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Presidents of Midland's Kiwanis Clubs prepare for TV interview

The Hamilton East Kiwanis Club of Ontario has been active in a program to reduce the problem of teen-age automobile accidents. They have started an initiative called the I Promise Program. This program has parent and teen sit down together to discuss mutual expectations about responsible driving, before the teen hits the streets with the family car. Together they complete the Parent-Teen Mutual Safe Driving Contract. Then, to keep the parent and teen true to their mutual commitment and to provide accountability, they affix a rear window decal that displays a toll-free number so that they can receive community reports on their own driving. Calls are taken by a professional call center and are only sent to the parents. The website,www.ipromiseprogram.com, tells about the initiative, has over 90 letters of support, and has some 45 published articles. The January 2003 issue of the Kiwanis International Magazine had an article on the program.