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November 1, 2017, Firestone, CO – Taking a pledge to avoid distracted driving has paid off for Christy Clark-Weese. The PE teacher at Coal Ridge Middle School in the St. Vrain Valley School District in Firestone, Colorado, is the recipient of the $20,000 grand prize in California Casualty’s Promise to Drive Focused sweepstakes.
Clark-Weese said taking the pledge to stay focused while driving was very important. “I’m a role model for my students and even my own kids, and I need to be a good example,” she said. Clark-Weese, who has taught at Coal Ridge Middle School for 13 years, is proud to be recognized.
In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of distracted driving crashes, California Casualty teamed up with the National Education Association and its affiliates, asking educators across the country to “make a promise to drive focused."
“We are dedicated to protecting educators,” said California Casualty Sr. Vice President Mike McCormick. “Each promise to drive focused created safer roads for them, their families and their students.”
More than 76,000 teachers, administrators and educational support professionals across the country took the pledge and became eligible for the grand prize drawing for a new Ford Focus or a check for $20,000.
Ms. Clark-Weese will use the funds to purchase a vehicle for her daughter who attends college out of state.
This is a press release issued by the St. Vrain Valley School District and is published by the Longmont Observer as a public service.
