This page features recent news and news coverage for N.C. Operation Lifesaver NCOLI). Recent items are listed first.
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Brian Hakey, from Southport, N.C., returned from a tour in Afghanistan in late 2011--a place where Hakey, a qualified locomotive engineer, presented OLI safety messages to both U.S. troops and Afghani transportation workers (with the help of interpreters). .
Hakey described some of his experiences in Afghanistan during the annual NCOLI luncheon at the beginning of December.
During its seventh annual Induction and Award Ceremony in Cary Oct. 4, 2010, the North Carolina Transportation Hall of Fame, Inc. (NTHF) presented the 2010 Founders' Award to North Carolina Operation Lifesaver for "Overall Excellence in Transportation."
Above: NCTHF founder David Robinson presents the award to Vivian Speight-Bridges on behalf of NCOLI. (Photo courtesy of NCTHF.)
Brian Hakey, a sergeant first class in the U.S. Army from Southport, N.C., received one of Operation Lifesaver's two top national awards this year during the organization's annual conference in Baltimore, Md.
Hakey received the F. Tom Roberts Memorial Volunteer award for expanding the OL program in southeastern North Carolina and making OL's lifesaving message available to all branches of the military.
The Rail Division of the North Carolina Dept. of Transportation, a strong partner for North Carolina Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (NCOLI) has honored NCOLI by applying the Operation Lifesaver logo to several refurbished passenger cars used by the state.
These cars operate on the daily Piedmont passenger trains between Raleigh and Charlotte. The Operation Lifesaver logos on these cars help bring additional attention to Operation's Lifesaver's important safety mission.
North Carolina Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (NCOLI), observed it's 30th anniversary of bringing important railroad safety educational messages to to the state in 2008. During the past 30 years, hundred of NCOLI volunteers have presented the group's safety messages to many thousands of state residents of all ages.
