Swim for Life is a swim-a-thon to raise funds for Citizen Voice’s SAFELY OUT™ Project. Swimmers of all ages are encouraged to collect pledges from friends, family members, businesses and neighbors for each lap they swim. Sponsors can also simply give a specified donation amount. Swim for Life is a great way to have fun and stay fit while helping to raise money for SAFELY OUT™. Plus, free prizes to every swimmer and special prize giveaways at the event that all who attend, even just to watch, can win!
All funds raised from the Swim for Life event will be used to develop and distribute SAFELY OUT™ Kits to vulnerable households in the Sacramento region and beyond. Every $10,000 raised provides 1,000 new SAFELY OUT™ Kits. Each pledge you collect helps protect our most vulnerable neighbors in the event of floods, fires and other disasters. Over 35,000 Kits have already been distributed.
Swim for Life is also getting the celebrity community involved, including sports commentators and media celebrities from the Sacramento region who will take to the water to raise the most money for SAFELY OUT™. The celebrity who garners the most contributions will receive a coveted three-second lead in The Sports Guy Celebrity Floatie Challenge, a no-holds-barred floatie race among celebrities where anything goes! Give your favorite media celebrity a head start with a contribution, and then come cheer them on to victory during the race!
To vote for your favorite celebrity, and help them win the 3-second head start, donate to the SAFELY OUT™ Project by clicking here and mention their name in the comments section.
Celebrities confirmed to date include:
• Pat Walsh, The Sports Guy from KFBK radio
• Paul Robbins, KTXL Fox40
Master swimmer Bill Romanelli will really make a dramatic splash with an attempt to “Swim a 10K to Raise $10K.” That’s 6.2 miles…in a pool!!! You can sponsor Bill’s $10,000 swim and come cheer him on to a climatic finish!
Click here or go to our "Contribute" page to register to swim in the event or make a donation.Make sure you fill out a CalFit waiver and bring your photo ID (for anyone 18 years and over)! No admittance without it. As a sponsor of the SAFELY OUT™ Swim for Life event, California Family Fitness would like to offer each participant who registers to swim a free 30 day family pass at any of their 16 locations. (This will be e-mailed to you after registering for the event.)
Call Liz Jackson at 916-503-3194 for more information on sponsorship opportunities and deadlines.
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Citizen Voice SAFELY OUT™ Celebration
SAFELY OUT™ is a project of Citizen Voice, developed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, to help ensure that our most vulnerable citizens -- including the disabled, frail seniors, young children and more -- are protected during a disaster. The groundbreaking, neighbor-helping-neighbor SAFELY OUT™ Project distributes the unique SAFELY OUT™ Kit designed to assist in the safe evacuation of vulnerable persons during any natural or manmade disaster.
On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, we are bringing together those we serve, the project sponsors that support this vital work, community leaders and elected officials to celebrate the success of SAFELY OUT™, honor those who make the project possible and announce exciting statewide expansion plans for the project.
In-kind sponsorship opportunities for food, music, and audiovisual equipment are also available and will be acknowledged in printed materials for the event, on the Web site and at the event itself. Call 916-503-3194 for more information on sponsorship opportunities and deadlines.
Past Events
Restoration Industry Association Convention November 19 - 21, 2008 Baltimore, Maryland
Thank
you to Leo Grover of Pinnacle Emergency Management and Charles
Cassani of Steamatic for their immense support of the SAFELY OUT™
Project. They connected us with their very large nationwide
industry association (RIA, the Restoration Industry Association), made
arrangements for us to keynote their national conference, and even
paid the expenses associated with our participation. They are
great friends of Citizen Voice!
Along
with being a huge supporter of the SAFELY OUT Project, Charles Cassani
has been a leader in his industry. The RIA Convention, and other
meetings in Washington, D.C. during the week, offered national exposure
and outstanding connections to begin moving SAFELY OUT nationwide.
After a moving keynote speech on the SAFELY OUT Project by Citizen Voice
co-founder
and President Gary Dietrich, Leo Grover presented him with a check for
$10,000, completing his goal to contribute $25,000 for SAFELY OUT Kits
that will be given to the 2,500 employees of PRIDE Industries with
disabilities. PRIDE employees, including many who would be
considered vulnerable themselves in a disaster, are the ones who
assemble the SAFELY OUT Kits.
Ultimately, $1 million will be needed to complete the initial phase of the SAFELY OUT pilot project and the successful distribution of 100,000 kits. This
is only the beginning of what is rapidly becoming a major,
groundbreaking "neighbor helping neighbor" effort that is capturing
national attention. Further evidence of this are the SAFELY OUT
Kits that have been ordered from as far away as Chicago and Hawaii.
If
you or someone you know would like to sponsor this unique project, and
help launch SAFELY OUT nationwide, please contact us at (916) 503-3194
or by email at info@citizenvoice.org.
Citizen Voice's 2008 Presidential Dinner, Vice President's VIP Reception, and Citizen's Election Night Party
The event was a huge success, and everyone had a great time!
Gary
Dietrich, president of Citizen Voice, introduces Assemblyman Roger
Niello, one of the many
high-profile guests that were in attendance that night. The
Presidential Dinner was a time to recognize and thank our biggest
sponsors and supporters. Radio personality Jack Armstrong, of
"The Armstrong and Getty Show" is sitting just to the right of
Assemblyman Niello.
Throughout
the night, Gary Dietrich, who is also a highly respected nonpartisan
political analyst, gave updates on the presidential race as well as
other dynamic ballot measure and electoral office contests. To
the left, Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson lends his support.
The
groundbreaking Nonpartisan Citizens Election Night Party -- to our
knowledge the first nonpartisan election night event ever held in the
biggest state in the country -- enabled citizens to come together to
watch the results come in, enjoy good food and make new friends, talk
politics, and celebrate our nation's democracy.
Guests had a chance to pose throughout the night with the presidential and vice
presidential candidates from both major parties (or at least a
reasonable facsimile of each!)
Scroll down to view all of the invitations for the Election Night Party.
Click here to download a printable version of the Citizen's Election Night Party Invitation!
Click here to download a printable version of the VP VIP Reception Invitation!
Click here to download a printable version of the Presidential Dinner Invitation!
Other Recent Events
(In .pdf file format)*
SAFELY OUT™ Launch Press Conference at Arco Arena on August 29, 2006 launch_82906
SAFELY OUT™ Public Launch @ Arden Fair Mall on September 11, 2006 91106_arden
Remembering 9/11...Protecting Our Community @ Bayside Church on September 11, 2006 91106_bayside
Esquire IMAX Hurricane on the Bayou Movie Premiere Event on January 18, 2007 imax_2007
SAFELY OUT™ 1st Anniversary Press Conference on August 29, 2007 first_anniversary
SAFELY OUT Kit Distribution during the Angora Fire at Lake Tahoe, CA in June 2007 angora_fire_2007
Citizen Voice's 2008 Presidential Dinner, 
