Since 2006, Howie, Sacks & Henry has been proud to be the sole sponsor of St. Michael’s Hospital ThinkFirst Injury Prevention Strategy for Youth (TIPSY) Program.
Established in 2006, TIPSY program is a half day injury prevention program offered throughout the academic year to high school students (grades 11 & 12) in the GTA. The goal is to help youth understand how driver inexperience, lack of restraint use, and drinking/drugging while driving can result in tragedy on the roadways.
This popular program is taught by an inter-professional team of nurses, physicians, and representatives from Toronto Police Services, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and a Voice of Injury Prevention (VIP). The VIP is a trauma survivor who has sustained a brain or spinal cord injury and recounts first-hand the events leading up to his/her injury, its consequences and lasting effects. To learn more about TIPSY, visit this link.
Senior Partner Adam Wagman spoke at a recent TIPSY session. His message: Don’t drink and drive, don’t text and drive, be smart and make good decisions. Watch his video.
HSH TIPSY Scholarship Winners
Gabrielle with Managing Partner David Levy
The TIPSY Scholarship Competition gives participating students the opportunity to win a $1,000 scholarship provided by Howie, Sacks & Henry.
This year’s winner is Gabrielle de Manuel for her chilling poem Who Was It. Follow this link to view the recording of her reciting the poem.
Previous Winners
2016-2017: Sarah McFarlan won for her educational video on what students learn at TIPSY.
2015-2016: Kelly Ge, for her art art film- styled short titled “Friday Nights“, about how a bad decision changes everything.
2014- 15: Cassandra Piekarski and Teagan Anderson, for their short film documenting how girls night can take a tragic turn.
2013 – 14: Paula Resende wrote a compelling short story, Not Everything That Happens Is an Accident.
2012–13: Melissa Lloyd won with her poem entitled Six Feet Under.
2016-2017 Winner: Sarah McFarlan
2015-2016 Winner: Kelly Ge
2014 -15 Winners Cassandra Piekarski and Teagan Anderson
2013-14 Winner Paula Resende
2012-13 Winner Melissa Lloyd
