Matt’s Dream Program’s

The original program was designed to speak to adults over 21 years of age, but has been expanded to include those under 21, including Elementary School students and parents.

The VIP Program works to bring attention to what happens when you drink and drive and to explain the effects drinking and driving has on the family and friends of someone that is injured or killed.

This is done through the use of audience interaction, by bringing attention to what happens when you drink and drive and to explain the effects drinking and driving has on the family and friends of someone that is injured or killed. The outcome of this experience is to make each person rethink his or her choice to drive while under the influence. Hopefully, we can change the outcome of a person's actions, to save their or someone else's family from going through the pain and suffering.

The program is 25 to 45 minutes in length and is designed for groups in size from 12 to 1500.

The School Education Program works with the classroom teacher. This program is directed to give teachers an outline of information to have students to write an Essay, make a Poster, or write and record a Public Service Announcement, depending on the class level, on the topic of Drinking and Driving with the help of their parents.

Matt’s Dream was awarded the 2006 Community Advocate Award of Excellence from Project Extra Mile and the 2007 Iowa Governors Award for Volunteer Program of Excellence.

Organizations and Groups that have heard Matt's Story include:

MADD VIP - Beatrice, Fremont, Kearney, Hastings Lincoln, Norfolk, Nebraska City, Omaha and Seward, NE

Nebraska Safety Council - Omaha (MIP and DUI classes)

Project Extra Mile - Lyons High School - Lyons, NE

Life-Wise/Pride Omaha - Panelist

Sarpy County Adult Diversion Program - Papillion, Bellevue and LaVista, NE

Jewish Federation of Omaha

Millard West High School – Omaha

Duchesne Academy, Omaha

Mercy High School, Omaha

Gross High School – Omaha

Thomas Jefferson High School – Council Bluffs, IA

Broadway United Methodist Church – Council Bluffs, IA

Rejoice! Lutheran Church – Omaha, NE

Youth Leadership Group – South Sioux City, IA

North & South Papillion/LaVista High School – LaVista and Papillion, NE

Nebraska City High School - Nebraska City

Nebraska Organ Recovery / Transplant Speakers International

Federal Probation Program – Sarpy County

Speaker for the Chicano Awareness Center (DUI and MIP Classes)

Speaker for Iowa Dept. of Corrections VIP Program

Offutt Air Force Base

Optimists, Kiwanis and Rotary Groups

Coalition members of: Project Extra Mile – PRIDE Omaha – Live-Wise

In conjunction with: National Safety Council - MADD – Organ and Tissue Agencies of Nebraska – Lions Eye Bank of Nebraska

Funded by: Personal and Private donations

For more information on Matt's Dream or to have someone from Matt's Dream to speak at your next adult group meeting, call Bob at (402) 493-0665 or (402) 630-3984, rschmill@cox.net

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