I was actually in the program and it was the most powerful thing i've ever experienced. If you think your too macho to cry, your very wrong. I havent cried in over four years, but the emotions were so powerful and raw tonight that i couldnt help but let them out. First thing all my friends said to me was "hey bro im not drinkin anymore"
Life changing stuff right here.
Tony Mar 28, 2007
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I just wanted to thank you so much for doing this program. We have currently finished day 1 of the program, and just seeing my friends die from these accidents really put it into perspective for me. It's definatly changed my life forever in a way that is benifitial. So thank you again. I think this program does wonders for high school students!
Kira Mar 28, 2007
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We had our every 15 minutes demonstration today and continuing tomorrow as well . i think its a great program and i want to thank everyone who put it together at our school (ponderosa). even though it's a mock demonstration, it seems very real and i really hope this helps get the message through. i cant imagine if i had to really deal with situation. thanks again!
Andrea Bell Mar 27, 2007
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I AM THE MOTHER OF ONE OF THE STUDENTS WHO WAS KILLED IN THE MOCK ACCIDENT. ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE IT HAD AN IMPACT ON THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS, THERE WERE STILL THOSE WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE. WE HAVE TO FEEL SORRY FOR SUCH UNSENSITIVE KIDS WHO STILL THINK THEIR INVINCIBLE. THANK YOU FOR THE PROGRAM I THINK IT'S FABULOUS.
JOAN CIMARUSTI Mar 27, 2007
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I just wanted to say thankyou. this was really great and very meaningful. i along with a ton of kids got a lot out of it!!!!
Mallory Smith Mar 27, 2007
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I just wanted to say thanks so much. even i being a freshman still was really affected by it. i think almost everyone at my school was affected by it. It seemed so real and i think it opened peoples eyes to all of it. so again thanks and i really think this is a great program and is run VERY VERY well!!!!!!!
Mallory Smith Mar 24, 2007
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My school is currently participating in the "Every 15 Minutes" program. We had no notice at all, which resulted in a terrible day for me personally. I have had to suffer through losing someone to a drunk driving accident. It is the worst feeling in the world, and I was forced to relive it every 15 minutes. All day. I only wish I was warned ahead of time so I could have been mentally prepared. And I wish my classmates would take this seriously. It is such and important issue, and many of them were laughing or ignoring the whole thing. Thank you for trying to bring understanding and awareness to such a painful topic. I hope I can help in the future. Thank you.
Jessica Huey Mar 22, 2007
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I am a sophomore at Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California, and i attended last years assembely for Every 15 Minutes. After watching the tape from the year before I was in tears. The reality of drinking and driving and its fatality rate is so huge and im just so glad to see what schools are doing to teach kids about it. I think that what so many schools do with Every 15 Minutes is absolutly incredible. I can only hope that it gets passed on to many other schools. -- all it takes is one drink.
victoria loeffler Mar 21, 2007
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My school just did this program two weeks ago, and it had such an impact on the students. The assembly the next day moved everyone to tears. I was on the film crew that prepared the video to be shown at the assembly the next day, so I participated behind the scenes. In a way, it was a much more intense experience, because I rode in the ambulance with one of the victims, and then when he died in the hospital, to watch the grief in his parent's faces was overwhelming. I never drank and drove before this program, and I don't plan on it now. But now when I hear friends talking about their weekend experiences with drunk driving, I am very adamant about convincing them not to do so again. To go through this two-day experience helps to instill just how much drinking and driving not only affects you, but everyone around you as well. I am so thankful for this program and the effective way in which it impacts students. Fair Oaks, CA
Carissa Mar 21, 2007
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i go to royal high school in california and the past two days we had the every 15 minutes progam at our school and it definitly made a huge impact it was avery emotional day for all the juinors and seinors.
stephanie Mar 15, 2007
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Just wanted to say i am a huge fan of the every 15 minutes program. I have lost two close friends to drunk driving accidents as a result of that I have become a Designated Driver. All of my friends call me to take them home. I dont care what time or what i'm doing I drop everything and go. But again thanks for showing teens why not to drive drunk maybe it will change their lives.
Tama Kimble Mar 15, 2007
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My only child, Ashley Masek died last year due to an impaired driver in Carson City, NV. Young people tend to think that nothing can go wrong, but I speak from experiences that it can. I will be a guest speaker this year at Every 15 minutes. It is my wish that at least one person thinks about their decision and choose not to drive impaired. We all can learn from tragedy.
Mary Hobbs Mar 15, 2007
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As A volunteer Firefighter and parent. I see this program as a great way to educate our young people. I hope to get this program set up for our local students very soon.
Troy Nichols Mar 10, 2007
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My name is jennifer, i an a 29 yr old femal from athens al. My reason for looking into this program is i lost one of my best friends to a drunk driver Dec 31 2006. He left behind a wife, and 5 kids. I was also touched by a tragedy several years ago, when my young husband was drunk himself, had a wreck and killed two people, i was not with him at the time, but i have felt the pain eveyday since. My "now ex-husband" is alive and ok, he spent several years in jail, and missed all his daughters firsts!!!!! If there is any way i can keep this from ever happening again, i will. Education is the KEY
jennifer Mar 10, 2007
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I dropped off my sophomore son in school 3/8 and saw all the cop cars lined up at the entrance of the school. That afternoon, I came to pick up my son to bring him and a frind to a memorial for a former Sheldon high schoolmate who passed away the Sunday before dur to a motorcyle accident. I asked the office staff why all the police cars in the school and she explained to me the Every 15 minute program. I came the next day to witness the "memorial at the school gym".
I was very impressed by the whole program and saw the impact it had on both the juniors and seniors in the gym and the family who were there to witness. I know that the we as parents could only hope that what the kids witnessed, they would put into action....to make the right choice when they are put in "the situation". This program, has planted the seed in their hearts and minds...it's up to the kids to make the right choice. God Bless all who made this happen to get the message accross to these kids.
Arlene Mar 9, 2007
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Being a volunteer with the Nancy Run Fire Co in Bethlehem Twp, i got to participate in the rescue of the Victims. Seeing every day real accidents, i can safely say that the students who are watching the rescue are getting as close to a real rescue as they could. Still being in school, also makes it something because instead of just watching it, i am a participant which gives it a whole new feeling...
Nolan Rampulla Mar 3, 2007
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Today I am wearing a "Every 15 Minutes" shirt that was my younger brothers. Knowing it had some involvment with his high school (Pahrump Valley) years of informing students about 'Destructive Decisions' I felt good displaying the message the shirt sends out. While visiting my wife at the hospital a woman asked me, "What happens every 15 minutes?" I explained, and it seemed as though I had planted this seed of awareness just by deciding to wear this shirt. I plan on wearing it more often, in fact, I might not give it back to my brother now...Just think of the impact if these were distributed to high school and college students. Most college students will stop and listen for a free shirt. Keep up the good work.
Tim Mar 3, 2007
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Two years ago I was a junior at Southwest High school. Every 15 Minutes came in the spring because out of a class survey, ours was the one that appeared to have the biggest problem with drinking. We used my friend Luke's car in the crash scene because he had totaled it the year before driving drunk. We made fun of him saying that he'd be the first one to die in our class. Sarcasm. That's all it was. But a year later on January 20th, 2006, he was driving drunk and drove into the back of a city bus.
Basically, people can try to send a message all they want, but after seeing it fail, I've lost faith in our generation to make good decisions and protect ourselves.
We miss you, Luke.
Desiree Mar 3, 2007
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Hi. My name is Nikki and my school is getting ready to do the every 15 minutes lesson and I am part of the collison and I have to be on the helicopter and die at the hospital. I think that this is going to be a very good learning experience for my school and we can not wait to do it. I hope my school learns like others did.
Nikki Beenken Mar 3, 2007
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You guys did a mock crash/ funeral at my sons school yesterday. I would like to say thank you, He called me when it was over and said it brought actual tears to his eyes. I am very intersted if you should ever need a participant Im willing to help if it saves lives. Great job!!
Dion Mar 1, 2007
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Hi, my name is Crystal Hagle I graduated last year from Analy High School in Sebastopol. When I was About 9 years ago my sister, Chrissy Hagle, and her best friend, Megan White, was killed by a drunk driver on July 29, 1998. My parents and I were involved in the every 15 minutes at her old High School, El Molino in Forestville. This program is so real... it's hard for to see what happened and to visualize that my sister went through that just hurts. Yeah some kids may think it's stupid or whatever, but it's real and hurtful. and nothing can change the future, only this program can show you the real deal, and try to prevent anyone else to go through as much pain as my family and I have. So thank you every 15 minutes for trying to reduce the drunk drivers out there, and to try and save more and more people each and every year.
Crystal Hagle Feb. 18, 2007
Santa Rosa, California
Crystal Hagle Feb 18, 2007
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Hi, my name is Crystal Hagle I graduated last year from Analy High School in Sebastopol. When I was About 9 years ago my sister, Chrissy Hagle, and her best friend, Megan White, was killed by a drunk driver on July 29, 1998. My parents and I were involved in the every 15 minutes at her old High School, El Molino in Forestville. This program is so real... it's hard for to see what happened and to visualize that my sister went through that just hurts. Yeah some kids may think it's stupid or whatever, but it's real and hurtful. and nothing can change the future, only this program can show you the real deal, and try to prevent anyone else to go through as much pain as my family and I have. So thank you every 15 minutes for trying to reduce the drunk drivers out there, and to try and save more and more people each and every year.
Crystal Hagle Feb 18, 2007
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5 years ago in my senior year of high school I too was involved in the planning and participated in the every 15 minutes program. In writing my medical school application essays I was reflecting on the most important community service experiences that I have ever had. Being involved in this program definitely tops the list. Not only was everyone that I knew impacted by the program, including my mother and father who had to write my obituary but it is truly and experience that I will never forget.
Nikki Dec 14, 2006
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Hello, my name is Christina, and I just graduated from Carondelet High School in Concord, CA and just wanted to say that the Every 15 Minutes program made a HUGE impact in my life, and ever since then, I've made the decision to do everything I can to prevent anyone from driving drunk. It's definitely a worthwhile lesson and I think this is an amazing program. Thank you.
Christina Pontes Dec 7, 2006
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hey, my brother is in high school, but i'm not quite there yet. He was one of the "every 15 minutes" victims and it changed his view of drunk teen driving. The fact that every 15 minutes a student leaves class is a great way to show what an impact drunk driving makes. you guys are doing a great thing for students =]...thanks and keep it up
sallly Dec 5, 2006
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I'm a senior this year and last year is when the Every 15 Minutes program was at our school. I was one of the "walking dead" and it was an extremely intense experience. I really do think this helped a good handful of young adults realize what could happen. Thank you for letting me be part of that.
Ashley Wehrli Dec 1, 2006
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Hey all, I was involved in the Every 15 Minutes program at my high school in March (Etiwanda High School). I just wanted to say thanks for everything you do. From the volunteers who make this program their lives and to the law inforcement personel who worked a double shift so we could hear what they had to say. From the parents who participated to the firefighters who freed me from the car using the jars of life in the program, I offer my sincere thanks. I am now at Cal State San Bernardino and making a difference when I can because every minute I'm here since that day I am forced to realize that things could have been different. If this was not just a program but real life, well, you know where I'm going. I'd be dead, for one. I am writing a research paper, of my choice, and I chose the effects of alcoholism because of the touching experience I had. In fact I was reserching and found this site. It opened many emotions. Last week, I did a speech in Oral Communications on Drinking and Driving. Its hard to get across to college students about the effects of drinking and driving, but if it stops one person . . . You know, it seems the only people who are signing are ones involved with the program. But that's ok. We show the message by how we live our lives. We show it by the way we act and refrain from enterring a car with someone who has had a few too many. We show it by stopping that person from having a few too many before he or she begins. Its just a shame that people will only learn from deaths and not from lives. Alcohol and gasoline makes a very flamable situation. This is probably the longest message, but I think it works for the people who read this. EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES changed my life and many of my friends' lives. Now it's up to all of us reading to change everyone else's lives.D
Daniel T. Henning Nov 20, 2006
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I know how peaple feel whan they loose a loved one because of alchohal cause i did to.my dad used to be a really bad drinker and he used to be mean so i dont have nuthin to do with him.
tiffeny Oct 25, 2006
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I was a participant in the Every 15 minutes program at Speedway High School in 1999. This program really hit home for me. It impacted my life greatly. To this day I will not drink a drop of alcohol and drive, or get in a car with someone who has been drinking. Thanks to this program I am a different person.
Regina Smith Oct 19, 2006
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Every 15 Minutes is an Great Program. We had it at our school back in May.. It was just so realistic it really makes you think..
Its just an wonderful program..
<3Tiffany
Tiffany Herbest Oct 12, 2006
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My heart goes out to the victims. I feel heartbroken about what happened. A friend of mine feels the same way as I feel!
AJ V. and Adrienne S. Oct 5, 2006
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I am 20yrs old and have been a EMT for 2 years now and I just want to say thank you to everyone out there tryn to make a difference. I know from the EMS point of view there is a problem with kids drinking and driving. I am currently working with our local high school to get them to participate in a EVERY 15 MIN program. THANK YOU ALL AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. WE ARE ALL MAKING A DIFFERENCE
MICHAEL Oct 1, 2006
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MY DAUGHTER WAS SENIOR IN 2006, FROM FOXCROFT ACADEMY. THEY CHOSE TO DO THIS PROGRAM THIS YEAR!! SHE WAS CHOSEN TO BE ONE OF THE KIDS WHO GOT KILLED AND THIS THE MOST POWERFUL THING THAT A PARENT CAN GO THROUGH, OTHER THAT ACTUALLY LOSONG A CHILD TO A DRUNK DRIVING ACCIDENT !! MY DAUGHTER SAID IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTNING AS WELL!! WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM . BUT BE PREPARED , FOR THE EMOTIONAL FEELINGS THAT WILL ARISE!!! YOULL BE GLAD YOU DID THIS!!!!
WENDY CROCKER Sep 5, 2006
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I AM A PARENT OF A SOMEONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS, WELL ACTUALLY I DID TOO. WOW!! THIS WAS SO INTENSE AND I WILL NEVER FORGET IT. IT MADE ME FEEL AWFUL ANS SICK...BUT YET I WOULD DO IT AGAIN. MY DAUGHTER WANTED TO DO THIS ....( I LOVE YOU SUMMER) ....AND I COULDNT SAY NO!!! SO INTENSE IT SCARES YOU....AND ALL THE KIDS INVOLVEED DESRVE CREDIT!!! THEY DIS AN INTENSE JOB!!! GIVEN THE AWFUL CIRCUMSTANCES!!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PROGRAM!!!!
wendy crocker Sep 1, 2006
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Shannon Aug 27, 2006
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Samuel Ramart Aug 26, 2006
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hello, I am 18 yeas old and just graduated from Windsor high School to go to college. I was so impacted when you guys did the similation at my school a year ago. I think that it really served it's purpose of teaching us to be more carefull when driving out there and to not do stupid thing that will get us into trouble. I personally felt really moved by the simulation and made me take the determination to never ride with a drunk driver, and to not ever diver under the influence, although i don't drink. I thank you for the service you provide, and as volunteer my self I share the same worries you guys have towards my peers.
Francisco Araujo Jul 14, 2006
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Hey...I am a junior this year and I take an online class on the side. The class talked about drinking and driving and it's affects, and showed a picture with the website below it. I somehow found your page from there, and it was pretty moving. Good job and keep doing what your doing. Thanks for making every15minutes.com - Greenfield, CA
Jessica Jul 13, 2006
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My name is Matthew Reece, we had the Every 15 Minutes program at my school during my junior year, and i must say that it has made a huge impact in my life...not only the mock car crash, but the parents testimony of when her daugter was actually killed a couple years back by a drunk driver...it is a growing epidemic that is happening all over the united states, and it seems that the Every 15 Minutes Program is a type of vaccine...the program is definetly helping save lives...
Matthew Reece Jun 18, 2006
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Yeah I am now a seior in high school and I went to the Leadership Institute at Luna Community College in Las Vegas, New Mexico. And they did the every 15 minutes on us and it really hert a lot of us and changed the way we see drinking and driving and I would just like to say thanks
Nathan Martinez Jun 18, 2006
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