AAA Honors Top Community
Traffic Safety Programs
The AAA Community Traffic Safety Program is an awards and recognition program for communities of all sizes nationwide that identifies and addresses their local traffic safety issues.

The awards progress from Honorable Mention to Bronze, Silver, Gold, and onto the highest level, Platinum. Eight local communities are the recipients of AAA Community Traffic Safety Awards. Gold: Village of Baldwinsville, Town of Brighton, Town of Camillus, Town of Cheektowaga, City of Fulton, Village of Liverpool, and City of Syracuse. Platinum: Village of Brockport.

The program considers basic crash statistics, presence of a traffic safety leadership group, traffic safety programs and projects, and their measured effectiveness. Additionally, the Platinum awards winner demonstrated a clear trend of improvement over five years and provided data that is substantially better than the statewide data for communities of similar size.

Club Announces Officers and New Directors
R. Carlos Carballada, Chairman, Rochester Fund Committee of the M&T Charitable Foundation and Director of M&T Bank and M&T Bank Corporation, has been elected Chair of the Club’s Board of Directors for 2005. Along with Mr. Carballada, others elected as Board Officers include Vice Chair Arthur C. Stever, III, partner in the Conboy, McKay, Bachman & Kendall law firm, Watertown; Treasurer Michael J. Ryan, partner in The Cosgrove Firm, Buffalo; and Secretary Mary Pat Donaldson Northrup, Cazenovia.

The Board welcomes new members Martin Birmingham, Marketing President, Bank of America in Rochester, Kimberly Boynton, CFO, Crouse Hospital & Affiliates in Syracuse, and Michael Karnes, Dean of Public Safety Programs, Monroe Community College in Rochester.

The Fifth Annual AAA Great Battery Roundup
Each year in conjunction with Earth Day, AAA collects old batteries to be recycled in an environmentally friendly way.

Used vehicle batteries are a toxic danger to humans and the environment, not to mention a potentially dangerous fire and safety hazard. Yet every year more than 7 million are disposed of improperly in the United States.

The AAA Great Battery Roundup encourages motorists to take old automotive or marine lead-acid batteries to a local collection point, where they can be safely recycled and formed into new batteries.

AAA Western and Central New York will have designated collection points during Earth Week, April 17-23. Consumers should wear gloves and safety glasses when handling batteries, keep them upright and place them in a sturdy box or plastic container when transporting. If the battery case is cracked or leaking, choose a leak-proof container. Do not smoke near batteries or expose them to an open flame, and make certain they will not shift or tip over in a moving vehicle.

The Club also will be performing free vehicle battery checkups during the AAA Great Battery Roundup. Utilizing specially equipped vehicles, AAA Battery Assist® trained battery technicians can quickly diagnose battery or charging system problems, provide a boost or replacement, or refer you to a AAA Approved Repair facility.

The AAA Great Battery Roundup designated collection locations:
Friday, April 22 • 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Rishe’s Auto Service, 111 Paterson St., Ogdensburg
Saturday, April 23 • 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
AAA Travel Center, 7485 Henry Clay Blvd., Liverpool
To learn more about the AAA Great Battery Roundup or AAA Battery Service, call 1-800-836-2582 or visit aaa.com.

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