More great and powerful quotes from kids...

These are just some of the powerful statements I get from kids after one of my presentations...

1. Hi Floyd, I'm a student from Sisler Highschool. I'd just like to say that was an amazing message you got through to me, and the other students. It was an amazing speech, but it's sad that you had to use your son as an example of such a horrid event. After hearing what you and your family had to go through because of this, I NEVER want to do any drugs under any circumstance. I understand it was hard to talk about, but thank you so much for coming to sisler and telling us about it. Im sure it made students not want to do drugs, or if people have been using or selling drugs, im quite sure they are having second thoughts. Once again, thank you Floyd.

2. I go to St. Pauls Collegiate in Elie, 

I really love your speech and what you had to say. 
it was soooo inspiring, and i know alot of my friends thought so too! 
thanks agaain! (:

3. hey your story about T.J. really touched me and your really cool :D

4. The story you told us grade 9's today was truely inspiring. Your story hit me hard, and I soon hope to i can help my friends in need of help.

5. You probably hear this a lot but your story made me cry like 4 times, I saw the presentation twice, and it made me cry both times. It really touched me. I have some friends that do drugs, well not really friends we used to be untill they started using and I just wanted to ask how do I explain to them that using is just as bad as selling ? I really miss them I know they're way better then that they're real smart kids, and I really want to help them out, just reply when you get the chance.  Thanks so much for sharing the story. 

6. A Facebook Status: Listened to a guy talk about how drugs killed his son. It was an inspiring speach...

Speaking At Sisler High School today with Adapt Campaign

Once again the Adapt Campaign has asked me to speak at one of their campaigns against crystal meth. Fresh IE will be performing before me and I will tell TJ's story to the students.

West Kildonan Collegiate - Student's comments - AMAZING

I am going to publish some of the great comments the kids made to me via Facebook or emails or verbally. They are amazing.

1. "When you said " When you buy a drug, your helping kill another human" It hit me, and I used it on one of my friends because I am really against pot ect. And anyone I hang around with does it. You know how the skateboarders are. Either way good kids, but I kept calling my friend a murderer and he said "I know, I wish I could stop, its just the kids I hang around with" So I hope that knocked some sense into him."

2. "id just like to say thanks for coming to our school that your speach was amazing, all my friends were talking about "T.J's story". one boy in my class asked what T.J's story was...and everybodys answer was the same "you trully have to be there and hear it to understand it " well thanks for coming once again and T.J's story really helped me to see how bad you get get in to drugs. p.s keep it up and im sure at least one or two or even more people in my school have been motavated to change there ways because nobody not even you should have to go through what you did. so all i have to say now is plz keep doing what you are doing!!!"

3. " I also wanted to inform you that one of my friends who is a major marijuana user is trying to quit after hearing your story. I just thought I should let you know that you are making a difference by telling his story, no matter how difficult it may be. "

4. "I just wanted to say thank you for coming to speak to us today what you do is an amazing thing and i wish you and your family the best"

5. "A lot of the people around me still do use drugs. After your presentation today, however, they've taken a step back to look at the whole perspective of things! You really are a brave and strong man to be able to go in front of large crowds and talk about your son like that. I would have never had the strength to do so."

6."I really enjoyed your speech today in the afternoon, it takes some big guts to tell everyone about what happened to your son and what horrible things that go on in this world, its scary. Keep Moving forward with everything your doing, to help with drug related problems that we have in this world!!! I for sure will, I have never been involved with drugs or even tried it and your story is going to be the reason why I will never do drugs in my life. One of the better role models i know now :D"

7. "Thank you so much for comming to West K; the story of your son && the drug dealing may have just helped another life, i know someone who plans on dealing, i mean, nothing big, just weed, but now i know that i will need to convince him that is NOT a good idea. " 

West Kildonan Collegiate

I was invited to speak at the West Kildonan Collegiate today. I spoke to 4 separate groups. The kids were so attentive and riveted at TJ's Story. When I got home, I was absolutely worn out. I jumped into the hot tub, and virtually passed out. Then my iPhone started buzzing and didn't stop all night. 35  kids added me to Facebook, and I was carrying on 3-4 live conversations at the same time. The comments that were made were incredible. 

These kids were telling me that their friends or themselves were stopping drugs as of that day. They told me of friends that were thinking of becoming a drug dealer, and now they had the power to stop their friends going down that road. One student approached me in the hallway and told me that he "was doing a lot of shit" and after hearing TJ's story, we was rethinking what he was doing. That takes a lot of guts to come up to me and admit that. I heard stories of students parents doing drugs and asked how they could help them stop. I just about cried along with them.

The story changes every time I tell it, as it is such a big story. Some of the kids attended more than one session, and when they left, they commented, "Am I ever glad I came back to hear it again! Thank you!" As I left the school, so many kids commented to me about the sessions.

I'm going back on Friday to speak to another large group.