Ciji Tidwell and Meghan Root, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, will speak at the next community meeting to discuss a community approach to preventing under-age drinking on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held in the County Commissioners’ meeting room in the Chesapeake Building in Leonardtown from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and will be televised live on Metrocast Cable Channel 95. Channel 95 can also be viewed from the county’s webpage at www.stmarysmd.com. Click on Videos. The program will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, March 9 at 6 p.m.
The speakers, from the College’s Division of Student Affairs, have backgrounds in wellness, counseling and cultural competency. They will work with participants to further develop a community plan to reduce underage drinking, binge drinking and alcohol-related crashes in St. Mary’s County.
This is the third meeting of the Maryland Strategic Prevention Framework Work Group. Additional volunteers and groups are urged to become involved. For additional information, contact Walt Biscoe, Prevention Coordinator, (301) 475-4200 ext 1851, walter.biscoe@stmarysmd.com or log on to the county’s website at www.stmarysdmd.com. Click on Human Services under the Residents box.