UGA receives $1M gift for alcohol education

The University of Georgia can expand its alcohol education programs thanks to a $1 million gift for the John Fontaine Jr. Center for Alcohol Awareness and Education announced this week.

The Fontaine center, which was established in 2006, is named for the son of Houston couple Jack and Nancy Fontaine. John died in an alcohol-related car crash when he was 16. Since then the the Fontaine’s have donated more than $4 million toward UGA’s alcohol education initiatives.

The money has been used to establish programs, including a mentor program and sexual assault training for bars, which help students navigate their college experience. The mentoring program pairs at-risk students with a faculty and/or staff member to develop a personal mission statement and create an action plan to improve a student’s career and college engagement.

The Fontaine Center is housed within the health promotion department of the University Health Center.

More information about The Fontaine Center: www.uhs.uga.edu

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