Just six miles north of the Lafollette/Carryville,
Tennessee exit, the Stand in the Gap Coalition (SIGCO) is planning to plant a
100-foot cross by the roadside. Stand in
the Gap is a Christian-based organizations with the mission: “We seek the
eradication of 'Drug Abuse, Alcohol Abuse and Family Violence' in our Tri-State
Area through God's help and guidance as promised in II Chronicles 7:14.”
Drug-Free South, the local chapter of the
Foundation for a Drug-Free World, plans to stand with SIGCO and distribute the
Truth About Drugs booklets to those attending the event.
Rev. Brian Fesler, who coordinates the
Drug-Free South, says, “we are all working toward the reduction of drug abuse
and violence. This is an event for everyone to take a stand and say, ‘no more
drugs in Tennessee.’”
The Stand in the Gap Coalition covers 11
counties in East Tennessee including Anderson, Bell, Campbell, Claiborne, Union
and others.
Drug-Free South has worked in a total of
30 counties across Tennessee to bring an end to drug addiction by educating
youth before dealers reach them. Fesler
says they are reaching out to more. “We plan to make Tennessee a drug-free zone,”
he says.
For more information on Drug-Free South,
visit drugfreesouth.org. For more information on the Stand in the Gap
Coalition, visit standntgap.org.
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