Craig Conrad from the Unstoppable You Program spoke to the citizens of Harper CO on March 1-2, 2012 about the dangers of underage drinking. At a town hall meeting, 540 people were in attendance, with 320 being youth. Craig used exercises and personal stories to encourage the community to prevent underage drinking. Several local groups, including the police and schools, had informational booths at the event. This town hall meeting engaged more of the community than any other project organized by the local healthy choices coalition.

1. Town Hall Meeting and All School
Assembly
Featuring Craig Conrad

2. Craig Conrad….The Unstoppable You Program
Pictured Craig Conrad from the Unstoppable You Program and a youth volunteer from the
audience at the Town Hall Meeting.

3. Craig Conrad from the Unstoppable
You Program spoke to the citizens of
Harper CO. on March 1-2, 2012.
Pictured is Craig and a youth
volunteer. Craig asked the Youth
Volunteer to break one stick and then
try to break a bundle of sticks. This
exercise symbolized the importance
of a community working together to
fight underage drinking.

4. Craig Conrad engaging the audience

5. Craig asked the audience to raise
their hand if they knew someone
that had a drinking problem.
EVERY hand in the audience was
in the air…even our youth

6. Craig signing autographs. The youth flocked to him.

7. There were 540 people present the
night of Town Hall Meeting.
320 of them were the youth of
Harper County
This Town Hall Meeting was the
most successful one the coalition
has organized.

8. Attendance at Town Hall Meeting

9. Craig was a school teacher for 26 years. His
experience as a teacher made this particular
presentation unique. He clearly understood the
difficulties communities face that fight underage
drinking. Craig spoke to the community about social
hosting and social access. He encouraged parents and
community members to not host parties for the youth
with alcohol present. He spoke to the youth about the
dangers of underage drinking. He shared personal
stories of students he taught that chose to drink
underage age and the consequences they suffered.
One story was of a 16 year old boy that killed 6 people
in a car accident and is now in prison.

10. Kindle Fire Giveaway!!!!
Pictured are Jennifer Foley, Harper Co. Healthy Choices Coalition and Nic Seipel, SADD
President

11. TWO Kindle Fires were
given away as door prizes.
The Kindle Fires were
donated by the Anthony
Ministerial Alliance and
The Lighthouse, Inc.

12. Booths at Town Hall Meeting
Pictured is the members of SADD. SADD gave away pencils, bookmarks, Lifesaver
(candies), and Band Against Bullying bracelets.

13. USD 361 Superintendant at his Booth
Pictured is Keith Custer, USD 361 Superintendant. Keith sat up a booth at the Town
Hall Meeting to discuss adding an auxiliary gymnasium with community members.

14. Harper County Healthy Choices Coalition Booth
The HCHC Coalition had a booth to promote Lions Quest, Strengthening
Families, Youth Friends, and CMCA.

15. Drunk Goggles
Anthony Police Department had a booth. They set up an impaired walking display with
“drunk goggles”. They also gave away literature on underage drinking and bullying

16. Regional Prevention Center Booth
The Regional Prevention Center had a booth to promote the DUI Victim Center
information. They also had the Alco-Pop Display

17. Craig also spoke to our Junior
High and High School on March
1, 2012.
He spoke to the elementary
school and school faculty on
March 2,2012.

21. This Town Hall Meeting
reached more youth and
community members than
any other project we have
completed with the HPUD
Grant. That is why it was
picked as our success story.