thanks Tom!
Tom Everson has been doing great work in Omaha and across the country for years. I have been aware and very appreciative of his work. Most recently, he joined the Stakeholder Group for our Complete Streets City planning initiative. His experience and expertise has already benefited the effort by his articulate explanations of the benefits and challenges facing the committee. We are fortunate to Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 organization in Omaha. I highly endorse his work and thank him for his dedication and passion for making our streets safe for all users.
Connie
I met Tom many years ago when he had first started Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. His love and conviction to grow KKAD25 and spread the safety messages of KKAD25. In all the years since, I have never seen his conviction waver. There is nobody more dedicated to a more wonderful and successful cause. I wholeheartedly support Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 and encourage others to do so also.
I started the Conor Lynch Foundation when my 16year old son was killed by a distracted, hit and run , non-licensed driver. Tom and his organization have been not only a great inspiration to me and the Conor Lynch Foundation but also been a guiding light in the area of street safety. This organization operates from the heart at all times. Tom is constantly reaching out to families who have lost loved ones in the street. So I am a client and a donor and a supporter of Keep Kids Alive and a friend of Tom's because of all they do to KEEP KIDS ALIVE! Thank you Tom and team.
Tom Everson has been an amazing inspiration to me and my relatively new suburban Pittsburgh, PA KKAD25 group. He has coached us so unselfishly and provided suggestions, contacts, websites and plenty of patience as it's been a long haul in getting all of the approvals and local support need. We appreciated how responsive he has been to our every question and need. We're very fortunate to have the ongoing benefit of Tom's leadership. Keep up the great work! Anne Mitchell
I am chairman of Riverside, Iowa's Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. I was inspired by the group because it emulated what I wanted to do for my community.
I'm proud to be a donor to KKAD25. As a parent with two young children living along a busy residential street where the speed limit is frequently ignored, the simple message of traffic safety, courtesy, and use of common sense for the sake of our children hits home. Tom Everson runs an impressive organization, and I encourage others to join me in supporting KKAD25.
I applaud Tom Everson and his efforts with the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 campaign.
The motivation, diligence and unselfishness that Tom exhibits as he promotes his message should
be nothing but commended.
E.J. Stanek
Our department became involved with Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 following the death of a local boy who was involved in a bicycle/car crash. This young man's parents informed us of this organization and connected us with Tom. We received double the money that we requested from our City Council and were able to place numerous signs in high profile areas around schools, recreations centers, swimming pools, baseball fields, softball fields, etc. We have received very positive feedback and feel that the presence of these signs has helped make drivers more aware.
Chief Jeff Cayler
Carroll Police Department
Carroll, Iowa
Tom and keep kids alive drive 25,has been there for me since i lost my son.This organization is a great one.They are there for us.and show us love on the things they do for are loved ones.iam so greatful for there help,and Tom being there.
Thank you Tom,and staff!
I was honored to meet tom and his family n other families this August this year at the pike peak and Im truly was amazed how one man and his family come together as one to help others in there time in need I was truly breathtakin away how so much love was kindness was there I loved every moment that I spent on that mountain it took my breath away in so many ways I am blessed to no tom and his family they are beautiful people inside and out ...thank u for the beautiful time and looking forward to next year...
This is an excellent organization that helps so many who have lost a loved one in vehicle accidents. Tom & his staff work hard to promote safe driving & to honor the memory of our loved ones with their Pikes Peak Run. We lost our 20yr. old daughter, 10 yrs ago in a car accident & she's been remembered for the last four years when we found this organization. Thanks to KKAD25 for bringing awareness to safer driving & remembering our loved ones. Jan Anstett
Tom Everson and Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25 is one of the most dedicated organizations, I've come across. We devote a monthly page in our newsletter on the programs, articles and news worthy events that he sponsors. He came out to Phoenix to help us with the Drive 25 trash decals in our neighborhood which got Moon Valley High School involved passing them out. Tom is a dedicated individual that is worthy of any and all sponsorship he can obtain. Keep up the good work Tom! By Vicki Allen, Phoenix, AZ, Cactus Park West Neighborhood News, Web: neighborhoodlink.com/phoenix/cpwna
Tom_KKAD25 09/18/2013
Thanks for your affirmation and for all the commitment and efforts of Cactus Park West in implementing KKAD25 locally. It is citizens like you that make the mission happen across the country.
Our agency has used the products made by Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 for almost 14 years now in over 25 neighborhoods in Town. We have had a lot of positive feedback from the residents and parents of elementary and middle school school students. Tom and his group have always been there to help us and very responsive to our needs.
Tom_KKAD25 09/16/2013
Thank you Nazanin. Danville was the first city in the U.S. to utilize KKAD25 street signs as part of a neighborhood traffic safety education campaign - back in January, 1999. Thanks for being the leader.
I met Tom and his KKAD25 program at a Neighborhood USA convention over 10 years ago. I brought his KKAD25 program back to the City of Roseville, Ca. I got the City to cosponsor the KKAD25 program thoughout Roseville. We have the decals on garbage cans throughout the city. Driving in residental neighborhoods is a problem all over America. I sincerely believe this program has saved many lifes in our city. I urge anyone reading these reviews to start a KKAD25 program in your city.
Tom_KKAD25 09/16/2013
Thank Jim. KKAD25 does not happen without committed citizens in communities across the country to lead the way. Thank you for leading the way in Roseville.
My family has endured the over whelming loss of my 7 year old baby boy, Matthew. During this time we have been graced with meeting many loving, caring people and organizations. One of the organizations I would like to recognize is, “Keep Kids Alive Drive 25”, created by Tom Everson.
The mission of this organization is to create public awareness of obeying the posted speed limit signs, especially in residential areas and support families who have lost loved ones due to careless/reckless motorist. This organization has helped me to connect with other grieving families and motivate me in pursing to educate others of the tragedies that can be a result of speeding. We all know it only takes seconds to have a life changing incident happen and all I ask is that people just SLOW down. We, the motorist have taken the responsibility to operate a motor vehicle and should do so with respect to the laws, other motorist, pedestrians and more importantly the children; who may run out into the road for a ball, their dog or on a bike.
Mr. Everson has dedicated himself for this cause and has reached out to my family, consoling us and letting us know that we are not alone that there are other families who can empathize that burning overwhelming feeling of emptiness you have left in your heart, feeling as if you’re alone, hopeless and broken.
Mr. Everson is making a special trip to meet with me and my family on Sunday, to have dinner and show his continued support. It takes special Angels here on this earth to comfort a broken heart and we are honored to be able to meet with him. We will forever be grateful for Mr. Everson and this cause.
Tom_KKAD25 09/13/2013
Thank you for your kind words Mandy. We are privileged to know you and Nick and to honor Matthew through our mission.
After our 12 year old son passed away a good friend told me about Keep Kids Alive. It's a wonderful organization. It's helping us get through each day knowing that the word is getting out there to drive slow and be alert for children. Thank you for what you do!
Tom_KKAD25 09/13/2013
Thanks Tamara. We are honored to remember Tim and we look forward to you joining our Run to Remember Team to take on Pikes Peak.
I had the privilege of meeting Tom 10 years ago....under the worst of circumstances. My son's best friend was hit and killed in front of his house on Halloween, 2003. He was 10 years old. The speed limit was 30 mph. He stepped out between parked cars and was struck down by a teenager on her way home from school. Witnesses believed she was exceeding the speed limit, but a Grand Jury failed to find her at fault.
After reading an article about Tom's organization in a family magazine, we contacted him for advice on getting the speed limit lowered in our neighborhood. Tom did WAY more than offer advice. He came from Omaha to Mesquite, Texas to speak before our City Council. After that, our House Representative got involved and authored a Bill which was later signed and written into Texas law, making it easier for cities to lower speed limits in areas of need without a costly traffic study. Tom traveled to Austin with us to testify before a House Committee...... I believe that his knowledge and testimony is what convinced our Governor to sign the Bill. After the Bill became a law, our city of Mesquite immediately changed all residential speed limits to 25. I will forever be grateful for his involvement and dedication to his organization and to the families and friends who have suffered such a great loss. I have followed Tom's activities since 2003 and will continue to donate as long as I am able. Keep up the great work KKAD 25!!
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I became involved with Tom Everson's group (KKAD 25) after my son's best friend, Kyle Foster, was hit and killed by a teenage driver in front of his house on Halloween, 2003. Tom met in person with a group of us who wanted to get our city to lower the speed limits on residential streets. He was instrumental in providing research data regarding speed limits. He spoke with us in front of our City Council and then travelled with us to speak before a Legislative Committee in Austin, Texas. Within a year's time, a Bill authored by our State Representative, Elvira Reyna, was signed and passed by our governor. The Bill allows cities to by-pass lengthy traffic studies in order to lower speed limits where they see fit. I'm confident that his support was instrumental in changing the residential speed limits here in Mesquite, Texas. I now donate monthly to KKAD25 and smile with a heavy heart every time I see the speed limit signs on our streets. Through Tom, Kyle Foster will never be forgotten. With much gratitude, Susan Lopez
I have been associated with the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 program for close to 12 years. The City of Tulsa became connected with the organization just prior to that time and I have continued to utilize the signage and information that Tom has provided from KKAD25. His efforts have allowed for cities and neighborhoods to help with the Traffic Safety cause of having motorist slow down and watch for not only children, but all pedestrians. Keep up the good work Tom. Several local television stations have helped me with spreading the word and we have had numerous coverages during the May 1st "May Day" event also.
Tom_KKAD25 09/12/2013
Thanks Craig. We appreciate all our partners in law enforcement who work with us to make the mission of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 possible.
I got connected with this fine organization, KKAD25, for approx. 9 years and have been impressed with the works and services provided by Tom Everson. This organization is definitely helping to create the needed awareness of the general public on the importance safe driving. Tom Everson personally makes contact with the victims of driving related crash and offers all the support and help to the families. I 'm fortunate to know him and his work with KKAD25.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1998. It is dedicated to traffic safety education directed towards drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and parents with a primary focus on residential neighborhood traffic safety. As the Executive Director of Citizens Crime Watch of Miami-Dade we have been partnering with them since its inception. Their program is used with our Youth Crime Watch program on many occasions. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is an excellent community program.
Tom_KKAD25 09/12/2013
Thank you Carmen for your endorsement of our mission as well as for all the opportunities you have afforded KKAD25 throughout the years to educate those you serve.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is an inspiring organization taking on an enormous task. The compassion shown to families who have lost children in traffic accidents brings great comfort. The determination to learn about each and every story and share it with every opportunity shows those families that their child *still* matters and is not forgotten. We commend this organization.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is a wonderful non profit that has done amazing work over the past 10 years to make the streets safer for kids, teens and adults. It has been my pleasure to partner with them on a few events during the past 2 years that my foundation has been in existence. I will continue to support KKAD25 and their efforts to make the streets safer for all!
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1998. It is dedicated to traffic safety education directed towards drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and parents with a primary focus on residential neighborhood traffic safety. Its only source of income is from donors, sale of KKAD25 merchandise, and fund raising activities.
I have been involved with this fine organization, KKAD25, for approx. 3 years and have been impressed with the leadership and focus provided by Tom Everson. He has developed pertinent programs to help increase the awareness of the public to the importance of what we all can do to help minimize the risks associated with driving. In addition, this organization reaches out to victims of driving related accidents and provides the families with support during their difficult times.
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i became aware of this organization via an interview with the founder, Tom Everson, on TV. Subsequently, I became more aware of the organization's key objectives and programs which directly help improve the awareness of all of us to the dangers resulting from excessive speed and inappropriate driver behavior. I have been impressed with the specific programs set up by this fine organization to address this real world problem. The various promotional and educational programs do make a difference !
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We learned about this site when we lost our 5 year old beautiful daughter in a accident. She was playing at my sisters house, and ran across the road to throw a rock in a ditch. She lives in the country. a speeding truck came down the gravel road and never saw her, and never even realized what he had hit untill he got out of his truck and seen her. Tom Everson is been a wonderful, compasinate man to me and our family. I'm so glad there are people out there that still care about other people, and not just thereselfs. Thank you again. God Bless you and your runners on your run on August 20 2011. Thank you for making Maddison a part of it.
We learned about KKAD 25 the hard way - the way that no parent wants to find out about an organization. On November 23rd, 2004 our 9 year old son Justin was hit and killed on a road by our house. The speed limit was set at 40 mph through our subdivision. After Justin was killed we read an article in the USA Today about a similar incident in Texas and how an organization called KKAD 25 had helped get the speed limit reduced on that street. We emailed Tom Everson and he called us back the same day. Tom helped us as we took on our city to lower the speed limit in our subdivision. He provided his expertise and his compassion with our situation. With his help we were able to have the street that runs through our subdivision restriped to a 2 lane road with a center turning lane instead of the 4 lane road. He also helped us to get the speed limit reduced to 35mph. We wanted the speed limit reduced to 30mph but this is all that our city was willing to do.
Tom Emerson is an awesome man. He had the insight of such a simple concept-lower the speed limit to 25mph through neighborhoods- and the fortitude to promote this concept and organization with his strong convictions. Tom started this organization after realizing how fast people where driving through subdivisions. He wanted to be proactive about getting his message out to the public. Tom did not start this organization because he lost a child. Tom Everson started this organization to help get this message out- Keep Kids Alive Drive 25- something every driver should remember.
KKAD 25 is a great organization with lots of information and statistics every driver should be aware of. In today's society everyone is always in such a hurry. If only the driver of the car that killed Justin would have been driving 5 mph slower the chances of Justin's survival would have been greatly increased. Please don't let the few seconds you save by speeding be the last 2 seconds of someone's life.
Sincerely,
Gordie, Vicki, Jordan, Justin and Jesse Faust
Lee's Summit, MO
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As the parents of two small children, my husband and I have made it a priority to support Keep Kids Alive - Drive 25 in their mission. We make it a point to place our signs on our street and alley in hopes that drivers will be more aware of the children playing throughout our neighborhood and their own driving habits. We hope that Keep Kids Alive will be able to continue to provide the tools necessary to prevent traffic deaths and the support needed for those who have lost loved ones so senselessly.
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I am the secretary of our school PTA, a retired teacher of 30 years, and mother of 2. I have seen the way traffic flies down the hill at our school (yet the city does nearly nothing to slow them down); my own daughter watched her junior high friend get hit by a car not 2 feet from her on the way home from school one day (did a back flip, lost her shoe, and miraculously received no fatal injury); and I even received a warning ticket years ago for driving too fast near a school (in summer, so I didn't realize the speed limits were "on"). Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is SO IMPORTANT in getting the word out. The phrase, "Don't let the two minutes you save be the last two minutes of someone else's life." sticks with me... almost hauntingly. I hope it sticks with EVERYONE who hears it. and if they all take it to heart, the lives that are saved may one day be my grandchildren, the kids at my school, YOUR children, YOUR neighbors, and YOUR friends. This is the single most important organization I have come across during my first year as a PTA officer. EVERYONE needs to know about this group, their message, and the means to save lives! Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 deserves respect, donations, and recognition for the wonderful job they are doing to educate and reform drivers while saving lives.
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Teachers' Insurance Plan of NJ is proud to sponsor and partner with Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. The organization's dedication to reducing speeding and making communities safer is amazing. Whether it's through local event sponsorships, printed materials or financial support, Teachers' Insurance is thrilled to support Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. We share their belief in the importance of helping communities become safer by reducing driving speeds and greatly appreciate the work and effort Tom dedicates to this cause.
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Keep Kids alive is one of our favorite nonprofits to support. Under the great leadership of Tom Everson they are making a difference at the grassroots level. It just goes to show that hard work can offset small budgets. I highly recommend this group to anyone interesting in supporting.
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Traffic safety seems to be a thing of the past. Texting, talking, reading, writing and not paying attention to driving are now the standard. Speed limits are routinely ignored, tailgating is the new norm, as is passing in no-passing zones, not dimming your brights, and acting as if nothing bad will ever happen.
Those of us who believe in traffic law, and have advocated in our communities for safer driving, have been disappointed when local law enforcement and governing bodies shrug it all off . Tickets are only written for 10 MPH or ABOVE the speed limit. Traffic calming is poo-pooed. our communities suffer, with no recourse.
Some people never learn, until there is a dire consequence.
KKAD 25 has stepped in to fill the void. Helping to advocate for victims and their families, to support local grass-roots traffic safety actions, and to provide the tools for the average citizen to fight back against those who really can't see beyond their own narrow, irreponsible actions.
This is what a non-profit is supposed to do. It is about being accessible, providing important information and making itself available to provide seminars, training and more for those who advocate for safe roadways, and also for vicitms and their families.
For all they do, KKAD 25 should be given accolades. They are impacting the lives of EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US in a positive manner, whether we know it or not. It might be that that driver who would have hit you yesterday, slowed down because they learned a lesson from a KKAD 25 roadside, or heard a community presentation on safe driving, or learned of a fundraiser in the memory of a deceased pedestrian. It really does matter. It really is effective. Even making one person stop and think before driving is a life or two potentially saved.
I attended a seminar in NJ about 10 years ago, where KKAD 25 was instrumental in encouraging law enforcement in our communities to take these issues seriously, set up neighborhood traffic monitoring, and provide the community with resources to stop dangerous drivers.
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KKAD25 is doing tremendous work helping parents, children, and communities. As a traffic safety professional with national and international experience, I am impressed with how much this non-profit organization is able to do with limited resources and a lot of heart.
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We have used printed materials and suggestions from this organization to help hundreds of school-aged children understand safety considerations while walking to school. We also focus on raising parents' awareness while driving. I had the recent pleasure of meeting and talking with Tom Everson, the group's founder. He is a dedicated man who contributes his time tirelessly for this very worthy cause. I look forward to continued productive relations with his organization.
Randy Getz, Battalion Chief
Hazelwood Fire Department
(near St. Louis, MO)
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Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has been a great support to me after my precious nephew was killed at the age of 7 due to a speeding motorist. In memory of Aaron David Sumner Brock and all other children who have died due to traffic related incidents, Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 must continue its mission.
Our children and grandchildren are the most precious gifts we'll ever receive. And, with these gifts comes the tremendous responsibility of keeping them safe. Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 is an on-going campaign through-out the United States to continually reemphasize that safety on the streets is within our hands. Make sure that everyone in your household knows the city speed limit is 25, and to drive faster is to put someone's life in jeopardy. Also, order a KKAD25 sign to put in your yard to remind others that we all need to keep our speed limited!
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I became aware of KKAD after my grandson Shaye, was killed on his way to school, by a careless driver. KKAD has been instrumental in efforts to change speed limits entering into, and leaving school zones in the state where he lived, thereby making streets safer for children. The organization has also provided support and a listening ear for my son, and helped him to move forward in a positive way after losing his son. I can't say enough about how grateful I am for this organization and the work they do.
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It never hurts to remind the driving public that operating a motor vehicle is a major responsibility; Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 does an amazing job keeping that reminder in the forefront with promotions, lectures, yard signs and even bumper stickers. What a precious commodity, our kids, lets stay alert, drive safe and support KKAD25.
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I am a mother and teacher. I have organized my effort to make our streets safer for walking and bicycling -- things our children do every day. The Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Campaign is a key component of my own nonprofit work. I am grateful to Tom Everson and the work of KKAD25 program for addressing a critical area of improved transporation across the US.
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We have the KKAD 25 signs in our neighborhood. I think they really help. We have so many children on our street and anything that can be done to help keep them safe is a good thing. I know it always makes me check my speedometer when I see the signs in any area. There may be other programs like KKAD 25 but the dedication of these people is obvious as I have seen the signs in areas all over Omaha. They have worked to spread the movement across the United States and it's working. Thank you KKAD 25 for your tireless efforts to protect our most beloved and valuable treasure - our children.
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My wife and I became aware of KKAD25 after our daughter Shannon was killed in an automobile/bicycle accident in front of our house in June 2001. While speed was not considered a factor in the accident, driver inattention was surely a cause. It was an inexperienced 7 year old bike rider (fresh off of training wheels) and an inexperienced 17 year old car driver, unaware of his surroundings as he drove through the neighborhood. We met Tom Everson at our church and his desire to help prevent this kind of tragedy from happening again was evident. He really wanted to help. Through our conversations with Tom over the next year and a half, we were convinced this was a worthwhile organization that we should be involved. We joined the original Board of Directors when KKAD25 became a non-profit.
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Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has been an vital component of our Safe Routes to Schools initiative here in Ridgewood,, NJ. It has worked to educate and engage residents in playing a necessary role in helping to create safe roadways along which children walk and ride each day. Keep Kids Alive has also worked to engage high school students who have created YouTube public safety messages to get the word out in the community.
Tom Everson, founder and executive director of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25, has been instrumental in providing support resources to assist with our campaign - even making an on-site visit to meet with community leaders and residents.
In short, Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has given us the tools necessary to mobilize in making a difference in creating safer roadways to benefit all motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists in our town.
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I am an insurance agent in Colorado Springs, CO. I give the yard signs to my clients and ask them to post them in their yards. It's a great way to help get the word out in the community that we want our streets to be safe. I've experienced far too many senseless deaths and inuries in my 20 year career. Tom is a wonderful resource as well. Oh, and I have run the Run to Remember every year up Pikes Peak. That is also a blast.
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Our oganization is a recent donor to Keep Kids Alive and our brief relationship with its Director, Tom Everson, has been nothing but positive. His energy, attitude, knowledge, and belief in the cause are a few of the reasons we support Keep Kids Alive. In addition to this, we simply believe in the Keep Kids Alive mission. There needs to be a change in the behavior with regard to acceptable traffic habits inside neighborhoods. The accidents and speeds at which people drive in these areas has become a silent epidemic that is simply swept under the rug as an "accident." We need to change this way of thinking, and Keep Kids Alive is without question an excellent springboard to achieve same.
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After my daughter was killed in an auto accident mainly due to speed, I happened to find a drive 25 sign in a near community, I went to the web site and ordered a sign for myself and was taken when I recieved a call from Tom , giving me support and asking how my family was doing.. Unbelievable organization , incredibly compassiate ,in a world where no one takes time, Tom did.....Thats speaks for itself !!!
Kim Smith
Ashley's Mom
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Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 seeks to educate drivers on the importance of safe driving practices on our roadways with an ultimate goal of eliminating all traffic-related deaths. Tom Everson works tirelessly to reach out to neighborhoods and cities all over the country to help them combat unsafe driving practices in their communities. As a donor to KKAD25, I know our money is going directly to help reduce traffic fatalities.
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As HOA president, I was always looking for ways to remind drivers to slow down, obey stop signs and be more alert. No one wanted more speed humps... and other "traffic calming" devices were pretty expense. Our city Traffic Manager suggested I look into KKAD25, so I did.
Tom Everson, the founder of KKAD25, was very helpful in explaining the program and made a number of suggestions on what would work best in our particular situation. We invested in Yard Signs, Waste Can Stickers and Entrance Signs.
We were the first neighborhood in our city to use the KKAD25 program. Since then, the City Council and Police Department have adopted the program and a number of neighborhoods have invested in KKAD25.
We have found that the variety in size, location and messages of the signs creates passive reminders that people really notice. And the nice part is... no training, no fees, no minimum investment. You can do as much or as little as your neighborhood wishes.
In our case, our waste management company paid for the entrance signs as a community service and the city installed them at no charge!
A great traffic calming program!
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KKAD25 is an outstanding organization. Tom Everson has made it his life's work to educate citizens about pedestrian safety. In a world where everyone is moving full speed, KKAD25 reminds us that taking the time to slow down and be aware of our surroundings when driving may be the difference between life and death. I believe that every local, county and state government agency should embrace KKAD25. At a time when police budgets are being cut and there is not enough manpower to effectively patrol and enforce speed limits, KKAD25 empowers local citizens to stand up and make a difference in their community. I am proud to be associated with KKAD25 and Tom Everson. Thank you for all of your efforts. Keep up the good work!
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KKAD25 has been in the Colorado Springs area for over 10 years and has been very well recieved by our citizens! In fact, the city was able to use the logo/slogan and signage as the offical neighborhood speed reduction campaign eight years ago when all neighborhood speeds were reduced to 25 mph. The organization has been very responsive to the needs of our city and I have been impressed by the innovative approaches that KKAD25 has taken to stay on top of current issues.
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The Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 program has been extremely well received in the community of New Berlin WI for many years. Our citizens have embraced this program with yard signs each year. We have also used permanent street Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 signs in some of the major problem areas. As with most communities, speeding in subdivisions remains a constant problem. The signs build an awareness that neighbors are concerned and want the violators to be aware of the danger and to slow down. We also run radar sets in numerous neighborhoods in conjunction with the signs. Tom Everson has been terrific to work with and his sincere concern to remind drivers to slow down is evident when you speak with him. We appreciate all he has done for our community.
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KKA has demonstrated to be an organization dedicated to its mission of educating communties to prevent accidents due to speeding in residential areas. We value their partnership.
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I started a Chapter in Maywood NJ, Bergen county many years ago, in memory of my Brother who was a Police Officer in Tuckerton NJ.
As a community we were able to put the KKAD25 Trash can stickers on all the recyclable cans in town. And we were able to purchase the Large signs to go around town as well. I just wanted to make the streets a bit safer.
About 5 months into starting this, as a family we went to an event down the street from my home. When we walked home my then 4 year old decided to break away from my hand and run into the street to go to our home. We were literally across the street from my house. An SUV was driving up the street a supporter of KKAD25 and her husband was able to stop the vehicle within inches of my son's body.
I was a supporter before but that day I turned into a BELIEVER. Awareness, suttle reminders, all of this truly helps! It SAVED my son's life!
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I learned about Keep Kids Alive - Drive 25 a few years ago from a friend of mine in our home town of Forked River, New Jersey. The concept that Tom has put forth sold me on the organization immediately. There's only so much that the police and public saftey personnel can do to make sure our children and our future is protected, but by having the reminders of driving safely when children are around spread around town (via Lawn signs, garbage can stickers, etc.) reinforces the goal in "real time" and redundantly. Every time we have had signs available for folks in town, they've gone faster than hotcakes. I can't tell you how many times complete strangers have stopped me in front of my house to ask where I got my lawn sign. I'd like to see more events around Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey like the 5K I participated in in Colts Neck two years ago. KKAD25 is an organization that not only strives to keep our children safe, but also strengthens the feeling of "Community" within your town at the same time.
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I am very pleased to write about Keep Kids Alive Drive 25. This program has been going strong in Edison Township, NJ for about 5 years. During which time we have focused on residential neighborhoods primarily in close proximity to schools, public buildings and parks. Our goal has been to reduce speeds of vehicles and hopefully prevent a horrific accident. Our program has ben multi-faceted, we utilize: signage along the roads, placement of a speed trailer to remind drivers of their speeds, we go door-to-door handing out literature and encouraging resident participation in the program, and finally we add additonal traffic units to run radar enforcement in the neighborhood. SPEEDS HAVE BEEN REDUCED! I would also like to thank Tom Everson and KKAD25 for their updates and assistance whenever needed. I encourage other towns to get involved to protect our most important resource, our children.
Very truly yours,
Sgt. Robert Dudash Jr.
Edison Police Department
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Members of the Norfolk Panther JOOI Clubs have implemented KKAD25 in our community. We have heard countless stories about speeding and wreckless driving in residential areas where our children play. Through implementation of the program, residents feel they are making a difference and report that drivers do take notice of the yard signs. With support from KKAD25, we organized a "walk" to call attention to problems related to driving too fast where children play. We have worked with Norfolk PD, who appreciate this program for what it does to make Norfolk streets safer.
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I have known Tom for many years, since the inception of his dream of the program. We have worked together in Keeping Kids Alive thru our Neighborhood Watch programs and Youth Crime Watch of Miami-Dade school initiatives. His dedication to the safety of our children is unyielding and his education program is one of the best. His community involvement has made a tremendous different in the life of man.
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Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 provides information and SOLUTIONS for communities trying to keep kids safe. This is an outstanding organization that is dedicated to helping to make the world a safer place.
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