Operation Lifesaver to Hold State Coordinator Summit in Chicago February 26-28
CHICAGO, February 12, 2013 – State program directors for Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (www.oli.org), the national, nonprofit rail safety education organization, will gather here this month to learn about new materials and methods for volunteer training and share best practices for raising awareness of rail safety issues in their communities.
“Statistics show that about every three hours in the U.S., a person or vehicle is hit by a train,” said Operation Lifesaver Inc. President and CEO Joyce Rose. “Our State Coordinators work every day in their communities, advancing Operation Lifesaver’s mission to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities on and around railroad tracks and highway-rail grade crossings.
Every other year, we hold this important meeting to help these rail safety experts enhance their leadership skills and program capabilities. This year’s summit theme is ‘We’re Stronger Together,’ emphasizing the importance of a coordinated and unified Operation Lifesaver safety message,” Rose noted.
Approximately 45 Operation Lifesaver state program leaders are expected to attend the sessions this year, which will be held at the Embassy Suites in downtown Chicago. They will receive training on the new online system to become an Operation Lifesaver Authorized Volunteer, discuss building relationships with safety partners at the state level, and other topics.
Operation Lifesaver Vice President Wende Corcoran said that the State Coordinator Summit also will include updates on the latest technology and learning tools and other methods for sharing Operation Lifesaver’s safety message in 2013 and beyond.
About Operation Lifesaver
Operation Lifesaver, Inc. is a national, non-profit safety education group whose goal is to eliminate deaths and injuries at railroad crossings and along railroad rights of way. Operation Lifesaver has programs in all 50 states, with trained volunteers who provide free safety talks to community groups, school bus drivers, truck drivers and student drivers to raise awareness of the dangers around railroad tracks and trains. For more information, or to request a free safety presentation, visit www.oli.org, or follow OLI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/operation.lifesaver, Twitter: @olinational, and Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/olinational/.
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