(Contacts: Erin E. Durbin, MA, Program Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Illinois (309-671-4821 or 309-229-7284)

Subject: Fourth annual statewide Be A Buckle Buddy! Public Service Announcement (PSA) contest 1st and 3rd place winners announced.

(April 25, 2011) Children’s Hospital of Illinois in association the Illinois Department of Transportation-Division of Traffic Safety (IDOT-DTS) announces the first and third place entries in the statewide 2011 Be A Buckle Buddy! PSA contest. Illinois State University Student David Sutton, won first place ($1000) with his 60 second radio entry entitled “Buckle Up for Safety,” and Illinois State University Student Joe Brand won third place ($250) with his 60 second radio entry entitled “Concept of Safety.”
College and University students from across the state participated in the fourth annual Be A Buckle Buddy! PSA contest. A panel of five judges comprised of representatives from Children’s Hospital of Illinois’ Advocacy Center, Administration, Marketing and Community Advisory Board, as well as representatives from IDOT-DTS judged blinded copies of each entry in the following five categories: Script Quality, Alignment with the Be A Buckle Buddy! Message, Production Quality, Talent Performance, and Overall Impression.
Be A Buckle Buddy! is a public education program featuring a statewide toll-free hotline that any concerned individual may call to anonymously report an unrestrained or improperly restrained child passenger traveling in a motor vehicle. The reported driver will receive an informational packet containing information about the program, child passenger safety practices, and state law regarding child passenger safety. No tickets are issued with this program, it is purely and educational program.

(Editor’s Note: The winning entry will be available for listening on www.bucklebuddy.org after 1pm on April 26, 2011. With questions or interview opportunities, please contact Erin E. Durbin at 309-671-4821 or 309-229-7284.)
 

Contacts: Chris Franciskovich, Regional Communications Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Illinois (309-671-4829)

For Immediate Release:

(January 6, 2010) Children’s Hospital of Illinois in association with the Illinois Department of Transportation-Division of Traffic Safety is announcing the 3rd Annual Be a Buckle Buddy! Public Service Announcement (PSA) Contest for College and University Students. Individual student, or teams of up to four, will submit fully produced radio or television PSA’s to Children’s Hospital of Illinois by 4:30PM on Friday March 26th, 2010. PSA’s will be judges on script quality, cohesion with the Be A Buckle Buddy! message, production quality, and talent performance.
Radio and Television entries will compete for the same prizes. The Illinois Department of Transportation – Division of Traffic Safety has provided a single financial award of $1000 for first place, a single financial award of $500 for second place, and a single financial award of $250 for third place. In addition to the financial award, the winning PSA will be distributed to Illinois media outlets.
Students throughout the state of Illinois are able to go online to www.bucklebuddy.org and download the contest entry forms as well as program materials.
“Be A Buckle Buddy!” is a public service program featuring a statewide, toll-free, non-punitive hotline, 1-888-800-2642, and website, www.bucklebuddy.org, which any concerned individual in Illinois may use to anonymously report an unrestrained or improperly restrained child passenger in a motor vehicle..

(Editor’s Note: With questions and interview opportunities please call Chris Franciskovich at 309-671-4829, or 309-253-3085.)
 

Contacts: Chris Franciskovich, Regional Communications Coordinator, Children’s Hospital of Illinois (309-671-4829)

Subject: Children’s Hospital of Illinois Announces 2nd Annual Statewide Be A Buckle Buddy! PSA contest for College and University Students

For Immediate Release:

(November 10, 2009) Children’s Hospital of Illinois in association with the Illinois Department of Transportation-Division of Traffic Safety (IDOT-DTS) is announcing the 2nd Annual Be a Buckle Buddy! PSA Contest for College and University Students. Individual student, or teams of up to four, will submit fully produced radio or television PSA’s to Children’s Hospital of Illinois by 4:30PM on Friday March 27th, 2009. PSA’s will be judges on script quality, cohesion with the Be A Buckle Buddy! message, Production Quality, and Talent Performance.

Radio and Television entries will compete for the same prizes. The Illinois Department of Transportation – Division of Traffic Safety has provided a single financial award of $1000 for first place, a single financial award of $500 for second place, and a single financial award of $250 for third place. In addition to the financial award, the winning PSA will be distributed to Illinois media outlets.

Students throughout the state of Illinois are able to go online to www.bucklebuddy.org and download the contest entry packet as well as program materials.

“Be A Buckle Buddy!” is a public service program featuring a statewide, toll-free, non-punitive hotline, 1-888-800-2642, and website, www.bucklebuddy.org, which any concerned individual in Illinois may use to anonymously report an unrestrained or improperly restrained child passenger in a motor vehicle..

(Editor’s Note: With questions and interview opportunities please call Chris Franciskovich at 309-671-4829, or 309-253-3085.)