Greensboro Driver’s Edge Program Breaks Attendance Record

May 6, 2008 – 7:49 am

On Saturday April 26 and Sunday April 27, Driver’s Edge rolled into town for it’s fifth North Carolina program.  The program was held at the Greensboro Coliseum and broke the all time attendance record in Driver’s Edge national program history!  When registration opened for the program on March 28 it took all of 45 minutes to fill all sessions and as of the program weekend, there were more than 200 teenagers on the wait list wanting to get into the program. 

We simply could not have done this program if it had not been for the tremendous financial support of State Farm, the donation of vehicles from Flow Motors, the Greensboro Police Department, who operated our law enforcement module and the Greensboro Fire Department, who kept our skid pad nice and wet.  Some new pieces added this year was the No-Zone truck simulation, operated by Old Dominion trucking in conjunction with the NC trucker’s association and a simulated police stop where the Greensboro police department educated teens and parents on what to expect from the officers if/when they were to ever get pulled over and what the officers expect from them as well. Read the rest of this entry »

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2008 Crib to College Next Step Scholarship Winners

May 6, 2008 – 6:55 am

The scholarship committee made up of Crumley and Associates and Crib to College staff would like to congratulate our 2008 recipients of our second annual Next Step Scholarship Program.  Five deserving recipients will receive $1000, payable to the College/University they will be attending this Fall, and a brand new dell laptop computer.  We actually have two winners from the same Community College (Wayne CC) and another winner this year from a Community College (Stanly CC) we had a winner from last year. Our 2008 winners are:

Anne Marie Garmon - Stanly Community College

Laura Steckey - Central Piedmont Community College

Katherine Browde - Wayne Community College

Michelle Rogers - Wayne Community College

Beulah Gambill - Wilkes Community College 

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2008 Crib to College Scholarship Winners

May 6, 2008 – 6:48 am

The scholarship committee consisting of Crumley and Associates and Crib to College staff are proud to announce our third annual recipients of the Crib to College Scholarship Program.  These winners were chosen out of more than 180 applications from around the state of North Carolina.   Recipients are receiving a check, for $1000 going to the College/University they will be attending this Fall, and a brand new Dell laptop computer.  Our 2008 winners are:

Nicholas Richardson - Warren County High School

Evan Hurley - Southeast Guilford High School

Mallory Hinzman - Bishop McGuinness High School

Vincent Ganzon - Metrolina Christian Academy

Ashley Wagner - Swansboro High School

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Montlieu Math & Science Academy Bike/Pedestrian Safety Workshop

May 6, 2008 – 6:28 am

On Friday, 4/25/08, Crib to College in partnership with Safe Guilford held a Bike/Pedestrian Safety Workshop at Montlieu Math & Science Academy Health Fair in High Point. We saw 168 students from 2nd thru 4th grade and discussed with them safety practices when they walk or ride their bikes. We were also able to provide helmets to 5 lucky children who did not have helmets to ride their bikes. We also handed out Crib to College coloring books & tattoos. This is the 1st time Crib to College has held an event at Montlieu Math & Science Academy and look forward to doing it again.

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Driver’s Edge DVD - Lessons from the Edge - Get yours FREE!

April 7, 2008 – 10:42 am

Ever wish you could bottle up Driver’s Edge and take it with you when you need it?  Now you can have your very own Lessons from the Edge DVD for FREE!  Hosted by ESPN/ABC race reporter Jamie Little and edge instructor and 2007 X-Games champ Tanner Foust, Lessons from the Edge includes expert advice on skid correction, proper emergency braking, collision avoidance techniques, essential car care and much more.  There’s even a special feature just for parents.

To receive you very own copy, please send us your name, address, and the number of copies you would like own and we will get them in the mail to you!  Please contact us at smkeaney@cribtocollege.org

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Effects of not using seat belts and child car seats properly

March 4, 2008 – 5:49 am

Virginia’s multi-disciplinary crash investigation team released several in-depth reports that discuss the importance of correctly restraining children in safety seats.  Specific reports, such as “Special Report Number 20: Child Safety Restraint Study” and “Report Number 203: Two Single Vehicle Crashes—Multiple Fatalities” talk about eight crashes in which 10 children were killed.  In two of the deaths, the chest straps of the safety seats became entangled around the children’s necks because they were not properly secured in their restraints.  In another crash involving a booster seat, the vehicle’s shoulder strap was not used correctly and the child received fatal head, back and torso injuries. This crash is in ”Report 198: Aggressive Drivers in Merging Lanes—Triple Fatality.” These reports are available at the following Web sites:
VCW Crash Investigation Case Studies 1-6
VCW Multi-Disciplinary Crash Investigation Case Studies 1-2
VCW Multi-Disciplinary Crash Investigation Multiple Vehicle Crash Case Study
Submitted by Zebulon V. Saunders, Jr. from the Transportation Safety Training Center at Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) 

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Northwood Elementary Health Fair

February 25, 2008 – 1:08 pm

On Wednesday February 20, at Northwood Elementary School, Crumley and Associates and the Crib to College Foundation partnered with Safe Guilford to introduce K-2nd graders to pedestrian safety at the Northwood’s Health fair. Staff from Crumley and Associates and the Crib to College Foundation educated more than 270 children on the proper safety precautions when walking to school with emphasis on crossing streets and busy intersections. Crumley and Associates is the neighborhood school partner with Northwood Elementary assisting the school with the Fill the Bus and Kids Voting programs.

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Our Children Should Not Be Dying;
Be Part of the Solution

January 23, 2008 – 8:26 am

The makeshift memorial drew gasps from every driver who passed. A red football jersey hung over a homemade white cross; a small brown teddy bear leaned against the base. A framed photo of a handsome couple at prom sat nestled in a cheerleader’s pom-pom. A yearbook lay open on the ground. Nearby, groups of teenagers intermittently hugged and sobbed … stopping occasionally to kneel at the spot where their friends died the night before. And the tree - the gash still fresh - stood as a stark reminder of a tragedy that could have been prevented.

In a funeral home on the other side of town, a mother sat quietly in a cold room … waiting for family to arrive. It had been her worst nightmare … a knock at the door, a police officer, the look of dread in his eyes. She knew almost instantly. Now there were plans to make. “What kind of casket should I choose?” “Which cemetery?” And, there were plans to cancel … a dentist appointment, a trip to the beach, college applications.
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