The back to school season is upon us and the Anthony Telesca Memorial Foundation is excited to announce our participation in the September Round of the Pepsi Refresh Project. Pepsi is giving away millions in grants to top vote-getting ideas that refresh individuals and communities.
Our idea, "I want to Provide Seatbelt Safety and Defensive Driving Events to 4 Schools." will be eligible for voting everyday next month beginning September 1, 2010 at the following link:
http://www.refresheverything.com/anthonytelesca
To learn more about our idea to help raise awareness for safer roads, videos can be viewed at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbRxDRclSkc
Please feel free to share this idea with family and friends via your favorite social media platforms (i.e. Facebook, Twitter).
Thank you in advance for taking the time and opportunity to vote for our idea in September. With your support and consistent votes, we would be delighted to deliver these safe driving events to help benefit students at our local high schools in Pinellas County, FL.
During May 2010, seat belt safety events were held at East Lake and Countryside High Schools, under the direct supervision of local law enforcement officials. Student/teenage drivers were rewarded for wearing seat belts and were provided an opportunity to win awards ranging from $25 to up to $500 gift cards including a netbook computer (provided by Knology).
2010 East Lake Seat Belt Safety Event
2010 Countryside Seat Belt Safety Event
2010 97X Backyard BBQ
2010 Banners
2009 Art Contests
The Anthony Telesca Foundation sponsored art contests at East Lake, Countryside, and Clearwater High Schools to educate and encourage teenagers to drive safe. The art contests were successful and will be continued in 2010. The winning entries for each high school are as follows:
Clearwater High School - click thumbnails to enlarge
Countryside High School - click thumbnails to enlarge
East Lake High School
2009 97X Backyard BBQ
On May 23rd, 97X held their 3rd Annual Backyard BBQ at Vinoy Park, located in St. Petersburg. To see pictures of this event, click here http://97xonline.com/sightsandsounds/
2008 Halo 3 Tournament
On Saturday, December 13th, 97X and Knology hosted a Halo 3 Tournament at the DPad on US 19 and Tampa Rd. Halo 3 is a leading Xbox 360 game. 48, 4 person, teams competed for the right to call themselves “Halo Champions”. This event was in support of the Anthony Telesca Foundation, which is committed to spreading the message about teen safe driving. Additional sponsors are TBT and The Art Institute of Tampa. CLICK HERE to view introductory video and photos from the event. |
