Stay Alive Arizona, formerly Stay Aive @ 25, a community-based coalition established in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2005, is dedicated to the safety of teen drivers. The programs offered provide prevention education for new drivers, especially in the area of fatal collision. Coalition members strongly believe that by providing lifesaving information to students, it will have a direct and positive effect on the decision-making of our young drivers in the community.

March 2004~first annual Stay Alive @ 25 Teen Leadership Retreat. This two-day driving safety and personal responsibility program exposed students to the dangers they face behind the wheel. Community programs came together to provide students with a variety of workshops to attend and personal testimonials of family members who have lost a loved one to a fatal collision.

March 2005~second annual Stay Alive @ 25 Teen Leadership Retreat. This three-day driving safety and personal responsibility program included a new component; the development of student led initiatives. Students attended workshops and then worked together to develop campaign activities to host once they returned to school. Students produced safety commercials (PSA’s) to air on their school television network; students painted hall-size safety banners and made safety bracelets for the whole student body.

September 2005~The Joann Realmonte family forms a non-profit coalition. The first closed-circuit Live Broadcast Mini Series is hosted at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale Unified School District. The program is a student-run production that is televised in every classroom, simultaneously. The program engages students and teachers in a 5-month series that takes an in-depth look at fatal collisions and near fatal collisions.

January 2006~The second closed-circuit Live Broadcast Mini Series is hosted at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale Unified School District. The program is a student-run production that is televised in every classroom, simultaneously. The program engages students and teachers in a 5-month series that takes an in-depth look at fatal collisions and near fatal collisions.

March 2006~ The third annual Stay Alive @ 25 Teen Leadership Retreat is held at Saguaro Ranch. This three-day driving safety and personal responsibility program included a new component; a Live Extrication Demonstration provided by Scottsdale Fire Department, Scottsdale Police, Scottsdale Healthcare and Native Emergency Rescue. Students got a close up look at a mock DUI fatal crash and learned what happens at the scene of a fatality. Student Initiatives included student produced PSA’s, safety banners and key chains for the whole student body.

September 2006~Stay Alive @ 25 teams up with SADD to host a three-day Middle School Leadership Retreat for Desert Canyon Middle School in Scottsdale Unified School District. Students attended workshops and learned about the dangers of destructive behaviors.  Students formed a SADD Chapter and developed initiatives to implement upon returning to their school. This chapter is currently active.

January 2007~ The third closed-circuit Live Broadcast Mini Series is hosted at Arcadia High School in Scottsdale Unified School District. The program is a student-run production that is televised in every classroom, simultaneously. The program engages students and teachers in a 5-month series that takes an in-depth look at fatal collisions and near fatal collisions.

January 2007~ The fourth closed-circuit Live Broadcast Mini Series is hosted at Horizon High School in Paradise Valley Unified School District. The program is a student-run production that is televised in every classroom, simultaneously. The program engages students and teachers in a 5-month series that takes an in-depth look at fatal collisions and near fatal collisions.

April 2007~ Live for the Future, a live extrication demonstration provided by Scottsdale Fire Department, Scottsdale Police Department, Scottsdale Healthcare, Native Emergency Rescue, PMT, Western Towing and Green Acres Mortuary at Horizon High School in Paradise Valley Unified School District.

April 2007~ Live for the Future, a live extrication demonstration provided by Scottsdale Fire Department, Scottsdale Police Department, Scottsdale Healthcare, Native Emergency Rescue, PMT, Western Towing and Green Acres Mortuary at Chaparral High School in Paradise Valley Unified School District.

September 2007 ~ Stay Alive @ 25 developing a new program, Students Helping Students Stay Safe through Music. Click here to read more.

January 2008 ~ The premiere teen distracted driving program, Stay Alive @ 25, has changed it's name to reflect its growth and continued commitment to the communities throughout the state. The new name, Stay Alive Arizona, more accurately reflects the goals, efforts, and initiatives of this Arizona-based coalition.