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Strength - Faith - Hope - Commitment - Believe In Yourself
Joe Cody talked to my sophomore PE/Health class at Junipero Serra High
School regarding the dangers of drinking alcohol. Joe presented an effective
presentation of the dangers involved with drinking by using his own personal
history and anecdotes. Joe's presentation was a heart-felt testimonial of
the inherent dangers of alcohol abuse that really captured the attention of
my students. He thoroughly engaged the class and it was obvious that his
message really got through. The students talked about his presentation for
weeks and he really opened some eyes. I whole heartily recommend having Joe
as a guest speaker at your school.
-Charles Rapp, Teacher and Varsity
Basketball Coach at Serra High
School, San Mateo CA
Joe Cody's compelling battle with alcoholism warns young people of the
dangers of drinking alcohol at an early age. Joe carefully outlines the
steps to avoid teenage alcoholism. He also is an advocate for young people
to seek help from appropriate adults during difficult adolescent years.
-Rick Hanson, Teacher at Taylor Middle School and Varsity
Basketball Coach at Mills High School, Millbrae CA
Joe was my baseball coach at an early age — 4th grade to 8th grade. He was,
at the age of 15, a fantastic coach, and I've remembered everything he's
taught me, about baseball, about life, and I hope to pass along his guidance
in athletics along to my son. And now, mostly, he's teaching me about being
a standup, remorseful, successful human being. He's learned to add good to
the world among tremendous, lifelong adversity. I could not be prouder of
Joe.
- Mario Biancalana, former player for and current friend of Joe Cody
I went to elementary school at Our Lady of Angels with
Joe's younger sister and Joe was our PE Teacher for a year and was really
somebody we all looked up to. After graduation I would see Joe at
various functions around town and eventually in the bars and sometimes he
wasn't the man we all admired so much growing up. It's been
inspirational seeing Joe turn his life around and even more so how well he
articulates his struggle and how much he wants to help others. The
most inspiring part of Joe's journey isn't his recovery, it's his desire to
help others.
-Steve Appenrodt, Realtor®
at D&L Properties,
Burlingame CA
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