Phi Mu and Alpha Xi Delta

I spoke to two Sororities last night at CSUN. The first sorority was Phi Mu this speaking was in a lecture hall, I spoke for about 30 to 40 minutes. When I speak I am loud, I want everyone to hear me. My message, my story is something that everyone needs to hear about. The first speaking went well usually the first speaking I may not be as powerful as the next one, I don't know why that is, but that sometimes happens. Phi Mu is a wonderful sorority I did not get much questions at the end, but I know I touched most of the girls in the classroom. I am thankful for speaking to them. I hope to come again and speak about another subject which would be amazing. Go Phi Mu.

      Now the next sorority was Alpha Xi Delta and let me tell you something right when I walked in I knew it would be emotional, because most of  these girls were sitting on the floor it was more of a library room scene. The first couple of minutes I was doing amazing, but since everyone was so close to each other I continued to speak and I started to cry, I usually do not cry, but sometimes that happens this is the second time I have cried out of 54 speaking's. Most of the girls were emotional, when I speak there is always two-three girls crying, but since this was all girls there were many of them crying, you could hear the tears coming out. After I speak I do Q&A and I have never had Q&A where the questions were so deep I mean they were emotional and these girls asked thinker questions. One girl said "Mohamed you said your sister is your angel, maybe you are giving us your angel", this was the most emotional question I got all night. I loved all the questions these beautiful girls asked me, the questions kept coming, this was a phenomenal night, all these girls told me you are an inspiration, you changed my life tonight. After we were all done most of them came up to me and gave me a hug and thanked me for coming in and speaking, one girl told me, you were the best speaker I have ever heard, this made me smile and cry. I am truly making a difference for the better I want to change people's lives and save people's live, like I said I want to be someone's inspiration.  Go Alpha Xi Delta

  I want to say thank you for both sororities for letting me come in and speak, I honestly had an amazing time. Lets keep up with the great work girls, make your sorority proud. Smile More. Malak I Love You and I Miss You RIP

 

I love Speaking

I started speaking at schools in August, right when schools started to be opened. I just started emailing professor, I have sent over four hundred emails and I still continue to send emails. People have to know that Driving Under the Influence is no joke, this is a serious matter. I don't play around with this one bit. I have spoke at College of the Canyons multiple of times, I love speaking because that's where I went and my sister went to. This community college is beautiful I love going to, I love speaking, and I love meeting new people. I have more speaking's coming up in the next month and I honestly cannot wait. I hope to inspire this generation, because especially the teenagers they think that they are invincible, but in reality they are not. That's why I want to be able to speak across all states, I hope down the road, someone comes along and says "Mohamed I want to pay you to speak" that day is the day I am waiting for.  

          I am more comfortable speaking now then a while back.This honestly has opened me up easily to go up in a classroom of 40-50 students and speak without being nervous. If I do have a presentation to do in one class, it will be easy. I always try to bring people to come watch me speak and then they can give me ideas on what to do better next time. I am always trying to improve my speaking, this is my passion and I want to be phenomenal at what I do. Malak is proud of what I am doing and I know this, people always tell me Mohamed you are making a difference and continue to make a difference. All For MALAK. RIP

 

Simple Choices

I want to be remember as someone who changed someone's life, who saved someone's life. I don't know the reason why my sister died I will never know, but there saying "everything happens for a reason", what's the reason I may never find it. I will however do my best, to live the best life possible, because one day I will die too and I don't know how. Speaking about a loss is the most difficult thing to do. I spoke at Antelope Valley College last week on Thursday to three different classes, and for the first time in the first class I cried when I spoke. I never cry when I speak, but then again this happens because this is a difficult subject to talk about. More than half the class was crying after I cried and I know I touched a lot of students that day. I am proud that I still can go to schools and speak about what happen to my sister. I want to keep spreading the message as much as I can, do not stop. My sister would be so proud of me right now, she probably would be laughing that I am going to schools and speaking and when I speak I am loud. I believe that I am here to change lives, I want to put an end to Drunk Driving because nobody should have to go through what I am going through.

     Drunk Driving is 120% preventable, but its a choice you made to drink and drive why do people drink and drive I really do not know, but I know that they think that they can make it home. I want to say this "Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It's not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make. Period." One simple choice can cost your life in this case it was a drunk driver that made that choice to drive drunk. When you are driving you got be focused 120%, put the phone the away, do not text and drive etc. You have to realize you are driving a machine. I want everyone to hear my message loud and clear and I hope to carry this message as long as I can. Every Post I will post a picture of my sister.

One Year Anniversary of My Sisters Death

Yesterday was September 28, 2014 One year ago my sister Malak was killed by a drunk driver. I thought when I woke up it would hit me that she is gone, but still did not. After I woke up I was feeling good, the whole day was special everyone smiling no one was sad, but I do miss my sister so much. Malak was my diamond and one year was quick, my friends always tell me "Mohamed one year is nothing wait till five, six years that's difficult". I am grateful that I am still alive and making a difference, I am spreading the message of Don't Drink and Drive. http://ktla.com/2014/09/28/malak-hariri-4-others-remembered-1-year-after-fatal-burbank-crash/

 For me I am using this loss as motivation to inspire people, to change lives, and to save lives. Potentially I want to be a motivational speaker, John F. Kennedy said "you want to be heard, you have to speak". I love speaking, I cannot wait till I speak in front of 500 to 1,000 people that time will come soon.

        I have a three year plan where I want to finish writing a book "The Day A Drunk Driver Changed My Life". My plan is to write 100 pages at the end of this three year plan. I feel like writing a book will be the best idea. A book can travel many miles. Writing a book does show a lot about your character. Life is a challenge especially losing a sister, but I will overcome this challenge and become a successful speaker, I am doing this all for my sister. Malak I Love You and I Miss You.

TYPICAL DAY AT MADD

Mother's Against Drunk Driving, is a truly amazing organization and I thank them for starting this up in the 1980's. There are four victim impact panel classes a month where I speak at them and I will tell the people to line up and be ready for check in. I check their ID's to make sure its them and they will have to sign in to enter the class, usually this routine takes about 40 minutes to an hour to go through. There are about 200 DUI offenders that show to up the class, which is mandatory. I then get called up to the stage where I speak in front of them and tell them my story on how I lost my sister, most of them do cry especially the people in their 20's. After the class I am the one handing out the certification followed up by my many of them telling me my speech was either good, great, or amazing. To speak in front of that many people is not an easy challenge sometimes I do pause because it does sink in to me sometimes, but most all I want them to understand what I am going through.
      There was a MADD walk in Simi Valley where I help prepared for the Walk, this Walk is for the families that have been effected by a Drunk Driver, and since it was the first one there, the turn out was great. I had a fun time, but also I am truly grateful to see people coming and making a difference also. The next event that is coming up is the biggest Walk they have which is at Granada Beach, usually they tell me there are about 1000 people who show up. All in all interning for MADD besides the internship itself I am making a difference how much more can I do. MADD is the best internship out there and if any of you have been effected by a Drunk Driver, come along and share your story and make a difference, save someone's life. Thank You. 

MALAK HARIRI MY SISTER MY ANGEL MY DIAMOND WHO WAS SHE?

I am going to talk about my sister Malak Hariri. Malak was a beautiful girl, she was an amazing person and the people that did not meet her well you missed out on a truly special person. Malak loved school just like me she probably thought well if my brother loves school and I am going to do the same. Education is so important to me, you can change the world with knowledge. Malak went to Burbank High School graduated in 2012 and decided well I am going to College of the Canyons, because my brother is there and he says this college is just a great school. My sister was here for two and a half semesters where she excelled in every class she took. She wanted to be an eye doctor like wow, her goals were set high for being 19 years old and knowing what and where you want to go with your life is amazing, I loved her for that. Malak had a lot of friends, but her best friend was Stephanie who went to College of the Canyons with her and is still here, they would always be together, when I would come home late, they would be doing homework till 5/6 in the morning they cared about there education. Their favorite drink would be Red Bull, you know it gives you wings. I do not know how they would drink that drink three times a day, they loved it.  
    My sister had her whole life ahead, she was such an amazing person that you knew she was in the room no matter where you went. One thing that her employees would always talk about was Malak's smile her smile made any one's day, she worked at Best Buy if you had a bad day there all you have to look at was Malak's smile and your day will be that much better. I miss my sister so much, I went to Arizona State and came back and I never saw her again that hurts, I do wish I saw her one more time, gave her one more hug, one more call. Malak her name means Angel in Arabic and I am wearing an Angels hat which is crazy because I found this hat at the car crash scene and this was the last item there. I want to end this blog with, Malak I hope you are reading this I love you and you are my #1, I will never forget what happen. RIP.

LETS CHANGE THE WORLD

I am right now at College of the Canyons where my sister and I went, I went to school with her in Fall of 2012 before I transfer to Arizona State University. That semester was the best semester I have ever had, going to college with my sister was an amazing experience usually one does not go to the same college as a brother or sister. My sister followed me because she knew I had something special coming. When you lose someone to a drunk driver that pain you have will never go away because drunk driving is what it's 100% preventable and people still drink and drive. I want to change the world however long it takes, I will make that happen, I will keep fighting till the last day I am on earth. My sister was everything to me and I lost her to a drunk driver like why that is the question I ask myself all the time, how come no one took the keys from him that night. My favorite saying is Friend's Don't Let Friend's Drive Drunk. If you see your friend drinking and he drove there, take the keys away from you might just have saved his life. He might not have known that, but deep down inside you did and he will thank you later for.
   I love talking about the Drunk Driving Car Crash that took my sister's life away because this helps me in my healing process, and when I do speak at schools the professors have found that my speech/message is powerful, moving, and inspiring. I love speaking, I want to touch every student I can yes, some students may not get touched, but if I touch one person I saved a life that day, my day was made. I cry sometimes because I am making a change and this change will just keep getting bigger and bigger. One day I will start getting paid to speak and when that day comes I will cry and hug one picture of my sister because I will feel like I won the championship. I want to be a leader, motivator, community activists, educator, and change maker. I'm doing this all for my angel, my diamond MALAK HARIRI, you will be truly missed, I LOVE YOU.

ORGANIZATION INTRODUCTION

The organization that I am interning for is MADD which is Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the reason I decided to intern for this Non-Profit Organization is because I lost my sister Malak Hariri who was 19 years old to a Drunk Driver. Five people died, one girl survived this happen on September 28, 2013 in Burbank, CA it was announced as the biggest car crash in Burbank History. MADD issues free services to families that have been effected by Drunk Drivers. All of there services are free, resulting in helping each family member overcoming the loss of their loved one. They are nationwide and they want to reduce and eliminate drunk driving. I am so thankful to be interning for them, I am changing and saving lives.
  I will be helping out in the events that they have scheduled for this upcoming year. I also will be speaking at the Victim Impact Panel Classes that they have for the people that are issued a DUI, when one gets a DUI you have to take this three hour class in order to get your certification of being there. I also have been speaking at several events that have been passed, but touching people and changing someones lives is amazing. I took this opportunity to reduce drunk driving so that people will make it home and be smart about the decisions they make, but also I am doing this for my sister RIP MALAK HARIRI I LOVE YOU.  She is my "WHY".