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
Reading, PA (June 7, 2021) – The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers has recently partnered with the Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA) to expand its campaign to prevent drunk and impaired driving in Berks County, PA. The HERO Campaign, established in memory of Navy Ensign John Elliott of Egg Harbor Township, NJ, … Read more
Longport, N.J. (May 27, 2021) – At a ceremony held at noon today at the Longport Police Station, the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign unveiled three new members of its fleet of HERO police patrol cars aimed at preventing drinking and driving. The cruisers, from Longport, Pleasantville, and Vineland, will serve as rolling billboards with … 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
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Nov. 17, 2020) – A 15-second commercial promoting designated driving, featuring Atlantic City Deputy Police Chief James Sarkos, will soon be displayed here on 100 digital screens of the AC Boardwalk’s Impactivate Video Billboard Network. The airtime on the digital network was recently donated to the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign by … 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
