ThinkFirst Greater Kansas City Wins
2008 Chapter of the Year Award! |
| ThinkFirst Greater Kansas City was recently awarded the coveted Chapter of the Year award during a ceremony at the ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation Conference in Chicago on April 27th. The Kansas City-based chapter was recognized for operating one of the most productive chapters in the nation, reaching approximately 30,000 young people each year. |
Congratulations to Co-Chapter Directors Cynthia Randazzo and Rose Simone, and all the Kansas City-area ThinkFirst VIP speakers!
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Cynthia Randazzo (Co-Director, ThinkFirst Greater Kansas City)
receives
Chapter of the Year award from Deb Gerhardstein, RN, BSN, MA (Executive Director) and Russ Amundson, MD (Chairman of the Board) of the
ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation. |
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ThinkFirst Missouri Receives International Safety Media Award |
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ThinkFirst Missouri Chapter Director, Michelle Gibler, PhD,
accepting International Safety Media Award during 9th World Conference
on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in Merida, Mexico |
ThinkFirst Missouri received the prestigious Silver Award from the International Safety Media Awards (ISMA) Committee during a ceremony at the 9th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion in Merida, Mexico. ThinkFirst was honored for its innovative print campaign, “We’d Like to Crash Your Party.” The creative media services of local ad agency WoodruffSweitzer were utilized for the development of the campaign. The project was funded by a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation.
The purpose of ISMA’s international media awards program is to honor powerful injury prevention media campaigns worldwide. Over 150 entries of print, audio, and video media materials were submitted to ISMA for consideration. |
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Winning entries can be found at http://www.teachingstory.com/isma/2008_selections/winners.html |
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ThinkFirst Missouri partners with
the Missouri Coalition
for Roadway Safety (MCRS)
to make official statewide traffic safety announcement |
ThinkFirst Missouri, a trauma prevention program of PM&R, hosted a statewide press conference on January 11, 2008 to announce that the MCRS met its goal of “1,000 or fewer motor vehicle fatalities by 2008.” |
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ThinkFirst VIP Speaker Antoinne Jones shown here with
statewide
MCRS partners and Hickman High School Marketing II students |
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ThinkFirst partners
with MO Coalition for Roadway Safety
for “Arrive
Alive Day” at the Mizzou Game |
Members
of the MO Coalition for Roadway Safety recently hosted “Arrive Alive Day” at
the Mizzou vs Texas A & M football game on November 10,
2007. The purpose of the event was to conduct a high-impact
traffic safety awareness campaign targeted primarily at students
and sports fans. The media blitz involved extensive advertising
on the Tiger Radio Network, game day announcements on the megatron,
TV PSAs, and on-site activities and exhibits for the fans to
enjoy. |
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Pictured above: Antoinne
Jones, Penny Lorenz,
Matt Myers (MoDOT), and Michelle Gibler |
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| 2nd Annual Syrup
Swim Benefits ThinkFirst |
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The IHOP
Restaurant teamed up with ThinkFirst September 18th,2007
to hold their 2nd Annual Syrup Swim. The swimmers included
Kansas City Chiefs Safety Jarrad Page, ThinkFirst representative
Dr. Ted Higgins and a representative from IHOP. The purpose
of the event was to raise awareness about safety measures
that can prevent brain injury and spinal cord injury including
water safety, seat belt usage and helmet usage. Participants
were “swimming” for
coins in a pool filled with maple syrup to raise money for
Think First. In addition, 10 IHOP stores in the area collected
donations. A total of $2,500 was raised to support ThinkFirst
of Greater Kansas City. SEE VIDEO |
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| ThinkFirst Missouri participates
in 2007 National MADD Conference |
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ThinkFirst MO Director, Michelle Gibler, PhD, attended the
National MADD Conference in St. Louis, MO September 6-8, 2007.
Pictured from L to R: Millie Webb, former National MADD President;
Glynn Birch, current National MADD President, and Dr. Gibler. |
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ThinkFirst
Missouri Receives 2007 People Saving People Award
 PMR’s
ThinkFirst Missouri program recently earned the prestigious
2007 People Saving People Award from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region VII office and
the Missouri Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Advisory Council
(LETSAC). Selection was based on ThinkFirst’s
long history of creative and ambitious traffic safety programming
statewide and its leadership role as a model training center
for chapters worldwide. The award was presented at the Annual
Missouri LETSAC Conference at the Lake of the Ozarks on July
12, 2007.
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Shown here
with award, L to R: Susan DeCourcy
(NHTSA Senior Regional Program Manager), Leanna Depue, PhD
(MoDOT, Director of Highway Safety Division), Penny Lorenz
(ThinkFirst Missouri), Dennis Martin (Chair, LETSAC), and Michelle
Gibler, PhD (ThinkFirst Missouri). |
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ThinkFirst Missouri Hosts 2007
Regional Workshop
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ThinkFirst Missouri
recently hosted a region-wide injury prevention training
workshop on July 20-21, 2007 in Columbia, MO. Voices for
Injury Prevention (VIP) speakers and ThinkFirst chapter directors
from Missouri, Iowa and Louisiana attended the two-day training
event to improve presentation skills, learn about new safety
education programs, and network with prevention colleagues.
Participants also enjoyed the unveiling of the newly-released
ThinkFirst VIP training film sponsored by the Christopher
and Dana Reeve Foundation. The Missouri Department of Transportation,
Highway Safety Division served as the primary event sponsor. |
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ThinkFirst
Missouri receives the “Gold
Addy Award” in February 2007
for the Woulda Coulda Shoulda
ThinkFirst poster for teens.
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| A Gold-level award designation from the Mid Missouri
Ad Federation automatically makes the winning entry eligible
for national competition. ThinkFirst Missouri utilized the
expert skills and staff of the WoodruffSweitzer ad agency in
Columbia, Missouri to produce the poster. The Missouri Department
of Transportation, Highway Safety Division provided funding
for the project. |
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ThinkFirst Missouri Receives
"Missouri Coalition
for Roadway Safety" Award
The first annual Missouri Highway Safety
Awards were presented to 4 groups and 12 individuals who
work to save lives on Missouri roads.
Awards were presented
at the Blueprint
for Safer Roadways Conference in St. Louis, MO on
November 29, 2006. |
Shown here with the Central Region
Blueprint Coalition Leadership Award,
L to R: Michelle Gibler, PhD, Russ Burris, Penny Lorenz and
Jennifer Blair. |
