On July 19th, 2016, Sierah Joughin went for a bicycle ride in rural northwest Ohio to visit her longtime boyfriend & future husband, Josh. When it was time for Sierah to ride her bike home, Josh rode next to her on his motorcycle until parting ways. He kissed her goodbye and that was the last time he saw Sierah. 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.
Through fundraising efforts, such as the KOGS Annual Memorial Ride, KOGS provides free self-defense classes along with awareness and educational programs for teenage girls and women. We provide public classes, classes to businesses and organized groups such as church groups and sports teams.
KOGS has also taken on the responsibility to provide local high schools with classes - FREE OF CHARGE. 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 and Ottawa Hills High School are paving the way! Creating a local impact, we feel, will drive this movement for self-defense education to a larger audience.
Everything KOGS is able to accomplish is done in the memory of Sierah (Ce).
The 2019 ride was a huge success and we can't thank everyone enough for all of their support. We had 652 bikes with 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
Keeping Our Girls Safe's mission is to help create a community where violence against women doesn't exist.
Through fundraising efforts, such as the KOGS Annual Memorial Ride, KOGS provides free self-defense classes along with awareness and educational programs for teenage girls and women. We provide public classes, classes to businesses and organized groups such as church groups and sports teams.
KOGS has also taken on the responsibility to provide local high schools with classes - FREE OF CHARGE. 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 and Ottawa Hills High School are paving the way! Creating a local impact, we feel, will drive this movement for self-defense education to a larger audience.
Everything KOGS is able to accomplish is done in the memory of Sierah (Ce).
The 2019 ride was a huge success and we can't thank everyone enough for all of their support. We had 652 bikes with 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