Pubdate: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 Source: Grenfell Sun & Broadview Express (CN SN) Copyright: 2002 Grenfell Sun & Broadview Express Website: http://www.sasknews.com/news.shtml Contact: Box 189, Grenfell, Saskatchewan S0G 2B0 Phone: (306) 697-2722 Fax: (306) 697-2689 Author: Trudy Bosch DARE TO RIDE PROJECT On Tuesday, July 9, 2002 Stan Wawzonek will be biking through the Broadview RCMP area in support of the Drug Awareness Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.). In honor of Wawzonek's trek through the Broadview RCMP Detachment area, July 9th has been declared D.A.R.E. Day and some events have been planned. Wawzonek a 60 year old grandfather from Brantford, Ontario is biking across Canada to promote the D.A.R.E. program. The journey started on April 30, 2002 in St. Johns, Newfoundland and will finish in Victoria, B.C. on July 24, 2002. Wawzonek has three goals: first, to finish the journey; second, to promote the D.A.R.E. program, encourage communities to set up a D.A.R.E. program and third to raise funds to support the efforts of D.A.R.E. program throughout Canada. Whitewood, Sk will be the first D.A.R.E. town that Wawzonek will pass through in Saskatchewan and the Broadview RCMP Detachment wants to give him a huge Saskatchewan welcome. Everyone is invited to be at the Whitewood Tourism Booth just off Hwy #1 on Lalonde Street to welcome Stan to Whitewood. Wawzonek is expected to be there at 9 am. There will be coffee, juice and donuts available. A silver collection and a raffle will take place with proceeds to be split between the Broadview RCMP D.A.R.E. Program and Stan Wawzonek Dare to Ride Project'. Join us between 8 am and 10 am. Wawzonek will continue westward. A hamburger lunch will take place at the Broadview RCMP Detachment from 11 am to 1:30 pm. For a toonie you can enjoy a barbecue hamburger, grilled by your favorite Mountie and a pop. There will be a 50/50 draw and all proceeds will be split between Broadview RCMP D.A.R.E. Program and Wawzonek's Dare to Ride Project'. Daren the D.A.R.E. lion will be joining in all the festivities. The funding that Wawzonek hopes to raise will go to promote D.A.R.E. Canada; assist police forces in setting up D.A.R.E. programs; provide D.A.R.E. police officer training and supplies to teach D.A.R.E.. To teach the D.A.R.E. program, a police officer must complete a two week course taught by experienced D.A.R.E. mentors. The Broadview RCMP Detachment has taught the D.A.R.E. program for three years at Whitewood and Broadview schools. The program was expanded to Grenfell this school year. There are over 170 D.A.R.E. graduates in our communities. Community groups provide funding on the local level to cover the expense of books and the graduation held after the students complete the D.A.R.E. program. Everyone is invited out to both events. All past, present and future D.A.R.E. graduates are encouraged to attend wearing their D.A.R.E. t-shirts. Let's show Stan and his crew some of that wonderful Saskatchewan hospitality and make his trip through our part of the world memorable. Donations for Stan Wawzonek's DARE to Ride Project' can be made at any CIBC bank and donations to the Broadview RCMP D.A.R.E. program can be made at the Broadview RCMP Detachment.