Check out this great video addressing distracted driving.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Over 60K votes Cast - Today is it... Cast your final vote!!
Over 60,000 votes have been cast!
Yesterday you all rocked the vote - push through to the finish line today - it is such a close race!
Congratulations on your amazing work!!
Yesterday you all rocked the vote - push through to the finish line today - it is such a close race!
Congratulations on your amazing work!!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Voting Tip Tuesday May 19
Click It Or Ticket: Tie your voting outreach to Click it or Ticket - Sponsor a seat belt check at school or a local community event and give smarties to those buckled up with a reminder to vote for your team or dum dums to those not buckled up with a reminder to vote for your team!
Pledge-Gram: Sell cards/messages that people can have delivered to their friends, telling them why they want them to drive safe. Include information about the contest and encourage them to visit ActOutLoud.org and vote for your project. The money you raise could be put toward a prize pool, with everyone who sends a Gram being entered into a random drawing for gift cards.
Coffee for a Cause: Visit your local coffee shops where teens hang out and ask the manager if you can put up some posters and table tents letting visitors know about Act Out Loud and encouraging them drive safe. If the coffee shop has computers, put signs up directing people to go to ActOutLoud.org to vote for your project.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Five More Days Left to Vote!
Great weekend voting! WOW!
Get out the vote tip of the day - Drive It Home: Remind your classmates to vote for your project every morning on the school’s public address system. Encourage them to vote and they’ll be entered into your voting verification contest (if you’re having one).
Prize Ideas
Need some ideas for prizes you can offer as a reward for any of the projects above? Use your project money to help entice your friends to visit your blog and vote for your project – or use your creativity to come up with prizes that don’t cost a thing! Some potential prizes include:
•iTunes® gift card*
•A starring role in your project (ex: if you are doing a commercial or documentary, let them have a role; if you are doing an art project let them include some of their own artistic work, doing a song? let them sing/write a verse)
•Movie passes
•Meet the community leader: whoever you choose to include in your project, offer your peers a chance to meet them
•Bluetooth® hook up for their cell phone**
•Shout out in your team blog
•Gas card/free oil change
•DVD/CD sets
•Restaurant gift cards
Note: Act Out Loud does not provide prizes for your projects
Get out the vote tip of the day - Drive It Home: Remind your classmates to vote for your project every morning on the school’s public address system. Encourage them to vote and they’ll be entered into your voting verification contest (if you’re having one).
Prize Ideas
Need some ideas for prizes you can offer as a reward for any of the projects above? Use your project money to help entice your friends to visit your blog and vote for your project – or use your creativity to come up with prizes that don’t cost a thing! Some potential prizes include:
•iTunes® gift card*
•A starring role in your project (ex: if you are doing a commercial or documentary, let them have a role; if you are doing an art project let them include some of their own artistic work, doing a song? let them sing/write a verse)
•Movie passes
•Meet the community leader: whoever you choose to include in your project, offer your peers a chance to meet them
•Bluetooth® hook up for their cell phone**
•Shout out in your team blog
•Gas card/free oil change
•DVD/CD sets
•Restaurant gift cards
Note: Act Out Loud does not provide prizes for your projects
Friday, May 15, 2009
Make some NOYS and get some Votes!
Hit the campaign trail to promote your video! Share links to your PSA on Facebook and Twitter, write a blog entry that asks people to vote for your video, or send an e-mail to remind friends and family they can cast their ballot once a day until May 22!
Concerts in your area this week - what about faith-based events - think creatively and ask for permission to promote voting for your team.
Good luck and make some NOYS for your Act Out Loud PSA!
Concerts in your area this week - what about faith-based events - think creatively and ask for permission to promote voting for your team.
Good luck and make some NOYS for your Act Out Loud PSA!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
More than 15,000 votes are already in!
WOW! 15,000 votes in the first two days and the votes are ROLLING in!!! Way to go teams!!! It is so cool to see the teams keep moving around - shows you are actively getting out the vote - but you know it is not just a vote - but a focus on youth traffic safety for each person you get to go online and cast a vote!
Get out the vote tips of the day - Call in to your local radio stations during their call in shows or even during your favorite DJ time slot - they may just let you give a shot out to your team for votes!
Ask large local offices to put out a notice to all staff to take time to log on and vote for your team.
Ask permission to set up computers in not only your school but neighboring school cafeterias so students and teachers can log on and vote!
Good luck and keep up the good work - Use the weekend for special events at car dealerships and other outlets with computers - to have shoppers log on and vote.
Get out the vote tips of the day - Call in to your local radio stations during their call in shows or even during your favorite DJ time slot - they may just let you give a shot out to your team for votes!
Ask large local offices to put out a notice to all staff to take time to log on and vote for your team.
Ask permission to set up computers in not only your school but neighboring school cafeterias so students and teachers can log on and vote!
Good luck and keep up the good work - Use the weekend for special events at car dealerships and other outlets with computers - to have shoppers log on and vote.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Voting Tip Day 3
Table Talk: Set up a table in your lunchroom or at the entrance of your school with posters and other promotional items letting your peers know about the contest and encouraging them to go to ActOutLoud.org to vote for your project. Hand out items (toy cars, candy, etc.) that have a tag on them with the website URL reminding them to vote. You can also dress up the tables in your lunch room with table tents or special placemats spreading the word about Act Out Loud and your team’s project.
Good Luck - the votes are coming in fast and furious - keep up the great work!
Good Luck - the votes are coming in fast and furious - keep up the great work!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
2nd Day of Voting - How's it going??
Be sure to put up vote for us signs in all of the spots that offer free WiFi like coffee shops, sandwich shops, etc.
Have you made vote for us banners for all of your Facebook sites?
Have you asked national organizations to "adopt" your team and spread the voting word to their members??
Good Luck! The votes are ROLLING in!!
Be sure to put up vote for us signs in all of the spots that offer free WiFi like coffee shops, sandwich shops, etc.
Have you made vote for us banners for all of your Facebook sites?
Have you asked national organizations to "adopt" your team and spread the voting word to their members??
Good Luck! The votes are ROLLING in!!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Get out the Vote Tip of the Day - May Day: To kick off the voting period on May 11, create an Act Out Loud banner reminding everyone to vote for your project. Hang the banner in the most prominent area of your school. Leave a lot of white space and encourage your peers to sign the banner as a pledge to drive safe this May.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Petition Drive!
We are excited that it is May and National Youth Traffic Safety Month is finally here! In less than a week you’ll submit your final Act Out Loud videos and blogs, which we hope your peers will view and learn the importance of driving safely.
In addition to hosting the Act Out Loud contest, NOYS hopes that at least 5,000 people sign the National Youth Traffic Safety Month – Safe Teen Driving Petition this May!
Please encourage your family, friends, neighbors, and city officials to commit to driving safely and sign the petition HERE!
In addition to voting, beginning on May 11, people will be able to access your team’s final video and blog, as well as sign the petition from your team’s area on ActOutLoud
In addition to hosting the Act Out Loud contest, NOYS hopes that at least 5,000 people sign the National Youth Traffic Safety Month – Safe Teen Driving Petition this May!
Please encourage your family, friends, neighbors, and city officials to commit to driving safely and sign the petition HERE!
In addition to voting, beginning on May 11, people will be able to access your team’s final video and blog, as well as sign the petition from your team’s area on ActOutLoud
Friday, April 17, 2009
Can you feel it... it's almost here...
National Youth Traffic Safety Month is just days away! Hope you are working hard on your projects, getting out the word to your community press, and planning for some amazing get out the vote projects!
Your local press may be looking for that call to action - the get out the vote phase can really help draw attention to your project and communicate your safe teen driving message in an amazing way!
Have you visited your local enforcement officers and thanked them for their work to keep teens safe on the road? If not, make sure you do that next week - take them some treats and encourage them to keep up the good work!
We will be hosting a call in the next few weeks with last year's winning team so they can share get out the vote tips with you. Be sure to watch your e-mail and blogs for more information.
Your local press may be looking for that call to action - the get out the vote phase can really help draw attention to your project and communicate your safe teen driving message in an amazing way!
Have you visited your local enforcement officers and thanked them for their work to keep teens safe on the road? If not, make sure you do that next week - take them some treats and encourage them to keep up the good work!
We will be hosting a call in the next few weeks with last year's winning team so they can share get out the vote tips with you. Be sure to watch your e-mail and blogs for more information.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
Listen to this and call in your comments. They need to hear from outraged youth about this too!
Mom Throws Party for 14 Year Olds
Mom Throws Party for 14 Year Olds
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Petition
So far we only have 122 signatures on the petition - you can view and sign the petition at http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=59584949643&h=aY7yM&u=3ZqA1&ref=nf
Soaring Eagles team is doing a great job on this!
Let's get this up to 300 by the end of next week!!
Soaring Eagles team is doing a great job on this!
Let's get this up to 300 by the end of next week!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Official site for Top 20 team information
Hey Top 20! Great job on your blogs so far. This week add a blog about your state's graduated driver license laws that pertain to passenger limits. What are the restrictions? How could they be better enforced? Why you feel your state imposed these laws.
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