A Community Service Project Presented by the Junior League of Lafayette

Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes kill someone every 31 minutes in the United States*... a death that is 100% preventable. For that reason, the Junior League of Lafayette presents the powerful NO FEAR NO FUTURE outreach program.  The 2009 recipient of the Junior League of Lafayette's NO FEAR NO FUTURE program is  Saint Thomas Moore High School, the first private school beneficiary. This is the sixth year that the Junior League of Lafayette offers NO FEAR NO FUTURE, having coordinated the community outreach program in 2004 at Lafayette High School, 2005 at  Acadiana High School, 2006 at  Northside High School and 2007 at  Comeaux High School.  The Junior League of Lafayette is aided by community partners: Acadian Ambulance, Fire Dept., Sheriff's dept, State Troopers, City police Department, Fountain Memorial, Coroner's office, Our lady of Lourdes, Guy's Towing, The Family Tree, Judge Castle, Covenant United Methodist Church, and others.

Since its inception, more than 2,800 students have been impacted by the NO FEAR NO FUTURE program. The NO FEAR NO FUTURE program empowers families and communities by creating a series of life-changing experiences in order to prevent drinking and driving and underage drinking through community mobilization and education on the consequences of choices, emphasizing the importance of decision making skills.

2010: Lafayette High School

On February 25 and 26, the Junior League of Lafayette will present the seventh annual “No Fear, No Future (NFNF)” project at Lafayette High School.  The project will begin with a mock car crash involving a fatality, a serious injury, and a drunk driver.  Following the morning events, the participants will tour the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, attend Sheriff Mike Neustrom’s Crash Course, and have an overnight retreat with guest speakers at Covenant Methodist Church.  On Friday morning, an assembly will be held to illustrate at a mock funeral and the video from the previous day’s crash will be shown.  Several guest speakers will be delivering messages of the effects of drinking and driving. 

The mock crash will be at Lafayette High School on Thursday, February 25.  The assembly will begin on Friday, February 26 in the Lafayette High School boy’s gym. 

The NFNF Committee will also be hosting an assembly on Tuesday, March 9, at Northside High School. Over 1,000 students and hundreds of adults are touched by the NFNF project at each high school.

2009: Saint Thomas More High School

St. Thomas More High School was the 2009 recipient of the Junior League of Lafayette's NO FEAR NO FUTURE program. This is the sixth year that the Junior League of Lafayette offers NO FEAR NO FUTURE, having coordinated the community outreach program since 2004 at  each of Lafayette's public schools. Since its inception, more than 3,500 students have been impacted by the NO FEAR NO FUTURE program.  

2009 Event Fact Sheet 

2007: Comeaux High School

On April 25th, junior and senior students from Comeaux High School experienced a series of events, including a dramatization of a ‘real-life' vehicle crash that involves losing a friend to drinking and driving. The Junior League of Lafayette created a realistic glimpse of the fatal results of poor choices with the assistance of numerous community partners including state and local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, ambulance provider, coroner's office, a hospital, a funeral home and several other local businesses.

On April 26th, all Comeaux High School students and faculty attended an assembly that guided the audience through the devastating effects of losing a loved one due to an alcohol-related crash. It consisted of a mock funeral, guest speakers, a video presentation of the previous day's events, and speeches from participating students and parents. Charles C. Foti, Jr., State Attorney General was a featured guest speaker. Mr. Foti spoke from the heart of his experience as a law enforcement officer. His words deeply touched the students, parents and guests. University of Louisiana at Lafayette baseball coach, Tony Robichaux challenged the students of Comeaux High School to consider their choices and the effect they will have on everyone in their lives. Eric Searcy, former UL Lafayette baseball player, shared his personal life experience. At the age of 18, he was paralyzed following an accident caused by a drunk driver.

*Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration