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The M.A.D.E./Drug Free Clubs of America Rally returns after a year off from the pandemic, where almost 2,000 high school students from several counties will be in attendance. The Friday, October 29th event will be at V.A. Memorial Stadium between 9am-noon.

Students from Ross, Pickaway, Highland and Fayette County will be among those in attendance.

Litter Media’s Dan Ramey spoke with American Idol finalist Philip Murphy and rally organizer Chris Scott about this year’s event. (CLICK THE VIDEO ARROW BELOW TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW)

Murphy will be performing as well as telling his story about his days of living as a homeless person and the people he saw that struggled with addiction.

Chris Scott says this will be a “stadium show” that allows them to expand the area where students will gather. Scott thanked Brian Wickline, the Chillicothe Paints and Stacia Ruby of the V.A. Medical Center for helping put this year’s event together.

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There is a location change planned for this fall’s Ross County M.A.D.E. Rally. Instead of being in front of the Ross County Courthouse in downtown Chillicothe, the October 29th morning rally will be held at the Veterans Affairs Memorial Stadium.

M.A.D.E. stands for (My Attitude Determines Everything) and is geared toward positive messaging in an attempt to keep young people away from various types of abuse, including substance abuse.

Organizers estimate there could be as many as 1,800 students attending the 9:30am-noon event on October 29th, coming from schools in Ross, Pickaway, Pike and Highland counties, among possibly others.

American Idol finalist Phillip Murphy will be featured as he will be singing and giving his personal story that should prove appropriate for the M.A.D.E. audience.

The rally is free to all M.A.D.E. members, with membership sign-ups available at the school where high school students attend.