Jenn Brown Coaching is teaming up with Elks Lodge 71 to present a critical discussion about the fentanyl crisis. They’ll host Mike Land, devoted father and advocate, who lost his son Preston to fentanyl poisoning and has dedicated his life to preventing other families from experiencing the same tragedy.

Mike Land with a photo of his son, Preston.

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Land currently serves as North Texas Director of TXAF, Texas Against Fentanyl, which works to create awareness in communities. He moved from Dallas to McKinney in 1995 to raise his two sons and was heartbroken ten years later when son Wesley died of medical complications. Preston, a Boyd High School graduate, died of fentanyl poisoning in 2021.

Land’s frustration and grief have fueled his nationwide mission to inform other parents about the fentanyl epidemic. He will share what every parent needs to know — including how to begin honest conversations about staying safe.

Land will speak Nov. 3 from 6-7 p.m. at Elks Lodge 71, 8550 Lullwater. Admission is free.

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    Blogger CAROL TOLER and her husband, Toby, are the parents of four LHHS graduates. She has an MBA from SMU and is the proud recipient of the Exchange Club of LH's Unsung Hero Award and Councilman McGough's Blake Anderson Public Service Award. She received LHHS PTA's Extended Service Award, FMJH PTA's Charger Award and a Life Membership from the LHFC PTA. She has moderated candidate debates for Dallas Mayor, Dallas City Council and RISD Trustee races and taught seminars on garnering publicity for nonprofits. She completed training with Dallas Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and Inside RISD, and she's a sustaining member of LH Women's League. She has served on the boards of After8 to Educate, Dallas Free Press, Healing Hands Ministries and Camp Sweeney and chaired fundraisers for multiple Dallas nonprofits. Email ctoler@advocatemag.com.