The Ventnor Police Department has announced its partnership with a regional drunk driving prevention organization by unveiling a new HERO patrol vehicle to promote the use of safe and sober designated drivers. The department’s Ford Explorer that had been Ventnor’s K9 vehicle was retrofitted for patrol use and now will be a “rolling billboard” for … Read more
Campaign promotes designated drivers Galloway, NJ – Stockton University students Sophia Bradach and Patrick Moore were named the 2022 Heroes of the Year by the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers at a ceremony on April 14. Bradach, a junior Environmental Science major from Point Pleasant, regularly volunteers to be a designated driver … Read more
Ocean City, N.J. – The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers will hold its 10th Annual HERO Walk to prevent drunk driving at 6th Street and the Boardwalk here on Sunday, October 17. Hundreds of supporters, along with families who have lost loved ones to drunk driving, are expected for the 5K event. … Read more
CLARK, N.J. (May 1, 2021) – You could always depend on Michael Sot to do the right thing. That’s exactly what he was doing on December 2, 2018 when he chose to serve as a designated driver for his friends and, in the cruelest of ironies, was killed by a drunk driver as he transported … Read more
VINELAND, NJ (February 22, 2021) – The Vineland Police Department has announced its partnership with a regional drunk driving prevention organization by unveiling a new HERO Patrol Car to promote the use of safe and sober designated drivers. The department’s new Ford Explorer will be a “rolling billboard” for the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign … Read more
ABSECON, NJ (November 13, 2020) – Glenn Insurance Inc. recently designated The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign as a 2020 Plymouth Rock Assurance’s Circle of Excellence Award winner and presented the organization’s founders, Bill and Muriel Elliott, with an accompanying $2,000 donation. Plymouth Rock’s Circle of Excellence appreciation program honors and rewards the insurance company’s … Read more
The State Senate and General Assembly honored the memory of Michael Sot with the reading of a joint legislative resolution on the senate floor, where the former Arthur L. Johnson Regional High School baseball star and student at The College of New Jersey was celebrated as a hero. “The family and friends of Michael Sot … Read more
As the calendar turns to July, it seems summer isn’t the only thing heating up at the Jersey Shore. The competition between Atlantic County restaurants and bars is building, with participants vying to win the HERO Campaign’s summer-long contest: The HEROtini Challenge. To earn donated votes, local establishments are planning a variety of events … Read more
Marlton, N.J. (June 17, 2019) – A drunk driving prevention campaign inspired by the death of a young naval officer is teaming up with Evesham Township to save lives by recruiting scores of new designated drivers. At a news conference held today, representatives of the township and the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign unveiled a … Read more
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (June 5, 2019) – The Ocean City Police Department and the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign have teamed up to promote designated driving in a unique way — on one of the city’s patrol cars. City and police officials joined the HERO Campaign today to unveil the Crown Victoria cruiser, which is … Read more
