News (Media Awareness Project) - US SC: Creagh Bringing Anti-Drug Talks To Columbia |
| Title: | US SC: Creagh Bringing Anti-Drug Talks To Columbia |
| Published On: | 2001-11-12 |
| Source: | State, The (SC) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-25 04:54:05 |
CREAGH BRINGING ANTI-DRUG TALKS TO COLUMBIA
Motivational Speaker And Former PBS Host To Talk To Midlands Students And
Their Parents
At 6 feet 7 inches and 363 pounds, Milton Creagh looks more like a
powerhouse NFL lineman than a motivational speaker. But Creagh's message
about the damage drugs and alcohol can do to the body and mind has a way of
chopping down the defenses of children and firing up parents to take the
offensive.
"Milton is extremely dynamic," said Beverly Bullock of the
Lexington-Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council. "People like him because
he's funny, yet at the same time he's stimulating."
Creagh will be in Columbia Monday through Thursday, speaking to students at
nine high schools and middle schools during the day and holding court with
the public at night. The former host of the PBS series, "Parenting Works!,"
Creagh also hosted the Emmy-nominated talk show, "Atlanta Teen Talk." He's
been featured in three nationally syndicated television specials. His trip
to Columbia is sponsored by the Safe Schools/Healthy Students project of
Richland District 1 and LRADAC, the Behavioral Health Center of the Midlands.
During the day Tuesday, Creagh will speak to students at A.C. Flora High,
Dreher High, and Hand Middle schools. On Wednesday, he'll be at Eau Claire
High, Keenan High, and Crayton Middle schools. Thursday, Creagh will meet
with students at Hammond, Cardinal Newman and Heathwood Hall schools.
He'll also hold community sessions at night. The sessions begin at 7 p.m.
and are scheduled for Tuesday at Keenan Theater, Wednesday at Trenholm Road
United Methodist Church and Thursday at the USC Law School auditorium.
Admission is free.
Organizers will distribute questionnaires at the public meetings to gauge
parents' interest in the "Safe Schools/Healthy Students" project and invite
them to join, Bullock said.
About 70 parents are involved in the project, which is funded through a
three-year, $8.1 million federal grant for intervention and prevention
programs. The grant was awarded to Richland 1 in May 2000.
Motivational Speaker And Former PBS Host To Talk To Midlands Students And
Their Parents
At 6 feet 7 inches and 363 pounds, Milton Creagh looks more like a
powerhouse NFL lineman than a motivational speaker. But Creagh's message
about the damage drugs and alcohol can do to the body and mind has a way of
chopping down the defenses of children and firing up parents to take the
offensive.
"Milton is extremely dynamic," said Beverly Bullock of the
Lexington-Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council. "People like him because
he's funny, yet at the same time he's stimulating."
Creagh will be in Columbia Monday through Thursday, speaking to students at
nine high schools and middle schools during the day and holding court with
the public at night. The former host of the PBS series, "Parenting Works!,"
Creagh also hosted the Emmy-nominated talk show, "Atlanta Teen Talk." He's
been featured in three nationally syndicated television specials. His trip
to Columbia is sponsored by the Safe Schools/Healthy Students project of
Richland District 1 and LRADAC, the Behavioral Health Center of the Midlands.
During the day Tuesday, Creagh will speak to students at A.C. Flora High,
Dreher High, and Hand Middle schools. On Wednesday, he'll be at Eau Claire
High, Keenan High, and Crayton Middle schools. Thursday, Creagh will meet
with students at Hammond, Cardinal Newman and Heathwood Hall schools.
He'll also hold community sessions at night. The sessions begin at 7 p.m.
and are scheduled for Tuesday at Keenan Theater, Wednesday at Trenholm Road
United Methodist Church and Thursday at the USC Law School auditorium.
Admission is free.
Organizers will distribute questionnaires at the public meetings to gauge
parents' interest in the "Safe Schools/Healthy Students" project and invite
them to join, Bullock said.
About 70 parents are involved in the project, which is funded through a
three-year, $8.1 million federal grant for intervention and prevention
programs. The grant was awarded to Richland 1 in May 2000.
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