Purple Ribbon Month
Revised September 14, 2007


Ribbon Pick-Up Locations
  • View Locations
  • Announcements, Flyers, Posters & Feedback
  • Purple Ribbon Month Poster (11" X 17")
  • Purple Ribbon Month Flyer CA
  • Purple Ribbon Month Flyer Other States
  • Purple Ribbon Month Flyer - Detailed
  • Utility Bill Insert - CA
  • Utility Bill Insert - Other States
  • Purple Ribbon Month Feedback
  • Purple Ribbon Month Collateral Items
  • "No Kids Left in Cars" Purple Silicon Bracelet
  • "No Kids Left in Cars" Purple Magnetic Ribbon
  • "No Kids Left in Cars" Purple Window Cling
  • Photos

  • Kudos to our Volunteers
    Corona volunteer creates Purple Ribbon displays for "Kaitlyn's Law" on overpasses on the 91 & 15 Freeways in Riverside County

    Click on photo to enlarge

  • Purple Ribbon Month at Corona Fundamental Intermediate School in Corona, CA
  • A Special Celebration at Jefferson Elementary School in Riverside, CA
  • Corona Girls Scouts Participating
  • Riverside County Injury Prevention
  • PSA's
  • PSA with Sheriff Bob Doyle of the Riverside County sheriff's Department
    View PSA video by selecting "Kaitlyn's Law"
    Riverside, CA
    Summer of 2003
  • Articles 2007 & 2008
  • Advocates caution about leaving children in vehicles on hot days
    San Bernardino Sun
    Riverside, CA
    September 12, 2007

  • Corona nonprofit's campaign focuses on child safety
    The Press Enterprise
    Riverside, CA
    August 6, 2007

  • Fire engines drafted to keep children safe
    The Palm Beach Post
    August 2, 2007

  • Dangers of leaving kids in cars on hot days noted
    The Bakersfield Californian
    August 1, 2007

  • Purple ribbons to keep kids alive, out of roasting cars
    KCET TV - Bakersfield, CA
    August 1, 2007
  • Articles 2006
  • Students learn about the tragedy of children in cars unattended
    EDUCATION: Children at a Murrieta middle school react emotionally to the story of a baby's death in closed vehicle.
    The Press Enterprise
    August 25, 2006

  • Students learn about the tragedy of children in cars unattended
    The Californian
    An Edition of the North County Times
    August 25, 2006

  • Fullerton police use purple ribbons to warn of heat's dangers
    The campaign remembers 6-month-old baby who died when left in an overheated car.
    The Orange County Register
    Fullerton, CA
    August 3, 2006

  • Riverside Sheriff's work to raise awareness of Kaitlins Law
    KESQ News Channel 3
    Palm Desert, CA
    August 1, 2006

  • August is "Purple Ribbon Month"
    The Desert Sun
    Palm Springs, CA
    August 1, 2006

  • BPD-Do Not Leave Children Unattended inVehicles
    One Bakersfield
    Bakersfield, CA
    August 1, 2006

  • Parents reminded not to leave kids in cars
    17 KGET.com
    Bakersfield, CA
    August 1, 2006

  • August In Corona
    InCorona.com
    Corona, CA
    August 1, 2006

  • "Kaitlyn's Law"
    Orange County Fire Authority Bulletin
    Irvine, CA
    August 1, 2006

  • Articles 2005
  • Keeping Children Safe
    The San Bernardino Sun
    San Bernardino, CA
    August 11, 2005

  • No desperate housewives in the Whittier MOMS Club
    Whittier Daily News
    Whittier, CA
    August 1, 2005

  • In Memory of Kaitlyn
    Campaign warns not to leave kids in cars
    Riverside, CA
    July 21, 2005

  • "The Early Show"
    Never Leave Kids Alone In The Car
    CBS News Interview
    New York, NY
    July 21, 2005

  • A Sorrow Shared
    By Justin George
    St. Petersburg Times - Floridian
    August 12, 2004

  • Purple Ribbons
    Fire and police officials in El Cajon are declaring August ``Purple Ribbon Month'' in support of Kaitlyn's Law.
    KOGO News Radio
    August 2004

  • Purple Ribbon Month promotes child safety
    Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has joined a children’s advocacy group in declaring August "Purple Ribbon Month" to promote child safety in and around vehicles.
    The Desert Sun
    August 3, 2004

  • Cars Become Deathtraps in Summer Heat
    Russell joined local firefighters and police officers to highlight the danger as the summer weather heats up.
    KFMB TV
    July 30, 2004

  • Keeping unattended kids out of cars
    An organized effort to educate people to the danger of leaving children in cars kicks off today, the first day of Purple Ribbon Month.
    North County Times
    August 1, 2004
  • Proclamations

  • Corona, CA - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
  • Chino, CA - 2006
  • Riverside, CA - 2004, 2005 & 2006
  • California Legislature - 2004
  • City of Los Angeles, CA - 2005
  • City of Riverside - 2004, 2005, 2006
  • County of Los Angeles, CA - 2005
  • County of Riverside, CA - 2004
  • Fullerton, CA - 2004
  • Kern County, CA Board of Supervisors - 2006
  • Norco, CA - 2004
  • San Bernardino - 2005
  • San Diego, CA - 2006
  • Whittier, CA - 2006