FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Contact:  Robert Preston, Jr.,
              912.260.4276
              robert.preston@sgsc.edu

South Georgia College Receives $4,940 Grant From the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

South Georgia College is once again joining forces with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to combat alcohol abuse, including underage drinking and impaired driving.

Through GOHS, South Georgia College has received a $4,940 grant to participate in the Georgia Young Adult Program. Designed for colleges and universities in the state, the Georgia Young Adult Program focuses on peer education in order to promote and bring awareness to highway safety issues including alcohol education, alcohol abuse prevention, impaired driving, underage drinking, safety belts, speeding, risk reductions and other destructive decisions.

The long-term goal of the program is to create safer, more-healthy campus environments. South Georgia College will use this Peer Education grant to help educate the students at this university on the detriments to drinking and driving and other components of alcohol misuse. The grant runs from October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011.

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About South Georgia College

South Georgia College (www.sgc.edu) was founded in 1906 and is an accredited two-year institution in the University System of Georgia. Located in Douglas, Ga., the college's environment gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty. With over 20 majors and transfer opportunities, South Georgia College provides the finest education possible to the citizens of its service area.