Struttin’ with Alive@25

September 28, 2008

Two years ago, our community lost three young lives to terrible automobile accidents right here close to home. One of those students was Megan Preston . I was honored to have her family walk alongside mine yesterday during this year’s Okra Strut Parade.

Joining us were over 100 local high school students. Several walked, rode, or distributed candy to the crowd - all while displaying Alive@25 on the back of their tshirts!

Our walk was a continued effort to promote Alive@25 in our community. As a believer that God has a plan for everything in life, I have seen how the loss of those students two years ago has led to hundreds of other young students learning how to better prepare themselves before getting behind the wheel.

Dutch Fork High School Teacher Kelly Payne has worked with the South Carolina Chapter of the National Safety Council to bring Alive@25 to Lexington/Richland School District Five.

in the past two years, there have been several events locally to promote and encourage our children to participate. Later this month (October 30), the second-annual semi-formal dinner by the South CarolinaNational Safety Council will benefit the “Alive@25 Coalition”. Please help us continue to raise awareness that vehicle crashes are the #1 killer of people between the ages of 16 and 24.

I hope you will purchase tickets or considering sponsoring this year’s event by calling Brooke Russell at 732-6778.

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Comments

50 Responses to “Struttin’ with Alive@25”

  1. Ms.Payne on September 29th, 2008 1:12 pm

    Thank you Nathan for showing your support for the Alive at 25 program!!! The program saves lives!!! Go Dutch Fork!

  2. Mia on September 30th, 2008 4:36 pm

    Great job showing your support for Alive at 25. I know it will make a difference. Go Foxes

  3. Zack Almassri on September 30th, 2008 5:33 pm

    Thanks for supporting DFHS Alive @ 25.

  4. Katelyn Ward on September 30th, 2008 5:49 pm

    Thank you Nathan for posting this about the Alive@25 program. It’s great that more people will be able to learn about it and appreciate what the young people are doing to advance the program. This awareness is exactly what teenage drivers need to be seeing. :)

  5. Travis Jennings on September 30th, 2008 8:15 pm

    Thank you nathan for supporting the commmunity and the alive at 25 program. I will always remember nathan because you support are friends, parents, and are community. May God bless you. Go Dutch Fork silver foxes.

  6. Madi on September 30th, 2008 8:51 pm

    Alive at 25 means alot to because like I know people that have died in car accidents and it really hurts. I dont want other people to have to go through something like that because i already know how it feels.

  7. Jessica on September 30th, 2008 9:29 pm

    The Alive @ 25! class is truly a benefit to our school!
    Thank you for the support!

  8. kelly on September 30th, 2008 9:36 pm

    I’m glad you’re helping out with alive at 25, because it really is a big problem in south carolina! Hopefully you’re support can help fix that problem!

  9. Kevin Haynes on September 30th, 2008 10:02 pm

    Thank you for supporting Alive at 25. It is really important to students at Dutch Fork High School.

    p.s. Jesse Ethier says hi

  10. Tommy Gordon on September 30th, 2008 11:28 pm

    I’m in Ms. Payne’s 8B Current issues class, and alive at 25 is cool.

  11. T.Counts on October 1st, 2008 6:41 am

    Thanks you for the great t-shirts donated!

  12. Alex Coker on October 1st, 2008 6:45 am

    thanks for supporting the alive at 25! its a great thing. Dutch Fork!!!!

  13. tyler on October 1st, 2008 2:25 pm

    i had alot of funn. i cant wait to do it next year.

  14. Cheyenne on October 1st, 2008 2:25 pm

    i had alot of fun doing the okra strut with you. cant wait till next your:]

  15. Will on October 1st, 2008 2:26 pm

    Thank you Mr. Ballentine for supporting our community

  16. ashley on October 1st, 2008 2:27 pm

    i had fun at the parade. i cant wait to do it again next year!

  17. Alex on October 1st, 2008 2:28 pm

    Thank You for helping save lives! We love Alive @ 25!

  18. Alysia on October 1st, 2008 2:29 pm

    Thanks for all your support. I really enjoyed marching with you.

  19. Katie on October 1st, 2008 2:29 pm

    Thank you for your support of Alive @ 25!

  20. adrienne on October 1st, 2008 2:30 pm

    Thank you for supporting alive @ 25. We appreciate it so so much

  21. jacob on October 1st, 2008 2:31 pm

    thank you for your support

  22. josh on October 1st, 2008 2:32 pm

    Alive at 25 has saved so many lives at Dutch Fork.

  23. Zack Almassri on October 1st, 2008 2:33 pm

    Thanks For supporting DFHS Alive @ 25 and interact club

  24. Kirsten Hulon on October 1st, 2008 2:34 pm

    Thank you so much for supporting the Alive at 25 Program! As a friend of Megan Preston and close friend of Grant Gallagher, your support is greatly appreciated to save anymore lives.

  25. Mjaan on October 1st, 2008 2:36 pm

    I appreciate ur support with the alive @ 25 and the interact program. I hope the alive @ 25 continues to get the great support that u are giving.

  26. Ashley on October 1st, 2008 4:34 pm

    Hey I think this is an awesome way to keep car accidents with teens low. Keep promoting its an amazing thing!!!

  27. Ryan Smith on October 1st, 2008 6:20 pm

    Thank you Mr. Ballentine for providing the tee shirts in order to spread the word to drive safely.This safety program is very imformative and important and needs to carry on. I enjoyed marching in the parade and getting the word out. to everyone. It was a valuable experience. Carry on!!

  28. Evan Coates on October 1st, 2008 8:19 pm

    Alive at 25 is a great cause and i think marching at the okra strutt was a good idea. Too bad i couldnt make it though…..

  29. Elaina Perez on October 1st, 2008 8:31 pm

    Mr. Ballantine,
    I was honored to walk with this group.. I think it was a brilliant and heart touching idea. I thank you for such a wonderful opportunity and the tee shirt. (Im wearing mine right now!) Thanks so much!

  30. Bethany on October 1st, 2008 9:05 pm

    Thanks Mr. Balentine!
    I love this :) Go Dutch Fork!

  31. Nick Wyatt on October 1st, 2008 10:08 pm

    Your support for alive@25 is awesome and i’m close friends with the Preston family. Anytime we can more word out about alive@25 is great. Thank you Mr. Ballentine!

  32. Courtney on October 1st, 2008 10:44 pm

    Alive at 25 was a great idea, and i hope to be in it this year or next.
    thank you for supporting it!

  33. Jeremy Wilson on October 1st, 2008 11:29 pm

    I know the Preston family very well, I never knew Megan but I’ve known the family for a few years now. Thank you very much for supporting Alive at 25! Its a great thing!

  34. Joshua Schultz on October 2nd, 2008 8:17 am

    Thank you so much for supporting alive @ 25. I like so many of my fellow students appreciate your faith in this program, and want to give you a huge Thank You for helping in spreading the idea of this program.
    Thank you

  35. Asheton R. on October 2nd, 2008 10:52 am

    Thanks Nathan!!!
    I really enjoyed walking in the parade with you and i’m so glad we had a big turnout. I can’t wait till next year. Thank you so much for your support of Alive at 25 it really has made a difference in my school at Dutch Fork and in other schools around here!

  36. stuart vincent on October 2nd, 2008 10:52 am

    Thanks Mr. Balentine for supporting our alive @ 25 program
    it means a lot to Dutch fork……i think it will save a lot of lives in years to come also im in Ms. Paynes class

  37. stuart vincent on October 2nd, 2008 1:47 pm

    Thanks Nathan balantine for supporting alive @ 25
    it will save many lives!

  38. kyle wessinger on October 2nd, 2008 1:49 pm

    Thanks Nathan for supporting alive @ 25
    i am going to be taking this class in november!

  39. ryan blanchard....roll tide on October 2nd, 2008 1:50 pm

    Alive @ 25 is awesome

  40. michael adams on October 2nd, 2008 1:51 pm

    alive @ 25 is a great cause
    i know it will save lives

  41. jimmy howe on October 2nd, 2008 1:52 pm

    thank you for supporting alive @ 25

  42. peggy waters on October 2nd, 2008 1:56 pm

    thank you so much for supporting alive @ 25

  43. tanner rhett on October 2nd, 2008 1:57 pm

    hey dude that thing you did was pretty sweet, buying those shirts and stuff :)

  44. josh on October 2nd, 2008 2:00 pm

    Thankyou for donating the Alive @25 t-shirts.

  45. Brandon on October 2nd, 2008 2:02 pm

    Thanks for helping I play football for dutch fork and there are more chances of getting hurt in a accident than on the football field play it cool and buckle up

  46. Rachel on October 2nd, 2008 2:03 pm

    We miss our friends that have died from Dutch Fork, Thanks to alive @ 25 their memory will live on, and lives will be spared!

  47. Zack on October 2nd, 2008 2:04 pm

    Thanks for supporting Alive @ 25. its saved so many lives.

  48. Brad K on October 2nd, 2008 3:56 pm

    Thanks Mr.Ballentine for supporting alive @ 25

  49. paige on October 2nd, 2008 8:04 pm

    I think that this is really going to help, alive@25 is great! go foxes!

  50. Zack on October 7th, 2008 2:02 pm

    Alive at 25 Rocks!

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