Christine Olson has a mission.
And she’s taken great strides toward her goal in the past 18 years since her daughter, then 18, was killed in a motorcycle crash.
On Nov. 6, she accepted the key to the city of Bradenton from Mayor Gene Brown.
The presentation recognized Tiffs Initiative, a drive to register emergency contact information with Tiff, To In Families First during the week of Oct. 14-19 every year.
Also at the city meeting, Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells endorsed Tiff, urging people to register emergency contacts with the Florida system.
Olson and other family members worked for many years at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria and first brought her crusade to The Islander and then-Florida Rep. Bill Galvano of Bradenton.
Olson said, “Now in my 18th year since it all began — stemming from an accident and drunk driver that took my daughter, Tiffiany Marie Olson’s life — I pursue the goal of taking this resource to every person in our United States and to all law enforcement to equip them with this much needed resource and tool.”
Olson now has inspired over 20 million registered members in Florida and 18 other states.
“I’m moving in the right direction,” she said.
To learn more about Tiff, contact Olson at Christine@helptiff.org.
