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About SCAR
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In 1985 Bob Lapete was given last rites as he lay
in a coma, not expected to live. But he did, and after two years of
physical therapy to learn how to walk and talk again, Bob felt he
had lived through it all for a reason. He was left with a permanent
limp and slurry speech which has become a valuable teaching tool in
his SCAR program. When he walks around on the stage during his presentation,
his audience is reminded of the permanent consequences that could
happen to them if they were driving drunk.
Bob decided to tell his own personal story in a
one man show and eventually named it SCAR, Second Chance and Recovery,
because of the emotional and physical scars he has had to overcome
as a result of his choices. Since 1987 he has told his story of
substance abuse at an early age and how in the beginning wrong choices
usually came from peer pressure and the need to be included and
loved. He talks about how being "cool" was so important,
but inside he knew his self-esteem was zero. Not knowing how to
help himself out of this downward spiral, he continued to use and
abuse alcohol and drugs as a way to cope. Bob takes them through
his middle school and high school years, from trying marijuana and
beer at first then moving on to other drugs. By his senior year
his daily addiction to alcohol eventually lead to his DUI accident
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During his program Bob blends some light humor
into a serious subject. He also includes, with their parent's permission,
slides of two teenage girls who both died as a result of DUI.
One of the students lived for two years after her accident. Her
mother took a photo of her daughter just before she died and asked
Bob to include it in his program, along with her daughter's senior
photo." The mothers of both girls have written a letter in
support of Bob's work through his SCAR program. See TESTIMONIALS
on the Resource page.
SCAR is honest.
It is motivational. But above all, it is absolutely REAL!
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My goal is very simple: by sharing the experiences I have
had, I would like to
help kids grow up to achieve their own personal best without drugs
and alcohol.
Bob Lapete, founder of SCAR
Need more information?
Contact Bob.
Email:
info@scarweb.org
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