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MESSAGE

• Help LEADER reduce the number of deaths and
  injuries to children on our roads, by providing
  them with the best possible education that will
  teach them good driving habits.
• We can make a difference with some help from our
  community.
• We have made a good start.

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TEENAGE DEATHS

• The number one cause of death for children in the
  USA ages 16 24 is Motor Vehicle Accidents.
• 13,000 People a year die on our roads each year.

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Lanier Extended Area Drivers Education Resource

• The mission of the LEADER program is to create an
  environment within the local and surrounding
  communities where driver safety is a top of mind
  concern among all licensed drivers.

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Teenage Accidents

• During 2000 over 200 of our states children
  were killed in Teenage Driver Car Accidents.
• Several thousand teenagers have been seriously
  injured.
• Our community is making a grassroots effort to
  address the problem.

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National Statistics National Safety
Council/ US Dept of Trans.

• Crash rate of 16-17 year olds 227 higher than
  drivers over age 24.

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National Statistics National Safety
Council/ US Dept of Trans.

• Young Drivers Twice the rate of the rest of
  population to be involved in fatal wrecks

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National Statistics National Safety
Council/ US Dept of Trans.

• Age 15 - 20 represent 6.8 of drivers but 15 of
  fatal crashes 18 of total crashes

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National Statistics National Safety
Council/ US Dept of Trans.

• 54 of Forsyth County teenagers have Personal Car
  Use

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Situational Analysis

• Our School System has partnered with us and we
  have reintroduced an extended Drivers Education
  program.
• At this same time, the LEADER project has
  introduced a low cost, high quality Drivers
  Education initially through the high schools that
  allows participants to earn Carnegie Credits.

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Elective Studies

• The Current Drivers education opportunity is
  available to grade 8 and Grade 9 students as an
  elective subject.
• We are encouraging parents to have their children
  sign up and avail themselves of the opportunity
  not available anywhere else.

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Success

• 1700 Children have completed the course through
  the high School.
• We are looking for volunteers to help us organize
  all Parochial and home schooled children.
• Other needy groups are invited to contact us
  about expanding our driving education program.

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Proposal

• LEADER Volunteers are encouraging the County
  Government and business leaders to follow the
  school Board in Supporting this educational
  opportunity and help us grow our program to save
  lives in our community.

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Community Impact

• The program is experience based.
• It is structured to earn High School credits
• Participation will decrease auto insurance
  premiums
• The facility could be expanded and be used by
  other drivers
• Experienced Drivers
• School Busses
• Police, Fire, Ambulance

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Value Statement

• LEADER, is a non-profit organization
• and offers the local community a high quality
  driver education and safety course, whose main
  focus is the young inexperienced driver.

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LEADER - Basic Guidelines

• Our program provides extensive Traditional
  classroom education followed by State of the art
  Interactive Driving Simulator training.
• For younger drivers, some parental involvement
  may be required.
• Our goal is to maximize driver competency our
  volunteers participate in safety awareness and
  provides speakers for other groups interested in
  child safety.

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Estimated costs for completing our facility
Forsyth County School System Driver Education
Advisory Committee Study

• Approximately 1500 students drive to school
  everyday in Forsyth County.
• 2,000,000.00 to build the track and skid pads.
• Maintenance 500,000.00 annual costs.
• Land Requirement 30 acres.

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TAX DEDUCTIONS

• LEADER is a 501(C)3 protected organization
  allowing tax deductions for donations
• We are requesting contributions from large
  corporate entities, local donors, and local
  business entities.
• Initial facilities have been provided by the
  Forsyth Board Of Education. Our goal is to
  develop a permanent site containing a track.

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Sponsorships

• We have 40,000 tax paying families in Forsyth
  County.
• If each family donates 50.00 our facility can be
  built.
• We are hoping that a philanthropist will provide
  the land.

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THANK YOU

• The Following have sponsored Simulators.
• Regions Bank.
• Anonymous Donor.
• Lanier Rotary Club.
• Cumming Optimist Club.
• Sawnee Women's Club.
• Northside Hospital Foundation.
• Mrs.
• United Way.

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Sponsorship Levels

• Simulator Sponsor 12,000.00.
• Platinum Sponsor 10,000.00-7,500.00
• Gold Sponsor 7,499.00 - 5,000.00
• Silver Sponsor 4,999.00 - 2,500.00
• Bronze Sponsor 2,499.00 - 1,000.00
• Friends of LEADER 999.00 - 250.00

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Educational Program

• Forsyth Count Board of Education have worked with
  LEADER and with Pruitts and we currently have a
  state recognized pilot driving program.
• We have the largest Interactive driving simulator
  lab in the USA.

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Why A Track?

• LEADER members feel that a track is essential to
  complete the learning drivers training.
• The track will allow the program and give our
  children a completed education.
• Classroom
• Simulator
• In Car exposure

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TRACK TRAINING

• Allows us to expose our students to.
• Emergency avoidance techniques.
• Running off a hard to soft surface.
• Enter and leave highways.
• Skid control maneuvers.
• Cell phone effect on driving.
• Radio effect on driving.
• Many additional risky situations.

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Donations

• To make a donation contact us at this web site.
• Make a direct deposit to LEADER at Regions Bank.
• Speak to one of our members.

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Volunteer

• If you wish to help please leave an E-mail and we
  will get back to you promptly.
• Call 770-205-9011 and leave a message.
• We need your support and thank you for taking the
  time to review our web site.

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