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Whitney: We started the Hunter White Memorial Fund, and Hunter's Runners, started in Phoenix in 2002
as kind of like a little tribute, it was a one mile walk,
It's actually grown, the community's stepped up, lots of friends, lots of sponsors came on board,
It's grown into a 5k, and will keep growing into a 10k and on. It's a big fundraiser, it's kind of fun and quirky,
goofy, just like Hunter was, so that fundraiser now puts all the money together for this program.
and we've worked with the UA, and Southwest Ambulance, to kind of bring it to you guys, because we think
Hunter's Legacy--he would want us to do something young and fun and to keep all of you guys having a good time
because honestly, he had more fun than anybody.
Will: What we want to focus on today is really this concept of choices.
this picture is the last picture that Hunter and Garrett took while they were alive.
When you guys go on spring break, and you have to make difficult choices, I want you guys to think of this picture,
and I want you guys to make good choices.
Josh: It just makes us understand what's at risk, and helps us understand a little more what people are going through, and the risks of drunk driving.
Matt: And we drove back to our place, which was about three miles total, and the car rolled three times
they flipped the car three times, and I think they lost control of the car and that's what I think happened.
and I was ejected from the car, and the car rolled over his body.
Student: It hit me and I think it hit a lot of other people.
Whitney: I got the typical, scary call at 4:30 in the morning I think it was, from my parents saying that Hunter was dead.
and it's one of those things I don't wish on anyone else, it's exactly as horrific as you think it would be.
Matt: And the problem is when you're an 18, 19, 20 year old kid, you don't know what to do.
It was a very, very scary scene. One of our friends was dead.
Another was in a hospital that looked like a shack on the side of the road, with two beds in it.
And he was in there with his shirt off, and I put my hand on his chest, and you could tell he was internally bleeding, and we had to do something quick.
Will: And I know it's hard to think that that could ever happen, but what we're trying to tell you is that this is real deal stuff.
This stuff happens, and what we wanna try to do is make you better prepared.
Nick: Well I think that the Hunter White Spring Break program is really important for all different students on campus because
it offers them information that is so important not only for when you're traveling outside of the United States
but really ideas for when you're in the United States, there's a lot of safety precautions that students should take.
Mike: So if you've got a deputy friend, we've all got 'em, collect that money before you guys go out,
because right now, I think we all can make a good decision, we get a couple beers in us,
and we're all not making good decisions. Get two bucks, or however much you think you're gonna need, from every person
It's about this is the money that's gonna be used for the taxi to get us home. We do that in the beginning, before we get all crazy.
and it's about hey, we got a way home, we got the money set aside, and everything's kind of set up that way.
Dani: I was amazed by some of the things that can happen when you go outside of the country that you never really think about.
Tom: You don't wanna call 911 when you're down there, it doesn't work, it's 0-66 if you wanna get some emergency help.
Student: I just learned about making good decisions in the future, and be careful about where I'm going on spring break.
Will: And we think in Hunter's case, with all of Hunter's friends, if they just had a little bit of basics, it would have helped to go a long way,
and who knows what the results would have been.
Whitney: We want you to go out and have a good time, just like all of us did, We just want you to come home safe, because Hunter never did.
Geoff: As a Hunter White health advocate, your duties include attending seminars on a variety of health topics ranging from
sexually transmitted diseases, men's health topics, women's reproductive topics
a lot of really important health ... issues.
and they then utilize the materials that they get. It's usually powerpoint or some other presentation material,
and they bring it back to their chapter, and give a presentation on the information that they learned.
and so all the members then get the benefit of the initial meeting.
It's been a way for everyone to sort of learn about these health topics, which they wouldn't have necessarily gone out and researched themselves.
Some of the one's including spring break, men's health,
a lot of those ones that people don't really think about consciously, but recognize that here could be a problem and
could really benefit from them, and I think really have, and especially the spring break one, I think that
people were really receptive to that, and a lot of people found that to be a lot more informative.
As I continued with my semesters, it became more and more apparent that I was learning and *retaining* more of the information
that I was going to these... excuse me... more of the information that I was learning from the seminars. I was
integrating into my own life. The experience has overall been a really positive one. I think I've been able to help at least a couple people,
that have come to me specifically to ask me for further information. I continued because I really enjoyed it.
I thought all of the different seminars were interesting, I actually got a lot out of them and when I presented them back
to the fraternity, they seemed really accepting of a lot of the things I was talking about.
Well, after a presentation we have feedback from our members, through forms and just verbal feedback.
We turn that in, sort of to develop the program and to make sure that not only the ideas sort of sinking in
but that they're also beneficial to each sorority and fraternity that have the presentation given to them.
The big way that we've all benefited is just through constant contact with the information.
And with continual presentation of the kind of facts that people just need to know.
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