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HAL HALLOCK
OPERATION SAVE-A-LIFE DIRECTOR
Hal Hallock
814-237-2584
Email OSAL Director!
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May is Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as proclaimed by Governor Ed Rendell! Well, here we are, I hope all your projects are going well and everybody has their “Look Twice Save A Life, Motorcycles Are Everywhere” yard signs up. I just received confirmation that I will be appearing on local government TV Channel 7 on May 5th at 7:30 P.M. when Mayor Bill Welch will be presenting a proclamation to me declaring May to be Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in the Borough of State College. I hope you have contacted your local government, mayor and council members and have been successful in getting our message out to your community. If you haven’t done it yet, there is still time! I have also contacted public broadcasting station WPSU-TV about doing another Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Show. And I have received confirmation that I will be doing a new OSAL/May is Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month program on the “Pennsylvania Inside Out” show on May 8th.
Now for the latest OSAL reports! I presented at State College Area High School to one after school Drivers Ed class on March 28th. The teacher, Dave Jamison, and I have ridden together and we even met in 2003 at the 100th anniversary of Harley Davidson in Milwaukee. Our friendship and riding experience created a foundation for a lively and spirited discussion with the students on all areas of riding and motorcycle safety. They gave me a grand round of applause at the end of my presentation! Man, do those OSAL and A.B.A.T.E. banners work good!
Robert R. Goetz of Endless Mountains Chapter has been busy! He presented to 35 students in two Drivers Ed classes at the Elk County Christian High School in St. Marys on March 10th. He also had a large OSAL banner made that was displayed in the front of the classroom. The teacher, Aaron J. Straub said, “Excellent presentation”… “Very knowledgeable and he related very well to the students.” He also said “Excellent program and works in very nicely with the Drivers Education curriculum. Time frame with 45 minute class period worked out very well. I strongly recommend the program.” And he wants it back in the Fall! Then on March 27th and 31st Robert presented OSAL to a total of five Drivers Ed classes with over 100 students at the St. Marys Area High School. The teacher, Mr. Gabler, wanted him back again at the end of April. Mr. Gabler also introduced him to next year’s Drivers Ed teacher to continue the program! Thanks Robert! Now that’s good work, three presentations in one month! Thank you Endless Mountains Chapter!
Last month I reported about the great work Clarion Chapter is doing with getting our message out “Look Twice Save A Life, Motorcycles are Everywhere” on 10,000 restaurant placemats with sponsors. Well, guess what, Keystone Chapter is doing the same thing! At the March Grand Board meeting, Ed Keefer showed me their placemats! You know… when you’ve got a good thing happening, it’s like that ole energizer bunny…it just keeps going and going and going! Ed also told me that they will be presenting OSAL at Interstate 70 and 81 Welcome Centers with video on laptop computers as they did last year on Mother’s Day weekend. I remember coming home from Myrtle Beach and the Welcome Center people telling us all about it… “and they had free coffee and donuts and everything!” Good work Keystone Chapter!
Well, everybody’s happy now! It’s May and we’re all out there riding, and going to “Bike Nights”, parties, and having fun! Keep those OSAL presentations going and sending me reports! Although you won’t be hearing back from me for a while because Natalie and I will be riding and at Myrtle Beach Bike Week from May 9th – 18th. Yippeee!!! But we will be back in time for the Rights Rally! See you then!
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