Millville High School students are learning the dangers of impaired and distracted driving with a hands-on, video-game-like driving simulator brought to the high school thanks to the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers. The “One Simple Decision” virtual-driving instruction unit was brought to MHS on Thursday and Friday, February 23 and 24, by … Read more
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The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign hosted its 11th HERO Walk and 1-Mile Fun Run on Sunday, October 16, 2022, on the Ocean City Boardwalk. Hundreds of supporters, along with families who have lost loved ones to drunk driving, participated in the walk-run event. The HERO Campaign was established by the family of … Read more
With the beach and boardwalk as the backdrop, the John R. Elliott HERO Campaign today unveiled two new members of its fleet of HERO police patrol cars aimed at preventing drinking and driving. The cruisers, from Ventnor and Linwood, display the HERO Campaign logo and message: “Be a HERO. Be a Designated Driver.” “We are … Read more
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
