Excellent scholarship information from Senator Joel Anderson’s office:

http://legplcms01.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/images/SD36/images/Mar2012/Anderson_eAlert_030912.htm

A mother shares tragic her story of losing her daughter.  On December 30th, 2011 her daughter was texting and driving when she lost control of her vehicle, crashed and died.

http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Ripley-County-Teen-Killed-in-Crash-While-Texting/d6yUXcKISUGlctUdmhmCEw.cspx

Parents of teen who died texting and driving: ‘Kids think they’re invincible’…Bright, outgoing college teen Taylor Sauer proved in the last minutes of her life she knew right from wrong — but still committed a fatal mistake.  Click on the following link to see their story:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/46627015/vp/46626165#46626165

Oregon Teen Dies After Inhaling Helium at Party
It’s a common party trick, but the death exposes the real dangers of inhaling helium, especially from a pressurized tank.  Click on the following link for the full story:

http://www.emsworld.com/news/10633017/oregon-teen-dies-after-inhaling-helium-at-party?cmpid=email_CPS120224006&utm_source=EMS+Weekly+Recap&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS120224006

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A report released on February 16, 2012 by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that the number of 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths in passenger vehicles increased slightly for the first six months of 2011, based on preliminary data supplied by all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Overall, 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths increased from 190 to 211 – an 11 percent increase. If the trend continued for the second half of 2011, it will mark the end of eight straight years of cumulative declines in deaths for this age group.  Click on the word “report” or insert the following link in your address search bar.

http://www.ghsa.org/html/media/pressreleases/2012/20120216_teens.html

There are many things that kids and their families can do to stay safe if there is a fire at home. Learning what to do if a fire happens is one important lesson for kid to absorb. Knowing where to go in a house fire and who to call for help are two other important things for a kid to learn.

The following website link offers very helpful home fire safety tips for kids.

Please click on the following link:

http://www.insurancequotes.org/home-fire-safety-for-kids/

Having a home escape plan saved the family of a well known country singer, click on the following link:

http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/celebrity.news.gossip/06/05/trace.adkins.fire/index.html?iref=allsearch

On November 10, 2009, the Brown family’s teenage daughter died following a single car crash.  The investigation found she had been “texting” when she rolled her truck off the roadway.  As it rolled she was ejected through the front windshield.

Her parents started the “Remember Alex Brown Foundation” known as B.U.S.T. – Buckle Up & STOP Texting program.  Click on the following links for more information.

http://www.rememberalexbrownfoundation.org/foundation/index.php

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEiBVfvnR6c

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDKOiMSkLxY

Saving lives!