The
coalition works with the community to provide information and programming to
help the members of Van Buren County understand the dangers of underage
drinking, underage tobacco use, misuse of prescription medications, and illicit
drug use. Thanks to the gracious gift from
a former coalition member the SAFE coalition is able each year to award up to
two graduating Van Buren County Seniors a scholarship. The recipients of the scholarships must be
active members of the youth coalition and have shown a desire to make a
difference in their community. Graduating seniors must complete an application
for the scholarship process and explain why they are deserving of the award.
This year
the scholarship recipients are Lydia Heald and Faith Murphy. Lydia and Faith have
been members of the youth coalition for their entire middle and high school
careers. They have been active in
numerous coalition activities and helped to make community changes in Van Buren
County to help reduce youth drug, alcohol and tobacco use. Lydia has been given the honor of being a
national youth trainer for CADCA, teaching others how to make changes in their
own communities. Faith has been
instrumental in bringing awareness to the dangers of youth marijuana use and
providing recommendations for strengthening the school conduct policy to combat
this.
It has been
an honor to have Lydia and Faith as part of the SAFE Coalition and the Youth
Leadership Council, their work ethic and drive have been an inspiration to their
peers and they will be missed. We wish them luck and much success in their
future endeavors.
Congratulations
to Lydia and Faith on their graduation and receipt of the SAFE Coalition
Scholarship for 2014.
YLC is
losing some other valuable members this year.
Exceptional Senior Awards were presented to Nicole Coffin, Cassie
Johnson and Abby Rider for their contributions to the program.
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