Last week Chris Forte and I had another opportunity to serve our community. We went to Station Camp High School to help with Operation L.I.F.E. (Living Intoxicated Free Everyday). Chris set up and ran our portable sound system and I filmed all the action. We’ll take our footage and create a video that will be shared with many other schools as a part of the Operation LIFE campaign.
As the Juniors and Seniors were entering the football stadium, they passed by a scene of a post-graduation party where graduates were celebrating with alcohol. Once everyone was seated, the sound of screeching tires and a car wreck was heard over the sound system. Next fire trucks, police cars and ambulances raced to the scene. These first responders worked the accident as if it were real, while the students heard statistics related to drunk driving.
Derrick Smith, the keynote speaker, astounded the students with another statistic: 25%. That’s the amount of his life that he spent in prison because of his involvement in an alcohol-related traffic fatality. He spoke honestly about his mistakes and about his efforts to turn his life around.
It was a great event that I pray will cause the students to think about the choices they make and the consequences of those choices.
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