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June 8, 2017
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OMULUS
On tour
Save A Life effort visits Romulus
The Save a Life Tour recently paid a
visit to Romulus High School and provid-
ed tips to students about staying safe
while driving.
With prom season and graduation
quickly approaching, the students were
offered the opportunity to get behind the
wheel of state-of-the-art simulators and
experience the actual life-threatening
consequences of impaired or distracted
driving.
The visit began with an assembly for
the entire student body which included a
20-minute video that shared the outcomes
of vehicle crashes caused by distracted or
impaired driving. The students then
heard a live presentation of personal sto-
ries.
"It was a great learning experience for
me and my peers. As a current driver it
made me think about my driving habits,
and how I can be more cautious," said
Romulus High School junior Earl
Hollimon.
The Rev. Arthur Willis of the Romulus
Drug Task Force, which sponsored the
visit, said he felt the presentation would
help teens understand the potential threat
of drinking, texting or other distractions
while driving.
"More and more young kids are getting
into accidents, which puts themselves and
the public at risk. We thought it would be a
great deterrent to educate themon how to
be safe drivers prior to prom season,"
Willis said.
At the conclusion of the tour, students
were encouraged to sign a pledge stating
that they would not drive while distracted
or impaired.
The International Save A Life Tour is
considered the most advanced and high-
impact Safe Driving Awareness Program
in the country, according to a spokesman.
The multi-million dollar distracted and
impaired simulations are the only ones in
the nation that offer a completely realistic,
sober perspective on the effects of driving
while impaired or distracted, he added.
The tour, based in Grand Rapids, has
visited hundreds of schools, universities,
military bases, corporate events and
offices across the country, according to the
companywebsite.
Safe A Life Tour representatives, school officials and students, above, welcomed the
demonstration to Romulus High School recently. Below, students try our the state-of-
the-art simulators.
Clean up crew
Members of the Belleville Rotary Club, along with
a few helpful friends, spent an evening last week
dressing up the gazebo in Victory Park. As they
did last year, the Rotarians cleaned the area
around the gazebo and planted about 20 flats of
begonias to help beautify the park section for the
summer. Rotary members have made tending to
the gazebo and surrounding area a priority in the
last few years, members noted. Keith Bruder did
most of the pre-work for the event and brought
the necessary tools while Garden Fantasy provid-
ed the flowers. In addition, the Little Free Library,
adjacent to the gazebo, also received a little ten-
der care from Dr. John MacDermid who built the
attraction. Club members have several other
improvements and upgrades to the gazebo
planned.
