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Colonel James F. Keathley, Superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and Pete Rahn, MoDOT Director conducted a press conference to announce that the efforts to reduce highway fatalities was successful.
The number of fatalities in 2007 was under 1,000, breaking a 14 year trend. The Sing for Safety Foundation is a safety coalition partner of the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, a group of safety advocates who united to attack the problem of traffic crashes and death.
Melissa Gall and fellow students from MICDS and students from Pattonville High School, two schools participating in Battle of the Belt, were asked to attend the press conference as teen representatives.
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Sing for Safety Foundation Receives Commendation
from Missouri Governor, Matt Blunt
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On November 20, 2007, Melissa Gall, founder of the Sing for Safety Foundation received the Governors Commendation for their commitment to teen safety.
(To read the commendation letter, click on image.) |
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Sing for Safety Foundation and the Battle of the Belt Challenge make the Jounal! To read article, click on image. |
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| On the morning of Thursday, September 27, 2007, the day of the unannounced seat belt check, Melissa Gall was interviewed on the Y98 Phillips and Company radio morning show. (To hear interview click on image.) |
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On October 4, 2007, St. Louis County Police Educational Officer, and Sing for Safety Foundation Board Member Scott Roach and Melissa Gall, were interviewed by Randy Gardner on the Charter Cable News Channel 20. |
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| Virginia Kerr, morning anchor for St. Louis CBS affiliate KMOV TV, interviewed Melissa Gall in September, 2007 regarding the Sing for Safety Foundations involvement with the Battle of the Belt competition. |
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On August 25, 2007, Deb Peterson, columnist for the St. Louis Post Dispatch featured the Sing for Safety Foundation and the Battle of the Belt. |
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| On August 14, 2007, Melissa Gall appeared on the morning newscast of Fox 2 with Margie Ellisor and Kevin Steincross to kick-off the Battle of the Belt competition and introduce the Sing for Safety Foundation. Click on image to see the broadcast. |
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