”+ ”; A program of the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Controlas Education and Prevention Section, each group creates a STAN (Strategies to Act Now) Plan at YADAPP.

aThey brainstorm what they see is needed in their communities,a Amanda Hendricks, the local CHILL chapter leader, said.

While several other students presented good ideas at the conference, such as creating YouTube videos about the effects of drugs and alcohol and starting mentorship projects, the CHILL group from Martinsville came home with the big prize, a grant for $250. The CHILL kids created a plan to educate convenience store owners on selling alcohol to underage students.

aA lot of my friends will brag about going to certain convenience stores and buying alcohol.