Love From Afar, Inc. Takes Their Don't Text and Drive Campaign to Midland, Texas...

Feb. 4, 2011 - PRLog -- ATLANTA, GA.,  – Hands of Compassion Homecare, Inc., has teamed up with Atlanta-based company, Love From Afar, Inc.-The Christopher Williams Foundation, to spread the word about the dangers of distracted driving.  Hands of Compassion will kick off their event, “Stay Alive, Don’t Text and Drive” on Saturday, February 19, 2011, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. @ The True Lite Christian Fellowship Hall, 3001 North A Street, Midland, Texas.  The Mayor Wesley Perry will serve as a special guest and also speak at the event.  The public is invited to attend.  The city has received national recognition as the hometown of former First Lady Laura Bush and a childhood home of former President George W. Bush.

Hands of Compassion Homecare, Inc., is sponsoring Cynthia Williams’ trip to Midland to share her story with Permian Basin. Williams is a Teen Life Coach and Motivational Speaker, whose mission is to tour the country to speak with young adults at schools to discuss the consequences of Distracted Driving on the “Parents Against Distracted Driving Tour”.  Love From Afar is a non-profit organization founded by Williams after losing her son, Christopher, in a car accident involving texting and driving.  Love From Afar’s primary focus is raising awareness to the dangers of distracted driving, which is the leading cause of death for teenagers.

“Our goal is to come together to save lives and bring awareness to such a relevant issue affecting the Permian Basin Community, says Tara Harrison, physician liaison for Hands of Compassion. “Our passion concerning texting and driving came from seeing so many of our community members dying in tragic distracted driving accidents. We want to not only be defensive drivers but offensive ones as well. Many of these accidents could have been avoided if our community recognized the dangers of distracted driving.”

About Hands of Compassion
Hands of Compassion, a Medicare certified and CHAP accredited Home Health Agency cares for qualified elderly and disabled persons. Services provided include: Skilled Nursing, Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Home Health Aides and Companions. They serve 17 counties in the West Texas area. In 2010, Hands of Compassion was recognized by Homecare Elite, which ranked them in the top 25 percent in the nation.

Catch Williams on the local CBS Morning Show on Friday, February 18, 2011. On Saturday, February 19, 2011, Williams will serve as the special guest for the game and will do the “coin toss” for the West Texas Drillers Minor Professional Football League. The game will take place at Grande Communications Stadium @ 7:30 pm, 801 N. Loop 250W, Midland, Texas.

To become a community supporter, contact Tara Harrison @ 432-218-7996 or to make an online donation to Love From Afar, visit www.Lovefromafar.net or contact Cynthia Williams @ 404-839-2035.

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Angela P. Moore-Thorpe, a professional writer, journalist, entrepreneur and Public Relations Director/Publicist. APM PUBLIC RELATIONS is a strategic full-service public relations and communications agency specializing in local, regional & national PR.