Students Against Drunk Drivers j
Billy 8etls, left, and Jon Gouge have
found SADD to be very rewarding. Both
are confident that peer pressure causes
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students to drink to the point that it
becomes addictive.
cohol and how It effects you
before becoming eligible
for membership. ,
They have found SADD
to be very rewarding. “It’s
rewarding to become that
peer counselor, save one
life and get across to one
Mend that it’s not safe to
drink and drive,” re
marked Sella. “We all ex
perience pea-pressure, but
kids and tbeir peers can
talk to each other better. 4
feel that if we can get one
drunk driver off the road,
that’s one less person
destroyed and we've ac
complished something,” -
, confirmed Gougev
The students voiced that
- they try not to associate -
with MADD (Mothers
Against Drunk Drivers)
because, “They’re trying
to change laws against
dnmk driven. We just
want to make the public
aware of the fact that it’s
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drive.”
Both are confident that
peer pressure causes stu
dents or young people to
drink to the point that it
becomes addictive. “When
kids turn 16, the first thing
they want to do is get in a
°nd drivT When they
get dnmk and try to drive,
we can help them by
calling a cop or a taxi cab, ”
suggested Sells. Gouge
added, “We could have one
person whose sober drive
for them.” The “Contract
" Tot* Life,” established by
SADD, is an even better
solution. It states that if a
student is ever drunk at a
party or in a situation in
which he or she can’t drive,
he or she can call the
parent(s) to be picked up
at any time With no ques
tions asked at that parti
cular time. Parents or a
parent who is in the above
situation can also call the
student to be picked up at
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asked at that particular
time.
Several reasons have
kept the SADD members
from drinking and driving.
Sells began, “My religious
belief keeps me from
drinking and driving. I
really wasn't aware that 20
people are killed a day by
drunk drivers until I got
involved in SADD. This has
really shown me the dan
gers of drinking and driv
ing.” Gouge continued, “I
saw a lot of facts in SADD
which really interested me.
I’m very athletic (tight end
on the football team), and I
don’t lik£the thought of my
body being out of control^
They revealed that
SADD’s $1,000 budget con
sists of money received
from beer companies such
as Budweiser and Michelob
and that the new law about
drunk driving has been an
influence as to how much
people drink and drive
now.
Billy Sells, an only child,
is the son of Bill and
Pearline Sells. Jon Gouge,
brother of Mrs. Cindy
Earnhardt, 20, is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walk
er. If you want more facts
about SADD or are inter
ested Jn becoming a mem
ber, contact Billy Sells at
536-1672 or Becky Sink at
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Washington, stressed he
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perience as well as poli
tical experience. He said be
believes in representing
everyone, not just work
force groups or political
action committees (PACs).
Claiming he has the high
est campaign budget over
Susan Green and Ben
Tison, Martin expressed
his success in fundraising
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individual appeals rather
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more minorities to look into
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people to participate fully
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