Youth members of the B.O.L.D. Coalition's Teens Against Drug Abuse (TADA) visited four Fall River liquor stores on December 12, 2009, to place "Hey You!" stickers on multi-packs of beer, wine coolers and other alcohol products that appeal to underage drinkers. The target of the stickers is adults over the age of 21 who purchase alcohol products, sometimes at the request of underage youth. Purchase of alcohol for minors is illegal but rarely results in arrest or fines. The sticker campaign is a project of the Fall River Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA) project. Students also placed stickers on packages at Swidey's Variety, Seabra Supermarket, GV Mini market, Chaves Market and Riverside Mini Mart. The project was timed to correspond with the holiday season when students may plan parties and are out of school during vacation. The program will also be offering safe homes and social host training to police and parents. The Fall River Police are also conducting compliance checks with stores and bars. Click here for pictures of last year's project. Click here for a tobacco project organized by TADA earlier in the year. For more information about TADA, contact SSTAR Youth Coordinator Mike Aguiar at 508-324-3598. 
 

(Top row) Markus Watson places stickers on cases of beer while Alesha Gilbert holds one up for the camera at Leonard's liquor store on Pleasant Street. (Middle row, left and right) Durfee High School students Maille O'Brien and Alex Rodrigues work at getting stickers on all visible cases. Students are not permitted by law to move any of the packages. (Bottom row, left and right) Fall River police officer and school resource officer James Riley checks with SSTAR Youth Coordinator Mike Aguiar as he oversees the students. (Bottom row, center) Carlton Viens and his father Glenn, who co-owns the store with Gerry Marchand, are impressed with the work of the students who complete the job in about thirty minutes.