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9/28/2007 DFA At Killarney Heights FairLocals do their bid to stop drugs in the North Shore Killarney Heights locals Maureen MacDonald and Beatrice Fong live only down the road from the local Funday set up over the weekend on Sunday. Active in the anti-drug campaign, Drug Free Ambassadors, they didn't have to go far afoot to make their presense felt. "The feedback was very positive, everyone liked what we were doing, thought it was a good idea and over 150 people took the drug free pledge," said Maureen, a volunteer for several years. Primary and high school students and parents came to find out all about it and most were from the local area. One girl picked up a booklet on ICE because she had to do a project at school. Another lady had a family member with a problem and Maureen got her contact details and will follow it up with ways to help that person become drug free and get effective rehabilitation. Another aunt took the Truth About Drugs booklet as her nephew was on drugs and she had hope it would help him. Volunteers noted that comments from youth written on the pledgeboard were positive, like "hugs not drugs," which is consequently the Lion's Club slogan. Drug Free Ambassadors itself was started by the Church of Scientology in 1993 and in 2005 became Drug Free Ambassadors Australia Incorporated, a tax exempt charitable entity and continues to help communities all over Sydney and Australia fight the scourge of drugs. For more information contact Maureen on 02 9453 0005 or the general contact info@drugfreeambassadors.org.au. MOUNT DRUITT TACKLES DRUGS, 1 KID AT A TIMEMOUNT DRUITT TACKLES DRUGS, 1 KID AT A TIME
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In western Sydney, the Drug Free Ambassadors group attends a huge festival in high risk area to get the message out about the risks drugs.
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