Join Us For
Aware Awake Alive week

April 28 - May 7, 2025
Join Fraternity and Sorority Life on Dexter Lawn at Cal Poly to increase public awareness about the signs of alcohol poisoning, the dangers of binge drinking and hazing, and the role each of us can play in saving lives by simply stepping up to help one another. Engage in activities and be the one that your peers can count on.


The finale of Aware Awake Alive Week is the 13th Annual Mustang Mile. This 5K of fun honors the memory of Carson Starkey, who lost his life to alcohol poisoning after a fraternity hazing incident. Mustang Mile hopes to provide health and wellness resources that educate students on the signs of alcohol poisoning and the dangers of binge drinking. Woodstock’s Pizza and refreshments will be available for attendees to enjoy. Costumes are encouraged! Participation in Mustang Mile is free for all students and Cal Poly community members. The course route will be through the Cal Poly campus.
Registration will open on Monday, Apr. 28 at noon.

Our vision is a world in which no life is cut short due to alcohol poisoning.

Help us increase public awareness about the signs of alcohol poisoning, the dangers of binge drinking and hazing, and the role each of us can play in saving lives by simply helping one another.

Take Part in Aware Awake Alive Week

Use downloadable social media files and share Aware Awake Alive Week messaging.

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Check out new and refreshed Aware Awake Alive resources and education materials.

Use the Resources

Take the Upstander Pledge and commit to being an active bystander.

Take the Pledge

Check out these event ideas that can easily be implemented by your campus or organization.

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Support Aware Awake Alive by participating in our Giving Challenge throughout the month.

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Take the Upstander Pledge

Inspired by Carson’s standard, the Upstander Pledge is a commitment to be an active bystander: someone that will trust their instincts, overcome fear, and take action to help others.

I will trust my instincts and have the courage to help others.

I will overcome the fear that keeps me from taking action to intervene.

I will speak up for others and hold my peers accountable.

I will stand up and embrace responsibility for the wellbeing of those around me.

I will live with urgency and be a role model in upholding this commitment.

Bring this lifesaving movement to your campus community. Ask us how!

Carson was among friends when he died from an alcohol overdose. Every year we lose young lives to preventable alcohol poisoning and hazing tragedies, but if those present had been educated and trained to help when it mattered most, Carson and many others could still be with us today.

Contact us for help with your awareness event at: info@awareawakealive.org

Throughout the month of April, help amplify our UPSTANDER Movement and support our mission to create safer campus communities with a tax deductible donation!

Your gift will directly fund important bystander intervention research, education programs, and awareness campaigns.