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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
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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.
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2016-2017 Winner: Sarah McFarlan
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2015-2016 Winner: Kelly Ge
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2014 -15 Winners Cassandra Piekarski and Teagan Anderson
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2013-14 Winner Paula Resende
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2012-13 Winner Melissa Lloyd