Pubdate: Mon, 05 Dec 2005 Source: Vegreville News Advertiser (CN AB) Copyright: 2005 Vegreville News Advertiser Contact: http://www.newsadvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2473 Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/mjcn.htm (Cannabis - Canada) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/dare.htm (D.A.R.E.) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth) DARE GRADUATES During the month of October, Constable Heather Koopman of the Vegreville RCMP instructed the DARE program to all Grade 6 students in the Vegreville area. The DARE program is a 10 lesson curriculum designed to teach the students the dangers of gateway drugs, including but not limited to, marijuana, tobacco and alcohol. The students also learned about different ways to way 'no' to drugs, and how to recognize and deal with peer pressure. Students were required to write an essay about what they learned in DARE, which the teachers used as part of their Language Arts program. Each student who successfully completes the program also receives a Certificate of Accomplishment, a T-shirt and a small gift. This year, 147 students successfully completed the program. The funding for his program is dependent solely on donations from the community groups and local businesses. Without these donations, this program would not continue. The donations are used to purchase workbooks and school supplies. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake