PMHS Receives $1,000 For Teen Driving Safety

recently received a $1,000 grant from The Allstate Foundation to fund activism work to encourage the school's students to drive safely.

Pictured is Allstate agent Rocco Caprioli presenting a check to high school principal Randy Rusielewicz.

Full press release on grant below:

Patchogue-Medford High School Receives $1000 Safe Teen Drive LI Grant

 PATCHOGUE, NY (May 23, 2011) – Patchogue-MedfordHigh School was a recent recipient of a $1000 Safe Teen Drive LI grant given by The Allstate Foundation. The school will use this grant to fund activism work that encourages responsible and smart driving by their students.

 Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers. It is a startling fact, but not surprising when you consider that crash rates are the highest for drivers who are 16-19 years old. 

 The Allstate Foundation’s Safe Teen Drive LI program aims to truly reduce teen crashes in Nassau and Suffolk counties. “We believe activism projects and events in every high school on Long Island will increase public awareness on this social epidemic,” said Allstate spokesperson Krista Conte, “and perhaps act as the reminder or light-bulb for a young driver who may be about to make a bad decision behind the wheel.”