High School Principal turns D.A.R.E. Officer

Dan Jerbia

GRUNDY COUNTY — Dan Jerbia writes two letters to his Mentor and DARE Officer Training Instructor Jeff Smith from Wisconsin.  Dan explains how D.A.R.E. has rejuvenated him after 38 years in the classroom.  Principal turned DARE instructor

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Dan Jerbia suffered a major heart attack but survives because he practices what he preaches.  Fellow DARE OFFICERS

Debbie Smith named DARE educator of year

The Commercial - News - May 2009

Rossville-Alvin Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Debbie Smith walks down the bleachers after she was named the DARE Officers Association Educator of the Year during an assembly at Rossville-Alvin Elementary School.

ROSSVILLE — First it was one little boy, sprinting across the gymnasium into the arms of Rossville-Alvin Grade School teacher Debbie Smith...MORE

DARE nets $2,800 from Home Show

The Register-Mail - March 2009

GALESBURG —Galesburg DARE raised over $2,810 at the Sandburg Mall 2009 Home Show on March 8, 2009. A playhouse built by Steve Geitner of Geitner Construction was donated by the Western Illinois Builder’s Association to the DARE program to raffle. The winner of the playhouse was Sue Craig of Abingdon.

Angie Buchen, Galesburg, was the winner of a DARE bicycle. WIBA also awarded $100 gift certificates to Marcy Copeland, Fred McKee, Virginia Fuson, Barbara Ferris and Todd McKee.

All proceeds from the raffle benefit Galesburg drug education awareness.

D.A.R.E. Graduation Day
Courtesy of DARE Officer Keith Emrikson
Hebron Police Department

Hip-hop helps students dance their way to good choices
The Beacon News

Kelly Kuder

Several hundred sixth-graders dressed in uniforms of blue pants and white shirts stream into East Aurora's Simmons Middle School's brand new gymnasium for a D.A.R.E. assembly....MORE

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