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PEERS Brings Driving Simulator To The First National Teen Distracted Driving Summit

Administrator — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:22:27 +0000

The first National Teen Distracted Driving Summit took place this past October in Washington D.C. and PEERS was on hand to aid in assisting students in experiencing what distracted driving is like. According to an article by ABC News 2 out of Baltimore, Maryland the Summit was hosted by the National Organizations for Youth Safety.

The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration stated that 594 teens have died from distracted driving in 2009. The PEERS distracted driving simulator helps teens experience the feeling of distracted driving and seeing the consequences.
ABC 2 News covered the event, take a look at the video below to see our Simulator in action:

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ABC 2 News – First National summit on teens and distracted driving this week

(Video) PEERS Foundation in the local news

Administrator — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:40:28 +0000

Check out this news article from a local television station about the work we do. Be sure to check out our Youtube page, too–we’re in the process of uploading a bunch of our videos!

Check us out in Campus Activities Magazine!

Administrator — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:40:11 +0000

Campus Activities Magazine is a tremendous resource for event coordinators nationwide. Toward the back of every issue, they have a performance review of popular campus activities, and we invite you to check out PEERS Foundation’s (PEERS) reviews of our DUI Simulator below. Just make sure you have the latest Adobe Flash player (IE users may experience some issues–we recommend Firefox or Google Chrome, which already includes the latest Flash players).

For the entire magazine in a non-embedded version, click here.

Subscribe to our RSS feed!

Administrator — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:07:46 +0000

We hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Now that the work week has started back up again, we invite you to keep up to date with all of our updates. These will include featured articles from PEERS Foundation, as well as very informative articles on health and wellness topics. We hope to be updating frequently, so make sure you subscribe right away so you don’t miss a single post!

To subscribe, simply sign up for an RSS reader (We recommend Google Reader), and add http://www.peerawareness.com/feed/ as a subscription. You’ll be able to read all of our updates immediately as they’re posted in one convenient place–and if you’re tech savvy, you can even have them forwarded to your email or even your smart phone!

Thanks for your support, we at PEERS Foundation appreciate it. Together, we can make a difference.

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(Video) Powerful Distracted Driving PSA and Students Reactions

Administrator — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:57:24 +0000

The following PSA has been a hit on youtube, and for good reason–it’s a very authentic reproduction of the horrors that can occur from distracted driving.

And here’s a great news article showing students’ reactions to the PSA:

We commend the creators of this PSA (whom you can find through the Youtube link) for making such a powerful, real, and impactful video. Too often we think of distracted driving from an abstract view, but this PSA puts it into truly chilling terms.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Administrator — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:59:53 +0000

Thanksgiving is just a week away, and we at PEERS Foundation wanted to wish you all a very happy and safe holiday. We’re all looking forward to spending time with our family and eating a nice, big meal. But remember, though it’s nice to over-eat every Thanksgiving, don’t overdo it. And if you’re drinking, please don’t drive. Be responsible, and don’t make this Thanksgiving anything other than spectacular.

From us to you, have a very happy Thanksgiving!

New Facebook Page

Administrator — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 19:12:52 +0000

Check out our new Facebook page! You can keep up on all the new features offered by PEERS Foundation, check out some interesting links related to youth health and wellness, and connect with other people all around the country who are interested in our programs.

Become a fan today!

PEERS Foundation on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/PEER-Awareness/164689003560342

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Welcome to the brand new PEERS Foundation webpage

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:48:37 +0000

We’ve had a facelift!

In our hope to create a better experience for our clients–both prospective and existing–we have completely changed our website. Here’s some things we hope will make our web presence more effective:

New sleek user interface
Comprehensive list of services
Intuitive gallery full of event images
Press inquiry request form
Partnership information
Revamped social networking, including Facebook page, Twitter page, Flickr page, and Youtube page
Front page blogs highlighting the latest news from PEERS Foundation
Ability to subscribe to our RSS feeds, which include blog posts and special deals from PEERS Foundation

Stay tuned for more to come from PEERS Foundation!

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