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Listed
below are other AAIM Speakers Bureau material,
available through the Schaumburg AAIM office.
AAIM
Videotapes
"AAIM & MWAH -
Addison Trail High School"
"Amanda's Story"
"Drunk Driving-The Victim/The Offender"
"The Story of AAIM"
"Victim Impact Panel"
AAIM
Publications
"The Faces of
Tragedy" Book
"The Voices of Tragedy" CD
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Overview
There is nothing more powerful than the spoken
word of someone directly affected by a drunk
or drugged driver. Personal accounts by victims
and offenders evoke a compelling emotional response.
The AAIM Speakers Bureau presentations are given
to schools, DUI offenders in the courts, private
industry, law enforcement and legal agencies.
The goal is to create awareness, encourage prevention
and illustrate the devastating consequences
of impaired driving.
Presentation
Format
AAIM’s Education Program and Victim Impact
Panel (VIP), generally consist of Victim Services
personnel to oversee the format and present
an introduction about AAIM and alcohol-related
issues, followed by two victims and one defendant
telling their personal tragedies involving a
DUI crash. Each program is designed to run 45
to 60 minutes. The format can be modified to
suit any organization. An interactive format
is also available for younger students.
Service
Fees
AAIM is required by its Board of Directors to
request a donation for services rendered. Please
contact Victim Services personnel or the Schaumburg
AAIM office for further information and details at 888-240-0027.
Parent's Program
New research has shown that teens are starting to drink at a very young age…as early as the junior high level. We have discovered that many parents try to provide a “safe” place for their children to drink. They think taking the keys, or monitoring their drinking will keep them safe. Scientific research reveals that the brain of a teen is not fully developed and the introduction of alcohol at that age can lead to poor decision making and possible alcoholism.
This program directed at parents is to educate them about the dangers of young people drinking and its effects medically, emotionally, physically and spiritually. We do not preach, we teach. Parents who think children are going to drink, no matter what and who. feel taking the keys, getting them a motel room or a condo in Lake Geneva where they can “safely” drink, will be taught why this is NOT a good idea. There is nothing healthy about a teen drinking.
Our panel consists of a parent who has lost their teen to a drunk driving crash, a parent who has lost a teen as a result of alcohol consumption, a local police officer who talks about the legal and emotional issues and a presenter who will give information about teen alcohol use and abuse.
Our program will work best if it’s mandatory for a parent to attend before their child goes to a prom, dance or other school function where drinking may be involved. If the parents work or can’t attend, they should have a friend, neighbor or the parents of their child’s date represent them. It’s rare that the parents who allow their children to drink would attend this program if it’s voluntary.
The cost of this program is $500 and lasts 1-1/2 hours with questions and answers at the conclusion. If a reference is required, please call Pat Larson, Director of Victim Services at 630-240-4455.
School
Presentations
AAIM’s Education Program is presented
to high schools, colleges and middle schools
and are very well-received by students and faculty
alike. While spring is the most requested time,
presentations are given throughout the year.
Requests do need to be made in advance to insure
speaker availability and to prepare the format.
AAIM’s
Early Education Program is presented to younger children
(middle school, etc.) and may include fatal-vision
goggle demonstrations and activities that students
can participate in. Click on Five
Minutes That Changed My Life, for more details.
Testimonials
“Numerous students told me how your
stories powerfully impacted them. Thank you
for bringing your message to our school. We
need to hear it.”
(April ‘02) West
Leyden High School
“The
SODA Club (Students Opposed to Drugs and Alcohol)
appreciates you for helping us to learn the
real life consequences of alcohol. You let us
experience the devastation.”
(May ‘02) Bartlett
High School
Court
Presentations
Every month, AAIM presents Victim Impact Panels
(VIP’s) in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
Will and Winnebago counties in Illinois and
at the Hammond City Court in Hammond, IN. The
attendees are DUI offenders, who have been ordered
by a judge to attend, as part of their sentence.
Some panels are evaluated by attendee questionnaires.
They offer very positive feedback and give AAIM
a better understanding of the impaired driver.
Other
Presentations
AAIM’s Education Program and Victim Impact
Panel (VIP) are requested by many other groups
- local business owners or police officers working
a sobriety checkpoint. Again, it is to create
awareness and exemplify that death and injury
are the likely results of impaired driving.
Testimonials
“An excellent presentation!”
(June ‘02) VIP attendee
- female, age 36
“I
was strongly affected by every word they
spoke. It really makes you think.”
(June ‘02) VIP attendee
- male, age 20
“The
responses from the training seminar
were overwhelmingly supportive of the panel
and many referenced it as being the most
valuable part of the day.”
(January ‘02) DuPage
County Probation
Final
Words
"AAIM's Education Program is given to students,
hoping they will be impacted by the devastating
effects of alcohol abuse and, drinking and
driving, The program tries to touch the student
in an emotional way. One or two victims tell
how a person's choice to drink and drive,
changed their life forever - emotionally,
physcially, financially and eternally. A
defendant, who has killed or injured someone,
also speaks. He or she is totally remorseful,
uses no drugs or alcohol, takes full blame
and wants to make a difference. The combination
of speakers is a powerful force for prevention.
Our goal is to prevent death and injury due
to poor choices."
-Pat
Larson
Director of Victim Services
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CONTACTS
Pat Larson
Director of Victim Services
Telephone: (630) 530-1411
Fax: (630) 530-9212
Twyla Blakely
Victim Services Coordinator - North/West
Telephone: (630) 941-8704
Fax: (630) 832-7060
Phil Rog
Special Services/Demonstrations
Telephone: (847) 697-0791
Alliance Against
Intoxicated Motorists
Woodfield Grove - Suite 131
870 East Higgins Road
Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
Telephone: (847) 240-0027
Toll free: (888) 240-0027
Fax: (847) 240-0028
E-mail: info@aaim1.org
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