'An example worth emulating': for which Melania Trump received an honorary college award in Florida
'20.02.2020'
Source: Voice of America
US First Lady Melania Trump, accepting an award from a Christian college in Florida on Wednesday, February 19, talked about her Be Best program and the Donald Trump administration’s struggle with the opioid crisis, writes "Voice of America".
Speaking at the Women's Merit ceremonial breakfast with 550 invited guests at the Atlantic University of Palm Beach, the First Lady spoke about her initiative to combat online bullying and drug abuse. This initiative, according to the president’s wife, “sheds light on programs throughout the country and abroad that help our youth understand what it means to be the best.”
“Being better can mean doing a simple good deed, caring for someone who needs it, or conducting a vital lesson,” said Ms. Trump, talking about her program, which started two years ago. “I hope that by affirming the principles of“ Be the best, ”we will talk about the worries and problems of our children and help them overcome the challenges they face,” said the first lady.
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According to her, last year in the United States for the first time in three decades, a decrease in mortality from opioids was recorded, and that this is the result of the work of programs initiated by her husband, President Trump.
“Opioids have affected the lives of more than 2 million children in the United States,” Melania Trump said, stressing also that children in particular are drug addicts. - I myself observed how the abuse of opioids affects families who are struggling with drug addiction. I have been to children's hospitals and other medical institutions where they provide assistance to victims of opioids. ”
President of the Atlantic University William Fleming noted that the staff and students of this educational institution are grateful to the first lady of the United States for her charity work and that her example is worthy of imitation.
The Atlantic University is located about 3 miles (5 kilometers) north of the resort and personal residence of Trump Mar-a-Lago. The annual Merit of Women contest organized by this university honors those "who value society and family and want to preserve these ideals for others." Previous winners are Barbara Nicklaus, wife of the famous golfer Jack Nicklaus; Candy Carson, wife of US Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs Ben Carson; fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer; Helen Devos, whose husband Rich Devos became the co-founder of the international company Amway.
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In November of this year, Florida will again become a fierce battlefield in the presidential election. In 2016, Donald Trump managed to achieve an important victory for him in this state.
