Bros. Ed Stumm (left) and Ed Dazio (right) address the assembled onlookers and walkers at the start of the Awareness March.

A very successful "Dare to Care" Drug and Alcohol Awareness March and Expo was sponsored by several lodges from Masonic District 5. Goddard Lodge No. 383, Coatesville, and Williamson Lodge No. 309, Downingtown, joined together to involve the community in a fund-raiser to benefit various drug and alcohol prevention and treatment programs. The program raised more than $10,000, and with matching funds of $7,900, it was a huge success. It received excellent newspaper coverage, two-hours of live radio coverage, and several television newscasts.

The program was coordinated by Bros. Ed Stumm and Ed Dazio, with the support of Russell W. Baker, D.D.G.M., 5th Masonic District. Participants included hundreds of sponsored marchers, local township and Chester County commissioners, a State Representative, a State Senator, Ronald McDonald, and several crash test dummies. Nineteen local substance abuse agencies presented displays at the Expo, which also included a Masonic Awareness Booth. Additional support for the program was provided by Coatesville Lodge No. 564; West Chester Lodge No. 322; Thompson Lodge No. 340, Paoli; Skerrett Lodge No. 343, Cochranville; Oxford Lodge No. 353; Howell Lodge No. 405, Honey Brook; Kennett Lodge No. 475, Kennett Square; New London Lodge No. 545, West Grove; and Keystone Lodge No. 569, Parkesburg.