WARP

Who are We?

A group working with the community to reduce underage drinking and to support the alcohol-free and drug-free development of our youth.

Our Goal?

To keep our youth safe and reduce alcohol-related traffic crash deaths. 

How?

• Gathering Community Input
• Working with Community Businesses and Groups
• Bringing Programs/Resources to Our Schools
• Involving and Empowering Youth

We Need Your Help.

Please join us by volunteering or joining our Leadership Team.

DCRUD Leadership Team

The Leadership Team meets on the first Thursday of each month from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.  Anyone may attend this meeting . . . we welcome your input, ideas, and involvement. Our location changes, so please contact Karen if you would like to attend.

Leadership Team Members

• William “Kit” Moran, Principal, Dexter High School
• Deputy Jeremy Hilobuk, Dexter Community Liasion Officer, Washtenaw County Sheriff Department
• Marie Sproull, Community Member
• Mark Fazel, Community Member
• Shirley Bitters, Teacher, Dexter High School
• Erin Murphy, Youth Organizer – DCRUD Coalition/Project SUCCESS Counselor – Dexter High School
• Karen Bergbower, Coordinator
• Amanda Naugle, Program Liaison, Washtenaw County Public Health

How DCRUD Got Started

Through a bi-county needs assessment, the communities of Dexter and Pinckney were selected to lead the region in addressing underage drinking and alcohol-related traffic crash deaths.  This needs assessment was part of a larger data driven, community-level, coutcome-based approach to substance abuse prevention called the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).  The ultimate outcomes of this initiative are to reduce alcohol-related traffic crash deaths and reduce underage drinking. A sister coalition, The Pinckney Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking, is operational in the Pinckney community.

This project is made possible through funding from the Michigan Department of Community Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse & Addiction Services and the Washtenaw Community Health Organization. The grant is managed by the Livingston/Washtenaw Substance Abuse Coordinating Agency and Washtenaw County Public Health.  KBA is the funded implementer agency.

Click here for the link to the Washtenaw County Public Health Department’s Underage Drinking website.

Project Sticker Shock

On December 17^th local members of DCRUD along with the Dexter Students Leading Students (formerly SADD) volunteered to participate in Project Sticker Shock.  With 83% of the alcohol retailer’s participation (including Dexter Mugg & Bopps, Dexter Country Market, Dexter Pharmacy 2, Busch’s and the Blue Party Store) over 2600 Project Sticker Shock stickers were disbursed throughout the Dexter Community.  The stickers aim to bring attention to the consequences of providing alcohol to minors.

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Dexter Daze

Immediately following the Dexter Daze parade on August 15, DCRUD (Dexter Coalition to Reduce Underage Drinking) shared a table with the Washtenaw County Sherriff’s Department. At the table, DCRUD volunteers passed out DCRUD personalized inflated balloons for children, as well as, various informative materials regarding underage drinking and the coalition.

Children were attracted to the table by the balloons, so approximately 150 DCRUD balloons were distributed. While at the table, people were able to take informational materials (8 meeting flyers were distributed) and/or sign up to join the coalition. 2 people signed up to join the coalition.

One of the main attractions to the table for adults was a community poll. By participating, community members were entered into a drawing with a chance to win 1 of 5 $10 gift certificates to Dairy Queen of Dexter. The poll question asked, “Where do you think teens get their alcohol?” with the following answers as possibilities:

• Parents or other adults buy it
• They get it at parties or other social events
• They take it from homes or garages (their own or friends).
• They get it from a store (steal it, use fake ID, or store sells it) themselves.

75 community members answered the poll with the following results:

• about 40% (30/75) said teens get alcohol from parents or other adults buy it
• about 31% (23/75) said they get it at parties or other social events
• about 21% (16/75) said they take it from homes or garages (their own or friends)
• about 8% (6/75) said they get it from a store (steal it, use fake ID, or store sells it) themselves

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