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A 4 - The Oakville Beaver, W e d n e sd a y M a rc h 20, 2002 Grants to be used to promote awareness about drunk driving By Howard Mozel OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF White Oaks Secondary School (WOSS) and Iroquois Ridge Secondary School are the recipients of this year's Drive 4 Life grants. Each school received $300 on Monday courtesy of the M ayor's Committee Against Impaired Driving (SCAID) and grant sponsor Diagnostix Ltd. to be used to implement student pro grams that promote awareness about youth drunk driving. According to 'Ridge' students April Fong and Samantha Wright, their school plans to use the money to build on the many initiatives already held and organ ize a compelling -- but for the time being secret -- event set for this May. In the past, their school's combined anti-drunk driving and wellness com mittees have staged or plan to host events that draw attention to depression, homophobia smoking and body image as well as student well-being and safety in general. The Express Yourself fash ion show, for example, celebrated all shapes, sizes, races and styles of cloth ing. Drunk driving awareness remains a constant from year to year, however. WOSS' Katie McCarter, who recent ly graduated OAC, said that applying for the Drive 4 Life grant came as a result of a Leadership class brainstorming ses sion. Although she'll be studying in the States next school year, McCarter said she's proud the grant will likely be put toward a week-long "extravaganza" aimed at promoting the anti-drunk driv ing message. In the past, the school has addressed issues as diverse as smoking and homelessness. The annual Drive 4 Life conference is organized by SCAID and Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Halton. The free, one-day event allows secondary school students to focus on the realities of impaired driving faced by today's youth. "When we engage our young people they can get the message across a lot bet ter than we can," said Mayor Ann Mulvale. MADD Halton spokesperson Joel Robertson · Special to the Oakville Beaver Iroquois Ridge and W hite O aks Secondary Schools each received $300 Drive 4 Life grants M onday to prom ote d rin k ing and driving aw areness. Shown here are. from left, S am antha W right, Ridge; Stephanie Dooley. MADD Halton: April Fong, Ridge; W ard 5 C ouncillor Janice C aster; M ayor Ann M ulvale; H ow ard Lee, Diagnostix: Buschan K apur. SCAID; M arie Jakubow ski, SCAID; Katie M cC arter, W OSS. Stephanie Dooley was particularly encouraged by the ambitious plans the grant recipients are developing to pro mote a concern that is so close to her heart. "This gets them more involved with the issue, makes them more aware." said Dooley, who really likes the peer-to-peer slant of the students' initiatives. "They listen to each other, especially when it hits close to home." she added. "They have terrific imaginations and they are more involved than ever. Education is getting to them." 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