The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers garnered a great deal of attention on August 7, 2015 at the 70th Annual Annapolis Rotary Club’s Crab Feast. The event, which was held at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, drew approximately 2,500 patrons. The Annapolis Rotary Club invited the HERO Campaign to set up a tent … Read more
Ocean City, N.J. , July 29, 2015 – For many, a 21st birthday is cause to celebrate being of legal drinking age. Instead, Juliette Gabriel used her special birthday to raise funds and awareness to promote the importance of having a designated driver. In place of gifts, Juliette asked friends and family to celebrate her … Read more
Egg Harbor Twp., NJ – July 20, 2015 – The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers® marked its 15th Anniversary with a Gala Brunch, presented by the HERO Society on Sunday, July 19th, at the Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway Township. Retired United States Navy Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby … Read more
July 20th, 2015 – GALLOWAY – Fifteen years ago, a young navy ensign was driving from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he had graduated only two months earlier. He was on his way home to Egg Harbor Township for his mother’s birthday, but never made it home after being struck and killed … Read more
Over the last 15 years, the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign has made a difference to life in South Jersey — and far beyond the borders of its home state. And knowing that has made all the difference to the family of Elliott, the Egg Harbor Township resident who was killed by a drunken driver … Read more
Thank you to everyone that was involved in the HERO Campaign’s 15th Anniversary Salute at Ocean City’s Night in Venice this past Saturday, July 11th, 2015! Click here to view the full gallery of photos from the event. Click here to view videos from the event.
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
