#IAmAware Giving Challenge (April 2019)

#IAmAware Giving Challenge

Throughout the month of May, help us amplify our Upstander Movement and support our mission to create safer campus communities with a tax deductible donation!

Your gift will directly fund our lifesaving bystander intervention research, education programs, and awareness campaigns.

#IAmAware Because of Carson

Every year people share their stories with us and say, “I am aware because of Carson’s Story.” Through Aware Awake Alive campaigns and programs, WITH US works to increase public awareness about the signs of alcohol poisoning, the dangers of binge drinking and hazing, and the role each of us can play in saving lives by simply stepping up to help one another.

Carson was among friends when he died from an alcohol overdose. Their unchecked hazing traditions, lack of awareness, and pervasive bystander apathy led to his preventable death. Had his peers been educated and trained to help when it mattered most, Carson could still be with us today.

These all too familiar tragedies continue to plague our campus communities. Students witness alcohol misuse and hazing on college campuses across the country and are often ill-equipped to assess the situation as a problem or intervene to help when people are harmed.

WITH US was founded to prepare young people for these moments - to inspire bystanders to be UPSTANDERS that take action to intervene and help others in need.

Help us create a world where no life is lost to alcohol poisoning or hazing. Support our mission and this year’s Aware Awake Alive campaign with a gift today!

Aware Awake Alive Week

The theme of this year’s National Aware Awake Alive Week Campaign (April 29-May 3) is #IAmAware.

Throughout this week, and year round, our goal is for students everywhere to confidently say:

#IAmAware of the effects of alcohol on the body at various BAC levels.

#IAmAware of my own limits and how to drink responsibly if I choose to.

#IAmAware of the dangers of hazing and why I can’t keep silent about it.

#IAmAware of the signs of alcohol poisoning and when I MUST HELP.

#IAmAware of the amnesty laws that protect me when I make the call.

#IAmAware that my decision to help could save someone’s life.

Join us during Aware Awake Alive Week and throughout the month of May to help us expand the reach and impact of these important lessons.

Here’s how:

• Follow along on social media!

• Share Carson’s Story and the stories of others we’ve lost to hazing and alcohol poisoning.

• Take the Upstander Pledge and commit to being someone others can count on when it matters most.

• Use our materials to facilitate a discussion with your peers and start to shift the culture in your communities.

• Support the movement with a gift and help us continue our important work to educate and save lives.

#IAmAware Giving Challenge

Throughout the month of May, help us amplify our Upstander Movement and support our mission to create safer campus communities with a tax deductible donation!

Your gift will directly fund our lifesaving bystander intervention research, education programs, and awareness campaigns.

WITH US is supported by Cal Poly and is exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Taxpayer Identification Number 54-6001796). Gifts to WITH US at Cal Poly are considered tax-deductible.

If you’d like to give a recurring gift, please do so HERE.

Other fundraising efforts you can participate in throughout our Month of Giving:

• Change for Carson Fundraising Challenge

• The 8th Annual Mustang Mile in Memory of Carson Starkey

• Mustang Mile BBQ Sponsored by Fraternity & Sorority Life

Learn more at withus.org.