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Monday, November 8, 2010

UPS Delivers Safe Driving Expertise to Boys & Girls Clubs

On Nov. 15, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and UPS are offering local Club members a comprehensive teen safe driving course – the UPS Road Code -- that incorporates UPS’s world-class safe-driving methods.

Teen driving accidents are the leading cause of adolescent deaths in America (1 in 3 teen deaths), and young people in Georgia often don’t have the driving skills they need to stay safe behind the wheel. To combat that, UPS and Boys & Girls Clubs of America have joined forces to teach teens to drive safer.

On Nov. 15, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and UPS are offering local Club members a comprehensive teen safe driving course – the UPS Road Code -- that incorporates UPS’s world-class safe-driving methods. The four-hour session includes the latest interactive tools developed to train UPS’ newest drivers.

The UPS Foundation has given $2 million to this cause nationally and is supplying driving experts to serve as volunteer instructors. The Warren/Holyfield branch of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta is one of 22 Boys & Girls Clubs across the country participating in the UPS Road Code program.

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