Category Archives: Newsletter

The Traffic Safety Community Has Lost an Advocate, Leader, Partner, and Friend

DRIVE SMART Virginia Executive Director Janet Brooking passed away November 13, 2023, after a courageous fight with cancer. Janet led the traffic safety nonprofit for nearly 20 years. During her tenure, DRIVE SMART Virginia pioneered distracted driving awareness, helping establish an annual Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Virginia. Janet tirelessly advocated for Virginia’s primary handheld…
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Cars for Chris Car Show 2023

The Christopher King Foundation (CKF) Cars for Chris 2023 was a huge success! This event was held on Saturday, June 24, at the Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport. 100 cars registered and over 400 attendees! HUGE thank you to all of the sponsors! Congratulations to all the winning cars, toolkit winner and the big 50/50 raffle winner! The…
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National Night Out – Tuesday, August 1, 2023

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community.  Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community…
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BIG TRUCK UPDATE: June 2023

Over the past few months, there has been no shortage of activity on the issue of bigger trucks in Congress or in state legislatures. In the coming months., it is expected that both the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) and Agriculture committees to debate legislation that could include bigger trucks. The Impacts of Heavier Trucks…
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