MyPearlCity.com and the Pearl City Shopping Center Merchants Association present:
IT’S NOT ALL RIGHT TO RUN THE RED LIGHT
A Red Light Traffic Safety Awareness Campaign
Students, staff and community leaders will be waving traffic safety awareness signs from the sidewalks fronting all Pearl City District Complex Schools next Thursday, April 7th.
Pearl City schools, students, government officials and business leaders are coming together to launch a street safety awareness campaign addressing the dangers of running red light traffic signals and stop signs.
OVERVIEW
Red Light and Traffic Safety Awareness
Sign-Waving Campaign
• Thursday, April 7th
• 7:15am to 8:00am
• Fronting all Pearl City District Complex Schools
Kanoelani Elementary, Lehua Elementary, Manana Elementary, Momilani Elementary, Palisades Elementary, Pearl City Elementary, Pearl City Highlands Elementary and Waiau Elementary, Highlands Intermediate and Pearl City High School
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Red Light Traffic Awareness Programs
Poster Drawing Contest (Grades K-6)
• Thursday, March 31 – Thursday, April 14
• Pearl City District Complex Schools
IT’S NOT ALL RIGHT TO RUN THE RED LIGHT
A Red Light Traffic Safety Awareness Campaign
Sign-Waving Campaign
• Thursday, April 7th
• 7:15am to 8:00am
• Fronting all Pearl City District Complex Schools
Campaign and community organizer, Barry Villamil says, “It is our goal that our children grow up to be responsible drivers and influence their own friends and family, teaching them that it’s not all right to run the red light! A few years ago a woman in a marked crosswalk in Pearl City died after being struck by a vehicle. Each year we think of the pain that family went through with their loss. People in vehicles seem to race up the road faster today, in a hurry to their destination. We want to end that before a student is injured. We have a dedicated team backing up this program.” Dedicated support can be found in the following organizations and leaders:
Pearl City District 3 Community Policing Team (HPD)
GP Roadway Solutions
Hawaiian Electric Company
Kiewit
MyPearlCity.com
Obun Hawaii
Pearl City Community Association
Pearl City District Complex Schools
Pearl City Shopping Center Merchants Association
State Representative Gregg Takayama
Upspring Media
Support, on sign-waiving day, Thursday, April 7th, will be from school principals, staff and students and public officials. Additionally, a host of local business and community groups will join in the ‘wave,’ at the 10 Pearl City schools.
Red Light Traffic Safety Awareness Poster Drawing Contest
Pearl City District Complex Schools (Grades K-6)
The Poster Drawing Contest will run from Thursday, March 31 – Thursday, April 14, 2016
• Participating grade divisions – K-1, 2-4, 5-6.
• Judging – by the Pearl City Community Association and Corporate
Sponsors.
• Cash Prizes – Two
Pearl City Community Association
Best Message Awards (Top Two, $100 Awarded )
Pearl City Shopping Center Merchants Association
Best Overall Design ($100 Awarded)
• Gift Certificates –Three per school
Pearl City Shopping Center Merchants Association Awards
(1st Place: $50 2nd Place: $25 3rd Place: $25)
• Certificate Awards – top three winners in each division at the end of school
year awards assemblies held at eight Pearl City District Complex
Elementary Schools:
• Certificate Awards Sponsor – State Representative Gregg Takayama.
The students’ artwork will be posted on MyPearlCity.com, and at the Pearl City
Shopping Center.
The object of this campaign is to teach Pearl City youth the importance of traffic safety and the dangers of running red lights and stop signs. It seeks to engage them in traffic safety programs and campaigns to allow them to grow up to be safedrivers on Hawaii roadways and in our neighborhoods. It is hoped that, as a result,
their experience and knowledge will be perpetuated and passed on to the next generation.