Project Sticker Shock
Groups of youth and adult chaparones in Chittenden County work to reduce the negative consequences of underage drinking for Alcohol Awareness Month every April. Teams of adolescents, accompanied by an adult chaperones from the Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community and Burlington High School, put bright yellow stickers on multi-packs of alcoholic beverages and on alcohol cooler windows at participating stores in Burlington.
The stickers and window clings read: “WARNING. It is illegal to provide alcohol to a person under age 21. Fines are up to $10,000 and/or up to 5 years in jail.”
Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community staff Patti Gannon and Mariah Sanderson along with Burlington High School Prevention Coordinator, Karen Quinn, supervised 4 amazing students from Burlington High School: Sabine Rogers, Lucas Labounty, Julia Marchessault and Ryan Haley put up stickers and window clings on 4/27/11 starting at 3:30 at the following locations in Burlington: Dot’s Market, the Mobil Short Stop, Waggy's Store and Deli, Champlain Farms on North Avenue and JR's Corner Store.
from left to right: Sabine Rogers, Lucas LaBounty, Jula Marchessault and Ryan Haley at JR's Corner Store
At the event the teens were asked,
"Why do you participate in projects like this?" Here's what they said...
Lucas LaBounty putting stickers on the front of a wine display at JR's Corner Store
“I believe it's important to get out into the community and remind people of simple things like how it's illegal to supply minors with alcohol. It my seem like a little thing, but I think that people need to be reminded of the consequences, because they are there.”
Julia Marchessault putting a window decal up at Waggy's Store and Deli
"I like participating in activities like these because it makes me feel like i'm an active member of the community and that i'm making a difference. I feel like i'm giving back to the community that helped raise me."
Sabine Rogers putting stickers on alcohol cases at Dot's Market.
"I believe that projects like sticker shock are important because awareness and prevention of underage alcohol consumption are important steps to making our community safer healthier. If a sticker warning of the consequences of providing alcohol to minors makes someone think twice and decide against giving alcohol to a minor, that's one step forward."
