COCA Partners with HERO Campaign to Promote Designated Driving

Good News Notes: “The John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers has recently partnered with the Council on Chemical Abuse (COCA) to expand its campaign to prevent drunk and impaired driving in Berks County, PA. The HERO Campaign, established in memory of Navy Ensign John Elliott of Egg Harbor Township, NJ, promotes its message…

Utah teen’s viral letter about her dad’s alcoholism

Good News Notes: “Preslee Scott spent more than one afternoon in her early teen years picking up her dad’s empty beer cans and dumping them in the outside trash can after he’d fallen asleep on the couch. So in December, when the Utah teen was asked by her 10th-grade English teacher to write an essay…

Firefighters rescue man stuck in chimney

Good News Notes: “Emergency services in Germany’s Harz mountain region were called out when a man celebrating the new year got stuck in a chimney. Police said they were unsure about how the man got there. The 18-year-old was trapped for three hours, wearing only light clothes, before his friends alerted authorities at 4:30 a.m….