Josh and Sierah met when they were 7 years old, became best friends and later while in high school began dating. After high school while attending different colleges they stayed together and planned a future.
On July 19th, 2016, Sierah Joughin went for a bicycle ride in rural northwest Ohio to visit her longtime boyfriend, Josh. When it was time for Sierah to ride her bike home, Josh rode next to her on his motorcycle, until parting ways. Sierah was kidnapped less than 500 feet from her home and it was later learned that she had been murdered by a previously convicted violent offender.
Keeping Our Girls Safe's mission is to help create a community where violence against women doesn't exist. To promote women's self-reliance against violence and to empower every woman with practical, personal, self-defense awareness and education.
Through fundraising efforts, such as the KOGS Annual Motorcycle Ride and through our KOGS Annual Sponsors, KOGS provides free self-defense classes, along with awareness and educational programs for women ages 13+. We provide self-defense classes to the public, to businesses, and organized groups, such as churches and sports teams.
KOGS has also taken on the responsibility to provide local high schools with classes, free of charge. Creating a local impact will drive this movement of self-defense education and awareness to a larger audience. We believe young adults, who are about to enter college or the work force, need to be prepared for whatever situation comes their way. Evergreen High School, Archbold High School, Delta High School and Ottawa Hills High School are four local high schools that are paving the way.
Everything KOGS is able to accomplish, is done in the memory of Sierah (Ce).
On July 19th, 2016, Sierah Joughin went for a bicycle ride in rural northwest Ohio to visit her longtime boyfriend, Josh. When it was time for Sierah to ride her bike home, Josh rode next to her on his motorcycle, until parting ways. Sierah was kidnapped less than 500 feet from her home and it was later learned that she had been murdered by a previously convicted violent offender.
Keeping Our Girls Safe's mission is to help create a community where violence against women doesn't exist. To promote women's self-reliance against violence and to empower every woman with practical, personal, self-defense awareness and education.
Through fundraising efforts, such as the KOGS Annual Motorcycle Ride and through our KOGS Annual Sponsors, KOGS provides free self-defense classes, along with awareness and educational programs for women ages 13+. We provide self-defense classes to the public, to businesses, and organized groups, such as churches and sports teams.
KOGS has also taken on the responsibility to provide local high schools with classes, free of charge. Creating a local impact will drive this movement of self-defense education and awareness to a larger audience. We believe young adults, who are about to enter college or the work force, need to be prepared for whatever situation comes their way. Evergreen High School, Archbold High School, Delta High School and Ottawa Hills High School are four local high schools that are paving the way.
Everything KOGS is able to accomplish, is done in the memory of Sierah (Ce).
2019 RIDE UPDATE:
The 2019 ride was a huge success and we can't thank everyone enough for all of their support! We had 652 bikes and 998 people in attendance!
The 2019 ride was a huge success and we can't thank everyone enough for all of their support! We had 652 bikes and 998 people in attendance!
KOGS - Keeping Our Girls Safe is a recognized incorporated non-profit 501(c)(3) organization - this makes any donation tax deductible according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Contact us:
Keeping Our Girls Safe (KOGS)
P.O. Box 32
Lyons, Ohio 43533
kogsafe@gmail.com
non-profit 501c3, charity -- EIN 81-3570773
Contact us:
Keeping Our Girls Safe (KOGS)
P.O. Box 32
Lyons, Ohio 43533
kogsafe@gmail.com
non-profit 501c3, charity -- EIN 81-3570773