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The following eight links are the full newspaper articles above.
Finding Courage to Speak of Son's Death, New York Times
2000 Woman of the Year - Ginger Katz, Connecticut Post
'You don't want my pain' Heroin addict's mother makes impression with eighth-graders, The News-Times
Couple tries to prevent tragedy by speaking about their own, Effingham Daily News
Decade of Dedication: Ginger Katz's Courage to Speak anti-drug program marks 10 years, Connecticut Post
For the Children, a Mother Revisits Her Sorrow, New York Times
Katz still has the Courage to Speak against drugs, The Stamford Times
Knowledge is Power- Ginger Katz is on a mission to educate parents about drugs, The Advocate
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News Channel 8's Ann Nyberg introduces us to a mother from Norwalk who is
fighting the drug war for all children, on
behalf of her late son, Ian.
Watch the story here. (You will need a
RealPlayer.)
Current News
June 20, 2008
Norwalk Citizen~News
By Ginger Katz
Founder & CEO of The Courage to Speak Foundation and author of Sunny's Story
You are invited to join us as a supporter of the Tenth Annual Ian James Eaccarino Memorial 9-Mile Race on Saturday, July 26 starting at 8:00am at Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk. The race is sponsored by the Lightfoot Running Club, Patriot National Bank, The Hour Newspaper, Norwalk Recreation and Parks Department, Mr. and Mrs William Bennett, Stew Leonard's, Booth Financial Associates and Cook Associates Your Company Store and 1400 WSTC/1350 WNLK. View Full Story
May 1, 2008
The Cheshire Herald
By John Rook
Herald Staff
Grieving Mother Shares Her Heartache With Cheshire Parents
On the morning of September 10, 1996, Ginger Katz woke to begin her day. It was a bright, sunny Tuesday morning in Norwalk, and Katz, a runner for the majority of her life, went downstairs to get ready. View Full Story
Sunny's Story by Ginger Katz
Click here to see text about Sunny's Story on News Channel 8
April 15, 2008
The CT Post
By Linda Lambeck
Mother recalls son's losing drug battle - LINDA CONNER LAMBECK
BRIDGEPORT — Fifth- and sixth-graders listened intently in the basement library of Garfield School as Virginia "Ginger" Katz talked about her son Ian's death from a heroin overdose more than a... View Full Story
March 29, 2008
The Advocate
By Lisa Chamoff
Staff Writer
Group gets federal grant to spread 'Sunny's Story'
NORWALK - The Courage to Speak Foundation started out with a simple mission - to spread the word about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse.
The small organization, founded in 1996 by Norwalk resident Ginger Katz and her husband, Larry, after their 20-year-old son, Ian, died of a heroin overdose, is growing, and recently received its largest grant yet - $446,500 from the U.S. Department of Justice. Click here to read more.
March 28, 2008
By Jill Bodach
Foundation gets big bucks to speak out
The Courage to Speak Foundation received a $446,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to expand its substance abuse prevention and education programs in Fairfield County schools and other Connecticut communities.
Click here to read more.
March 28, 2008
The Norwalk Citizen News
By David Hennessey
Students Show Courage Speaking Against Drug Abuse
Local fourth and seventh graders spoke out adamantly against substance abuse Monday night at the fourth annual "Courage to Speak: Empowering Youth to be Drug-Free Family Night" at West Rocks Middle School. Click here to read more.
March 25, 2008
The Hour
By Nina Sen
Mother's loss motivates her to campaign against drug use by young people
Ten years after the death of her son due to a drug overdose, Virginia "Ginger" Katz is still spreading the message against drugs. And she's seeing the results in student's attitude towards drugs.
Click here to read more.
January 31, 2008
Hartford Courant
By Colin Poitras
Group, Lawyers Tackle Teen Drug Abuse
Greg told legislators and advocates Wednesday, his casual use of a dose here and there at
school or at parties quickly turned into raids on his friends' medicine cabinets
and an increasing reliance on the numbing effects of his favorite drug of
choice, OxyContin, by the time he was 17... click here to read more.
April 8, 2007
NPR : Voices from the War on Drugs
Ginger Katz lost her son, Ian, to a drug
overdose 10 years ago. She then founded The
Courage to Speak, a foundation that works to
prevent teen drug use. ... click
here to read more.
October 2007
"Parents Urged to Speak Up about
Children’s Drug Abuse"
By Elanie Marotta
Local Matters
 The
boy looks to be about 11. Wearing a gray,
pin-striped suit, a crisp white shirt and a red
tie, he smiles approvingly at his reflection in
the mirror.
This athletic boy from a nice
Norwalk family grew into a handsome young man,
had plenty of friends and was a university
honors student.
Then Ian died of a drug
overdose at age 20. Today Ginger Katz, author of
“Sunny’sStory: How to Save a Young Life” and CEO
/ founder of the Courage to Speak Foundation,
Inc. is on a mission to educate parents and
raise drug awareness so that the story of her
son Ian will no longer be so
frightfully familiar to other families... Read
full article
here.
October 24, 2007
"Middle schoolers cautioned about drugs"
By Cathryn Keefe O’Hare
Danvers Herald
A mother who found her
son dead of a heroin overdose 11 years ago came
to the Holten-Richmond Middle School Monday to
teach the children how sad it is.
“Ian was very good at hiding
things,” said Ginger Katz about her son during
her presentation to eighth-graders in
multi-purpose room.
Deception, hiding, secrets —
all are enemies in the fight against drug
addiction, Katz said. The students listened
intently to the tale of her son’s journey to
death at the age of 20 on Sept. 10, 1996, in his
own bedroom just hours from finally getting the
help he needed... Read the full article
here.
October 23, 2007
"Grieving mom delivers powerful drug
message at middle school"
By Amanda McGregor
Salem News
Ginger Katz's son Ian was a
lacrosse star and an honors student with a
wonderful family and a girlfriend - but he also
had a heroin addiction, which took his life at
age 20.
Ginger Katz delivered a
riveting lecture at Holten Richmond Middle
School yesterday morning, where eighth-graders
sat in rapt silence listening to the way Ian's
addiction quietly sucked away his life, until
the morning his mother found him in his bedroom,
dead from a heroin overdose... Read the full
article
here.
October 22, 2007
"Ginger Katz is on a mission to educate
parents about drugs"
By Camilla A. Herrera
The Advocate, Stamford, CT
If Ginger Katz had known what
she knows today about substance abuse, she would
have been
better equipped to help her son, Ian, who died
from an accidental heroin overdose 11 years ago.
"It's not a question of
what-if," says the founder of Norwalk's The
Courage to Speak, a foundation
she created soon after her son died to empower
teens to remain drug-free and help parents
communicate with their children about the
dangers of drug and alcohol use.
"I will tell you I didn't
have the knowledge of what my son was exposed
to."
Today, she knows what teens
face, and to help other families avoid a similar
tragedy, she will
introduce Courageous Parenting 101, a free
four-course substance abuse education and
prevention seminar for parents wishing to arm
themselves with the knowledge Katz can now
share... Read the full article
here.
September 30, 2007
"Groups to unite under Fairfield County
Community Foundation"
By Wynne Parry
The Advocate, Stamford, CT
With hope of distributing
dollars more efficiently, the Fairfield County
Community Foundation has announced a merger with
a similar Bridgeport-based group.
"It became quite obvious that we were doing the
same things," said John Chiota, chairman of the
Greater Bridgeport Area Foundation's board.
Last year, both organizations gave $6.2 million
in the Bridgeport area. Slightly more than half
came from the Wilton-based Fairfield County
Community Foundation, Chiota said... Read the
full article
here.
September 20, 2007
"Educating Parents on Evils of Drugs"
By Jill Bodach
The Hour,
Norwalk, CT
Ginger Katz wishes there was
a course that would have explained how to talk
to her son about drugs.
But there wasn't; and when her son Ian died of a
drug overdose in 1996, Katz wanted to find a way
to help other parents avoid the pain she
experienced.
At first, Katz did that by focusing on young
people.
For the past 11 years, Katz has spoken to
thousands of elementary, middle and high-school
students about the dangers of using drugs and
alcohol through the Courage to Speak program.
Now, Katz is launching a new four-session
substance abuse prevention and education program
just for parents called Courageous Parenting
101.
The program will be kick off on January 8,
2008... Read the full article here -
Educating Parents on Evils of Drugs
August 2007
"Katz still has the Courage to Speak against
drugs"
by A. J. O'Connell
The Stamford Times, Stamford, CT
It's been 11 years since
Ginger Katz began telling the story of her son
Ian Eaccarino's death. In the decade since her
20-year-old son died of a heroin overdose in her
home, Katz, 59, has been a tireless advocate for
drug prevention. She travels the nation,
delivering 100 presentations every year to
thousands of students, parents and communities.
... Read the full article here -
Katz still has the Courage to Speak against
drugs
August 24, 2007
"Kayaks and Causes"
by Brian Brennan
Northender.com, Oyster Bay, NY
What was sparked by two guys’
unwillingness to back down from a bet has, seven
years later, evolved into a hip annual event
with high-profile corporate sponsors and
hundreds of donors and participants.
In August of 2001, Scott Carlin and Miles
Spencer, both of Southern Connecticut, sat with
a friend who was visiting from Oyster Bay and
gazed lazily out over the Long Island Sound. One
or the other of them mused aloud that, though
they had only kayaked once before, they could
probably manage a kayak trip across the Sound to
their friend’s hometown... Read the full article
here -
Kayaks and Causes.
August 20, 2007
Letters to the Editor
The Advocate
Every month, the Courage to
Speak Foundation hosts a support group meeting
for family members who have lost a loved one to
drugs. Through sharing our saddest of
experiences, we continue to give some comfort
and solace to each other.
After my son Ian died in 1996 of an overdose, we
started the Courage to Speak Support Group for
families who have lost a child to drugs. Since
we began the group, many families have walked
through our door, and hundreds more have just
called to share their sorrow with us. Many have
e-mailed us...Read the full letter here -
Letters to the Editor. Click
here to read the letter on the Advocate
website.
August 16, 2007
"Katz still has the Courage to Speak against
drugs"
by AJ O'Connell
The Stamford Times
It's been 11 years since
Ginger Katz began telling the story of her son
Ian Eaccarino's death. In the decade since her
20-year-old son died of a heroin overdose in her
home, Katz, 59, has been a tireless advocate for
drug prevention. She travels the nation,
delivering 100 presentations every year to
thousands of students, parents and communities.
She developed a drug prevention curriculum for
elementary, middle and high school students. She
and her husband Larry Katz this year published "Sunny's
Story," which details Ian's descent into drug
use from the family dog's perspective. This
fall, she will unveil "Courageous Parenting
101," a curriculum for parents which will help
them prevent and identify drug use...Read the
full article here -
Katz still has the Courage to Speak against
drugs. Click
here to see the original print.
July 30, 2007
"Embarking on an Adventure With a
Purpose"
by Jeanne Goodman
Norwalk Citizen News
With their maiden voyage in
Kayak for a Cause, longtime friends and event
cofounders Miles Spencer and Scott Carlin did
not realize the community's enthusiasm for
kayaking, people's desire for an adventure with
a purpose or the corporate interest in backing
something of this magnitude.
Tomorrow morning, 330 people
are registered to launch kayaks from Calf
Pasture Beach and paddle 12.4 miles across Long
Island Sound to Crab Meadow in Huntington, N.Y.,
for the Nautica/GQ ITAL Kayak for a Cause VII.
Each paddler has raised a minimum of $500 for
five local charities: The Courage to Speak
Foundation, The Hole in the Wall Gang, Outward
Bound Connecticut, Save the Sound and CancerCare
ITAL CARE of Connecticut.... Read the full
article here -
Embarking on an Adventure With a Purpose
July 27, 2007
"Mother's anti-drug crusade looks back on
successful decade"
By Jamie DeLoma, Special Correspondent
The Advocate
Ginger Katz has transformed a
family tragedy into a decade-long national
crusade to educate students and parents about
the life-threatening dangers of drug abuse.
Katz, president of the
Norwalk-based Courage to Speak Foundation and
author of "Sunny's Story," a children's
book about her son Ian's battle with addiction,
remembers him as a bright, handsome, athletic
and popular 20-year-old when he died of a drug
overdose on Sept. 10, 1996... Read the full
article here -
Mother's anti-drug crusade looks back on
successful decade
July 15, 2007
"Causeway Kayakers paddle the Sound to raise
$$ for charities"
By Moina Noor, Special Correspondent
The Advocate
On Saturday, July 28, Walter Hotz will wake up
at the crack of dawn to kayak across the Long
Island Sound, from Norwalk to Crab Meadow in
Huntington, N.Y., and back. The 74-year-old
Stamford resident will not make this arduous
12-mile journey on his own - he'll be joined by
a flotilla of more than 300 other paddlers
participating in Kayak for a Cause. The group
hopes to raise $1 million for local
charities...Read the full article here -
Causeway Kayakers paddle the Sound to raise $$
for charities.Click
here to watch a video clip about Kayak for a
Cause (FOX Channel 6).
June 29, 2007
"Courage to Speak crew to take part in
L.I. Sound kayaking fundraiser"
The Hour
Ginger Katz, president of The
Courage to Speak Foundation, has announced
formation of a Courage to Speak kayaking team
that will be part of Nautica/GQ Kayak For A
Cause VII on Saturday, July 28, starting at Calf
Pasture Beach and celebrating at Veterans Park
in Norwalk. The Courage to Speak Foundation is
one of five organizations benefiting from this
extraordinary annual event that is expected to
draw nearly 300 kayakers... Read the full
article here -
Courage to Speak crew to take
part in L.I. Sound kayaking fundraiser
June 10, 2007
"For the Children, a Mother Revisits
Her Sorrow"
By Micheal Winerip, The New York Times
GINGER KATZ stood at the front of the auditorium
at Little Falls School No. 1, waiting for the
200 seventh and eighth graders to settle down.
Behind her, projected on a big screen, were
photos of her son, Ian, from their family album:
Ian as a newborn with his mom. Ian getting his
black belt in karate. Ian playing his trumpet in
the marching band. Ian beaming at the camera the
year he was voted most popular fifth grader. Ian
standing happily with his older sister, Candace,
who has Down syndrome. Ian playing baseball.
Ian, the third-highest scorer on his high school
lacrosse team. Ian with his beautiful date at
the senior prom. Ian being handed his high
school diploma. Ian, the honors college student.
And then, after the middle schoolers had time to
absorb all those inspiring photos, Ms. Katz
began her hourlong presentation as she almost
always does. “Ian died Sept. 10, 1996, in his
sleep of a heroin overdose,” she said. “This is
why I’m here.”...Read the full article here -
For the Children, a Mother Revisits Her Sorrow
March 7, 2007
"150 attend drug free program"
By Harold F. Cobin, Hour Correspondant
A couple's 10-year quest to get young people to
avoid substance abuse continued Tuesday evening
with their foundation's annual family night
dinner and speaking program at West Rocks Middle
School...Read full story here -
150 attend drug free program
March 6, 2007
"Children's book tells sad tale
through beagle's eyes"
By Jill Bodach, Hour Staff Writer
The Hour
What if man's best friend could communicate
about all the things he witnesses when his
owners think no one is watching or listening?
That is the question that led anti-drug advocate
Ginger Katz to write a story about the death of
her son, Ian, from the perspective of Ian's pet
beagle, Sunny — that and a moment she shared
with Sunny the night Ian died... Read full story
here -
Children's book tells sad tale through beagle's
eyes
February 26, 2007
News Channel 12 Video Clip - Click
here.
February 24, 2007
"Norwalk mom hopes to save others by
chronicling son's drug addiction"
Norwalk mom is spreading the word of drug
awareness with a new book
chronicling her son’s fatal struggle with
drug abuse. Ginger
Katz, of Norwalk, is speaking out about her son
Ian’s addiction in a new book called “Sunny's
Story: How to Save a Young Life.”
... Read full story here -
Norwalk mom hopes to save others by chronicling
son's drug addiction
February 15, 2007
"'Sunny's Story' Tells of Loss of Dog's Best Friend"
By Lauren Garrison
Norwalk Citizen News
Fourth graders at Brookside Elementary School
got a sneak preview last week of "Sunny's
Story," a not-yet-released book by Norwalk
resident Ginger Katz, along with Marci
Alborghetti, that tells the tragic tale of how a
young man became involved in using drugs and
eventually overdosed and died...Read the full story here - 'Sunny's Story' Tells of Loss of Dog's Best Friend
February 10, 2007
"Anti-drug advocate pens
children's book"
By Amada Cuda
Connecticut Post
When Virginia
"Ginger" Katz's son Ian smoked his first
cigarette and drank his first beer, she didn't
see it. But Ian's pet beagle, Sunny, did. Sunny
was also there when Ian died in 1996 of a heroin
overdose at age 20.
So when Katz, founder of the anti-drug
organization Courage to Speak, decided to write
a book about Ian's drug abuse and death, she
chose to write it from Sunny's viewpoint. The
result is "Sunny's Story," (Ginger and Larry
Katz, $12.95), co-written by Katz and children's
author Marci Alborghetti.... Read the full story
here -
Anti-drug advocate pens children's book
February 9, 2007
"Courage To Speak aims to get parents, children
reading and talking"
By Jamie DeLoma, Special Correspondent
The Advocate
At Brookside Elementary School yesterday, Ginger Katz shared difficult life lessons with fourth-graders.
It's never too early to discuss the dangers of alcohol and drugs, said Katz, whose 20-year-old son, Ian Eaccarino, died of a drug overdose in 1996.
To help start the conversation, she self-published a children's book, "Sunny's Story." Katz co-wrote it with Marci Alborghetti...Read
full story here -
Courage To Speak aims to get parents, children
reading and talking
February 9, 2007
"Drug crusader unwilling to
let sleeping dogs lie"
By Harold F. Cobin, Hour
Correspondent
The Hour, Norwalk, CT
A dog's account of watching
his young owner succumb to drug abuse was read
to fourth-graders at Brookside Elementary School
Thursday in a trial of a program that
discourages children from using drugs and helps
parents and teachers provide support in avoiding
them...Read the full story here -
Drug crusader unwilling to let sleeping dogs lie
January 14, 2007
"Local program
speaks volumes about teens, drug abuse"
By James Walker, Hour
correspondent
The Hour, Norwalk, CT
Ginger Katz and Gov. M. Jodi
Rell have something in common.
In 2007, every teen in America at some point is
going to be "asked to do drugs" and the two
women believe the strong voice of parents can
act as a deterrent...Read the full story here -
Local program speaks volumes about teens, drug
abuse.
January 10, 2007
"Loud and clear drug message"
By Chris Gosier, Staff Writer
The Advocate
A school auditorium full of
children was silent yesterday as Ginger Katz
described the day her 20-year-old son, Ian, said
he wanted to break his addiction to heroin...
Read the full story here -
Loud and clear drug message. View related
photo
here.
January 10, 2007
"Grant to fund school
anti-drug program"
By Anna Gustafson, Hour Staff Writer
The Hour, Norwalk, CT
Thanks to an $18,000
grant from the Fairfield County Community
Foundation to The Courage to Speak Foundation,
Brookside Elementary will be able to pilot a
substance abuse prevention and education program
for fourth-grade students... Read the full story
here -
Grant to fund school anti-drug program.
December 23, 2006
"Groups Receive $1.8M in
grants"
By Lisa Chamoff, Staff Writer
The Advocate
The Fairfield County Community Foundation recently awarded $1.18 million in grants to several
local nonprofit organizations that deal with education and social issues, and funded a new
regional initiative to improve transportation planning....
Read the full story here -
Groups Receive $1.8M in grants.
December 6, 2006
"Heart-wrenching story of family’s loss to drugs
captivates community"
By Kate Bassett
Harbor Light Newspaper, Harbor
Spring, Michigan
Ginger Katz urges families here to address drug use
among children early and directly...Read the full
story here -
Heart-wrenching story of family’s loss to drugs
captivates community.
November 22, 2006
"She has the ‘Courage to Speak’ Do we have the
courage to listen?"
By Kate Bassett
Harbor Light Newspaper, Harbor
Spring, Michigan
Hundreds of news articles, ranging from the New York
Times and Boston Herald to advocacy journals, and
even the federal Drug Enforcement Agency, all say
the same thing: the room is silent when Ginger Katz,
founder of the Courage to Speak Foundation, finishes
a presentation...Read the full story here -
She has the ‘Courage to Speak’ Do we have the
courage to listen?
October 27, 2006
"Parents share painful tale of drug addiction"
By Jason Vallee, Herald Staff
The Herald - New Britain, CT
Illegal drug use is more than just a crime, it is a
disease and a challenge in the United States that
faces all of today's youth. It sees no color,
ethnicity or social status. The worst part is that
it can take control of, or even end, a user's life.
... Read the full article here -
Parents share painful tale of drug addiction
October 26, 2006
"Grace of God"
By Jason Vallee, Herald
Staff
New Britain Herald - New Britain,
CT
Ginger Katz, one of the nation's most active anti-drug speakers and founder of The Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc., has lived through this nightmare and seen ...
Read the full article here -
Parents share painful tale of drug addiction
October 20, 2006
"Woman who lost son to drugs has 'courage to speak'
about addiction to local audience"
By Jason Vallee, Special to
Imprint Newspapers
Newington Town Crier - Newington,
CT
Whether its on inner city streets or the backyards
of a wealthy neighborhood, illegal drugs pose an
imminent threat to adolescents and young adults.
Learning how to fight back against drug abuse can
mean a world of difference for parents and their
families.. Read the full story here -
Woman who lost son to drugs has 'courage to speak' about addiction to local
audience.
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1/4/2002.
10/20/2005
1/6/2006
New York Times
The Hour (by date):
7/24/2005
1/24/2006
1/30/2006
2/16/2006
2/21/2006
3/8/2006
New-Times Perspectives
Ridgefield Press
NY Liberty Star to Appear
Journal Inquirer
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New York Daily News
New Haven Register
Hartford Courant
Clasp Times
Courage To Speak Day Proclamation
Effingham Daily News
Partnership for a Drug Free America News
News Channel 8
Interview with Drug Enforcement Administration
The Advocate (by date):
9/15/2004
2/4/2006
Letter from Ginger Katz:
The Courage To Speak 'Empowering Youth to be Drug
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Other Articles/Broadcasts About The Courage to Speak
New Canaan Advertiser, 2/26/98 and 3/4/99
Hartford Courant, 5/9/99 (Mother's day)
The Advocate, Stamford, CT, 6/3/99 and 11/4/99
The New York Times, 7/25/99
Fairfield Minuteman, 11/4/99
Norwalk Citizen-News, 11/19/99 and 3/3/00
The Wilton Villager, 3/2/00
The Wilton Bulletin, 3/2/00
St. Vincent's Hospital Newsletter, Fall 2000 - Bridgeport
Newington Town Crier, 11/3/00
The Herald, 10/31/00 - New Britain
The Westport News, 10/27/00 and 10/29/00
The Norwalk Hour, 3/3/00
The Norwalk Hour, 3/29/00
The Connecticut Post, 12/31/00
The Norwalk Hour, 1/30/01
Connecticut Post, 1/3/01
New Channel 12, 1/30/01
Channel 8, Feb 13, 2001:
Cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, heroin and
ecstasy. It's all out there for you.
Connecticut Post, 3/18/01 and 3/25/01
Washington Times, March 29, 2001
Journal Inquire, March 29, 2001
Boston Herald, April 2, 2001
Connecticut Post, March 25, April 4, 2001
Norwalk Hour April 5, 7, 2001
Stamford Advocate April 7, 2001
Cablevision of Connecticut April 7 at 8:30 PM, April 8, 7 PM
Connecticut Post, April 7, 2001
CPTV, Connecticut Journal, April 6, 8 and 11, 2001 - Channel 10
New Haven Register, April 13, 2001
Cablevision of Connecticut, April 19 and 29, 2001 at 7 PM - Channel 70
The Hour, May 12, 2001
The Norwalk Citizen News, June 26, 2001
The Hour, July 9, 2001 (front page)
News Channel 12, July 12, 2001
Stamford Advocate, July 13, 2001 (front page)
The Norwalk Citizen News, Sept 7, 2001
The Connecticut Post, Sept 8, 2001
Norwalk Hour (front page), Sept 10, 2001
The Clinton Recorder, 9/04/01
The Valley Courier, 9/30/01
The Guilford Courier, 9/30/01
The Source, 9/30/01
Harbor News, 9/30/01
The Norwalk Hour, 9/30/01
The Clinton Recorder, 10/02/01
Hartford Courant, 10/10/01
Harbor News, 10/16/01
Shoreline Times, 10/17/01
Connecticut Post, 1/4/02
Monroe Courier, 1/9/02
Connecticut Post, 1/11/02 (Editorial Section)
The Hour, 1/14/02
The Hour, 1/20/02 (Feature story about The Courage to Speak Support Group and Ginger Katz's editorial)
The Hour, 2/22/02
Up All Night BBC Radio, England, 3/01/02
MSNBC (national news), March 20, 2002 Supreme Court hearing on Random Drug Testing
100 stations acrross the country, March 20, 2002 Supreme Court hearing on Random Drug Testing
WNLK, March 20, 2002
CT Post (front page), March 21, 2002
Norwalk Hour (front page) March 21, 2002
March 26, 2002 , The Hour (The Telly Award)
WNLK March 27, 2002
March 28, 2002, The Hour
WLIS/WMRD News April 1, 2002
WLIS/WMRD News, April 3, 2002
WEBE 108, March 27, 2002
New Haven Register, April 5, 2002
Norwalk Hour, April 6, 2002
Stamford Advocate, April 6, 2002
The News-Times, April 7, 2002
The Connecticut Post, April 7, 2002
The Westport News, April 12, 2002
The Norwalk Citizen News, April 12, 2002
The Pictorial Gazette, April 26, 2002
The Amity News, May 10, 2002
NY Daily News, May 21, 2002
The NY Daily News, May 26, 2002, article written by Ginger Katz,
"Parents Must Talk To Kids About Drugs"
WICC, June 3, 2002
Waterbury Republican, June 11, 2002
The Hour, June 12, 2002 (Community Contribution Award)
CT Post, June 27, 2002 (front page)
Norwalk Hour, June 27, 2002 (front page)
Channel 13, Skye Cable TV, August 8, 2002
Norwalk Citizen News, July 10, 2002
WNLK, Norwalk CT
The Hour Newspaper, July 30, 2002 (Front Page)
Norwalk Citizen News, July 25, 2002
Norwalk Citizen News, August 2, 2002 (Ginger Katz, letter to the editor)
The Tim Quinn morning show on WICC, September 23, 2002
The Hour Online: The Norwalk Hour, October 3, 2002
Governor Rowland declares the Courage to Speak Day in Connecticut
North County News, Sommers, NY, October 23, 2002
Fairfield Minuteman Press, "The Courage to Speak has people listening" by Ron Meshberg, November 14, 2002
The Norwalk Hour, Norwalk Chamber Holiday Banquet, Key note speaker G. Katz, December 10, 2002
The CT Post, "Coping with Grief" written by Amanda Cuda, December 16, 2002
The Norwalk Citizen News, Norwalk Chamber Holiday Banquet, Key note speaker G. Katz, December 20, 2002
The Hour, "Mayor's Annual Ball with Help Children in Need", by Brian Lockhart, January 3, 2003
The Hour, announcing "The Courage to Speak Basketball Classic", by Dirk Perrefort", January 5, 2003
The Stamford Advocate, "Norwalk Anti-drug Advocate Shines Through", by Alison Damast, January 8, 2003
The Hour Online: The Hour, "Anti-drug Crusader Wins National Laurels" by A. J. O'Connell, January 10, 2003
Time Warner Cable TV Coronado, CA February 2003
Huntington News "From the Heart" Mother Tells Students About Fatal Consequences of Drug Abuse" by Brian Zanzonico March 13, 2003
The Hour "School Anti Drug Curriculum based on a hard lesson by A.J. O'Connell "Mari-don't-wanna" was the reaction of the students March 23, 2003
Norwalk Citizen News Courage to Speak Tourney Set for April 4, 2003
Points of Light Award, recipient Ginger Katz January 13, 2003 Awards > DPOL Awards > Winner Profile
The Washington Times, By Ginger Katz letters -- The Washington Times
The David Smith Show "Notebook" interview with Ginger Katz the weekend of April 5 (eight 5 minute segments)
The Hour "Ladies Night", The Courage to Speak All Star Basketball Classic 2003 by Harold F. Cobin April 5, 2003
The Advocate "Hoops and hollers in Norwalk" The Courage to Speak All Star Basketball Classic 2003 by Scott L. Smith April 5, 2003
The Norwalk Citizen News Photo April 18, 2003
Daily Times Chronicle May 8, 2003 written by Steve DeMarco "Mother Relates Dangers of Drug Addiction"
The Hour June 3, 2003 Letters to the editor written by Joe D'Amato - The Courage to Speak basketball Classic - A Night to Remember
The Hour June 16, 17 and 18th the Letter to the editor sent by three Westrock Middle school students on the benefits of the Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Cirriculum
The month of June, July and August, September and October 2003 the Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc. is featured SAMSHA web site Partners for Substance Abuse Prevention | Highlighted Partner http://www.preventionpartners.samhsa.gov/ph_csf.asp
"Meet the Leaders on Cablevision TV" The episode will debut Monday, June 9, at 7 p.m., running the same time each night that week through Sunday, June 15. It will run at 8:00 p.m. the entire week beginning Monday, June 16; 9:00 p.m. throughout the week of Monday, June 23; and at 10:00 p.m. the week beginning
The Connecticut Post "Drug Prevention Program Added to Local Schools' Curriculums" by Sara Howard - August 25, 2003
The Hour - Three More Schools in Norwalk Adopt Anti-Drug Program" by A. J. O'Connell - September 25, 2003
The Norwalk Citizen News "Speaking Out" New Curriculum Warns About Dangers of Drugs by Mark Dwyer - October 3, 2003
The Advocate "Powerful Message" Mother's story of sons death connect with students by Alison Damast - October 4, 2003
Effingham Daily News front page Effingham Daily News Click here to read: "Mother to speak about losing son to drugs" by Kim Wiedmamn, November 1, 2003
Effingham Daily News front page Effingham Daily News Click here to read: "Touching Lives" Couple tries to prevent tragedy by speaking about their own by Kim Wiedamn, November 7, 2003.
Norwalk Hour January 1, 2004 "Anti-drug Group Gets Funds to Broaden Message" by AJ O'connell
Yale Daily News "Medical School Discusses Recent Drug Summit", BY MATT BARON, Contributing Reporter yaledailynews.com - Medical School discusses recent drug summit
The Newtown Bee, "Speaker Campaigns For Drug-Free Schools" By Larissa Lytwyn February 19, 2004
The Newtown Bee February 26, 2004 "One Mother's Sobering Account Of The Loss Of Her Son" by Larrisa Lytwyn
The Norwalk Hour March 22, 2004, "TEAM EFFORT-"Drug Prevention Activist Leads Full-court Press in Behalf of Cause" by Jill Bobach
The Norwalk Hour March 23, 2004 "Spreading the Word- Anti drug Messag eto Middle schools is Clear" by Amrita Dhindsa
The Norwalk Advocate "half-time to mark beginning of "Battle of the Sexes" fund-raiser by Peter Davenport, Norwalk-Editor
The Norwalk Advocate April 3, 2004 "IN THE GAME" Photo by Paul Desmarais
The Hour April 3, 2004 "A Classic Confrontation" by Amrita Dhindsa The Hour Online
April 23, 2004 The Norwalk Citizen News, Providing the Courage To Speak by Mark Dwyer
May 3, 2004 The Hour, Hour People
May 5, 2004 The Hamdem Journal
July 20, 2004 PSA for the Ian Eaccarino Memorial 9 Mile Race
July 2004 Announcement through out the month of August of the Ian Eaccarino 9 Memorial Mile Race in The Hour, The Norwalk Advocate and the Norwalk Citizen News
July 31, 2004 "Racing Against Time: by Andrew Ragouzeos -Runners go the distance to fight drug addiction.
The Hour in August 2004 Letters to the editor sent by five Westrock Middle school students on the benefits of the Middle School 18 hour Courage to Speak Drug Prevention Curriculum.
September 14, 2004 "Shock therapy" Exhibt cronincles damages of drugs By Alison Damast Ginger Katz speaker at DEA Exhibit with former Mayor Guliani and Drug Czar, John Walters
New York
www.voanews.com - VOANews.com - Museum Links Drugs, Terrorism and Drug Users
September 30, 2004 WNLK 1350 radio station interview with Gary Theroux "DRUG DEALERS TO FUND COURAGE TO SPEAK DRUG PREVENTION CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS"
September 30, 2004 New Channel 12, Cablevision of CT DRUG DEALERS TO FUND ANTI-DRUG EDUCATION!
Fall, 2004
Partnership for a Drug Free America News
October 1, 2004 Police give $6,000 to schools by Jill Bodach, Hour Staff Writer
October, 2004 WNLK The Hour Online
October 22, 2004 Danbury News Times "Mother carries message of son's death by drugs" By Robert Gold
November 3 and 6, 2004 The Daily Item of Lynn, MA Click here to see flyer.
November 7, 2004 The Hour Newspaper "The Courage To Speak Program Expands in City"
November 9, 2004 The Daily Item of Lynn, MA "Speaking of Drugs" by Jill Ricker
November 9, 2004 The Daily Item of Lynn, MA "Parents can imagine horror of losing child to drugs" By Jill Ricker
December 1, 2004 Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association Newsletter Click here to see copy of: "Coordinators Target Substance Abuse" MIAA Fall Edition
January 18, 2005 The Hour Newspaper, Norwalk, CT" Fund-raiser to Spotlight Drug Dangers" by Noelle Frampton
February 9, 2005, Salem News, Peabody, MA - A mother's '"Courage to Speak": Special program exposes students to the horrors of drug abuse. By Alan Burke Staff writer
March 4, 2005 The Norwalk Citizen News "Courage To Speak" Family Night will teach kids and parents about drugs" by Robert Davey
March 5 and 6, 2005 WSTC 1400/WNLK 1350 interview with Ginger and Larry Katz, Co Founders of the Courage To Speak Foundation, Inc. by Tony Savino
March 8, 2005 The Norwalk Advocate "Courage To Speak fund raiser to feature students anti drug messages" by Lisa Charmoff
March 9, 2005 The Hour, The Courage To Speak by Ginger Katz
March 12 and 13, 2005 Cablevision of CT, Educational Notebook TV program, interview with Ginger Katz, President of the Courage To Speak Foundation, Inc. by Eric Green. (aired 7 times)
March 14, 2005 West Rocks Middle School Click here to see copy of article: "West Rocks School Family
Night"
March 14, 2005 The Hour "Finding the Courage To Speak" by Jill Bodach
April 24, 2005 The Hour, Tackling Drug Abuse, Norwalker to speak to state PTA convention by Lee Higgins, photo by Jennifer Mann
May 1, 2005 The Advocate, Anti-drug crusader, Norwalk woman's message of courage earn Junior League award by Suzanne Sorrentino, photo's by Kathleen O'Rourke
May 6, 2005 105th PTA Convention Click here for more info
May 20, 2005 The Norwalk Citizen News, Katz Receives League's Community Leadership Award
July 24, 2005 The Hour by Noelle Frampton, 13-mile Trek Across L.I. Sound Raises Money for Local Charities. Click here to read article
August 3, 2005 The Hour by Jill Bodach, "Norwalk Man Joins Foundation to Carry on Legacy of a Fallen Friend"
August 16, 2005 The Hour, "Drug Prevention Curriculum Enters Forth Year" by Lee Higgins Click here to read article
September 18, 2005 Suburban Trends by Bryan La Place - Experts: Don't be an enabler in teen drug use - "Seminar Cautions Parents about Gateway Drugs, Alcohol, Pot" Click here to read article
October 20, 2005 CT Post - A Decade of Dedication by Amanda Cuda Click here to read article
October 26, 2005 The Herald - "Mother breaks the silence surrounding teen drug abuse"? by Jason Vallee Click here to read article
October 27, 2005 The Hour Newspaper "Foundation wages fight against drugs" By JILL BODACH Click here to read article
November 14, 2005 Times Argus "Mother's anti-drug message hits home" by Joshua Larkin Click here to read article
November 17, 2005 The Hardwick Gazette "Community Learns How Drugs Kill" by Stephen Morse
December 15, 2005 The Hour Newspaper column by the Courage To Speak - 1st article, "Don't be Fooled" written by Ginger Katz of The Courage To Speak Foundation, Inc. Click here to read article
January 6, 2006 Connecticut Post
"Past honorees still going strong" by Amanda Cuda
Click here to read article
January 24, 2006 The Hour "Our House
Fire" by Ginger Katz
Click here to read article
January 30, 2006 The Hour "Katz take
drug crusade to the Internet" by JILL BODACH
Click here to read article
February 4, 2006 The
Advocate "Group uses Internet to warn students about
drug abuse" By Alison Damast
Click here to read article
February 16, 2006 The Hour "TALK IS
NOT CHEAP. IT TAKES COURAGE !" by Ginger Katz
Click here to read article
March 8, 2006 The Hour "Hundreds
gather to empower youth to be drug free at Courage to
Speak family night" by LEE HIGGINS
Click here to read article
May 6, 2006 Journal Inquirer "Bennet
students hear mom's take on drug death" By Christine
McCluskey
Click here to read article
October 20, 2006 Newington Town Crier "Woman who lost
son to drugs has 'courage to speak' about addiction to
local audience" By Jason Vallee
Click here to read article
October 26, 2006 New Britain Herald "Grace of God" By
Jason Vallee
Click here to read article
October 27, 2006 The Herald "Parents share painful tale
of drug addiction" By Jason Vallee
Click here to read article
November 22, 2006 Harbor Light Newspaper "She has the
‘Courage to Speak’ Do we have the courage to listen?" By
Kate Bassett
Click here to read article
December 6, 2006 Harbor Light Newspaper "Heart-wrenching
story of family’s loss to drugs captivates community" By
Kate Bassett
Click here to read the article
December 23, 2006 The Advocate "Groups Receive $1.8M in
grants" By Lisa Chamoff
Click here to read article
January 10, 2007 The Hour "Grant to fund school
anti-drug program" By Anna Gustafson
Click here to read article
January 14, 2007 The Hour "Local program speaks volumes
about teens, drug abuse" By James Walker
Click here to read article
February 9, 2007 The Hour "Drug crusader unwilling to
let sleeping dogs lie" By Harold F. Cobin
Click here to read article
February 9, 2007 The Advocate "Courage To Speak aims to
get parents, children reading and talking" by Jamie
DeLoma
Click here to read article
February 10, 2007 Connecticut Post "Anti-drug advocate
pens children's book" by Amada Cuda
Click here to read article
February 15, 2007 Norwalk Citizen News "Sunny's Story'
Tells of Loss of Dog's Best Friend" by Lauren Garrison
Click here to read article
February 24, 2007 News Channel 12 Connecticut "Norwalk
mom hopes to save others by chronicling son's drug
addition"
Click here to read article
February 26, 2007 News channel 12 -
video clip
March 6, 2007 The Hour "Children's book tells sad tale
through beagle's eyes" by Jill Bodach
Click here to read article
March 7, 2007 The Hour "150 attend
drug free program" by Harold F. Cobin
Click here to read article
June 10, 2007 The New York Times "For the Children, a
Mother Revisits Her Sorrow" by Michael Winerip
Click here to read article
June 29, 2007 The Hour "Courage to Speak crew to take
part in L.I. Sound kayaking fundraiser"
Click here to read article
July 15, 2007 The Advocate "Causeway Kayakers paddle the
Sound to raise $$ for charities" by Moina Noor
Click here to read article;
Click here to view video clip from Fox Channel 6.
July 27, 2007 The Advocate "Mother's
anti-drug crusade looks back on successful decade"
by Jamie DeLoma
Click here to read article
July 30, 2007 Norwalk Citizen News "Embarking on an
Adventure With a Purpose" by Jeanne Goodman
Click here to read article
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