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2022 Year in Review

2022 Year in Review

As I reflect on and close out 2022 I can’t help but think wow what a year we had!! As an organization we must celebrate our accomplishments but to also focus on what didn’t work out so well. As we we grow it is important to evolve, we do that by learning as we go....
Some Heroes Don’t Wear Capes

Some Heroes Don’t Wear Capes

About a month ago, while up in Tualatin for our Kids Firearm Safety 1 Class at Cabela’s. I had the pleasure of meeting a great family that had a very special young man. Young Ryker showed up really early with his father. When they walked in I noticed something...
Gun Safety For Every Kid

Gun Safety For Every Kid

The Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation recently taught a class in Tualatin Oregon, at the Cabela’s store. We had a kid that joined us that is vision impaired. He had a brain tumor at a young age that effected his optical nerve. It was this situation that left him permanently...
“Doing Something” That Does Nothing

“Doing Something” That Does Nothing

I want to start by saying that we pray for all of the families that have been affected by the recent senseless tragedies in Uvalde and Buffalo. One thing that we can all agree on is that we want the violence to stop. Every loss of life is one too many. This could be a...
The Benefits of Suppressors for Kids

The Benefits of Suppressors for Kids

We have an exciting new fundraiser coming up with one of our newest sponsors, HUXWRX Safety Co. HUXWRX Safety Co have chosen to invest in the very important work that we do to protect children by donating (4) of their Rad 22 suppressors. Our most important class is...
Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

I’m writing this blog post from a small room in the Lane County Courthouse. I am watching the murder trial of one of my good friends on closed circuit TV. There will be more information about this situation in upcoming posts. Over the past few months I have put a...
My Hero

My Hero

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of teaching with some friends from Walk The Talk America. Part of my work here in Oregon is in suicide prevention on top of all of the other work I do. My time spent in suicide prevention has lead me to join a few different suicide...
Suicide Prevention Is Gun Safety

Suicide Prevention Is Gun Safety

As the President of the Kids S.A.F.E. Foundation, I wear many hats. I’m an instructor, a marketer, a secretary, and many other things. For the most part I really enjoy it, even though I do get overwhelmed and emotionally drained at times. One important part that I do...
Community Support

Community Support

There are a few venues we go that whenever we post a class to social media. The class explodes with registrations. One of these venues is at the Albany Police Department. We have been holding classes there for a few years now. Every time we hold a class there, they...
Teach Empathy

Teach Empathy

I was originally going to write on a different subject, but I woke to a tag on Twitter from a friend talking about a recent shooting by a teen in Texas. My friend and supporter tagged the Kids_SAFE_Fdn on Twitter to explain to the public about the important work we...
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