Devlopmental Asset Honorees

PLEASE SAVE THE DATE:

The Developmental Asset Dinner held by PCAY will be on January 28, 2110 at St. Paul's Methodist Church. If you know of someone who should be honored as a youth or an adult who build assets, please send your nomination to jmak@charter.net.

IT IS ONE WAY TO KEEP THE ASSET MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC ALIVE AND WELL.

Senator Feingold's Listening Session

Hello All..Chuck Graham and Mary Ann Krems were able to address Sen. Feingold at his listening session on Nov. 12 regarding the cutting of Drug Free School funds at the federal level. Senator Feingold stated that he believes prevention efforts need to be acknowledged and funded. He will attempt to have it restated. He believes prevention efforts like the Northwest Coalition which the PCAY AODA Coalition is a part of, are doing good things in addressing prevention.

As stated....Prevention is cheaper than Intervention!

Letter from Senator Kohl on Crime Prevention Month

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October is Crime Prevention Month and provides a good opportunity to assess federal, state and local efforts to protect our communities. Striking the right balance includes hard work at preventing truancy and gang activity, cracking down on drug trafficking, providing safe and constructive after-school programs for at-risk kids and ensuring that police officers have the resources they need to do their jobs. It also means forging a partnership between local law enforcement and the neighborhoods they protect. I’ve been working with my colleagues in Congress on these and other measures to protect communities in Wisconsin and across our nation.

In the past year we have seen a decrease in the overall crime rate in Wisconsin. Much of the decrease can be attributed to a 12.3% drop in crime in Milwaukee. While I am extremely pleased with this achievement, state and local law enforcement need our continued federal commitment in order to sustain this decrease. Local law enforcement is fighting against the tide of problems that rise in the face of economic hardship and joblessness at the same time their budgets are shrinking. In addition, we must renew our focus on rural and small city crime prevention where in recent months we have not seen such dramatic reductions, and in some cases we have even seen increases. One way to continue the important work of prevention is by renewing our commitment to the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

The COPS program, initially created as part of the 1994 Crime Bill, has funded more than 100,000 community police officers across the country. Many experts cite this program as an important factor in driving down crime for eight consecutive years in the 1990s. Police Chiefs and Sheriffs across Wisconsin can testify to the program’s success in bolstering their force, providing needed technological upgrades and giving them a presence in troubled schools.

Beginning in 2001, however, cuts to the COPS budget crippled the program; despite bipartisan efforts in Congress to prevent those cuts, the hiring portion of the program was eliminated by 2005. I serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee with oversight of the Department of Justice and have long fought to restore funding for the COPS program to healthy levels.

In order to restore this much needed funding, I introduced the COPS Improvement Act of 2009, authorizing $1.15 billion per year over the next six years for the community policing program in order to put more officers in our neighborhoods. This legislation will re-establish our commitment to local law enforcement by setting up the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services as a distinct office within the Department of Justice. It will re-authorize hiring programs to increase general community policing, local counter-terrorism officers, and school resource officers. Additionally, the bill reauthorizes funds for technology grants, community prosecutors, and makes critical improvements to ensure efficient grant management and to eliminate waste. Not only does the program make our communities safer, but it is a proven method of cost-effective job creation.

The Brookings Institution found “COPS…to be one of the most cost-effective options available for fighting crime.” I couldn’t agree more and that is why I am working to help prevent crime and put more police officers in our neighborhoods and our communities.





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Ways to Avoid the H1N1 Flu

For what it's worth, here is some rather advice on H1N1; it sounds quite reasonable.



Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has
worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital ,
Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc.. Presently, he is heading the Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).

The following message given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is
important for all to know
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.

While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1
infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms
and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not
fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced
(instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):

1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).

2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any
part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap). (Slap??)


3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive
and powerful preventative method.

4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with
warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (Neti Pot or NeilMed Sinus Rinse, available at HyVee or Walmart) (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*

5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are
rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to
supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.

6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc)
as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as
gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.

Another possibility to ck on for fund raising.

Another site to check for benefit to PCAY is www.ishoptogive.com If interested, we will pursue signing up for it.

Defeat of Bond Ref for SP Public Schools

The defeat of the bond referendum for the SP Public Schools makes one wonder if parents and teachers all got out and voted. How sad that the quality of education will be diluted in a town that has prided itself on its solid educational system.

YSA: State Farm Service Learning Grants

Youth Service America is currently accepting applications for State Farm® Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants to support service-learning projects that culminate on Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25, 2010.

School and community educators across the United States and Canada can apply for up to $1,000 in funding for youth-led projects.

Service-learning is a teaching and learning strategy integrating meaningful community service with academic study and reflective practice to enrich learning, build civic engagement, and strengthen communities.

State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning grant applicants are encouraged to develop projects that launch on Martin Luther King Day of Service, January 18, 2010, and culminate on the weekend of GYSD, April 23-25, 2010.

The deadline is midnight ET next Monday, November 9.

To begin the application process, complete the Eligibility Quiz at http://www.cybergrants.com/ysa/sfgn/quiz

Please take a few moments and forward this message to those in your network who might be interested in this grant opportunity, including:

Teachers & Educators

Service-Learning Coordinators
After-school program coordinators

Community-based education & service groups

Sen. Kohl's response on Crime Prevention Month

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October is Crime Prevention Month and provides a good opportunity to assess federal, state and local efforts to protect our communities. Striking the right balance includes hard work at preventing truancy and gang activity, cracking down on drug trafficking, providing safe and constructive after-school programs for at-risk kids and ensuring that police officers have the resources they need to do their jobs. It also means forging a partnership between local law enforcement and the neighborhoods they protect. I’ve been working with my colleagues in Congress on these and other measures to protect communities in Wisconsin and across our nation.

In the past year we have seen a decrease in the overall crime rate in Wisconsin. Much of the decrease can be attributed to a 12.3% drop in crime in Milwaukee. While I am extremely pleased with this achievement, state and local law enforcement need our continued federal commitment in order to sustain this decrease. Local law enforcement is fighting against the tide of problems that rise in the face of economic hardship and joblessness at the same time their budgets are shrinking. In addition, we must renew our focus on rural and small city crime prevention where in recent months we have not seen such dramatic reductions, and in some cases we have even seen increases. One way to continue the important work of prevention is by renewing our commitment to the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program.

The COPS program, initially created as part of the 1994 Crime Bill, has funded more than 100,000 community police officers across the country. Many experts cite this program as an important factor in driving down crime for eight consecutive years in the 1990s. Police Chiefs and Sheriffs across Wisconsin can testify to the program’s success in bolstering their force, providing needed technological upgrades and giving them a presence in troubled schools.

Beginning in 2001, however, cuts to the COPS budget crippled the program; despite bipartisan efforts in Congress to prevent those cuts, the hiring portion of the program was eliminated by 2005. I serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee with oversight of the Department of Justice and have long fought to restore funding for the COPS program to healthy levels.

In order to restore this much needed funding, I introduced the COPS Improvement Act of 2009, authorizing $1.15 billion per year over the next six years for the community policing program in order to put more officers in our neighborhoods. This legislation will re-establish our commitment to local law enforcement by setting up the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services as a distinct office within the Department of Justice. It will re-authorize hiring programs to increase general community policing, local counter-terrorism officers, and school resource officers. Additionally, the bill reauthorizes funds for technology grants, community prosecutors, and makes critical improvements to ensure efficient grant management and to eliminate waste. Not only does the program make our communities safer, but it is a proven method of cost-effective job creation.

The Brookings Institution found “COPS…to be one of the most cost-effective options available for fighting crime.” I couldn’t agree more and that is why I am working to help prevent crime and put more police officers in our neighborhoods and our communities.





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October Dev. Asset Article from PCAY

October 2009 Developmental Asset Article:

WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER…parents, teachers, community and religious leaders…and yes, relatives and neighbors. Youth depend a great deal on the adults in their world to guide and support them. The Developmental Assets are a list of research based qualities serving to address the needs of youth as they develop into adults. The rich base of the Developmental Asset approach is reliant on RELATIONSHIPS….

The external assets are qualities that lead to a positive environment and when in place, result in a youth becoming a healthy, caring and responsible adult. What are these assets?
A STRONG COMMUNITY OF CARING ADULTS PROVIDING SUPPORT, EMPOWERMENT, BOUNDARIES AND EXPECTATIONS, AND THEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENRICHING ACTIVITIES.

How do we build these assets? For ideas we can go to www.search-institute.org/assets and get a lot of free ideas. We can go to our local library and check out what materials they have for us on asset building.

When you want to know how the youth in your life is growing in assets, ask them to:
1. name three people who support them by listening and spending time with them.
2. get involved in opportunities for youth to serve others. A mother recently asked if there were places her children could learn to serve others. After telling her about serving a meal at House of Peace or Salvation Army, I was impressed she was giving them a chance to be involved and truly building assets in her children.
3. share their favorite stories and successes.

All of us then can make a point of knowing a young person’s name in our neighborhood, church or community group – call them by name and smile when we see them. We can offer to lend a hand when they need help and be sure to acknowledge their achievements. Relationships can be that simple…letting a young person know we value them by sharing time and conversation with them.

A memorable quote: “…adults might not long remember what they were taught as children, but they will remember how those adults who taught them made them feel.”

HAPPY ASSET BUILDING…and in this economy, isn’t it nice to know that this process doesn’t cost a thing? Ideas borrowed in part from “Instant Asset” from SEARCH.
Mary Ann Krems
Dee Erlandson Portage County Alliance for Youth

Sen Kohl's response on cutting Drug Free Schools

The SDFSC is a major federal government program that works to prevent drug use and violence in and around schools. This important program is used in most of the school districts in the United States and 37 million young people in America benefit from this program every year.


Reaching these students is important, because drug and violence prevention is proven to increase the academic performance and overall well-being of young people. That is why I joined my Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the Appropriations Committee requesting $346.5 million in FY2010 for the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities program. Many children only learn about drug abuse and violence prevention in the classroom, so we must work to give schools adequate funding to educate our young people about the harms of drug use and violence.


As you may know, the President has proposed to eliminate funding for the SDFSC State Grants and instead increase funding for the National Programs. This proposal is based on research that has shown that the State Grants program is not achieving its goals. I share the President's desire to use funding as effectively as possible to combat drug use and violence in our schools, and I will carefully consider his proposal as the Appropriations process moves forward.


Thank you again for contacting me about keeping our schools safe and free of drugs. I will keep your comments in mind and will continue to support this important effort.
Sincerely,
Herb Kohl

Sen Feingold Event Nov. 12: Rally for Drug Free Schools

Not sure if you got the following email but Sen. Feingold is holding a listening session in Stevens Point on Nov. 12 - wondered if between the two of you, you might be able to "rally the troops" to get some folks to make a pitch to ask the status of the elimination of Safe & Drug Free School Funding and/or any leadership that Sen. Feingold might take on this. I have no idea when the Senate will make their final vote but thought it might be an opportune time to do this. What I keep hearing is that our senators have said that they aren't hearing from many people about this - which is hard to believe - so thought it might be time to make a public appearance. You folks did such a great job w/ your legislators a few years back when this was jeopardized and thought there might be some folks willing to speak out.

FEINGOLD TO HOLD



FINAL LISTENING SESSION FOR 2009



PORTAGE COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 12











U.S. Senator Russ Feingold will hold his final Listening Session of 2009 in Portage County on Thursday, November 12. Senator Feingold has pledged to hold listening sessions in all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties each year of his six-year term and this will be the Senator’s 17th year of holding listening sessions. This session will mark the 72nd listening session of 2009, and the 1224th since 1993. If constituents need special accommodations at the listening sessions they should contact Senator Feingold’s Middleton office at 608-828-1200.







His Portage County listening session will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the Auditorium at Stevens Point Area Senior High School, 1201 North Point Drive, Stevens Point. The meeting will last up to an hour.

Prevention Action on Drug Free School Funds

Dear Prevention Friends and Colleagues,



As you may be aware, the State Grants portion of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) Program is on the verge of being completely eliminated from the federal budget. In Wisconsin, this funding has gone to support many local and statewide prevention programming efforts. It has supported similar programs around the country, and all will be impacted by the loss of this funding. Cutting the SDFSC Program will have wide-reaching effects, including impacting services that will be available through the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources.



You may have gotten information through many other sources, and we ask you to share the following call for action with anyone who values the work we do in prevention. Ask all who are willing to support this effort to restore these budget dollars before the funded programs are severely affected or lost. Find out more about the SDFSC Program on CADCA’s website at http://www.cadca.org/policyadvocacy/priorities/safe-and-drug-free-schools-and-communities-program and consider joining this last effort by signing on to the petition attached. Send an email to Kelly Lieupo listed below with your organization name and address to be added to the petition letter.



Thank you all for your continued support and commitment to prevention efforts in Wisconsin!!



-- Nancy

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PC Hunger Poverty Partnership Updates

Hello All...if interested in learning how to help alleviate hunger and poverty, go to the web site listed below. Thanks



Please note that meeting and team
updates will be made available on the web (www.hppp-pc.org) every
other month prior to and after Partnership meetings.


***Please note the Partnership is looking for a new Community Gardens Coordinator. It is a paid part time position and education on the position is available. Contact jmak@charter.net for more information.

CESA 5: Community Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol

Waushara, Marquette, Portage and Wood Co. Coalitions
There is an GREAT opportunity for your coalition members to attend an "almost free" training on the model program, Community Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA) but we need to know immediately if there is enough interest. It is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 18-19 (Martin Luther King Day) OR Jan. 22-23, 2010 somewhere in the Columbus area at a cost of only $50/person. The Columbus Coaltion is covering the training costs because they want to provide it for their coalition members - but here's the reason for the urgency. IF there is not enough interest by you folks, then Columbus Coalition will instead send their members to a training in Minneapolis on Nov. 2-3 SO WE NEED TO KNOW ASAP WHETHER WE SHOULD SCHEDULE THE TRAINING IN JAN. For those of you not familiar with CMCA, it's approach is very specific to coalition work and should really assist anyone that attends in how to take a more environmental approach. If you want more informatin on CMCA through the Univ. of Minn., go to http://www.epi.umn.edu/alcohol/cmca/index.shtm


If you could respond to this email with either a "not interested" OR "interested and would hope to have #___ attend" that is all that we need right now.


Thanks in advance for your consideration and look forward to hearing from you ASAP.
Genevieve
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Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. Carl Jung
Genevieve Kirchman
Safe and Drug Free Schools & Communities
Project Director
CESA # 5 (Cooperative Educational Service Agency)
626 E. Slifer St., P. O. Box 564
Portage, WI 53901
Phone: 608-742-8811, ext. 247
FAX: 608-742-2384
email: kirchmang@cesa5.k12.wi.us
website: www.cesa5.k12.wi.us


Notice: This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender, delete the email and any attachments and do not use, disclose or store the information it contains. The views, opinions and statement contained in this transmission are not necessarily the views, opinions and statements of CESA 5.



Notice: This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender, delete the email and any attachments and do not use, disclose or store the information it contains. The views, opinions and statements contained in this transmission are not necessarily the views, opinions and statements of CESA 5.

MADD Request for Assistance

Thank you for your support of MADD over the years. Your support is very valuable to us and we wanted to tell you about a unique opportunity to change lives once again.

This past week, we learned we were not awarded a $2.5 million grant to help support much of our nationwide victim services and programs. One of the programs impacted by this is our 24-hour, 365-day victim helpline at 877-MADD-HELP. The reason we have this line is because grief comes at its own time. Some people call right after getting that 2 AM visit from the police telling them their loved one isn’t coming home. Some call years after the crash, because that is when the memories flood back. All call because they need someone to talk with, vent to, sympathize with them someone to listen and to understand.

Don’t worry -- we not eliminating this important resource. However, we are shifting it from staff-led to all volunteer to save salary costs. And of our six helpline counselors, four have already volunteered to support the helpline without pay because they know that the helpline changes lives… it’s a lifeline.

In order to do this, we need to obtain mobile phones for these extraordinary volunteers 20 phones to start up the volunteer program under a $200/month plan. That’s $10 a month per volunteer.

Can you give $10 per month -- 33 cents per day -- to help a MADD volunteer help the victims of drunk driving? Your sponsored volunteer would be able to help callers at any time of the night or day cope with their grief, find needed resources, and navigate the complex legal, medical, and emotional impacts of a crash.

You would be making a profound difference in the lives of thousands of people you’ve never met, and all for the price of a phone.

Thank you,
Laura Dean Mooney
MADD National President

PS. If you can’t give $10/month to support one volunteer victim advocate, we would greatly appreciate any support you are able to give. Your generosity helps not only support the victims of drunk driving, but helps us combat and eventually eliminate drunk driving as well.

Youth Service America

There are Youth Service America Newsletters that may be had by going to ysagrants@ys if you would like your own copy. PCAY

SEARCH: Seeking writers on bullying

Here we are again:

Search Institute has another book we want to publish--this one on the topic of bullying. This book would be mainly for classroom teachers, but could also work for school administrators and youth program workers. We want a practical, useful book of advice that contains lots of handouts and ideas that will help teachers create a positive school climate.

Some of the topics we'd like to see covered:

in-classroom behavior
hallway behavior
out-of-school behavior
ways to change the culture/atmosphere of the school
ways to get teachers involved
ways to get the administration involved


If you would be interested in writing this book, please send us:

A proposed outline for what you would do with this material
A sample of your writing (2000 words)
A list of your credentials

Please keep in mind that the audience for this book is mainly teachers, with potential usefulness to administrators and youth program workers.

If you know someone who would be interested in writing this book, please forward this e-mail to them.

The deadline for your outline and writing sample is Monday, November 23, sent to me, Kate Brielmaier, at kateb@search-institute.org.

Thank you so much again, and we look forward to your responses!



--
Kate Brielmaier
Editor
kateb@search-institute.org
612-399-0225

Activities on the Go: One-on-One Fun for Kids and Adults
Check out this handy new resource for adults who want quick and easy ideas for interacting with kids:
https://www.searchinstitutestore.org/Activities_on_the_Go_p/0344-w.htm

CESA 5 Regional Meeting on Nov. 12 9-3

To School & Community Prevention Folks:


The next CESA 5 Regional Meeting is on Thursday, November 12th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Valuable resources will be shared at that meeting - Hilary Bilbrey will give an update in the morning on the youth training, including Peer Drama, that she can offer. In addition, Meg McCullough from CESA 5 will facilitate a hands on experience with Colors and share how she uses this process with youth groups. In addition to these two featured topics, we'll have the usual updates, resource sharing, problem solving. There will be a $6.00 cost for lunch which people can pay at the meeting.


PLEASE REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL ASAP IF YOU WILL BE JOINING US FOR PART OR ALL OF THE DAY. Everyone will receive a copy of "Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children's Exposure to Violence" and this will be available for all attendees. Those that are interested in one or two graduate credits can sign up at the meeting.


I look forward to seeing many of you on November 12th.


Genevieve

CESA 5 Parents Who Host Trainings

Please note that the Portage County AODA Coalition is set to go with this and has had members trained. Coming soon.


CESA 5 School & Community Prevention Folks:


This is one last reminder to register for any of the upcoming Parents Who Host Trainings that are being held in each CESA during November (please see attached flyer). If your community wants to participate in this campaign, we strongly encourage you to send someone to this half-day training at CESA 5 or another location. In addition to getting valuable materials and updates on the 2010 campaign, there will be time to share stories for last year's efforts as well as an opportunity to collaborate.


We realize the Parents Who Host Training at CESA 5 on Nov. 10 is the same week as the ATOD Regional Network Meeting on Nov. 12. If you are unable to attend, please consider sending someone else from your school/community, such as a High School Principal, High School Counselor, law enforcement or a public health officer. You are not required to attend this training, but it would be beneficial if you are applying for materials. I would also like to remind you that applications for materials must be submitted to the state by Dec. 4.


Genevieve


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Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. Carl Jung
Genevieve Kirchman
Safe and Drug Free Schools & Communities
Project Director
CESA # 5 (Cooperative Educational Service Agency)
626 E. Slifer St., P. O. Box 564
Portage, WI 53901
Phone: 608-742-8811, ext. 247
FAX: 608-742-2384
email: kirchmang@cesa5.k12.wi.us
website: www.cesa5.k12.wi.us


Notice: This email and any attachments may contain confidential information that is exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender, delete the email and any attachments and do not use, disclose or store the information it contains. The views, opinions and statement contained in this transmission are not necessarily the views, opinions and statements of CESA 5.

20th Annual CADCA Leadership Forum Scholars.

Please distribute to your networks.



CADCA is offering scholarships to attend the 20th Annual CADCA Leadership Forum to be held at the National Harbor in Maryland, February 8-11, 2010. Those receiving a scholarship will be provided hotel accomodations for up to four nights, plus a conference registration. It is not explicitly stated whether or not the one applying must be a CADCA member, but it may be worth it to try to sign up anyway. The deadline is October 23.



Here is the announcement:

http://www.cadca.org/resources/detail/deadline-extension-scholarship-applications-call-proposals-and-award-nominations-ca



Here is the final link to the actual application:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/survey.zgi?p=WEB229HVYJ7J6E

SEARCH: Lemonade Day Possbility

I would like to introduce you to a new community event that is taking place May 2, 2010. It is Lemonade Day-Twin Cities, MN. Through a FREE, fun, interactive curriculum and with the guidance of an adult mentor, participants are trained in the fundamentals of sound business and financial management. Youth learn how to create budgets, secure investors, select a site, purchase supplies, serve customers, set profit-making goals, repay investors, and give back to the community. For many young people, Lemonade Day offers them their first experience setting up a business enterprise, earning money, and opening a bank account.

Lemonade Day requires a partnership of community leaders, sponsors, volunteers, and underwriters. It incorporates every aspect of the community, including families, businesses, youth organizations, community-based groups, and schools. The foremost objective is to empower youth to take ownership of their own lives and become productive members of society—the business leaders, social advocates, volunteers, and forward-thinking citizens of tomorrow. Please forward this invitation to any one you think might be interested in wanting to get involved with this great opportunity to help build our leaders of tomorrow-one lemonade stand at a time. I hope one of the below times work for your schedule but if not please contact me and I would love to share more specific information.


Lemonade Day is also taking place in 14 other cities on May 2, 2010: Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Wayne County, Indiana. Be sure to check www.Lemonadeday.org for more information on how you can help in your city!


Best Regards,
Cari Campion
Liemandt Foundation
Twin Cities Lemonade Day Director
612-251-7769
cnpdc07@gmail.com
www.liemandtfoundation.org
www.lemonadeday.org

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CADCA Survey Finds More Communities Seeing Prescription Drug Abuse Problems


Prescription drug abuse was ranked among the top five problems facing community anti-drug coalitions in 2008, indicating that this continues to be a growing trend across the country. That's according to CADCA's 2008 Annual Survey of Coalitions, an annual survey of drug prevention community coalitions, which represents the only current, national database of community anti-drug coalitions.
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Alexandria Campaign Educates Community About Dangers of Buying Alcohol for Minors


Survey data conducted of the Northern Virginia area show that many underage youth can easily get a hold of alcohol from adults ? whether it?s from strangers who agree to buy alcohol for them or from their parents. To help prevent this, teams of youth and adults from Northern Virginia joined forces on October 10 to launch the first regional Sticker Shock campaign, a youth-led initiative to educate adults who might be tempted to purchase alcohol legally and provide it to minors. The campaign is part of the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria (SAPCA)'s efforts to prevent underage drinking in their community.
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Deadline Extended for Youth Award Nominations Until Nov 6


Do you know a young person who has done excellent work with your coalition and for your community? Then, nominate them for CADCA's Outstanding Youth Award. The winner will receive free registration and travel for CADCA's 20th Annual National Leadership Forum and will be presented with the award on stage during the Award's Luncheon.
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Lawmakers Emphasize Need for Balanced U.S. Anti-Drug Policy


Calling attention to the ongoing problem of substance abuse and addiction in the United States, Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack recently testified in a subcommittee hearing on the affect of the drug trade on America's youth and on the need to update and improve the U.S. approach to reducing both the supply of and demand for drugs in the Western Hemisphere. Bono Mack, a leading advocate for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and addiction and an original co-sponsor of the Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act (H.R. 2134), which was passed by the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee last week, emphasized the importance of a holistic approach to this serious issue that affects families across America, including her own.
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Getting Involved in National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month


October is National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month, which presents a timely opportunity to promote community involvement in efforts to educate parents about the dangers of medicine abuse among teens. There are a number of free resources and tools available for coalitions to use in their medicine abuse prevention efforts.
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Register Today for November 12 Webinar Hosted by CADCA Coalition Institute


CADCA's National Coalition Institute will host a new Webinar- CADCA's Institute?Helping New Grantees Get Smarter Faster on Thursday, November 12, 2009 from 3:00 ? 4:30 p.m. Eastern. The CADCA Institute serves as the vehicle for coalition training, technical assistance, evaluation, research and capacity building for Drug Free Communities Support Program grantees and other community anti-drug coalitions throughout the United States.
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Law at state legislature on Public Drinking.

This was forwarded intact to PCAY members.

WISCONSIN PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL
Assure safe and healthy people by monitoring progress on the state health plan, Healthiest Wisconsin
2010, and on the readiness for public health emergencies.
1 West Wilson Street, Room 372, Madison, WI 53702
DHSPublicHealthCouncil@wisconsin.gov| www.publichealthcouncil.dhs.wi.gov
PUBLIC HEALTH COUNCIL
RESOLUTION
October 9, 2009
In the interests of meeting the goals of Healthiest Wisconsin 2010, the state health plan,
for addressing alcohol and other substance abuse and addiction, the Wisconsin Public
Health Council submits the following resolution to the Governor of Wisconsin and the
Wisconsin Legislature:
Whereas, Wisconsin has a longstanding history of high national rankings in
such indicators as alcohol consumption, binge drinking and heavy drinking
among U.S. states (all first in the nation in 2006); and
Whereas, about 42,800 Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) arrests, and 8,300
crashes resulting in 5,700 injuries and 300 deaths, occur in Wisconsin annually
that are linked to alcohol; and
Whereas, the citizens of Wisconsin incurred $935 million in costs related to
alcohol-related accidents and medical conditions in 2007; and
Whereas, about 457,000 adults and adolescents, or about 10 percent of the
population, need services for alcohol or substance abuse each year; and
Whereas, alcohol abuse is a major contributor to criminal activity and to county
jail and state prison incarcerations and court costs in the state; and
Whereas, the state's beer tax of $2 per barrel -- less than a penny per regular
bottle of beer -- is the third lowest state beer tax in the nation, and has not risen
since 1969; and
Whereas, numerous Wisconsin news media have embarked on campaigns
strongly calling for increased efforts to address these problems, through
increased prevention, law enforcement, and treatment options; and
Whereas, the Public Health Council recognized the need to act on alcohol risk
education issues in 2008, and joined the statewide All-Wisconsin Alcohol Risk
Education (AWARE) coalition to address this major population health risk by
changing legislative policy; and
Whereas, the Public Health Council recognizes the importance of a tax on beer
as a step in reducing alcohol related injuries and disease in Wisconsin. The
Council supported this important public health strategy in its report: Increased
State Financing of Governmental Public Health (December 7, 2007)
(http://publichealthcouncil.dhs.wi.gov/financeproposal.pdf); and
Whereas, a legislative hearing on 2009 Assembly Bill 287, a proposal to raise
the state beer tax, will be held in Madison October 13.
Now, be it resolved that Wisconsin should raise its beer tax as proposed in 2009
Assembly Bill 287; with the tax proceeds being earmarked for law enforcement grants
and alcohol and drug abuse and treatment and prevention programs.

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MADD Plan to prevent underage drinkng in homes

friend,

Today, MADD is launching a program to help parents of high school students prevent underage drinking in their homes and communities. It’s called The Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence by MADD and its made possible through the generous support of Nationwide Insurance and people like you.

There are two parts to the program: a website that provides parents proven techniques and helpful tips to preventing underage drinking and workshops about the most effective solutions in the home.

The website is up at www.thepowerofparents.org or www.madd.org/parents. We are having two conference calls to introduce the program if you would like to learn more. One is today (Tuesday) at 7 PM Central and the other is noon Central tomorrow (Wednesday). You can call 866-368-3302 and use access code 469-420-4402 to get on to the call. The call will feature Vicki Knox, MADD’s Vice President of Programs.

We hope to hear you on the call or see you on the website!

Thanks,

Laura Dean-Mooney
MADD National President

PS. If you know any parents of high school students, please forward this to them – we’d love to have them as well.

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Prevention Opportunity Nov. 17 and Dec. 3

From WI Counseling Clearing House:

Dear Prevention Friends and Colleagues:



Below is information on two upcoming trainings on Technology & Prevention being offered in Wausau on November 17, and in Milwaukee on December 3. Attendance may be limited, so register early to get a spot. The training flyer and link to registration are listed below.



Also, following the training announcement, you will find information on the WI Tobacco Prevention and Control Program’s Request for Proposal (RFP) for Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Multi-Jurisdictional Coalitions. Below are links to information and associated documents.



Please share this information with your colleagues!



-- Nancy



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TECHNOLOGY TRAINING



The Tobacco Control Resource Center, part of the Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources, is holding two Technology and Prevention trainings this fall!



Flyer

Register Now





Wausau – November 17



Milwaukee – December 3



Technology & Prevention

Easy, free tools that help you work better



Back by popular demand, this interactive one day training gives an overview of a variety of tools and then lets you try them out.



Come join your prevention peers to explore blogs, wikis, collaborative editing and more.

To get the most out of the training come with a work partner or team.

There is no cost for attendance.



For more information visit http://www.tobwis.org/coalitions/registration.php



Past participants have said:



“To see how these tools can be used in public health is extremely valuable, especially considering the limited resources we have.”



“I no longer fear technology tools –instead I can definitely see how they can make my work more connected and easier to accomplish!”



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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL – Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Multi-Jurisdictional Coalitions



The WI Tobacco Prevention and Control Program has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Multi-Jurisdictional Coalitions.



RFP



Q & A – Question & Answer Document posted online at http://www.tobwis.org/coalitions/index.php.



POPULATION ESTIMATES - spreadsheet listing population estimates for municipalities in Wisconsin which can be used for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Program Multi-Jurisdictional Coalition RFP.





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Nancy J. Kendall, Acting Director, Senior Librarian/Webmaster
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
a unit of University Health Services, UW-Madison
333 East Campus Mall, Room 8206
Madison, WI 53715-1381 Phone: (608) 262-7507
or (800) 248-9244 Fax: (608) 262-6346
email: nkendall@wisc.edu
Home Page: http://wch.uhs.wisc.edu/

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Support for Youth Leaders in the U.S. and Canada

Grants Promote U.S. Performing Arts Worldwide

Exceptional Child Care Teachers Rewarded

Funds for Battlefield Site Conservation Projects

Regional Funding Opportunities
River Restoration Projects in Targeted Regions Supported

Grants Address Community Needs in Oklahoma

Arizona Oral Health Programs Funded

Support for Environmental Programs in Maryland

Federal Deadlines
Department of Housing and Urban Development: Healthy Homes Demonstration Program

Environmental Protection Agency: Brownfields Job Training Grants

Department of Health and Human Services: Service Area Competitions

Department of Education: Office of Postsecondary Education: Student Support Services Program

Institute of Museum and Library Services: Connecting to Collections Statewide Planning and Implementation Grants

WI Public Television Program for Teens

Splitting-Up: Teens in the Middle
Tuesday, December 15, 2009, 7:00 PM, statewide on Wisconsin Public Television, including Milwaukee.

Lois Mischler, counselor at Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin will join host Kathryn Bracho and three teens with parents who have split up.

Teen Connection producer Eileen Littig is looking for help to find teens for the panel and the phones. If you know of any teens that would be willing to be on the panel and to help on the phones, please contact Eileen; she can be reached at littige@uwgb.edu or call NEWIST, 920-465-2599 locally or 800-633-7445 toll-free.

Teen Connection is coproduced by NEWIST/CESA 7, Educational Television Productions of Northeastern Wisconsin (ETP-NEW) and Wisconsin Public Television and is broadcast statewide by Wisconsin Public TV and by WMVS, Channel 10 in the Milwaukee area. Host Kathryn Bracho appears courtesy of WBAY-TV, Channel 2 in Green Bay. The toll-free number, 877-988-2888, is provided by Nsight Teleservices.

Please feel free to contact me, as well, if you have any questions.

Jo Mellen, Director

NEWIST/CESA 7

2420 Nicolet Drive

Green Bay WI 54311

Phone: 920-465-2599

Fax: 920-465-2723

Toll-free: 800-633-7445

Email: jmellen@cesa7.k12.wi.us

Website: www.newist.org

CADCA On Line November 2

Call Your Member of Congress in Support of Screening, Brief Interventions and Referral to Treatment Today More Info



November 2, 2009
BACKGROUND

On Thursday, October 29th, the House released its healthcare reform bill, the Affordable Healthcare for America Act. The bill is a combination of the House Tri-Committee language (comprised of the Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means Committees). A vote on this legislation could happen in the House as early as this week. Although the House merged bill contains a number of strong provisions for substance use disorder services, the legislation does not include substance use screening and brief intervention services as reimbursable preventative services, a provision that was a part of the Education and Labor Committee approved bill.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Please call your member of Congress today and ask them to support including SBIRT (Screening, Brief Interventions, Referral to Treatment) as part of the revised House bill. You can reach them by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 and asking for their office. (If you don't know who your member of Congress is, you can find out by going to http://capwiz.com/cadca/home/ and entering your zip code.)

TIMING
Please call your member of Congress Today.

NIPC Inhalant Prevention UPdate Oct. 29

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NIPC INHALANT PREVENTION UPDATE:
OCTOBER 29, 2009




Chattanooga, TN: Greetings – The NIPC Inhalant Prevention UPDATEs and ALERTs are the National Inhalant Prevention Coalition’s (NIPC) electronic newsletters designed to provide current inhalant information, data, research, call to action alerts, advocacy and resources to our Partners throughout the world. Please forward to colleagues and post, with attribution, on listservs. If new readers wish to get on this list, contact us. If you have items to contribute and/or comments and suggestions, please forward.


NSDUH: WHAT DID 143,000 CHILDREN DO LAST YEAR ?

That’s the number of 12 year olds who intentionally inhaled (“huffed”) a legal chemical household or office product to get high according the latest (2008) National Survey on Drug Use & Health (NSDUH) https://nsduhweb.rti.org, US Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). This was a statistically significant increase from the 2007. In fact more children used inhalants than used Marijuana (44,000), Cocaine (1,000) and Hallucinogens (21,000) combined ! Imagine the physiological, psychological and developmental tolls these chemicals are having on developing bodies, personalities, nervous systems and brains of these young children. Although overall use inhalants seems to have leveled off or declined slightly in past two years, the statistically significant increase among 12 year-old youngsters is a concern that must be addressed. More than likely the increase was among young females because girl inhalant use exceeded male use in past year and lifetime use data among 12 – 17 year olds. In fact lifetime and past year female inhalant use increased in 2008 while male use declined. Also, since 2002, female inhalant use has exceeded male use. The NIPC urges prevention efforts be focused on younger children – especially girls. It is never too early to teach that inhalants are toxic chemicals that harm anyone who tries them – even first time use.

The NIPC would appreciate it if readers would send any recent local / state data to us. Preliminary indications are tending to point toward increased inhalant use this year.


WHAT TO DO ABOUT REFRIGERANT (FREON) HUFFING?

One way to prevent this source of huffing is to prevent unauthorized access to the air conditioner refrigerant. Over the past several years the NIPC has been alerting NIPC Update readers about devices (refrigerant valve locking caps) that are available to do this. Until recently this prevention modality was up to contractors and concerned citizens. Thanks to parent advocates this has changed.

Mona Casey, who lost her son Charles Gray after he huffed refrigerant, founded UPROAR www.uproarorg.org as an advocacy organization to prevent more tragedies (according to direct reports to the NIPC there have been more than 100 refrigerant fatalities in the last 8 years!). Last year Mona (who broached this idea at our NIPAW 2008 DC News Conference), Dana Prothro, who lost her daughter Erica to refrigerant and spoke at our last DC National Press Club News Conference, and I traveled to Minneapolis to speak and be advocates for change at an International Code Council (ICC) Conference (the ICC reflects International construction and fire safety code guidance, www.iccsafe.com). The result is that all new commercial construction has to include refrigerant locking caps on air conditioning units. Tomorrow I leave for Baltimore to join Mona & Dana for another ICC meeting. The goal at this conference is to advocate for and pass code changes to add locking caps to existing and residential structures. Stay tuned for an update.



IT’S JUST AROUND THE BEND: NATIONAL INHALANTS & POISONS AWARENESS WEEK (NIPAW) CAMPAIGN, YOUR RESPONSE TO INHALANTS IN YOUR COMMUNITY:

The 18th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW) public health education, awareness and prevention campaign will be March 14 – 20, 2010 (NIPAW kickoff news conference at the National Press Club in DC will be March 12th). To order your new NIPAW local coordinator's toolkit please request it now (even if you received a kit in the past you must request a kit for next year’s campaign). Campaign information is at http://www.inhalants.org/nipaw.htm.


NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH - DID YOU REMEMBER?

With the end of September came the end of this year’s National Recovery Month. Over 1,200 individuals and organizations contacted the NIPC and requested toolkits to conduct pubic health & awareness campaigns to celebrate Recovery in their communities and states. If you have not already posted your event on the Recovery Month website please go to www.recoverymonth.gov and click on Community Events to make the post. You can also use this link to connect to events that were conducted this year as suggestions for future campaigns.


NOW IS THE TIME!

As the years have gone by we’ve endured significant funding reductions while project expenses and requests for services and resources have increased exponentially. All of our resources are provided at no cost and direct income does not cover many costs and expenses. So far this year we have provided about 24,000 NIPC resources to over 3,200 individuals who have contacted us and to more than 2,100 people at NIPC led workshops and presentations (expenses and/or honoria were not covered for many of these events). In the spirit of the upcoming Thanksgiving Season help us now by making a contribution; this will make the NIPC more thankful than ever. The NIPC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation and contributions are deductible as allowed by law.

We would like to express our heartfelt and continuing appreciation to our Government supporters, U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and our corporate supporters, Falcon Safety Products and Unilever United States Foundation, for their ongoing support and faith in us.

Wishing you well and thanking you for your continuing support.


REMEMBER: ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT INHALANT ABUSE



Harvey
Harvey Weiss, Director
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC)
318 Lindsay Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
800/269 - 4237 and 423/265 - 4662
nipc@io.com http://www.inhalants.org





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Academic Decathalon

The Academic Decathalon will be held at UWSP on January 8. If you are willing to help judge events, please contact Laurel Hoeth at 341-2616. It is a fun event for us adults.