Coalition on Alcohol and Drug Problems Recognize Volunteers Awards for individuals and groups who have taken the lead in Jaromoting alcohol and other drug 4&use prevention. The banquet was held Oct. 21. Individual and group awards have been established in the follow ing categories: adult (24-64). youth <13-23), senior adult (65 and olden, -Jjvic/religious, neighborhood and ~$t5iness. >.. The following people were rec ? ognized: RUSSCHELL JOHNSON (nominated by Yvonne Booker); Helping people as a consumer advocate for the Consumer Involve ment Office is just one of the ways Russchell Johnson helps people. Currently, she is the president of the Forest Ridge Tenant Association and has guided the association through successful completion of the first family fun/anti-drug festival this past summer. She also met with the principal of Kernersville Ele mentary School in order to organize a community-based tutorial pro gram. She also contacted local human service agencies and encour aged them to provide afternoon pro ? grams for youth. She is a member of OFF Man agement Team and was a highly .visible participant in the Smart Stan ?.initiative. MARY HOGDEN (nominated "by Martha Martinat): Hogden is committed to people having a second chance. She has rebounded from a very difficult and painful life to become an example of strength and perseverance. Against seemingly insurmountable oddsrshe has been MLcceisfuHn establishing a program in the com munity that provides a second chance for people who have been involved in drugs or crime. The program. Forsyth Initiative For Residential Self-Help Treatment Inc., is a two-year program that is an alternative to prison and is mod eled after the Delancey Street Pro gram, of which Hogden is an alum nus. In order to bring FIRST to Winston-Salem, she organized a board and advisory committee with ? support from businesses, churches and community leaders. During these years of organizing, she also achieved a personal goal ? a col lege degree. She is a member of the ? LlftQ?_Club. and has been selected for Leadership Winston-Salem. JOHN E. MOORE (nominated by Robert Greer): Moore has been involved in efforts to help others for many years. He was instrumental in estab lishing a breakfast program and a free clothing closet for those in need. He was also instrumental in the founding of Black Men and Women Against Crime and serves as vice president in charge of opera tions for the group. He has workectwith youth from all areas of the city as a social worker and scout leader. He is cur rently Chairman of East Ward Vot ing Committee, and is a board mem ber of the East Winston Community Development Corporation. GEORGIA SMITH (nominated by Althea Jones): Smith is well known in this community as a caring, sharing and doing person. The list of activities, programs and efforts that she has been instrumental in initiating include: the "Neighbor to Neighbor" Program for drug prevention, an after-school tutorial program for youth 6-18 years old; a tenants' association; and a "Family Fun Day" for residents in her commu nity. Georgia is also involved in the work of several agencies and orga nizations in the community which include: the East Winston Commu nity Development Corporation. Skyline Village Tenants' Associa tion; Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, Winston-Salem State University and the Winston Salem/Forsyth County Coalition on Alcohol and Drug Problems. This is the second Community Service Award she has received; she was an award recipient in 1992. j PARKLAND HIGH SCHOOL 1DAC i nominated by James Bran don. Principal. Parkland High School) IDAC. an acronym for Identify Disassociate- Attack with Love Convert. is a drug-prevention pro gram organized at Parkland High School in 1989. It takes a different approach to alcohol/drug awareness; rather than having students sign a pledge not to drink and drive, 'stu dents pledge not to use alcohol/drugs at all. They do not associate with others who do use alcohol/drugs. IDAC has sponsored guest speakers; provided students for DARE; had a CARE teamed trained at Charter Hospital to help other stu dents; donated money from stu dent/faculty basketball games to such organizations as Crisis Control Ministry; purchased videotapes on drug abuse/teen-age problems for Parkland's Media Center; partici pated in the Governor's Highway Safety Seatbelt Education Program; given thousands of dollars (from Crosby Foundation) to students for being active in IDAC. IDAC also works with the Medical Center to do an annual drug survey. ELIZABETH COX (nominated by Lucille Ransby): Cox is currently president of the Cry stal Towers. Residents Coun cil and has worked many hours without pay to improve the quality of life for senior residents, espe cially those with substance-abuse problems. After discerning the prob lems of substance abuse at Crystal Towers, she realized that petitioning for eviction was not the answer, because many of the residents were moving in from the mission, or homelesspoputatioifc __ She organized an Alcohol Anonymous group in the building, but very few would participate. So she decided to talk to the residents 'with the problems, who told her a recreation room with a pool table and other equipment could help them. Cox was instrumental in securing a grant to establish a recre ation room for these residents. C