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The guest speakers featured were Sonya Randall from the
Sheriffs Department and the Buffalo Soldiers. They spoke to
over 150 youth from the Toledo Area high schools who are
participating in the Cotillion Scholarship Program, as well
as the Toledo Club and Maumee Bay Clubs adults and youth
members. The Cotillion Scholarship Program is led by
Chairman Wilma Brown and Co-Chairmen Karen Jarrett and
Denise Cardwell.
Anyone can be stopped by the police for different reasons.
This can happen regardless of where you live. You can also
be walking, driving a car, or at a location where police are
called to the scene. This program helps everyone understand
the right way and the wrong way to respond.
Sonya Randall, Earl Mack and the Toledo Area Buffalo
Soldiers gave an interactive presentation, mock scenarios
and held a question and answer interactive segment. The
message was to "Comply Now and Complain Later."
If you have a problem with your interaction or
encounter with the police to file a complaint.
Literature on the Do's and Don't, Important Actions: What To
Do If stopped By The Police, etc, were guides in the
discussion. Two interactive sessions the students
participated in consisted of volunteers who demonstrated the
wrong way and the right way to respond if stopped by a
police officer. The students did a fabulous job imitating
what could possibly happen.
Program Chairman and First Vice President Denise Black-Poon
thanked everyone for coming as she and members of both adult
and youth clubs gathered around the special guest.
Certificates were given to the special guests for their
involvement and bringing awareness to the community. Maumee
Bay Youth Club President Nia Hunter, Toledo Youth Club
President Jordan Collins and other youth club members were
also in attendance and presented certificates.
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