by volcom2278 | Nov 19, 2021 | Blogs
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... 
by volcom2278 | Nov 4, 2021 | Blogs
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... 
by volcom2278 | Oct 22, 2021 | Blogs
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... 
by volcom2278 | Oct 8, 2021 | Blogs
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... 
by volcom2278 | Sep 24, 2021 | Blogs
In today’s day and age technology rules our world. We as a society have a symbiotic relationship with technology. Information is coming at us so fast, some information could be relevant other information could be misleading or divisive. Big tech is being used as a... 
by derek | Sep 13, 2021 | Blogs
As a safety organization, there is so much that goes into what we do. The majority of which is the Accident Prevention part of our program. Another really important component to what we do is our range program. It can be very challenging and scary at times to teach... 
by derek | Aug 30, 2021 | Blogs
On The Road Last October, we started a project that would help our foundation with growth. We started fundraising to buy a Safety Van. We realized that we need a vehicle to transport gear and volunteers to the many different events. One of our biggest expenses in our... 
by derek | Aug 18, 2021 | Blogs
This past weekend we had 4 events away from home. We had our monthly class in Tualatin Oregon, we had the idea that since we were going to be up there why not see if we can meet more kids and families. We called our really good friends and supporters at Sporting... 
by derek | Jul 30, 2021 | Blogs
Last week we had the unique opportunity of being able to travel to Hawaii to reach the families there. This journey began nearly 2 years ago when I met the delegates from the Hawaii Firearms Coalition at the Gun Rights Policy Conference (GRPC) back in 2019 in Phoenix,... 
by derek | Jul 16, 2021 | Blogs
Gun Safety In Paradise This very special project began back in September of 2019 at a Gun Rights Policy Conference in Phoenix, AZ. I had the pleasure of meeting the delegation from the Hawaii Firearms Coalition. They were great to meet and talk to about all the...
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