What is the "Play It Safe Ocean
City Project"?
PLAY IT SAFE
sponsors
special alcohol and drug-free events during
June honoring high school graduates who choose to celebrate their
graduation in Ocean City, Maryland.
THE MISSION OF PLAY
IT SAFE is to encourage high school graduates to make informed,
healthy choices while having responsible fun without the use of
alcohol and other drugs

A Welcome
from the Mayor of Ocean City:

Congratulations Class of 2008 and Welcome to Ocean City!
You have passed a major milestone with your recent graduation
from high school now it is time to relax and have some fun and
where better to do that than right here in Ocean City, Maryland!
I remember very well the summer of 1967 when I, like you today,
visited Ocean City with my friends and classmates to celebrate
our graduation. It was a great time to be in Ocean City and
although the town may look just a little bit different today it
still features the same beach, boardwalk and sense of excitement
that we enjoyed back in “The Day”.
Now it is your turn to experience that new found sense of
freedom and all of the fun and excitement of Ocean City. It is a
time to reminisce with your friends and to begin to talk about
the future as you experience days on the beach and nights out on
the boardwalk.
We encourage you to enjoy all of the great alcohol free events
offered by the Play It Safe Program while you are here
celebrating in Ocean City. This is your week to shine in the
Ocean City Sun and we hope that is a safe experience that you
will remember for a lifetime!
Sincerely,
Rick Meehan
Rick Meehan
Mayor Town of Ocean City
Latest News & Announcements:
Around 100 compete In First Annual Mini Golf
Tourney At Indoor/Outdoor Old Pro Golf
For Play It Safe Ocean City 2008!
Ocean City-The Ocean City Drug Alcohol Abuse Prevention
Committee along with their host
Old Pro Indoor
Outdoor Miniature Golf on 68th Street recently held the
first ever mini golf tourney to raise funds for the 2008 Play It
Safe project. The event was a success in its inaugural year raising
over $1,000 dollars with an estimated hundred competitors. Prizes
were awarded both to teams and individuals. There were numerous Golf
Pros on hand to compete against as well as the challenging holes at
Old Pro Golf. We would like to thank all who participated as well as
our host Old
Pro Golf and are many hole sponsors listed below:
HOLE SPONSORS FOR MARCH MADNESS MINI GOLF AT OLD PRO
County Commissioner Louise Gulyas
Guns & Hoses in OC
Buckley Property Services LLC
Bernadette Di Pino
Louisa McCabe
Susan McHenry
Ocean City Elks Lodge #2645
Sarah V. Tressler
Jane and Jim Starr
Sammi and Roberrt LeFaive
Greenwood Farms Restaurant
SDHS Boys Soccer
Taylor Bank
OCPD Canines Tazz and Flash
The Sauer Fasmily
Marge and John Rozankowski
Lois Twilley
A Friend
Barbara and Tom Dickey
India and Bill Bandorick
Poster Contest Winner Named

Ocean City- The Ocean City Drug Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee
along with the Stephen Decatur Students Against Destructive
Decisions announced the winner of their annual Poster Contest as
Meredith Birmingham from Westminster High
School. She was
among 6 finalists in their annual Play It Safe Ocean City Poster
Contest. The winner was determined by the local Stephen Decatur
High School SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) group at
the beginning of the month. For more details or to
read more about our Poster Contest click
here.
EBay and The Ocean City Drug Alcohol
Prevention Committee are Proud To Announce Their New Partnership

Now when people sell items on EBay they can choose to donate all or
some of the auction proceeds to
The Ocean City Drug Alcohol Prevention Committee
to benefit the Play It Safe
Ocean City Project. This "EBay Giving Works"
partnership can help us to raise much needed funds to continue the
project. To make a donation or to help us through EBay please
click
here
for more information.
The Stats Are In ...2007 A Record Breaker
For Play It Safe!

Click on map to see stats
page
Over 13, 148 High School 2007 Grads
Participated In This Years Play It Safe
The Largest Participation In Our 18 Year
History!

Ocean City Md.- The Ocean City Drug
Alcohol Abuse Prevention Committee is proud to
announce the record breaking attendance numbers for the
Play It Safe Ocean City 2007 project.
In June of this year 13,148
recent High School Grads celebrated at our free safe fun
events in Ocean City Maryland
over a three week span. To see more detailed statistical
information click here. We want to thank all of our
volunteers and sponsors who have continued to make this project
possible over the last 18 years. The
OCDAAPC would also like to
thank the seniors themselves for helping to make this our best
project ever. We also want to remind both past and future
Play It Safe Participants that we need help offsetting
the ever increasing cost of the Play It Safe Project by
making a donation by
clicking here.
Here Is What Just Some Of The Parents Are
Saying About Play It Safe Ocean City...
"Thank you for your time and effort on behalf of the
youngsters attending Ocean City during senior
week...my son, Greg (Bel Air High School Class
of 2007), signed up for your program during his first
day in OC and had a great time. The incentives that
encouraged proper and legal behavior had a great
impact on him and his friends. They just
returned...safe and sound...
With high regards,
Robert

