Breakfast Club is saving lives one text at a time. They’re taking a stand against texting and driving.

“The Pledge #X is taking the pledge to say that you will let your friends know that you won’t text and drive,” sophomore Kaylee Hoeflicker said. “You send that [#X] and it lets them know that you are driving.”

The #X Pledge is trying to put an end to car accidents and deaths due to distractions when driving. Breakfast Club doesn’t just want to make LHS better, but also the community.

“I think texting and driving is really bad and really dangerous,” sophomore Olivia Book said. “It’s definitely easy to catch yourself doing it because we are on our phones so much.”

By plastering posters all over the walls around school, Breakfast Club members hope to inform students and staff about the pledge.

“Our goal is to have the entire student body and staff make the #X Pledge, which means they will not text and drive,” Guidance Secretary Melissa Allshouse said. “If you are in a conversation texting, texting #X means we are pausing our conversation until I am done driving.”

KLHS will also help Breakfast Club spread the news about #X Pledge at LHS. On January 13, Breakfast Club members filmed their informational video with KLHS. The video was then broadcasted during advisory to help students learn how to take the pledge.

“I hope students will catch on,” senior Nina Hawkins said. “I think [texting and driving] is just the same as drinking and driving. Pretty much you’re not looking at what you are suppose to be looking at.”

Breakfast Club is tallying every student that takes the pledge in advisory every day from January 15 until February 14.
“We shot for Valentine’s Day because it’s about hearts,” Allshouse said. “We want to get the message across that if you look at the last text you sent, is that text worth dying? It’s really not that important. It can wait.”

So far, more that 5,500,000 pledges have been made on itcanwait.com.

“You go to the website and there is a link button to make the pledge and sign up,” Allshouse said.
Members of Breakfast Club hope that students and staff continue the pledge even after Breakfast Club ends the accounts during advisory.

“I’m hoping it [the pledge] brings overall awareness and it brings to their attention how serious texting and driving really is,” Book said.

Breakfast Club is made for everyone, no matter the differences. The club members are excited that this pledge is made for everyone, not just a specific group of people.

“The whole idea behind Breakfast Club is that everybody is different,” Allshouse said. “It doesn’t matter your interests. You can choose to be whatever you want, but we are still Blue Jays.”