Georgia College & State University received a nearly $9,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The grant will help finance events and activities to promote lower risk drinking and encourage students not to drive after drinking.
“Innovative projects like this are designed with the intent for Georgia and our nation to reach the realistic goal of zero traffic deaths by the middle of this century,” said Allen Poole, director of the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. “Each life saved on our roads is one less family that will have to live with the pain of losing a loved one whose life was taken from them in a traffic crash that was completely preventable.”
“The GOHS grant provides opportunities and information about lower-risk drinking choices, how to recognize highrisk situations, and how to be safer on the roads. These activities not only create a healthier individual, but also create a healthier and safer campus and community,” said GCSU Health Educator Rachel Pope.
The Wellness and Recreation Center serves as the center for health and wellness for the GCSU community. Programs, services and activities allow the students to engage in a holistic wellness approach with fitness, health promotion, health services and counseling services.
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety’s mission is to educate the public on safe driving behaviors and implement highway safety campaigns and programs designed to reduce crashes and eliminate fatalities and injuries on Georgia roads.
The grant year for this award is Oct. 1, 2025, to Sept. 30, 2026.
For more information on this grant program, contact GOHS at 404-656-6996 and for more information on GOHS and its other highway safety programs, visit www.gahighwaysafety.org. — Contributed by University Communications