Cal Poly launches Hunter's Fund Safe Driving Campaign

When brothers at the California Eta Chapter of Phi Kappa Psi were unable to hold their previously planned winter philanthropy event, they searched online for a good alternative. That’s when philanthropy chairman Gavin Dayment discovered the Safe Driving Campaign offered by Hunter’s Fund.

“As one of the larger Greeks on campus here, we are well known by the majority of people on campus and in Greek life,” Gavin said. “We have a great relationship with the school and students here at Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University). So it was a good fit! Jerry and Natalie at Hunter’s Fund are very easy to talk to and made my job run very smoothly … they actually do a lot of the work – helping us step-by-step, having planning calls, getting donation details set up, and sending us all the supplies we need.”

Gavin then coordinated with his fraternity brothers to set up a booth on campus.

“We had a good majority pitching in to spread awareness. And many more showed up at the booth than I expected. We had one table location for about four hours and got around 200 signatures from students and other people walking past the booth. It was a great day and fun to be a part of.”

Gavin said this event has definitely made him more conscientious about his own driving habits. He will be encouraging his Phi Kappa Psi brothers to make the Hunter’s Fund Safe Driving Campaign an annual event.

Get Involved

Does your fraternity want to get involved? Click here for more information, or contact Natalie Kwon natalie@hunterwatson.org.

Hunter’s Fund

Hunter’s Fund honors the life of Hunter Watson, a young man of extremely diverse talents who was killed at 20-years-old when he was fatally injured as a passenger in a distracted driving collision.

Through distracted driving education and awarding grants to help young people’s involvement in performing arts, music, computer science, and entrepreneurship, Hunter’s Fund empowers young people in their careers and keeps Hunter’s spirit alive.

Gavin Dayment and his fraternity brothers encouraging classmates to sign pledges not to drive distracted at California Polytechnic State University.