Last night, Safe Children was recognized to be acknowledged as the 2016 not-for-profit victor of the Golden Halo Honor, which is the “greatest honor for firms and also creates that work together to create service and also social dividends.” The honor was presented at the Reason Advertising Discussion Forum in Chicago, where our head of state and CEO, Kate Carr, supplied the keynote address.So what is reason advertising? For Safe Kids, it indicates collaborating with companies that share our goal to reduce injuries, save lives as well as maintain children secure, regardless of where they live.That’s why the Golden Halo Honor is so special. It’s a testimony to those longstanding partnerships that have actually made a difference in the lives of youngsters and also family members around the world.Consider several of the business who have verified their commitment to youngsters throughout the years.
Our founding sponsor, Johnson & Johnson, has partnered with Safe Children for near 3 decades to give moms and dads
- with sensible suggestions to keep kids safe onthe road, at home as well as at play. We currently collaborate with McNeil Consumer Health care, part of Johnson & Johnson, to maintain youngsters safe around medicine. J&J’s unfaltering dedication to security has been a major reason for a 60 percent reduction in the unintended injury rate amongst children 19 as well as under.For the last 19 years, we have actually collaborated with General Motors as well as GM Dealers to construct a youngster traveler security program that secures youngsters from the child seat to the chauffeur’s seat. Since the beginning of this program, we have actually straight gotten to greater than 28 million people via local occasions, and also have assisted contribute to a 60 percent decline in the price of youngster deaths in car crashes.Over the last 17 years, our partnership with FedEx has expanded from 3 cities in the United States to more than 300 cities in 10 countries around the world. Because the program’s beginning, we’ve reached more than 15 million youngsters and engaged more than 18,000 FedEx volunteers.In enhancement, we have impactful collaborations with firms, including Nationwide, Kidde, Bell Sports, Procter & Wager, Honeywell as well as a lot more to safeguard children both in the U.S. and also in more than 32 countries worldwide
. Ultimately, everything boils down to maintaining kids safe so they can mature to do all the terrific points children were suggested to do. No singlecompany can do it alone. It takes synergy, partnerships as well as the commitment of committed advocates to win the fight against avoidable injuries.We understand there is much more work to be done. Yet today, we share this Golden Halo Honor with every one of our company companions along with the moms and dads, medical professionals, registered nurses, teachers, law enforcement agents, firefighters and emergency workers who join Safe Children in dedicating their time as well as skills so children can
mature active, healthy and balanced and safe.
