As we first told you on Wednesday the tone conference usually scheduled for this weekend was canceled because of a lack of funding.
Because that event is not happening, two other groups have stepped forward to provide teens with a similar experience free of charge.
More than 60 teens from different schools are spending this weekend learning the same material but instead of learning math or literature they're learning information that could save the lives of their classmates.
"We want to provide an opportunity for them to go back to their communities to be leaders and make a positive change for alcohol and drug abuse," said Alison Oglesby, ATOD Project Coalition Director.
Most of the teenagers have been a part of TONE in the past. When it was clear that event wouldn't happen the Randolph County Cornerstone Coalition and the Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Coalition in Lawrence County joined forces to provide a similar learning experience.
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