Stephen's still touching lives

There have been some major developments in my life right now. Very big things happening for me and my family!

On Friday, I received a call from Lt. Burroughs of the Florida Highway Patrol. He wants me to do a presentation about drunk driving at a Town Hall Meeting, alongside Sen. Oelrich, who lost a son in a drunk driving accident during Spring Break. Can you believe it? The Town Hall meetings are basically a forum with a panel of experts. I'm going to be presenting a video about Stephen and his accident and also (probably) will be doing a PowerPoint Presentation about underage drinking and the adverse effects of alcohol on the body.

Here is the link to a draft of the video I will be showing. It's different than the memorial video that was made by his friends. I've already made some changes to it since I uploaded it, but you'll be able to get the gist of it:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7013185215503834182

I am so excited!!! Ever since Stephen died, my family has been searching for a reason for why this had to happen. We want for Stephen's death to have not been in vain. I have been waiting for an opportunity like this to come along! If I can use Stephen's death to save just one life, it will have not been for nothing.

Another big thing to happen today...Lt. Burroughs is thinking of filming the entire presentation and producing DVDs to be available state-wide for high schools and other community efforts. Can you believe it? We've got an amazing ball rolling and it's growing into something BIG! I can't wait!

Anyway, the date and time and other info is below, for any of my local friends who want to attend:

Fort White Town Hall Meeting
Fort White High School Gymnasium
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Refreshments, 5:30pm
Program begins at 7:00pm
I hope you'll attend if you can. It's going to be a big jumping-off point for something much, much bigger!