Pubdate: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 Source: Thomasville Times, The (AL) Copyright: 2007 The Thomasville Times Contact: http://www.thethomasvilletimes.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4316 Author: John Thornton DARE NEEDS YOUR HELP Dear Editor: Hello, my name is Officer John Thornton. I'm the DARE officer at Thomasville City Schools. The DARE program is for kindergarten through fifth grades. In the DARE program I teach the children safety, helpful and harmful uses of medicines and drugs and the importance of obeying the laws. The fifth grade is my main class. I teach a 17-week class teaching them the harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana to the body. My classes consist of 700 or more students and I need money to give out supplies like books, pencils, stickers, shirts and other items that I can give out to the kids. These items are not free. So I'm asking for a donation from you. Any amount that you give will be well appreciated. Help me to help our kids. Thank you, Officer John Thornton - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman