Pop-A-Lock™ PALSavesKids™ Program

 

PALSavesKids_200H“Our organization receives calls virtually every day about a child who has been mistakenly locked in the family car,” said Don Marks, CEO of Pop-A-Lock. “In fact, more children die of heat stroke from being locked in a car, than are killed by forward-moving 

accidents which is a senseless tragedy.” He added, “Please follow our PALSavesKids prompt and stop and look before you lock your vehicle, but if you forget, call Pop-A-Lock immediately, along with emergency services, and we’ll come open your car for free.”

At Pop-A-Lock™, we care about children and in 1991, we started a program that was originally called Emergency Door Unlocking. Emergency Door Unlocking was free service program for communities that was launched to save children who had been locked in cars in the summer heat. Since it’s launch in 1991, our program has saved over 350.000 children who have been trapped in a hot car from early death due to heat stroke. Emergency Door Unlocking went through a name change and is now the PALSavesKids™ program. With our name change, we’ve included a new call-to-action: PALSaves 1-2-3: 1-stop, 2-look, 3-lock which is joined by a new mascot — The PALS Puppy. The mascot and call-to-action are reminders to look before you lock your vehicle and save the lives of children.

“We are so proud of our PALSavesKids program,” said Mr. Marks. “It is such a natural thing to protect our children through the security services we’ve become expert in. It’s just one of the ways we can give back in our communities.”