3/18/26
Community Impact Update:
“Here in Tok one of the most common forms of transportation is a four-wheeler or a snow machine. At Head Start we’re advocates for safe riding on any mode of transportation. When I noticed families riding to school on four wheelers and snow machines without helmets, I felt the need to help the people of our community get access to the gear to ride safely. Especially after an uptick in accidents around the town. Then I remembered Helmets on Heads. They’d provided helmets to the kids of our school nearly 10 years ago; I was one of them. So, I reached out to Teagen, hoping to partner with Helmets on Heads. She was extremely helpful and flexible in working with me to get the helmets transported to our town and worked to teach me proper sizing.
Our site is extremely grateful for the helmets that have been provided to us, allowing us to make our community a safer place for families. We also hope to continue being able to work with the organization in future years.” – Trinity James
1/5/26
Helmets On Heads 2026 Safety Initiative:
If the helmet doesn’t FIT, don’t ride IT!
Here in Alaska many people use ATV & Snowmachines as primary transportation for different means and sometimes their children are with them. We discovered a sort of grey area, issues with very small children on ATV’s with no head protection, simply because they do not meet the age / neck strength requirement for a traditional helmet at their size. As you can imagine this creates a complicating factor for first responders and law enforcement. While it is a personal choice, we believe if the helmet doesn’t FIT, don’t ride IT!
9/20/25
Teagen and Mary got to help over 100 children understand the importance of helmet safety at the 17th Annual Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness Expo in Wasilla, Alaska. We have been participating in this event for 10 years and each year it gets better and more rewarding!
6/15/25
KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE!
SAVE THE DATE:
The 17th Annual Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness Expo will be held on Saturday, September 27th, 2025 from 10am to 3pm at the Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla, AK.
This free, family friendly event will feature how to prepare for earthquakes, wildfires, floods and more! Plus, the opportunity to learn hands only CPR, First Aid and backcountry safety.
HOH will be on site presenting helmet safety information & safety education!
NO COST TO ATTEND
- New indoor and outdoor exhibits
- Emergency preparedness supplies for sale
- Live demonstrations
- Hands on activities
- Youth poster contest
- Vendors and food trucks
- Door prizes and MORE!
Learn More Here:
https://facebook.com/events/s/17th-annual-mat-su-emergency-p/1232208961585897/
1/1/25
2025 is off to a great start!
We are very excited for the year to come with more opportunity than ever to give back to the community and help keep helmet safety top of mind!
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9/25/2024
Teagen Tanner & Mary Cole sharing safety information at the 2024 Mat-Su Emergency Preparedness Expo in Wasilla.
6/1/2024
Helmets On Heads had the honor of helping Mailelani Lessenberry, high school senior in Bella Vista, AR comeplete her Helmet Safety PSA for her Girl Scout Gold Award Project – Similar to a Boy Scouts Eagle Project, a Gold Award Project is the final and highest award a Girl Scout can work on and achieve.
Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/P73VXtjVAKA
3/1/2024
What an awesome winter it has been! We got to participate in the 2024 Iron Dog start with Team #77 and now getting ready to be a proud supporter of the Arctic Winter Games taking place right here in Wasilla, Alaska!
1/8/2024
HOH has helped many community members stay safe & ride another day by getting 900+ Helmets On Heads since our founding!
9/30/2023
Helmets On Heads founder and president Teagen, increasing helmet safety awareness at the MatSu Emergency Preparedness Expo in Wasilla!
1/11/23
We are really excited about this year and what it will bring for Helmets On Heads and the community! Catch us on the morning radio on January 17th – Classic Country 100.9!
6/5/22
Teagen (FCEO) and Mary (VP) of Helmets On Heads participating in Safey Education at the Rev Alaska event in Wasilla.
5/30/22 Helmets On Heads was featured on the front page of the
Anchorage Daily Newspaper!
Read the article here
1/15/22
While the current state of affairs has posed many obstacles and challenges, we continue to press on! We have no paid staff, all donations go toward our mission. Not only do we want to get Helmets On Heads, we want to build a culture of safety! As of Jan 15th, 2022 Helmets On Heads has donated 850+ HELMETS to individuals in need.
8/1/2021
We had the privilege to work with the Bristol Bay School District to send 105 helmets to the island village of Naknek, Alaska. This was a huge project, we powered through the logistical issues and we got it done! We felt it was so important to make sure the children in that area have helmets, especially considering how far they are from life saving medical care and transportation to that care is weather dependent. Thank you to the Kristan Cole Network and Bell Helmets for helping us get this accomplished! #CoverTheFuture #HelmetsOnHeads
Here are a few of the kids trying on helmets!
6/18/2019
President Teagen Tanner and Vice President Mary Pharr receive $5,000 in support from Backcountry Avalanche Awareness and Response Team! Thank you so much!
1/7/2018
Pictured below: Dakoma, who was named Miss Alaska Hostess Jr. High America in the Miss Alaska Jr. High Collegiate America Pageant. We had the honor of sponsor her in wining this title and advancing to Nationals which will be held in June in Arkansas. WAY TO GO DAKOMA!
9/30/2017
Pictured below: Teagen Tanner, founder of Helmets on Heads receiving a legislative citation from Alaska State Legislator Cathy Tilton. This award honors the work that is being done by Helmets On Heads to keep people safe! Kathy Tilton presented this award at the Mat-Su Emergency and Safety Expo in Wasilla, Alaska. See the article from The Frontiersman by clicking here.
9/20/2016
Click the link to check out this article from The Frontiersman about Helmets On Heads at the Mat-Su Emergency and Safety Expo on September 20th 2016.