WaylandCares Town Hall Meeting, Monday, May 9, 7-8:30pm at the Wayland High School Auditorium
Participate in a town-wide panel discussion about keeping our youth safe
Join WaylandCares Town Hall Meeting to hear community leaders tell their story and share why they are dedicated to keeping youth healthy and safe. Each panelists will spend 5-7 minutes telling their story, sharing important tips and encouraging youth and parents alike to make healthy decisions around alcohol and other substances this spring and beyond.
After the panelists tell their story we will open the discussion to the public.
We are honored to have as our moderator Ted Crass, Pastor, Community United Methodist Church and WaylandCares Board Member. Ted will field questions from the audience and assist in making this an evening of value for the community.
The evening is geared towards parents of High School students, but is open and highly beneficial to all community members. Youth are encouraged to attend and participate with parents.
Refreshments will be served.
Featured Panelists
- Chief Robert Irving/Sergeant Shane Bowles – Talking about “in the presence of” and hosting parties
- Jason Verhoosky, WaylandCares Director – MetroWest Adolescent Health Data and usage rates from the Metrowest survey
- Allyson Mizoguchi, WHS Principal – Why it’s important to have a safe and healthy Prom/Spring/Graduation season
- Scott Parseghian, WHS Vice Principal – How his experience as WHS graduate and losing peers to drunken driving accident impacted his career
- Mike O’Connell, Owner, Post Road Liquors – What they see at the store and following the law.
- WHS Student
If you would like more information about this community event or would like to pre-submit a question for the panel, please email Jason_Verhoosky@wayland.k12.ma.us.
WaylandCares is a community coalition dedicated to reducing youth substance use and abuse in Wayland. We believe it is the collective responsibility of the community to create a safe environment for our young people, and to support healthy youth decision-making. WaylandCares is supported through a Office of National Drug Control Policy DFC (Drug Free Communities Grant) and town funding.
