, Esq. who was very badly injured by a drunk driver when he was in law school and he had spent three years in the hospital learning to walk, talk, and basically how to function as a human being all over again. He had undergone 15 surgeries over that time frame and now practices as a personal injury lawyer for DWI cases. He is a very dynamic speaker and his message is clear and simple, "if you drink, do not get behind the wheel of a car and if you see someone else who is incapable of driving because they are drunk, do what you can within reason to make sure they get home safely." I have been to many schools, including Berkeley College, where we have done our presentation and the audience reaction is the same every time. They really do respond to it.My involvement in this organization is very roughly defined, but I will do my best to be as objective as possible. My formal title is "Assistant Victim Assistance Counselor," which means nothing. I really do nothing directly to help victims. I do a lot indirectly behind the scenes. My daily responsibilities are to check the voice mail messages, e-mails, get the mail from the post office, record any membership fees or donations, write thank you letters, and basically do any office task assigned to me. Some projects that I have worked on were the Tree Planting Ceremony, which I spoke about in my journal. It was a ceremony and dedication of a Tree Grove that was put there for the victims families as a place of comfort, solace and to serve as a memorial and living testimony of the tragedies caused by drunk driving. We are now currently starting the Law Enforcement Dinner where we honor a particular officer from each police department in Bergen, Hudson, and Passaic Counties. We also did several mailings of up to 2000 people each time. The tasks I was given each day I found very easy and I really was not challenged much. When asked to do something I was really never stuck or was put in...
