Editing Erik Estrada (section)

=== Activism ===
In 2000, Estrada was named the international "Face" of [[Drug Abuse Resistance Education|D.A.R.E.]] which is a campaign against drugs.<ref>[https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800015234/bio Yahoo Estrada Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102070415/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800015234/bio |date=November 2, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Official"/> He also speaks out for the [[American Heart Association]], [[United Way of America|the United Way]], and the C.H.P. [[11-99 Foundation]], a [[non-profit organization|nonprofit organization]] that provides benefits and scholarships to California Highway Patrol family members, as well as funeral expenses for fallen officers.<ref name="Official">{{cite web |url=http://www.erikestrada.com/bio.htm |title=Erik Estrada Bio |publisher=erikestrada.com |access-date=June 3, 2010 |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122142433/http://www.erikestrada.com/bio.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Estrada's experience in ''CHiPs'' led him to become a reserve officer for the Muncie Police Department in [[Muncie, Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/28059889/ns/today-entertainment/t/erik-estrada-patrol-indiana-police/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206044718/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/28059889/ns/today-entertainment/t/erik-estrada-patrol-indiana-police |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 6, 2011 |title="Erik Estrada to patrol with Indiana police" MSNBC " December 4 2004 |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |date=December 4, 2008 |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref> Estrada became spokesperson for the [[California Highway Patrol|C.H.P.]]'s "car seat inspection and installation" program. He has made numerous appearances supporting automobile child-seat safety checks across the country.<ref>[http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/photogallery/2006/PG080106.htm "FHP Teams Up with TV Star and 21st Century to Promote Child Safety"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117194034/http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/PhotoGallery/2006/PG080106.htm |date=January 17, 2011}}. Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles</ref> He appeared in [[Española, New Mexico]], on May 28, 2009, to promote the "100 Days and Nights of Summer" traffic safety and anti-DWI campaign that involves the New Mexico State Police.<ref>[http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/upload/images/Traffic_Safety/pdf/July%2009.pdf "'Ponch' Lends a Hand" July 2009 ''Traffic Safety News''. New Mexico Department of Transportation – Traffic Safety Bureau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929035551/http://www.nmshtd.state.nm.us/upload/images/Traffic_Safety/pdf/July%2009.pdf |date=September 29, 2011}}</ref>