2026 Genesee County STOP DWI Awards Luncheon

Next date: Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 11:30 AM

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The Genesee County STOP-DWI Program invites you to the 2026 Awards Luncheon, honoring the people working to keep our roads safe and the students sharing the importance of sober driving through art.

Someone is waiting for you to get home safe. Drive sober.

Event Details

  • Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
  • Registration: 11:30 a.m.
  • Program: Noon
  • Location: Grace Baptist Church, 238 Vine Street, Batavia, NY
  • Cost: $20 per person
  • Registration deadline: November 5, 2026

The luncheon will recognize the 2026 Top Cops and the award recipients of the STOP-DWI Poster Contest.

Register

Please use the appropriate form below. A separate registration form is available for award winners and one guest.

General Registration Award Winner and One Guest Registration

2026 Top Cops

  • Deputy Richard Flores
    Genesee County Sheriff’s Office
  • Officer Tyler Stewart
    Batavia Police Department
  • Officer Haley Alvord
    Batavia Police Department
  • Officer Judah MacDonald
    Batavia Police Department

2026 STOP-DWI Poster Contest Winners

This year’s theme is “Someone is waiting for you to get home safe. Drive sober.”

Grand Prize

A family pictured through a vehicle windshield, with the message: Someone is waiting for you to get home safe. Drive sober.
Grand Prize: Gabrielle Payne

6th–8th Grade: Hand Drawn

A home interior with people waiting for someone to return safely, encouraging sober driving.
1st Place
Charlotte Kaercher
A house and cats beneath a colorful sky, reminding drivers that someone is waiting for them at home.
2nd Place
Lily Heminway
A dog waiting by a doorway, with a reminder to drive sober and get home safely.
3rd Place
Annabelle Hoover

6th–8th Grade: Graphic Art

Damaged vehicles and a police SUV on a road at night, with a message to drive sober.
1st Place
Madelyn Smart
A damaged vehicle, police lights and a waiting figure, warning against impaired driving.
2nd Place
Jase Osterman
A couple embracing at home beside a nighttime road scene, reminding drivers that someone is waiting for them.
3rd Place
Marlo Wawrzycki

9th–12th Grade: Hand Drawn

A family reflected in a rearview mirror above a car, with a message to get home safely and drive sober.
1st Place
Maggie Harmon
A person and dog waiting beside a red door beneath a roadway, encouraging drivers to return home safely.
2nd Place
Preslee Crandall
A person waiting beside a grandfather clock, with a reminder that someone is waiting for drivers to get home safely.
3rd Place
Jamie Wisniewski

9th–12th Grade: Graphic Art

A phone displaying breaking news of a vehicle crash, alongside a message to drive sober.
1st Place
Amber Cometa
An overturned vehicle and emergency helicopter, reminding drivers that someone is waiting for them to get home safely.
2nd Place
Brooke Laird
A crossed-out alcohol bottle and a damaged red car, with the message: Someone is waiting for you to get home safe. Drive sober.
3rd Place
Bridget Brooks

Questions?

Genesee County Youth Bureau
Phone: (585) 344-3960
Email: Genesee.YouthBureau@dfa.state.ny.us
5130 East Main St., Batavia, NY 14020

When

  • Thursday, November 12, 2026 | 11:30 AM

Location

Grace Baptist Church, 238 Vine Street, Batavia, NY, 14020, View Map

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