By The Messenger-Gazette on July 02, 2015 In anticipation of increased road travel around the Fourth of July holiday, Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano is stressing the importance of safe and sober driving. “I want to remind drivers that law enforcement will be out in full force to thwart impaired-driving crashes throughout the summer,” he … Read more
Atlantic City, NJ (June 22, 2015) – “Be a HERO, Be a Designated Driver.®” That’s the motto for the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers®. The message is simple, and Boogie Nights at Tropicana has joined the campaign to spread the word by hosting a super hero themed fundraiser Thursday, July 2, 2015. … Read more
June 10, 2015 Louisville, KY — Churchill Downs is looking for heroes – designated driver heroes that is. The world-famous racetrack and home of the Kentucky Derby is teaming up with a positive program to prevent drinking and driving by promoting the use of safe and sober designated drivers. Churchill Downs and the John R. Elliott … Read more
May 13, 2015 (SWAINTON, N.J.) – Bright sunshine shone on the more than 130 golfers who participated in the 15th Annual HERO Campaign Golf Tournament at Sand Barrens Golf Club on Wednesday. Excellent weather – a nice breeze kept away the springtime gnats – made a perfect setting at the Cape May County golf course … Read more
April 24 (Louisville, KY) – The HERO Campaign is in the spotlight as the presenting sponsor for this years Waterfront Jam. The following is a transcript of Rachel Platt’s interview with HERO Campaign founder Bill Elliott. RACHEL: Well it is party time in the Ville as we count down to Derby, but the family of … Read more
April 12, 2015 – A retired U.S. Navy rear admiral who grew up in Atlantic City will be the keynote speaker at the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers’ 15th anniversary brunch in July. Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, who retired in 2013 after 34 years of service in the Navy, grew up … Read more
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP – Haley Matsinger, a 21-year-old psychology major, has been named HERO of the Year at Stockton University by the John R. Elliott Campaign for Designated Drivers. HEROES of the Year are college students who have been nominated by fellow students as having made significant contributions toward preventing drunken driving, particularly in the area … Read more
Renee Orefice, a Monmouth University junior, was named the school’s HERO of the Year on March 6. The announcement was made by Brian Martin, president of the Monmouth University HERO Campaign Club. A psychology and sociology double major, Renee was nominated by fellow Monmouth students. Here’s an excerpt from an anonymous nomination: I am emailing … Read more
The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers has been significantly effective in getting people to use designated drivers as an alternative to drunk driving, a new Stockton University Polling Institute survey shows. Results of the survey of more than 800 residents of Atlantic and Cape May counties showed that 65 percent said they … Read more
