What an overwhelming honor to receive the 2026 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Public Service Award—a recognition of individuals and organizations who have achieved measurable results in reducing highway deaths and injuries.

This award reflects Christy King’s tireless efforts to pass Virginia House Bill 2475, also known as the Christopher King Seat Belt Law, which requires back-seat passengers to buckle up. Virginia law enforcement credits this legislation with a 15% reduction in traffic deaths in 2025.

Way to go, team!

Impactful event at Richmond High School for the Arts with Project IMPACT.

We had a great visit with students at Mechanicsville High School.

Thank you for having us, Gloucester High School! It was great being with you all! Thank you for choosing to always buckle up and for making sure your friends do too.

The VCU Police Department hosted an awesome pedestrian safety event last Wednesday (April 8th) with many traffic safety partners! It was a great opportunity to educate students on how to be safe crossing the street and what to look for as a driver. Thanks for having us, VCU!

We spent the day sharing Christopher’s store with students at New Kent High School! In every presentation we not only share his story, but we review top risk factors for teen drivers and discuss the importance of making good choices whether you are the driver or passenger.

Today Christy, Alvin, and Fred shared Christopher’s story with students at Tunstall High School in Pittsylvania Co. They were at Chatham High School on Monday and Halifax County High School on Tuesday. As Christy said earlier this week, there’s no better way to honor Christopher on his birthday than by being with teens talking about him and encouraging them to buckle up and make good choices behind the wheel.

We enjoyed our time with students at Halifax County High School_HCPS_Virginia on Tuesday! It was great to talk with the sponsor and members of HCHS Comets yovaso too! You all are doing great work!🎉 Yovaso DRIVE SMART Virginia

Last week some of our team traveled to Southwest Virginia to speak with students at three high schools! These photos are from our first stop at Chatham High School! Pittsylvania County Schools Grateful for the opportunity and thankful for so many commitments to always buckle up!

In memory of Connor Guido, teens of all ages gathered for a soccer tournament to play, compete, and honor his life. Between games, they heard powerful messages about driver safety and the importance of making responsible choices behind the wheel from local traffic safety organizations.

We had a great time with students at Williamsburg Montessori School on Wednesday! They participated in our Junior Speedbusters program in partnership with DRIVE SMART Virginia! This unique experience allows students to engage in real-time speed monitoring while raising awareness about the importance of speed limits in school zones.

To learn more about Junior Speedbusters and how you can bring the program to your school, visit: https://www.christopherkingfoundation.com/.../junior...

We were so happy to see these incredible leaders in Richmond on Monday! The Yovaso Club at Halifax County High School_HCPS_Virginia is passionate about young driver and passenger safety and they made their voices heard this week! Keep up the great work, HCHS Comets yovaso , and thank you for all you do to keep your friends and all road users safe!

Our team visited a great group of teens at Bethel High School on Wednesday. A big thank you to Coach Michael for setting up the event.

Our team visited Bruton High School today and had a great time meeting the students! Thanks to Coach Jones for inviting us to speak!

Spent time at Project GRACY speaking to adults about the importance of not driving recklessly on public roads and highways.

Spend the afternoon at Henrico SAFE speaking with adults about the importance of driving safely on public roads and highways.

Thank you for having us this week, Lafayette High School! Fred and Alvin took time during their presentation to recognize Christy's birthday by singing to her and sharing cupcakes with some of the students! Safe driving is serious, but it can be fun too!

We’re excited to share we received a $2,000 Spark Good local grant from our local Walmart (4670 Casey Blvd). With this grant, we can extend our safe driving education throughout the community and help save lives. We are proud to spark good in our community! Thank you, Walmart!

We’re excited to share that we’ve received a second $1,000 Spark Good grant! This one is from the Williamsburg Warehouse location!

Walmart believes that investing in local communities strengthens business as well as the communities we all serve. Local grants are designed to support local organizations that meet the unique needs of the communities where Walmart operates.

Thank you, Walmart! WalmartPR

Alvin and Christy attended the Impaired Driving Workshop at the Chesapeake Region Safety Council where they got to learn more about the multiple types of Impaired Driving.

Fred and Alvin recently had the opportunity to speak to teens with VCU's Project Gracy! To learn more about GRACY, visit this link: https://share.google/gtNDrlE3UzZnTZuRJ

VCU Injury & Violence Prevention Program

A wonderful visit with the students at Charles City County High School! Thank you for having us!

It was great to be with so many students at West Point High School on Monday! Thank you all for having us and for signing the buckle up pledge banner!

Christy had the opportunity to speak at the World Day of Remembrance event in Richmond on Sunday along with friends and traffic safety partners.

The memorial event highlighted 918 traffic deaths in Virginia during 2024, up from 908 in 2023.

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Watch HERE: Virginia families fight for road safety after deaths rise in 2024

Last week we had the opportunity to speak with the James City County Rotary! We were honored when they recognized us with a service certificate for sharing Christopher's story and the work we do the end preventable crashes and fatalities. Thank you all for having us and allowing us to share!

Thanks for having us, Granby High School! You all are awesome!
Remember to always buckle up and make good choices behind the wheel!

On Friday, we visited with over 1200 students at JMU at Safe Rides program with DriveSmart. What an incredible group of kids!