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EVEN THOUGH HE SAID I'M A
FREAK, NO ONE WILL EVER LOVE ME.
HE RECONNECTED WITH THE GIRL HE
WENT TO THE PROM WITH.
HE GOT MARRIED AND I'M A NEW
GRANDMOTHER AND HE SAID THIS IS
MY PURPOSE IN LIFE.
YOU ARE DOING ALL THE RIGHT
THINGS TRYING TO TEACH EVERYONE
ELSE TO NOT MAKE BAD DECISIONS.
YOU'VE GOT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
ALL OVER THE LEE HIGH VALLEY.
WE'RE SO GRATEFUL.
IT IS NOT AN EASY TO SHARE.
BUT WE'RE SO VERY GRATEFUL THAT
IT HAD A HAPPY ENDING AND THANK
YOU FOR SHARING IT WITH US.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
CONGRATULATIONS, GRANDMA.
WELL WHEN SENIORS GO TO THE
PROM WITHOUT INCIDENT, THAT
SPELLS SUCCESS FOR PARENTS,
TEACHERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT
LARGE.
IN OUR NEXT SEGMENT, WE ARE
INTRODUCED TO SOME ADULTS WHO
ENGAGED TEENS IN A WAY THAT
GAINS THEIR TRUST AND MAKES AN
IMPACT ON THEIR DECISIONMAKING
WHEN IT COMES TO ALCOHOL USE,
DRIVING AND LIFE.
THESE SOPHOMORES AT PARKLAND
HIGH SCHOOL SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT
IT'S LIKE TO DRIVE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY
SURPRISED HOW THE STORY'S
REVISION IS FROM ALCOHOL USE,
OKAY?
PARKLAND'S DRIVER EDUCATION
INSTRUCTOR DEBRA AND
FACILITATORS FOR CHC CENTERS FOR
HUMANISTIC CHANGE GUIDE A
PROGRAM FROM THE CHC TO SIMULATE
A DRIVER WITH AN ELEVATED BLOOD
ALCOHOL CONTENT.
WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT PAIRS
OF GLASSES YOU'RE GOING TO PUT
ON.
ONE IS ACTUALLY A PAIR OF
GLASSES.
AND THERE ARE TWO VISION
GOGGLES.
ONE IS GOING TO SIMULATE YOUR
NIGHTTIME VISION WITH AN
ELEVATED BAN.
C.
AT ONE ACTIVITY STATION,
STUDENTS TRY TO THROW A BEAN BAG
IN A RECEPTACLE WITH THEIR
VISION DISTORTED BY THE GLASSES.
THAT'S REALLY FOCUSING ON THE
EYE AND HAND COORDINATION.
IT'S ONE THING TO TELL AND
IT'S ANOTHER THING TO DO.
I'M SURE YOU HEARD SEVERAL OF
OUR STUDENTS SAY WOW, AND THEY
TOOK A STEP BACK.
WOW, ALL RIGHTY.
WITH THE GOGGLES AND GLASSES,
THEY WERE VERY ACCURATE IN THE
WAY THEY PRESENTED THE
IMPAIRMENT.
THE STUDENTS LEARN HOW VISUAL
DISTORTION NEGATIVELY IMPACTS
PERFORMANCE.
WE'RE GIVING THEM THE
EXPERIENCE OF WHAT IT FEELS
LIKE, BUT WE'RE TAKING OUT THAT
RISK OF THEM ACTUALLY BEING
IMPAIRED AND TRYING TO DRIVE.
AT ANOTHER STATION IN THE
CLASS, STUDENTS WALK THE LINES.
SO OUR GOAL RIGHT NOW IS TO
SEE IF YOU CAN JUST WALK A
STRAIGHT LINE.
AND THAT'S SHOWING THEM HOW IT
AFFECTS THEIR BALANCE.
SOPHOMORE SHANE FISHER WHO
HAS HIS LEARNER'S PERMIT AND
EXPECTS TO GET HIS LICENSE IN
THE NEXT 30 DAYS LEARNS A
VALUABLE LESSON.
REALIZING THAT AT ANY POINT
IN TIME THERE COULD BE SOMEONE
ON THE ROAD DRIVING RIGHT NEXT
TO YOU THAT HAS THAT DISTORTED
OF VISION AND IS THAT IMPAIRED
TO DRIVE.
AND IT'S DEFINITELY SCARY.
YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT WHEN
YOU TAKE AWAY YOUR PERIPHERAL
VISION AND ALL THE THINGS THAT
ARE GOING AROUND YOU HOW
DANGEROUS IT IS.
AT THE THIRD STATION,
MICHELLE HAS THE KIDS TOSS A
SMALL BEACH BALL WITH ONE OF THE
STUDENTS WEARING THE "DRUNK"
GOGGLES.
YOU'RE FOCUSING SO MUCH ON
THROWING THIS BALL.
WHAT ARE YOU NOT FOCUSING ON?
WE ALSO TRY TO STRESS THAT
WITH THOSE GOGGLES, THEIR EYE
SIGHT IS IMPAIRED, BUT THEIR
BRAIN IS STILL FUNCTIONING, SO
IT CAN COMPENSATE SLIGHTLY FOR
WHAT THEIR VISION IS LACKING.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE IMPAIRED, THAT
AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN FIRST,
ESPECIALLY YOUR JUDGMENT.
SO YOU'RE MAKING WORSE
DECISIONS, POOR DECISIONS.
AND YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO USE YOUR
BRAIN TO COMPENSATE FOR YOUR EYE
SIGHT OR YOUR COORDINATION.
DEB AND THE CHE FACILITATORS
HAVE A GOOD RAPPORT WITH THE
STUDENTS.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOVE THEM
OR THIS IS HOW IT IS.
EXPERIENCE IT FOR YOURSELF.
EVERYBODY IS A ROLE MODEL.
EVEN AS AN ADULT, WE LEARN FROM
PEOPLE AROUND US.
BUCKS COUNTY PEDIATRICIAN
MICHAEL CALLY AGREES AND TAKES
THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH
HIS TEENAGE PATIENTS WHEN THEY
COME TO HIM TO SIGN THEIR
APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S
PERMIT.
WHEN YOU GET YOUR LICENSE,
YOUR LICENSE TO DRIVE A 4,000
POUND MISSILE, EVEN SMALL CARS
AT SLOW SPEEDS CAN DO A
TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.
SO THAT'S A LOT OF
RESPONSIBILITY IN YOUR HANDS.
I RECOMMEND THAT ALL KIDS SIT
DOWN AND TALK WITH THEIR PARENTS
ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO
WHEN YOU CALL THEM ONE NIGHT AT
11 O'CLOCK AND SAY I'M SUPPOSED
TO DRIVE KIDS HOME FROM A PARTY
BUT I HAD A COUPLE DRINKS.
AND I TOLD THEM, IT'S A HELL OF
A HARD PHONE CALL TO MAKE
BECAUSE YOU'RE CALLING AND
SAYING I SCREWED UP.
BUT WHAT YOUR PARENTS HOPEFULLY
ARE GOING TO REPLY, IS IT YOUR
SELF BACK DOWN, WE'LL COME GET
YOU.
NO PARENTS WANT TO GET THE PHONE
CALL AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
I'M IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, WE
THINK WE HAVE YOUR CHILD HERE.
DOCTOR BELIEVES THAT
KNOWLEDGEABLE, CARING AN DULTS
CAN SUPPORT CHILDREN GOING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I LIKE TO THINK FOR MY OWN
PEACE OF MIND AS WELL AS THE
ROLE I PLAY AS A PEDIATRICIAN
THAT I HAVE SOME IMPACT.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S REAL BECAUSE,
AGAIN, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF
MY POSITION, THERE'S A
RELATIONSHIP AND THERE'S A LEVEL
OF AUTHORITY THAT THE KIDS WILL
RESPOND TO.
I TRY TO INSTILL IN MY
PARENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
SCHOOL YEAR THAT I TEACH
POSITIVE DRIVING SKILLS AND
DEFENSIVE DRIVING AND JUST SAY
NO.
BUT THEY HAVE BEEN LEARNING HOW
TO DRIVE SINCE THEY WERE
TODDLERS.
AND PARENTS NEED TO PUT DOWN
THEIR CELL PHONES AND PARENTS
NEED TO SET THE GOOD EXAMPLE.
AS ONE TEACHER POINTED OUT,
THE BEST TEACHER IS A GOOD
EXAMPLE.
FOR TEMPLE, I'M GROVER SILL ***
REPORTING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, GROVER.
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE, THE YOUNGER YOU START
DRINKING, THE GREATER YOUR
CHANCE OF GETTING HOOKED.
IN FACT, REPORTS SHOW 4 IN 10
PEOPLE WHO BECOME DRINKING
BEFORE AGE 18 EVENTUALLY BECOME
ALCOHOLICS.
WHITE DEER RUN TREATMENT CENTER
DISWROINS US JOINS US AND ALONG
WITH A JUNIOR IN AN MAY AS HIGH
SCHOOL GETTING READY TO GO TO
THE PROM HERE SHORTLY.
BRIAN, HELP US UNDERSTAND YOUR
STORY A LITTLE BIT.
IT ALL STARTED OUT AS A TEENAGER
WHO WAS FEELING A LITTLE BUMMED
OUT.
YEAH, I HAD BEEN LITTLE DOWN
IN THE DUMPS FOR ABOUT A WEEK.
AND I DECIDED TO TURN TO
ALCOHOL.
THOUGHT IT WOULD FIX MY
PROBLEMS.
BUT LATER THAT EVENING I LEARNED
IT WOULD NOT AT ALL.
I WENT TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE,
BROUGHT A FEW DRINKS WITH ME,
MIXED ALCOHOLS, NEXT THING I
KNEW, WOKE UP IN THE HOSPITAL
WITH IVs.
WHAT WAS YOUR BLOOD ALCOHOL
CONTENT LEVEL?
WHEN I WAS IN THE AMBULANCE,
THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AROUND .3
OR .4.
AND THAT WAS AFTER I HAD VOMITED
MOST OF IT UP.
SO I WAS MOST LIKELY AROUND .5
OR .6.
SO YOU HAD A HORRIBLE
EXPERIENCE THAT YOU CERTAINLY
COULD HAVE DIED FROM.
AND THEN YOU CAME TO MEET DAVID.
DAVID, TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCE AND HOW
COMMON IT IS.
WELL, I THINK IT'S A VERY
COMMON THING.
I MEAN AS YOU HAD MENTIONED
BEFORE, ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES IS
BINGE DRINKING WITH ADOLESCENTS.
AND YOU HAD MENTIONED THE FIGURE
OF 1 IN 4.
THAT'S QUITE COMMON.
IN ANY GIVEN MONTH, I THINK THE
ESTIMATE IS ABOUT 30 PERCENT OF
TEENS IN HIGH SCHOOL WILL HAVE
SOMETHING TO DRINK.
AND THAT'S PROBABLY CONSERVATIVE
ESTIMATE.
SO IT IS VERY COMMON.
AND PEOPLE THINK A LITTLE BIT'S
NOT GOING TO HURT THEM.
THEY PERCEIVE IT AS BEING VERY
NORMAL.
WHAT KIND OF TREATMENT HELPS
THEM GET PAST THAT ADDICTION?
WELL, WHAT WE DO IS WE DO A
LOT OF EDUCATION.
WE DISCUSS A LOT OF EXPERIENCES.
WE DO IT IN A GROUP ENVIRONMENT.
SO THE TEENS COME IN AND THEY'RE
ABLE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES
WITH EACH OTHER.
I TALK TO THEM A LOT ABOUT WHAT
I'VE EXPERIENCED IN THE PAST AND
WHAT I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE GO
THROUGH.
AND I DISCUSS WITH THEM THE GOOD
OUTCOMES AND SOME NOT-SO-GOOD
OUTCOMES, AS WELL.
AND THEN WHAT WE TRY AND DO IS
REFRAIN THE PERSPECTIVE WHY THEY
USE ALCOHOL AND WHAT THE
ALTERNATIVES ARE FOR IT.
BRIAN, I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE
LAST WORD.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY TO ALL
THOSE TEENAGERS WHO ARE ABOUT TO
GO TO THE PROM AND DEAL WITH
EDUCATION NOW THAT YOU DON'T
DRINK AT ALL?
I BELIEVE THAT IF YOU REALLY
HAVE TO TURN TO DRUGS AND
ALCOHOL, THINK ABOUT IT FIRST
BECAUSE WITH MY EXPERIENCE, I
LEARNED THAT LIVING LIFE WITHOUT
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, YOU ACTUALLY
GET THAT MORE EUPHORIC FEELING
OF HAPPINESS, LIKE YOU'RE
NATURALLY HAPPY.
AND DRUGS ONLY LAST A LITTLE
BIT.
AND WHEN YOU'RE NATURALLY HAPPY,
IT LASTS YOU LONGER.
IT'S MUCH BETTER GOING.
GREAT ADVICE FROM YOUR EARS
TO ALL THOSE TEENS OUT THERE
LISTENING.
FOLKS, THANKS SO MUCH BRIAN
PHELPS AND DAVID ZIMMERMAN, WE
APPRECIATE YOUR STORY.
WELL, BEFORE WE SAY GOOD NIGHT,
WE HAVE A SPECIAL DRAWING FOR
MEMBERS OF OUR STUDIO AUDIENCE.
THE SANDS CASINO RESORT
BETHLEHEM HAS DONATED A $50 GIFT
CERTIFICATE GOOD AT THE SHOPS,
THE RESTAURANT AND EVENTS
CENTER.
SO, BRIAN, GO AHEAD, HIT THE
NUMBER.
CAN YOU GIVE IT TO ME?
WHO IS IT?
IT IS NO.?
99.
NUMBER 99.
THAT TELLS YOU WE HAVE A FULL
HOUSE.
99, YOU GOT TO RAISE YOUR HAND
FOR US.
OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS, I'VE
BEEN SO HONORED TO LEAD THE
PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT HERE AT
PBS39.
I HAVE GROWN EVEN MORE THAN I
THOUGHT I WOULD BE.
I HAVE BEEN STATION MANAGER.
BUT THIS CHAPTER OF MY LIFE
COMES TO A CLOSE TODAY AND SOON
I'LL START AN EXCITING NEW
JOURNEY AS THE GENERAL MANAGER
OF PBS CHARLOTTE, NORTH
CAROLINA.
THIS IS TRULY A DREAM COME TRUE
FOR ME TO LEAD A PUBLIC
TELEVISION STATION, AND I AM SO
VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY.
BUT I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME INTO
YOUR HOME TO SHARE YOUR STORIES,
THE STORIES OF YOUR FRIENDS AND
YOUR NEIGHBORS.
WE'VE SHARED THE HAPPY AND THE
HEFTY ISSUES THAT MAKE THIS SUCH
AN INCREDIBLE REGION TO LIVE,
WORK AND PLAY FOR ME.
FOR ME, YOU KNOW, LIFE IS ABOUT
TWO F'S AND 3 P'S.
THE FIRST F.
FAITH.
I'D BE LOST WITHOUT IT.
IT'S BEEN MY GUIDING LIGHT FOR
EVERY DECISION I'VE EVER MADE.
MY SECOND F, FAMILY.
I WOULDN'T BE WHO I AM WITHOUT
MY INCREDIBLE BEST FRIEND AND
TRULY THE BEST HELPMATE A GIRL
COULD EVER ASK FOR IN MY
HUSBAND.
MY HUSBAND ROB IS AMAZING.
WE HAVE AUTO E BEEN MARRIED FOR
22 YEARS AND HE IS ALWAYS UP FOR
A NEW ADVENTURE AND I'M VERY,
VERY GRATEFUL.
AND TO MY 12-YEAR-OLD SON RJ WHO
IS SUCH A CHIP OFF HIS MOM'S
BLOCK, THIS IS WHY QUESTION
FIGHT SOMETIMES.
I JUST LOVE BEING HIS MOM.
THE THREE PP'S STAND FOR
PASSION, PERSEVERANCE AND
POSSIBILITIES.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PASSIONATE
ABOUT TELEVISION AND LEADERSHIP.
LIFE IS DIFFICULT FOR EVERYONE
AND WE ALL NEED TO PERSEVERE.
PLOW THROUGH THOSE ISSUES AND
WORK TOWARD BECOMING
PROFESSIONAL PROBLEM SOLVERS.
IF YOU FOLLOW YOUR PASSION, AND
TAKE WINSTON CHURCHILL'S QUOTE,
"NEVER, EVER, EVER GIVE UP
SERIOUSLY.
IT WILL LEAD TO INCREDIBLE
POSSIBILITIES.
POSSIBILITIES LIKE I AM ABOUT TO
START RIGHT NOW.
I'D LIKE TO THANK THE DEDICATED
TEAM HERE AT PBS39 FOR ALL OF
THEIR HARD WORK.
IT HAS BEEN A BLAST WORKING WITH
THEM ALL THESE YEARS AND IT IS
AN HONOR TO LEAD.
AND I WISH ALL THEM GREAT
SUCCESS, CONTINUED GOOD HEALTH
AND HAPPINESS TO EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF THEM AND OF COURSE TO ALL
OF YOU, AS WELL.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
IT'S BEEN A BLAST.
GOD BLESS.
GOOD NIGHT.
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