Delco students recognized by AAA as outstanding safeties
PHILADELPHIA >> AAA MidAtlantic and The Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education honored students from the Philadelphia region as Outstanding AAA School Safety Patrol Members for the 2016-’17 school year, including Nhaomi Lartey from Ardmore Avenue School and Michael Tully from Garrettford Elementary School.
The students were honored at an event on May 2 in Philadelphia, emceed by Sue Serio, weather anchor for FOX 29 News. Family members, Safety Patrol advisors and school administrators were also invited to join the celebration. Each student received a Visa Gift Card and a plaque in recognition of their accomplishments.
For over 90 years, AAA Mid-Atlantic has sponsored and provided major support for the AAA School Safety Patrol by supplying training materials, recognition programs for service, and patrol equipment, including the familiar badge and belt.
AAA School Safety Patrols direct children, not traffic. As school-age leaders in traffic safety, patrol members teach other students about traffic safety on a peer-to-peer basis. They also serve as role models for younger children. Patrols complete training in traffic safety so they can protect students from the hazards of crossing roads and highways on their way to and from school; assist bus drivers in safely transporting students to and from school; teach fellow students about traffic safety; and serve other leadership functions under the direction of school officials.