Death of Mother & Unborn Child Rallys Awareness and Support

Last week I heard the heartbreaking story of a pregnant woman who was involved in a head on collision with a distracted driver. Sadly neither she nor her unborn child survived the accident. The woman, Toni Bolis, has a two year old daughter who will now grow up without her mom and will never meet her sibling. The family of Toni Bolis is grieving deeply and could use our support. Please consider making a donation to The MIA ROSE BOLIS COLLEGE EDUCATION FUND C/O THE BANK 308 EGG HARBOR ROAD SEWELL, NJ 08080. To find more info and send messages of support to the family visit their FaceBook Page.

This story makes me think of how many times I've been distracted by my ringing cell phone or the beeping alert of a new text message. I think of how people may feel pressure to text while driving because we're late for something or we feel like master multi-taskers and can "handle both." This sounds cliche but it really only takes ONE SECOND, one look away from the road, to change a life forever. If you've managed to text, dial, talk (with phone to ear), do hair, make-up or look at a GPS without incident, please don't think that something horrible can't happen. Please take the pre-digital aged approach to driving; if the person you need to talk to is not in the car (or on the speaker phone) the conversation can wait or just pull over to make the call. Please drive with safety in mind. Thanks to Danielle and Leah Oliveri for the information on the college fund for Mia Rose.