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Highlights from Across the Country

• Florida – Lieutenant Governor Toni Jennings, Florida Director of the Office of Drug Control Bill Janes, and other special guests joined SADD students for a press conference and lantern ceremony on the front steps of the Capitol building in Tallahassee. Governor Jeb Bush issued a SADD Day proclamation.
  
  
• Georgia – Governor Sonny Perdue issued a SADD Day proclamation. Officials from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and other government leaders joined Pepperell High School SADD for a lantern ceremony in Lindale.
  
  
• Indiana – Indiana SADD hosted a birthday bash at Club Neptune in Fort Wayne for students under 21. Their SADD advisors and parents were also invited. A lantern ceremony kicked off the substance-free party.
  
  
• Kansas – Law enforcement officials from the Topeka Police Department, Kansas Highway Patrol, and Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department joined SADD students, parents, and community members for a lantern ceremony at a cemetery in Topeka.
  
  
• Louisiana – Governor Kathleen Blanco issued a SADD Day proclamation. Several chapters throughout the state held lantern ceremonies.
  
  
• North Dakota – Several high school and middle schools participated in a community event at the State Capitol Memorial Hall in Bismarck. A lantern ceremony was held on the front steps of the Capitol Building. Governor John Hoeven issued a SADD Day proclamation.
  
  
• Pennsylvania – SADD students will celebrate SADD's 25th Birthday at the Pennsylvania SADD annual conference in November. A panel discussion will focus on the history of SADD, and a lantern ceremony will be held during the closing session of the conference. Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell issued a SADD Day proclamation.
  
  
• Vermont – SADD President and Executive Director Penny Wells and Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie joined youth from across the state for a press conference and lantern ceremony on the steps of the State House in Montpelier. Students representing almost every SADD chapter in the state attended. Governor Jim Douglas issued a SADD Day proclamation.
  
  
• West Virginia – A lantern ceremony was held during the closing session of the West Virginia SADD annual conference in Charleston. Governor Joe Manchin issued a SADD Day proclamation.