In 1999 the students of the North Schuylkill School District decided to send their DARE Lion (Daren) around the Country to see what other schools do for drug education.

To date Daren has been to ALL FIFTY STATES!  It took from February of 1999 until December of 2004 to accomplish this task!  Daren has been lost a few times, but not because of the Post Office.  New Jersey misplaced him, Maryland sent him to Alabama instead of sending him home, and we had no idea where he was for a month.  It has been a really fun project, and we have decided to keep it going.

Daren travels with a binder that shows all of the places that he has been.  Pictures from the North Schuylkill School District are also included in the binder.  Daren is now an international traveler—Daren has been to Canada, Ireland, Belgium, Holland, Germany, and New Zealand.  Daren was quite a hit "across the border" and "down under," and the binders show that students are the same everywhere even though there are cultural differences.  Daren's future plans include a trip to Formosa, and possibly a trip to Saudi Arabia! Stay tuned for further details.

As of now, Daren is in the city of love.  Click here to visit his host!