Foundation for a Drug-Free World’s Mobile Exhibit Engages 45,000 at Glendale Cruise Night

The Foundation for a Drug-Free World brought its interactive Mobile Exhibit to the 31st Annual Glendale Cruise Night on July 18, 2026, drawing over 45,000 attendees along Brand Boulevard in Downtown Glendale. The event, one of Southern California’s premier classic car gatherings, featured hundreds of classic cars, live music, vendor booths, and family activities, providing a vibrant setting for the foundation’s drug prevention efforts.

Visitors to the Mobile Exhibit explored high-impact audio and visual displays and received free Truth About Drugs educational booklets covering substances like alcohol, marijuana, prescription drugs, and synthetics. The exhibit aimed to empower individuals, especially youth, with fact-based information to make informed, healthy life choices. “Reaching youth and families where they gather is vital to effective drug prevention,” said Karla Bartholomew, Chapter President for Foundation for a Drug-Free World. “Cruise Night offers a wonderful community setting to share fact-based information that empowers individuals—especially young people—to make informed, healthy life choices.”

Key highlights of the exhibit included interactive educational displays detailing the real-world physical and mental impacts of drug abuse, free materials for families and educators such as comprehensive informational booklets, DVDs, and curriculum packs available at no cost, and a pledge drive where 141 individuals, mainly children and teens, took the “Drug-Free Pledge.” This initiative underscores the foundation’s commitment to preventing drug abuse and promoting a drug-free lifestyle among Texas youth and beyond.

The foundation’s presence at such a large community event demonstrates the importance of accessible drug education in public settings. For those interested in learning more, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World provides educational materials and community activities, available at https://www.drugfreeworld.org. The organization is a nonprofit international drug education program sponsored by the Church of Scientology and Scientologists, supporting the humanitarian goal of creating a drug-free, crime-free world where human rights are a reality, as envisioned by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard.

This event highlights a growing trend of using interactive mobile exhibits to deliver critical health information directly to communities. For businesses and organizations in Texas focused on social impact, such approaches offer a model for engaging diverse audiences and fostering positive change. The success at Glendale Cruise Night, with 141 pledges secured, suggests that similar initiatives could be effective in Texas, where community events like car shows and fairs attract large crowds. By bringing educational resources to where people gather, the foundation is making a tangible difference in the fight against drug abuse.