Community Agencies Band Together and Combat Gangs

STAUNTON, VA (04/09/2010)(readMedia)-- Real life choices can be hard..especially for teens. Sex, drugs, alcohol, gangs. Experience some of these choices and their consequences at an event called the Life Maze this Friday at the Staunton Mall. An interactive maze filled with the realistic choices and consequences of teens in OUR community. Mature teens, parents and adults are invited. Admission is free. Childcare provided. Free refreshments. Teen Dance too. Come for this reality check Friday evening from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at the Staunton Mall, it will open your eyes!

"SAW 2010"is an acronym for Staunton, Augusta County, Waynesboro and how we want our community to look in 2010. The coalition is comprised of organizations, businesses and individuals throughout these communities who are committed to the coalition's vision. The vision of SAW 2010 is to support and sustain a community effort to provide our youth with relationships and resources that will assist them in making better decisions for their lives. When provided with positive alternatives, children will choose these relationships and resources over gang activity, thereby decreasing juvenile gang involvement.

For more information contact Erin Botkin at (ebotkin@vcsb.org / 540.213.7599) or log on to http://saw2010.info.

Staunton Parks and Recreation is proud to be part of the SAW 2010 Coalition and "The Big Picture". Investing our department resources in this venture is in line with our departments mission of providing more positive programs and places for teens. "Be a Part of the Big Picture"is about the need for the entire community to be involved in order to do true gang and substance abuse prevention.

The Staunton Parks and Recreation Department, the City's Front Porch: Recreate and Live Better.