Just some information to pass along to you. As the result of a recent video released by the Minnesota State Police of a trooper being struck, the Move Over Law is once again in the limelight. Tomorrow morning between 7am and 7:20am, there will be a story on the Move Over Law on GOOD MORNING AMERICA. I should have a few seconds of air time in the story (they are on the way to the house to film now). I hope the publicity will save a few lives.

Please allow me a moment to extend our sympathies to the family and friends of Officer Shawn (Josh) Williams of the Old Fort Police Department in North Carolina. Officer Williams died on February 1st in an automobile accident while he was responding to a call. Officer Williams is survived by his wife and 18-month-old daughter. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and the Old Fort Police Department.

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On January 16th, I sent an e-mail announcing our $5 in Five Fundraiser. In 21 days we raised over $300!! Our $5 in Five Fundraiser winner was Stephanie Welch with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians! Stephanie collected $125 and will receive our Project Move Over package including a shirt, bumper sticker and calendar.

We have decided to continue our $5 in Five Fundraiser to March 5th! We will have a new winner…The single largest donation that we receive between now and March 5th will also receive a Project Move Over package! Grab an envelope and take it around your school or officer!!!

To assist with our fundraising we are now able to accept donations via PAYPAL!!!!!!!!! To make an online donation to FORS!:

http://www.f-o-r-s.com/donate.php

A BIG THANK YOU to our WEBMISTRESS Amy Soesbee (E-Starr Webhosting) for working so hard on the new website which is soon to be released! Please keep in mind that it will slowly be tweaked and updated to include links and other information. If you want to make sure your organization has a link on our site, please forward the information to me.

THANK YOU to the Tuscola High School PTO (Parent/Teacher Organization) in Waynesville, NC. Tuscola’s PTO donated $500 to FORS!! Trooper Anthony Cogdill graduated from Tuscola in the late 80’s. Trooper Cogdill was killed on May 30, 2003 when he was run over by a tractor-trailer during a traffic stop.

THANK YOU to the North Carolina Fire and Life Safety Educators who invited me to speak at their conference at the Grove Park Inn last week about the Move Over Law. The fire safety community across North Carolina has been incredibly supportive of our efforts. Thank you so much!

This afternoon was our Board of Directors Meeting! We have not been able to meet in two years! Thank you to our board members Matthew Gibson, Brooke Smith and Amy Soesbee for attending our meeting. We are hoping to schedule a public forum in either March or April to discuss FORS’s Project Move Over and our fundraising efforts. We will let you know the date and location when we have that available.

As always, Move Over and Slow Down…Give them room to work…Our Lives Depend On It!!!!!