The fall semester has launched at the University of Florida and Sante Fe College, marking the return of thousands of people back into our community. For those of you that have not been following us for a while, we have made some significant headway over the summer including obtaining funding for our first wave of initiatives. These initiatives detail focused efforts in confronting alcohol issues in our community by primarily offering alcohol education from many perspectives. These will impact our community immediately – on Thursday, September 17th at 7pm, the Partners are unveiling our Mobile Safety Unit (pictures coming soon) at 1700 NW 1st Avenue, behind Georing’s Bookstore in St. Augustine Church’s parking lot. This Unit will be utilized by our members, particularly the University of Florida Colleges of Health and Human Performance and Nursing, Gainesville Police Department, and GatorWell at the University of Florida, to educate the public about safe drinking practices, general good health advice, and our local laws. Our primary goal is to reduce the alcohol-related vehicle crashes in and around our community, so you will see us hit the streets getting our messages out there. Come join us for some fanfare and help us keep Gainesville a safe place to live, work, and play – day or night.