Live Well Kosciusko, the Kosciusko Breathe Well Coalition and Warsaw Community Schools is welcoming Daniel Ament to Warsaw Community High School Friday at 2 p.m.
His message will be delivered to a student audience in the WCHS Performing Arts Center and livestreamed to secondary classrooms, according to a news release from WCS.
At age 16, Ament was the first to receive a double lung transplant from a vaping-related illness. He now has been committed to sharing his story publicly to encourage others. His story has reached TIME, Good Morning America, and soon, Netflix, with his own documentary on the way.
Ament is president of a nonprofit called Fight4Wellness, which works toward the goal of "educating people about the dangers of vaping and other substance abuse, to improve overall mental wellness through providing ways to cope with the pressures of being a teenager and to inspire our youth to live a healthier, happier lifestyle."
For more info on his life and nonprofit, visit https://www.fight4wellness.com/.
WCS Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert stated, “We are thankful for the community sponsorships that have enabled this event to take place. The dangers of vaping are real and impacting our students. Our hope is that this message and understanding of the negative effects will help our students make wise life choices.”
