SADD Chapter Spotlight:
GARDNER-SOUTH WILMINGTON: ROAD 2 REALITY
“Gardner South Wilmington High School SADD’s “Road to Reality – Beyond the Mock Car Crash” program updated a traditional SADD event with innovative prevention strategies, touching the students, parents, and community members involved and generating tremendous public awareness of the harsh consequences that can result from one poor decision. We encourage other SADD chapters to model this program going forward.”
Through a series of dramatic scenes portrayed in and outside the school, travelers of the road witness firsthand how one decision can change many lives. Student actors worked alongside local emergency personnel, doctors, policemen, and lawyers demonstrating such scenes as an underage drinking party, car crash, hospital emergency room, court trial, jail, memorial tribute, and more. This event received significant media coverage and community support, extending its impact to an even greater audience.
The level of community involvement and the direct role professionals played in addressing parents about their responsibility in keeping youth safe was impressive. This program provided a comprehensive and invaluable approach to changing behaviors and perceptions, and was recognized as a regional winner in Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Operation Teen Safe Driving Program.
View the ROAD 2 REALITY presentation!
