2012 ICBC Tour

// April 2nd, 2012 // burn, Drinking & Driving

Today I feel excited and nervous at the same time. Tomorrow is my first presentation of the season for me. I haven’t presented since last summer. I have been working with an amazing speaker coach, Margaret Hope. She is amazing and we have been working hard on reworking my presentation so it has more feeling and more connections. I have a great speech now and have been working hard preparing for my upcoming tour that starts tomorrow.
I remember my first speech almost 10 years ago. I stood on stage and read my presentation off the paper that was rattling more than my knees. I was so scared and wanted to do such a great job. Today I feel that same nervousness because I want to such an amazing job. I do this because I want to prevent the tragedy that happened to me and my friends from happening to anyone else. What I have gone through because of choices I made as a teenager, is something that no person should ever have to go through especially as a teenager.
My goal is to encourage people to think about their choices and how they affect others, to be that voice of reason that helps influence making the right choices.
Here is the list of schools I will be speaking at over the next few months.
April 3 – Claremont Secondary
April 3 – Victoria High School
April 5 – Cowichan Secondary
April 5 – Queen Margarets School
April 10 – Lake Cowichan Secondary
April 10 – Frances Kelsey Secondary
April 11 – Brooks Senior Secondary
April 12 – North Island Secondary
April 12 – Port Hardy Secondary
April 16 – Alberni District Senior Secondary
April 16 – Ucluelet Secondary
April 17 – Woodlands Secondary
April 17 – Ladysmith Secondary
April 18 – Kwalikum Secondary
April 18 – Ballenas Secondary
April 19 – Nanaimo District Senior Secondary
April 19 – Dover Bay Secondary
April 20 – Mark R Isfeld Senior Secondary
April 21 – Brentwood College
April 23 – Edward Milne Community School
April 23 – Pacific Christian Secondary
April 24 – Belmont Secondary
April 24 – Belmont Secondary
April 25 – Spectrum Community School
April 25 – St. Andrews Secondary
April 26 – Parkland Secondary
April 30 – Gold River Secondary
April 30 – Campbell River Christian School
May 1 – Timberline Secondary
May 1 – Carihi Secondary
May 2 – Highland Secondary
May 2 – Glacier View Learning Centre
May 3 – GP Vanier Secondary
May 4 – Lambrick Park Secondary
May 4 – Mt. Douglas Secondary
May 7 – George M Dawson Secondary
May 7 – Queen Charlotte Secondary
May 8 – Charles Hays Secondary School
May 8 – Caledonia Senior Secondary
May 9 – Mount Elizabeth Secondary
May 10 – Hazelton Secondary
May 10 – Smithers Secondary
May 11 – Bulkley Valley Christian School
May 11 – Houston Secondary
May 14 – Fort St. James Secondary
May 14 – Fraser Lake Secondary
May 15 – Nechako Valley Secondary
May 16 – 100 Mile House School
May 18 – Langley Fundamental Middle Secondary
I really want to give thanks to ICBC who have invested time and money in me to enhance my presentation so it has more meaning and reaches more people. I also want to thank the Fire Fighter Burn Fund of Victoria, BC who is supporting me as well with sponsorship in JMM Speaking.