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Students from Colonial, Brandywine, and Capitol School Districts honored AAA Mid-Atlantic and The Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education honored four students from Delaware as Outstanding AAA School Safety Patrol Members for the 2017-2018 school year. The students were honored at an event held this afternoon in Christiana, emceed by Michael Waite, Morning Show Host on the New Mix 99.5, WJBR. 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 97 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. 2018 Outstanding AAA School Safety Patrol Students New Castle County • Suekanya Dillard – Pleasantville Elementary - Colonial School District • Miranda O’Connor – Carrcroft Elementary – Brandywine School District • Nishon Yaghoobian, Jr. – Forwood Elementary – Brandywine School District Kent County • Ian Hendricks – East Dover Elementary - Capital School District The Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education is a non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt, charitable organization dedicated to educating, training and raising the level of traffic and travel safety awareness for all. Our Foundation is funded by donations from AAA Members and the general public. For more information on our programs, events or to make a donation, visit AAA.com/Foundation.