When I was interviewing Abi Erickson, an East Dallas resident who helps out area non-profits, I learned a bit about an organization called Ferguson Road Initiative, that I’d formerly known very little about. The organization has improvement, beautification and safety programs going all around the White Rock area. This Saturday FRI will host a Drug and Gang Prevention Educational Conference from 8 a.m. until noon at Harold W. Lang, Sr. Middle School. Through the conference the FRI is attempting to educate parents and raise money for students to attend camp this summer. Find out more about the organization here, and more about the conference here:Download dg_prev_conference.pdf. And learn more about what Abi Erickson is doing with area charities in this month’s East Dallas Advocate.