Request Our Services Our Drink Calendar For updated Binge to Blackout appearances, see http://www.bingetoblackout.com/appearances.html 2007 February 8 Lexington, Virginia Washington & Lee University 2006 January 10, Tuesday 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Olympia, WASHINGTON Parent Engagement- a workshop for ESD #113 January 18 San Diego, CALIFORNIA San Diego County Office of Education -a workshop overview January 25 Seattle, WASHINGTON Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Statewide Coordination Project DASA (Department of Alcohol and Substance Abuse) February 22 Seattle, WASHINGTON Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Statewide Coordination Project April 3 San Diego, CALIFORNIA North San Diego County Community Forum DoubleTree Hotel-Rancho Penasquitos "Detoxing the Perfect Community" Sponsored by- Safety Wellness Advocacy Community Coalition, RAAP, MADD, Poway Unified School District, San Diego Office of Education, NICPP, Califorina Alcoholic Beverage Council, TRACE, GEICO http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/04/04/news/inland/rb/22_20_514_3_06.txt April 10 Great Bend, KANSAS Barton County Community College http://www.barton.cc.ks.us/hilltopics/default.htm May 9 Carlsbad, CALIFORNIA Carlsbad High School June 13 New York City, NEW YORK July 4 & 5 New York Times 7-4-06 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/health/04teen.html CBS News 7-5-06 http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/eveningnews/main3420.shtml August 1 FROM BINGE TO BLACKOUT released by NAL/Penguin www.bingetoblackout.com September 13 Pullman, WASHINGTON Washington State University September 15 Olympia, WASHINGTON Borders Books October 1 Eau Claire, WISCONSIN University of Wisconsin Parent-Student Orientation, 1:00 p.m. October 4 Center Valley, PENNSYLVANIA DeSales University, 3:00 p.m. October 12-14 Portland, OREGON PNBA October 19 San Diego, CALIFORNIA Francis Parker High School October 26 Olympia, WASHINGTON Washington State Liquor Control Board November December   2005 Review:   Wisconsin Bookwatch/Mid West Book Review http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0RGS/is_2004_Dec/ai_n8698986 February 3, Thursday  9 a.m.-3 p.m.       EVERETT, WASHINGTON Snohomish County Youth Meth Action Team Summit Toren will present six workshops on alcohol and binge drinking February 17, Thursday  10:10 a.m. (CST) PORTAGE , WISCONSIN WPDR Radio Interview on 'Party Line' with Susan Gamble, Chris and Toren February 24,  Thursday   7:30 pm              LEXINGTON , VIRGINIA Washington and Lee University  Chris and Toren will speak to students on the Washington and Lee campus http://campuscalendar.wlu.edu/cgi-bin/calendars/events/calendar.pl?day=24&month=2&year=2005 Mother-Son Duo to Present Compelling Discussion on Alcohol Abuse at W&L http://news.wlu.edu/news/page/normal/1129.html March 9, Wednesday YAKIMA, WASHINGTON Educational Service District 105 Two OUR DRINK workshops for recovering students and school counselors March 28, Monday COWICHE, WASHINGTON WHITE SWAN, WASHINGTON Presentations for Highland High School & White Swan High School Students KAPP 35 Television News abc, Yakima, 6:00 p.m., 9 p.m. Interview with Chris and Toren http://www.kapptv.com/index.php?story_id=184055 April 2005 ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH Webcast: Binge Drinking and Youth: What Everyone Needs To Know (Premiere: Wednesday, April 6, 2005) Results from the 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show that 25 percent of Americans aged 17 had reported binge drinking (i.e., five or more drinks on the same occasion). By age 21, the percentage of binge drinkers had increased to 48 percent. College is clearly a catalyst for alcohol use; in fact, young adults aged 18 to 22 who don't attend college drink less than those who do attend. Many binge drinkers in college begin experimenting with alcohol in high school. Students may not want to think about it, but young people can become alcohol dependent and many will die from excessive alcohol consumption. This program will reveal the subcultures and behaviors that support binge drinking while highlighting prevention, early interventions, and treatment options. http://recoverymonth.gov/2005/multimedia/webcastmenu.aspx April 4, Monday TACOMA, WASHINGTON  University of Puget Sound Toren Volkmann will address sorority and fraternity students 'Broken Bottles, Broken Brains' April 5, Tuesday USA Today   Wild spring breaks  14A Editorial page     A Four Headed Beer Bong? My kids made one with five ("Spring Break Gone Wild" by Marco R. della Cava, Cover Story, Life, Thursday).      Am I a better parent for it? You bet!      One of our college-degreed sons graduated as a full-blown alcoholic with good grades. After he went to rehab and lived in a halfway house for six months, our family got real about ignoring signs of alcohol abuse. Now, we speak to high school and college kids and their parents about alcohol choices, the fragile adolsecent brain, and what can happen when you're looking the other way.       USA TODAY's coverage of spring break is timely and on target.                     ---Chris Volkmann, co-author,OUR DRINK April 8, Friday Book of the Year Award Finalist:  OUR DRINK ForeWord Family & Relationships category May 4, Wednesday OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON                   7 p.m. Knox Center- Olympia School District, Especially for Parents- Open to the public   Broken Bottles, Broken Brains--From 'Drinking for Fun' to Dependence---a personal odyssey from high school to college and beyond May 5, Thursday OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON Olympia High School Student Body:  From 'Drinking for Fun' to Dependence Two Presentations at the Performing Arts Center May 8, Sunday The Olympian, C3, Olympia, WA Take the right steps to enusre teens' safety at graduation- Mother and son highlight risks of alcohol, parties by Lisa Pemberton, www.theolympian.com/education   http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050508/NEWS03/50508001        May 17, Tuesday GRAYS HARBOR, WASHINGTON Prevention Summit for High School Prevention Teams Binge Drinking and Getting Wasted- Where it can take you May 19, Thursday WENATCHEE, WASHINGTON Wenatchee High School- 3 presentations to students  Noon Wenatchee Downtown Rotary Chris and Toren will speak about family alcohol choices May 23 OUR DRINK selected-- IPPY Award's Outstanding Book for 2005 Category:  Best Health Book, OUR DRINK: Detoxing the Perfect Family by Chris Volkmann & Toren Volkmann, Elton-Wolf Publishing. http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipaward2.lasso May 31-June 2 MEDORA, NORTH DAKOTA Roughrider Health Promotion Conference for Educators "Staying Alive in 2005" 'Family Dynamics and the consequences of Heavy Drinking' Chris and Toren will present three 2-hour sessions for the North Dakota Departments of Public Instruction and Health http://www.bismarckstate.edu/cce/roughrider/ June 1 WGVU NPR/PBS, Grand Rapids, Michigan Shelly Irwin interviews Chris and Toren with Dr. Nancy Harper, ALERT Labs June 3- June 4 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY "A State-Wide Conference on Modeling College Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs" Keynote Address:  "Breaking the Binge Cycle June 3, 6:00 p.m. Workshop:  "Getting Wasted- It's OUR Drink," June 4 http://www.lanthorn.com/news.asp?type=NS&aid=5099 June 3 NEW YORK, NEW YORK IPPY Award Presentation, New York Marriott Marquis Outstanding Book of the Year:  OUR DRINK July Addiction Professional "Helping Family Members help Their Loved One---and Themselves" Book review by Gary Enos, p. 59 August Washington State Magazine "Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect Family," by Hope Tinney http://washington-state-magazine.wsu.edu/stories/2005/August/OurDrink.html September http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2005/ September 8 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA LOYOLA UNIVERSITY-cancelled Toren speaks to students September 21-22 LUBBOCK, TEXAS TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 7:00 p.m. September 21 Noon September 22 Chris and Toren address campus students http://www.southplainscollege.edu/ppress/issue_2_05/feature/alcoholic_feature_2_05.htm and http://www.dailytoreador.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&uStory_id=aab4fc7d-92dd-4489-9101-ee43489a239f September 26 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Presentations for high school students Potter House High School, East Kentwood Freshman Campus September  27 BIG RAPIDS, MICHIGAN FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY "From Drinking for Fun to Dependence" Toren and Chris speak to campus students 11:00 a.m. IRC- seminar, 1 :00 pm sponsored by SCHOLAR Program, Developmental Programs, Office of Minority Student Affairs, Preveniton Network, residential Life, and Univeristy College, Michigan Dept. of Commuity Health/Office of Drug control, Michigan State Police, Office of Highway Safety Planning http://www.ferris.edu/HTMLS/news/calendar/calendars/calendarList.cfm September 28 SAGINAW, MICHIGAN Swan Valley High School 8:45 a.m.,9:45 a.m. Swan Valley Middle School 1 p.m. SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY "Confesssions of a Binge Drinker" Chris and Toren speak to students 7:30 p.m.  Allen Ott Auditorium sponsored by Sigma Pi Fraternity, Student Counseling http://www.svsu.edu/studentnews/index.php?id=1588 September 29 BAY CITY, MICHIGAN Bay Career Center 2 presentations for high school students September 30 BAY CITY, MICHIGAN Bay City Central High School, Bay City Western High School October 2-5 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA NATIONAL MEETING ON ALCOHOL AND OTHE DRUG ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION October 11 VASHON  ISLAND, WASHINGTON Toren and Chris address school and community members November 15,18 Baltimore, Maryland WHFS/Infinity Broadcasting interviews Chris and Toren   December 8 Seattle, Washington SLC Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Statewide Coordination Project DASA (Department of Alcohol and Substance Abuse)   ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2004 June 17, Thursday  7:00 p.m 'KCTS CONNECTS.' CHANNEL 9 Chris Volkmann will join host Enrique Cerna; Sergeant John Urquhart, King County Sheriff's Department; a recent high school graduate; and Steve Bogan, licensed mental health counselor and chemical dependency professional for the Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Washington State for a discussion on underage drinking. http://www.kcts.org/productions/kctsconnects/episode_349.htm August 6, Friday 4:00 p.m. (PST) CFAX 1070 VICTORIA'S NEWS AUTHORITY, CANADA Popular host Terry Moore of CFAX Newsline PM (from 3-6 p.m. daily) will interview Chris Volkmann to compare Canada's struggles with binge drinking. Listen by tuning in at http://www.CFAX1070.com August 12, Thursday 9:15 a.m. (EST) WAXE 1370,VERO BEACH, FLORIDA Southeastern Florida's award-winning talk show host Rhett Palmer will interview Toren Volkmann and Chris Volkmann on 'Rhett Palmer Live.' August 17, Tuesday 7:35 a.m. (CST) KCRS NEWS-TALK RADIO 550, MIDLAND, TEXAS Robert Hallmark will interview Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann on "The Morning Drive."  Listen to "The Voice of West Texas" on KCRS am 550 radio. August 20, Friday *****OUR DRINK NOW IN PRINT!***** Order your copy now at a special discount price . Or ask for Our Drink at your local bookstore. Send Our Drink to your favorite college-bound grad! August 20, Friday 8:35 a.m. (EST) K104.7 FM IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NY Co-host/executive producer Lynn Kelley interviews Chris Volkmann on Hudson Valley's Hottest, Craziest, Funniest & Most Insane Morning Show "Woodman in the Morning." August 24, Tuesday 8:05 a.m. (PST) KOHO FM IN LEAVENWORTH, WA Tune in with news Director Ian Dunn when he interviews Chris Volkmann from Toren Volkmann's birthplace in Washington State. September 1, Wednesday 8:00 a.m.(EST) WRHU 88.7 FM RADIO HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, LONG ISLAND Toren Volkmann will speak to Long Island's oldest non-commercial radio station live! September 8-9 NORTH DAKOTA ALCOHOL & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUMMIT, MANDAN, ND Conference presenters Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann offer a training track 'Breaking the Binge Cycle.' http://www.conted.und.edu/summit/schedule.html September 8, 10 p.m. news BISMARCK, NOTH DAKOTA Television Interview 'your eye on Dakota' with KXMB 12, CBS affiliate with Chris and Toren at the North Dakota Alcohol & Abuse Summit September 10, Friday   9:00- 10:00 (CST) OXFORD, OHIO WMUD Forum - an NPR talk show dealing with current events and providing context to the news. Toren and Chris discuss their experiences and book with Darrel Gray and two Miami University substance abuse prevention experts on "College Students & Binge Drinking." Listen to archived segments of this show: http://www.wmub.org/forum/ September 11-12 PNBA 2004 FALL TRADESHOW OREGON CONVENTION CENTER, PORTLAND 'Featured Authors' Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann will introduce Our Drink to 500 booksellers and 175 stores from this five-state region. September 12, Sunday THE BOOKMONGER, BARBARA MCMICHAEL, REVIEWS OUR DRINK FOR THE OLYMPIAN. producer Lynn Kelley interviews Chris Volkmann on Hudson Valley's Hottest, Craziest, Funniest & Most Insane Morning Show "Woodman in the Morning." http://www.theolympian.com/home/news/20040912/living/143052_ARC.shtml September 13, Monday 3:10 pm KLFD AM 1450 IN LITCHFIELD, MINNESOTA Tune in with host Brad Dehmlow when he interviews Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann. September 14, Tuesday Creative Broadcasting's Randy Meyer will tape an interview with Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann. September 15, Wednesday 8:10 a.m. (CST) WRHU 92.1 FM, DULUTH, MINNESOTA Tony Hart and Jeanne Ryan will interview Chris and Toren on "The Beat Morning Show," The BEAT 92.1---#1 for Today's Hit Music. September 18, Saturday  2 to 4 p.m. BOOK SIGNING - FIRESIDE BOOKSTORE Meet Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann Our Drink Author Signing Fireside Book Store 116 Legion Way SE Olympia, WA 360-352-4006 phone September 18, Saturday FEATURE ARTICLE IN THE OLYMPIAN ABOUT OUR DRINK! Family Breaks the Silence by Molly Gilmore-Baldwin http://theolympian.com/home/news/20040917/living/146719.shtml September 20, Monday 6pm (CST) Y-98 FM, THE METRO SHOW IN ST. LOUIS, MO Laurie Beakley, Air Personality and host of The Metro Show will interview Toren Volkmann and Chris Volkmann. Listen in at http://www.y98.com September 25-27 WSACDTPS & DASA TENTH ANNUAL YOUTH TREATMENT CONFERENCE Cispus Learning Center, WA Guest speakers Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann present: "Honest Talk About Binging---A Family Conversation" September 29, Wednesday 8:35 a.m. (EST) 1420 WACK AM RADIO, NEWARK, NEW YORK Dr. Rus Jeffrey will interview Chris and Toren on The Morning Show September 30, Thursday  WENATCHEE, WA            HASTINGS BOOKS, MUSIC & VIDEO-SIGNING Former Wenatchee resident Chris Volkmann and her 24-year-old son, Toren Volkmann will be in Wenatchee at Hastings for a signing on Sept. 30 from 3-5 p.m.  They also will appear at a local bookgroup Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann will present Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect Family at the NAADAC Annual Conference. October 1, Friday THE TACOMA NEWS TRIBUNE, TACOMA, WA 'One Page at a Time- Mother-and-son team writes a book about                     alcoholism in the 'perfect family' by Debbie Cafazzo Every parent dreads getting the phone call http://www.tribnet.com/entertainment/story/5620681p-5551944c.html October 2, Saturday TACOMA, WA, BORDERS BOOKS,-SIGNING October 6-9 NAADAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE, WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA "Exploring New Frontiers" Chris and Toren will present OUR DRINK October 16, Friday THE WENATCHEE WORLD, WENATCHEE, WA A feature article, "Mother and Son Chronicle Teen Drinking," by Denise Holley October 16-19 NATIONAL MEETING ON ALCOHOL AND OTHE DRUG ABUSE AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION, Arlington, VIRGINIA "Shaping Our Future:  Uniting for Comprehensive Prevention"   Toren Volkmann and Chris Volkmann will present Our Drink: Detoxing the Perfect Family at the U.S. Department of Education's 18th Annual National Meeting---a national conference for examining issues around alcohol,drugs     and violence on college campuses and in their surrounding communities. October 19, Tuesday          PRYOR CREEK, OKLAHOMA Wait! Before you take that drink, consider three things The Daily Times October 21-23 WASHINGTON STATE PREVENTION SUMMIT Passion to Action: Building Leadership and Commitment Yakima Convention Center, WA Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann present a workshop "Getting Wasted" From Agony to Action: a Plan for the Perfect Family October 22, Friday 7 p.m. INKILINGS BOOKSHOP - YAKIMA, WASHINGTON    Book Signing and Presentation 5110 Tieton Drive Suite 300 phone 509-965-5830 October 22, Friday  6:00 p.m. YAKIMA, WASHINGTON Television Interview KNDO-TV Yakima, NBC affiliate, Andrea Fujii interviews Chris and Toren for the Washington State Prevention Summit, a report on underage drinking and the book, Our Drink . October 30, Saturday WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, PULLMAN, WASHINGTON Dads' Day & USC football game Toren and Chris present OUR DRINK on campus- Signing at Bookie, Too  10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Signing at the Bookie      2:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. November 8  8-9 p.m. (MST) KDXU 890 AM RADIO "LAST CALL" WITH DAN MURPHY Southern Utah's talk radio will interview Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann November 9, Tuesday TRI-CITY HERALD, VOICE OF THE MID-COLUMBIA, WASHINGTON The battle of the binge by Genoa Sibold-Cohn November 9, Tuesday 6:30-8:00 p.m. PARENTS OF YOUTH AT-RISK, THURSTON COUNTY  Family and Juvenile Court           Tumwater, Washington "There is No Such Thing as a Perfect Family"  Toren and Chris speak         with families about frustrations and hopes for families November 12, Friday 11 a.m. EST WBAL BALTIMORE, AM 1090 MARYLAND  Chris and Toren speak about underage drinking on Maryland's News-Talk-Sports station.  Listen live at http://www.wbal.com/ November 13, Saturday 2 p.m. BARNES & NOBLE, OLYMPIA, WA Toren and Chris sign books at Barnes & Noble November 16, Tuesday  11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.              SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Lakeside School "From 'drinking for fun' to Dependence: a personal Drinking Odyssey from High school to College and Beyond" Fireside Chat with Students, Faculty, Parents and OUR DRINK November 29, Thursday                 ONEONTA, NY Mother, son will discuss drinking by Amy L. Ashbridge The Daily Star, The Newspaper of Heartland New York http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2004/11/29/binge.html December 1                              ONEONTA, NY The Yager Museum, Hartwick College Toren and Chris will deliver a presentation, "Getting Wasted---It's OUR Drink!  A bottoms-up look at binge drinking by mother and son" for the  Hartwick College Drinking & Driving Exhibition, "Friends: One Day, One Wrong Turn," running October through December. http://www.hartwick.edu/x10696.xml December 2 weeknights at 6:30 p.m. EST 'REAL LIFE' WITH HOST MARY AMOROSO, CN8 - PHILADELPHIA - THE COMAST NETWORK Live television interview with Chris Volkmann and Toren Volkmann. 'Real Life'  explores the family dynamic in real terms, offering real solutions. http://www.cn8.tv/misc/programshows.asp?lChannelID=622&subhead=topics December 3 MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW "A gripping, raw, and absolute testimony, highly recommended as an educational tool to show young people the dangers of alcohol and to reveal to parents how easy it is to miss the warning signs." http://www.talkaboutabook.com/group/alt.books.reviews/messages/63088.html