Info from Laura Clark Hanson on Asset Building #31
I did a 3 year qualitative research study seeking to learn how young people involved in Supporting Players Peer Drama Troupes were affected. These high school students attended a 2 day training, developed skits about teen issues, learned how to process with their peers - and then presented a performance a month in their communities. I was specifically looking at their choices re: alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. Visit my linkedin page and you can download the "cliff notes version" (3 pages as opposed to 60) of my results. What I discovered is that our actors were spontaneously describing the Developmental Assets. In particular, Asset #31.
Get Smart on Crime, Community Solutions Event planned
Wednesday April 25 from 5:30-7pm at PC Library Pinery Room Stevens Point WI
April Developmental Asset Article
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSET ARTICLE FOR APRIL 2012: April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month throughout the country. The Governor of Wisconsin proclaimed April as “Teenagers Drinking Alcohol Awareness Month” in an attempt to address underage drinking and align with another statewide campaign titled “Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don’t Be a Party to Teenage Drinking.” He also designated the week of February 13-19 as Children of Alcoholics Week. These topics remind us as parents and those who work with youth that we need to understand the laws and the information about making healthy choices to support youth as they deal with issues of ...
MADD
PowerTalk 21®—the National Day for Parents to Talk with their Kids about Alcohol PowerTalk 21 day—April 21st—is the national day for parents to talk with their kids about alcohol, and MADD wants to equip all parents and caregivers with the tools to help them start this potentially lifesaving conversation. MADD’s Power of Parents™ handbook, developed by MADD and Pennsylvania State University’s Dr. Robert Turrisi, provides guidance for talking with teens about the dangers of drinking before age 21, and is based on research proven to reduce underage drinking by up to 30 percent. Download a copy of the handbook here, free ...
Summit for Prescription Drug Prevention
CDC Calls Rx Drug Abuse an Epidemic at National Rx Drug Abuse Summit “The CDC doesn’t take the word epidemic lightly,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Principle Deputy Director Dr. Ileana Arias. “But overdose deaths in the United States have reached epidemic levels.” Dr. Arias stood in front of hundreds Wednesday morning as a keynote presenter on day two of the National Rx Drug Abuse Summit. Dr. Arias says there’s a distinct correlation between opiate (narcotic drugs) sales and the number of overdose deaths in the U.S. “As opiate sales have gone up, so has overdose deaths from 1999 to ...
Eat Breakfast, Support The Teens
Subject: Eat Breakfast, Support the Teens Kyle Beach Youth and Teen and Camp Program Director Stevens Point Area YMCA 1000 Division Street Stevens Point, WI 54481 715-342-2980 ext. 326 (office) 715-342-2987 (fax) Create Positive Change with your gift to the 2012 Annual Campaign. Click here to Donate Now.
America’s Promis Newsletter
America's Promise Alliance, in partnership with GrantStation, brings you the weekly GrantStation Insider. In addition to this newsletter, GrantStation, a member-based company, provides online grantseeking resources for organizations throughout the world. jmak@charter.net is currently subscribed to this weekly newsletter. To unsubscribe, please scroll to the bottom of this message. Published by GrantStation – Your fast track to funding Mary Ann Krems, here is the newsletter summary for the week of April 16. Click here to read the entire newsletter or click on the section headings for specific grant opportunities and important announcements. National Funding Opportunities Support for Innovative Organizational Changes for Museums Golf Programs for ...
Final Concert of the Season
Classic Artistry ~ April 21st and 22nd Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra P.O. Box 65 1128 Main Street Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 715-345-2976 cwso@cwso.org cwso.org Hours: M,T,Th 10-2 or by appointment Dear James, The final concert of the CWSO's 63rd season on April 21st and 22nd is just around the corner! Even though it's Trivia 2012 weekend, there's nothing trivial about Classic Artistry! In addition to the subscription concerts, we'll be conducting the second annual Orchestras Feeding America food drive, kicking off the 2012-13 Naturally Yours season ticket sales and selling tickets for Jazz Night 2012. These concerts are dedicated to the life and work of Dr. Helen Godfrey, ...
Update on documentary BULLY
I have some amazing news to share. Last month, I saw the new documentary, Bully, which reveals the raw and honest reality behind bullying in high schools and middle schools. I cried when I watched the movie because I was horribly bullied in middle school. That’s why I was shocked to find out that other young people like me might not be able to see the movie because the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave it an “R” rating. Outraged, I started a petition on Change.org asking the MPAA to change the rating to PG-13. After more than half a million ...
Leadership Portage County
Leadership Portage County will begin a new Leadership program in August. It is an excellent program of monthly meetings to learn about and interact with all the structures in the county and is well worth the investment. For more information go to the PC Business Council Web site for an application.
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League of Women Voters Activity
WI NICARAGUA Partners Lending Libraries Speaker: Amy Wiza Learn
about and support literacy opportunities in Nicaragua. Thursday, April 12
7pm Community Industries Corporation Community Room 41 Park Ridge
Hwy 10.
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League of Women Voters Opportunity
Monday March 26 at Pinery Room Portage County Public Library Showing
of reports on issues in the media and reminds us that the airwaves belong to
the people. Discussion follows and popcorn and refreshments will be
provided. Time is 7pm-8:45.
SAFEGUARDING OUR YOUTH
A Learning Event for Adults Working With Youth
- Learn tips from an expert about talking to youth about alcohol and drugs
- Update your knowledge about local trends in underage alcohol and prescription drug use
- Understand how our community culture contributes to underage use/abuse
- Available resources and helpful tools
You are cordially invited to attend a learning event about underage drinking and prescription drug abuse.
SPECIAL GUESTS
John Charewicz ……..PortageCountySheriff
Kevin Ruder………….Stevens Point Police Chief
Mitch Fisher………….SPASH Guidance Counselor
When? April 24, 2012 7:30 am -9:00 am
Where? Portage County Sheriff’s Dept. Training room
Who? Adults working with youth
Cost? No cost; this is sponsored by the AODA Coalition/and the
Portage County Alliance for Youth and includes a
continental breakfast
Can I bring others? Yes, if registered
To Register: Email Lauri Rockman : rockmanl@charter.net
Phone 715-341-4535
Registration deadline: April 20,
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Mentors Needed
Mentors Needed
Northwest Counseling and Guidance Clinic is seeking mentors for children and adolescents in Portage County to provide positive experiences and help connect youth to their community. Mentors must have a valid driver’s license, a reliable vehicle, and valid automobile insurance. They must also have some experience working with children with Severe Emotional Disturbance or education/training in this area. NWCGC is looking for someone who can provide consistent (weekly) contact with the mentee and be able to commit to a yearlong mentoring relationship. Pay rate is $10/hour. Interested persons should send resumes to Andy Gorski, Program Supervisor, 525 4th Ave Stevens Point, WI 54481 or e-mail to AndrewG@nwcgc.com.
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Youth Spark Renewal
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Youth Service America
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YSA DOES Nothing Alone… |
 We certainly don’t celebrate GYSD alone. YSA is excited to celebrate our partners’ events as part of GYSD, including:
Celebrate one of these partner events, and register your service project or event at www.GYSD.org/register |
Connect with YSA
YSA Funding Partners
   
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Global Youth Service Day – April 20-22, 2012 |
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Last Chance to Order Official GYSD 2012 Apparel! Are you planning a service project or celebration event for Global Youth Service Day – April 20-22, 2012? Order your GYSD 2012 apparel today!
The deadline to order GYSD 2012 apparel is 8am CST, March 6, 2012. All orders will be processed and delivered to you no later than April 13, 2012. Are you looking for items that feature your organization or sponsor? All of the items featured in the store are available for customization. http://GYSD. |
Register your GYSD project or event at www.GYSD.org/register |
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National Youth Violence Prevention Week – March 19-23This weeklong national education initiative involves activities that demonstrate the positive role young people can have in making their school and community safer. The campaign website, www.nyvpw.org, serves as the crossroads to the campaign and provides countless resources to prepare for the event, including the official campaign Action Kit that serves as a step-by-step planning guide, suggestions for how each sector of the community can support the campaign, a ctivity ideas, links to over 40 national organizations sponsoring the event, articles and interviews on violence prevention, and much, much more! Learn more: http://bit.ly/z1LGuG |
Revolution HungerLaunched in 2011, Revolution Hunger is a service-learning site for young people to learn about hunger around the world and how they can fight it. The site guides users through statistics, facts, and research on the topic, then lists a number of ways youth can get involved with eradicating hunger in their communities. Providing a number of ways for youth to be involved, Revolution Hunger shows youth that no matter how they want to approach the issue, there are tangible actions they can take to make a difference. For more information, visit www.RevolutionHunger.org |
Walk for Water with H20 for LifeTo celebrate Earth Day and GYSD, H2O for Life and YSA are asking youth of all ages to organize “Walks for Water” across the nation to support water, sanitation and hygiene education for schools in developing countries. Schools, youth groups, faith based groups and individuals are welcome to organize a 5K walk for water, raise funds for a school in need, and donate the funds to H2O for Life to support WASH in Schools projects around the world. H2O for Life has a walk for water tool-kit available on our website with everything you need to know to organize a walk. http://bit.ly/gAa91g |
Grants & Awards |
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MADD Power of You(th) Video ContestDeadline: April 27The Power of You(th) is the power you hold to prevent some of the 6,000 deaths that result each year from underage drinking. Use your power to make a minute video or less for Mothers Against Drunk Driving and enter it into our contest.The top five finalists will each win an iPad and an all-expense paid trip for themselves and one guardian to Dallas in June 2012 for the Teen Influencer Summit. A Grand Prize Winner will also receive an all-expense paid trip for himself/herself and one guardian to Washington D.C. for MADD’s National Conference in September 2012. http://bit.ly/Ag2znC |
ING Unsung HeroesDeadline: April 30Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. For 15 years, and with nearly $3.5 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. http://bit.ly/eSC2sv |
State Farm Youth Advisory Board GrantsDeadline: May 4The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is currently accepting applications for service-learning projects between $25,000 and $100,000 that are designed to create sustainable change in local communities across the United States and Canada. Applying organizations must be a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution; non-profit organizations are also eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum. Projects must address the root cause of the following issue areas: Access to Higher Education / Closing the Achievement Gap; Financial Literacy; Community Safety and Natural Disaster Preparedness; Social Health & Wellness Issues; and Environmental Responsibility. http://bit.ly/yMI7gZ
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100 Best Communities for Young PeopleDeadline: May 17The 100 Best Communities for Young People competition rewards and recognizes communities making extraordinary efforts to reduce dropout rates and provide outstanding services and supports to their youth. A grant of $2,500 will be given to every community that is named one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People. The $2,500 grant can be used to help fund a local program or service, within certain parameters, or be used for a local event to celebrate the win. This grant is part of the winning communities’ awards package that includes national and local media exposure, a commemorative trophy, road signs, a media relations toolkit and on-call support to help in announcing your win to the community, a one-year subscription to a leading online grant search service, and much more. http://bit.ly/wrAkCF |
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Resources & Trainings |
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NYLC Webinar: Getting Started in Service-LearningThursday, March 8 at 5:00pm Central Want to learn more about service-learning? Join NYLC for this free webinar to learn the basics! We’ll give an overview of service-learning, share best practices, and discuss a step-by-step plan to help you get started. http://bit.ly/AfWbLq |
The Lorax ResourcesWith the movie version of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax coming to theaters Friday, youth can join The Lorax Project and protect the forests and endangered species of our planet. http://bit.ly/zghDmD Also, find environmental science lessons and activities for grades 3-5 and 6-8 from Scholastic, including how students can take action and serve: www.scholastic.com/thelorax |
GenerationsUnited Webinar: Youth Leadership Driving Positive Community Change that Supports All GenerationsThursday, March 15 at 1:00pm Eastern Learn how you can engage and support youth to ‘flip the script’ and weave new narratives of strength that support young peoples’ roles as active social change agents in our communities. In this webinar we will discuss the power of youth to effect social change that addresses issues across ages and across cultures. We will share how we have been working with an amazing group of youth in Antioch, CA that have shown us how they can be active social change agents in our communities. |
NY, MA, KY, FL Civic Health IndexesThe National Conference on Citizenship is excited to announce the recent release of four Civic Health Index reports in New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Florida:
Learn more about the Civic Health Index program, and how you can partner: www.ncoc.net/CHI
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Service Calendars |
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Conferences & EventsMarch 18-21, 2012 – Washington, DC
March 30 – April 1, 2012 – Cincinnati, OH
National AfterSchool Association Conference
National Service-Learning Conference April 11-14, 2012 – Minneapolis, MN
Best Of Out-of-School Time Conference April 25-28, 2012 – Palm Springs, CA
National Conference on Volunteering & Service June 18-20, 2012 – Chicago, IL |
Seasons of ServiceMarch 2012 World Book Day – March 1 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day – March 15 National Wildlife Week – March 19-25 |
Song of the Week |
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Emerson Hart – “Generation” “We are the wind of change coming We want to know the face of freedom Everybody knows we have no fear |
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Youth Service America
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YSA DOES Nothing Alone… |
We certainly don’t celebrate GYSD alone. YSA is excited to celebrate our partners’ events as part of GYSD, including:
Celebrate one of these partner events, and register your service project or event at www.GYSD.org/register |
Connect with YSA
YSA Funding Partners
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Global Youth Service Day – April 20-22, 2012 |
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Last Chance to Order Official GYSD 2012 Apparel! Are you planning a service project or celebration event for Global Youth Service Day – April 20-22, 2012? Order your GYSD 2012 apparel today!
The deadline to order GYSD 2012 apparel is 8am CST, March 6, 2012. All orders will be processed and delivered to you no later than April 13, 2012. Are you looking for items that feature your organization or sponsor? All of the items featured in the store are available for customization. http://GYSD. |
Register your GYSD project or event at www.GYSD.org/register |
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News From the Field |
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National Youth Violence Prevention Week – March 19-23This weeklong national education initiative involves activities that demonstrate the positive role young people can have in making their school and community safer. The campaign website, www.nyvpw.org, serves as the crossroads to the campaign and provides countless resources to prepare for the event, including the official campaign Action Kit that serves as a step-by-step planning guide, suggestions for how each sector of the community can support the campaign, a ctivity ideas, links to over 40 national organizations sponsoring the event, articles and interviews on violence prevention, and much, much more! Learn more: http://bit.ly/z1LGuG |
Revolution HungerLaunched in 2011, Revolution Hunger is a service-learning site for young people to learn about hunger around the world and how they can fight it. The site guides users through statistics, facts, and research on the topic, then lists a number of ways youth can get involved with eradicating hunger in their communities. Providing a number of ways for youth to be involved, Revolution Hunger shows youth that no matter how they want to approach the issue, there are tangible actions they can take to make a difference. For more information, visit www.RevolutionHunger.org |
Walk for Water with H20 for LifeTo celebrate Earth Day and GYSD, H2O for Life and YSA are asking youth of all ages to organize “Walks for Water” across the nation to support water, sanitation and hygiene education for schools in developing countries. Schools, youth groups, faith based groups and individuals are welcome to organize a 5K walk for water, raise funds for a school in need, and donate the funds to H2O for Life to support WASH in Schools projects around the world. H2O for Life has a walk for water tool-kit available on our website with everything you need to know to organize a walk. http://bit.ly/gAa91g |
Grants & Awards |
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MADD Power of You(th) Video ContestDeadline: April 27The Power of You(th) is the power you hold to prevent some of the 6,000 deaths that result each year from underage drinking. Use your power to make a minute video or less for Mothers Against Drunk Driving and enter it into our contest.The top five finalists will each win an iPad and an all-expense paid trip for themselves and one guardian to Dallas in June 2012 for the Teen Influencer Summit. A Grand Prize Winner will also receive an all-expense paid trip for himself/herself and one guardian to Washington D.C. for MADD’s National Conference in September 2012. http://bit.ly/Ag2znC |
ING Unsung HeroesDeadline: April 30Are you an educator with a class project that is short on funding but long on potential? Do you know a teacher looking for grant dollars? ING Unsung Heroes® could help you turn great ideas into reality for students. For 15 years, and with nearly $3.5 million in awarded grants, ING Unsung Heroes has proven to be an A+ program with educators. Each year, 100 educators are selected to receive $2,000 to help fund their innovative class projects. Three of those are chosen to receive the top awards of an additional $5,000, $10,000 and $25,000. http://bit.ly/eSC2sv |
State Farm Youth Advisory Board GrantsDeadline: May 4The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is currently accepting applications for service-learning projects between $25,000 and $100,000 that are designed to create sustainable change in local communities across the United States and Canada. Applying organizations must be a public K-12, charter, or higher education institution; non-profit organizations are also eligible if they are able to demonstrate how they plan to impact student achievement within the public K-12 curriculum. Projects must address the root cause of the following issue areas: Access to Higher Education / Closing the Achievement Gap; Financial Literacy; Community Safety and Natural Disaster Preparedness; Social Health & Wellness Issues; and Environmental Responsibility. http://bit.ly/yMI7gZ
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100 Best Communities for Young PeopleDeadline: May 17The 100 Best Communities for Young People competition rewards and recognizes communities making extraordinary efforts to reduce dropout rates and provide outstanding services and supports to their youth. A grant of $2,500 will be given to every community that is named one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People. The $2,500 grant can be used to help fund a local program or service, within certain parameters, or be used for a local event to celebrate the win. This grant is part of the winning communities’ awards package that includes national and local media exposure, a commemorative trophy, road signs, a media relations toolkit and on-call support to help in announcing your win to the community, a one-year subscription to a leading online grant search service, and much more. http://bit.ly/wrAkCF |
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Resources & Trainings |
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NYLC Webinar: Getting Started in Service-LearningThursday, March 8 at 5:00pm Central Want to learn more about service-learning? Join NYLC for this free webinar to learn the basics! We’ll give an overview of service-learning, share best practices, and discuss a step-by-step plan to help you get started. http://bit.ly/AfWbLq |
The Lorax ResourcesWith the movie version of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax coming to theaters Friday, youth can join The Lorax Project and protect the forests and endangered species of our planet. http://bit.ly/zghDmD Also, find environmental science lessons and activities for grades 3-5 and 6-8 from Scholastic, including how students can take action and serve: www.scholastic.com/thelorax |
GenerationsUnited Webinar: Youth Leadership Driving Positive Community Change that Supports All GenerationsThursday, March 15 at 1:00pm Eastern Learn how you can engage and support youth to ‘flip the script’ and weave new narratives of strength that support young peoples’ roles as active social change agents in our communities. In this webinar we will discuss the power of youth to effect social change that addresses issues across ages and across cultures. We will share how we have been working with an amazing group of youth in Antioch, CA that have shown us how they can be active social change agents in our communities. |
NY, MA, KY, FL Civic Health IndexesThe National Conference on Citizenship is excited to announce the recent release of four Civic Health Index reports in New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, and Florida:
Learn more about the Civic Health Index program, and how you can partner: www.ncoc.net/CHI
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Service Calendars |
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Conferences & EventsMarch 18-21, 2012 – Washington, DC
March 30 – April 1, 2012 – Cincinnati, OH
National AfterSchool Association Conference
National Service-Learning Conference April 11-14, 2012 – Minneapolis, MN
Best Of Out-of-School Time Conference April 25-28, 2012 – Palm Springs, CA
National Conference on Volunteering & Service June 18-20, 2012 – Chicago, IL |
Seasons of ServiceMarch 2012 World Book Day – March 1 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day – March 15 National Wildlife Week – March 19-25 |
Song of the Week |
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Emerson Hart – “Generation” “We are the wind of change coming We want to know the face of freedom Everybody knows we have no fear |
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Grant Station
America’s Promise Alliance, in partnership with GrantStation, brings you the weekly GrantStation Insider. In addition to this e-newsletter, GrantStation, a member-based company, provides online grantseeking resources for organizations throughout the world.
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To unsubscribe, please scroll to the bottom of this message.
Published by GrantStation – Your fast track to funding
Mary Ann Krems, here is the newsletter summary for the week of March 5.
Click here to read the entire newsletter or click on the section headings for specific grant opportunities and important announcements.
National Funding Opportunities
- Support for Community Programs in the U.S. and Canada
- Wildlife Refuge Friends Programs Funded
- Grants Promote Spay/Neuter Initiatives
- Community Health Policy Initiatives Supported
Regional Funding Opportunities
- Funds for Environmental Protection in the Rocky Mountain West
- Grants Enhance Services for the Disadvantaged in Maine
- Support for Telecom Consumer Education in California
- Health Care Initiatives in New York State Funded
Federal Grant and Loan Programs
- Grants to Expand and Develop Innovative Educational Practices
- Investigations to Enhance Housing and Community Public Policy Funded
- Funds for Organizations Serving Underrepresented Rural Victims
- Energy Efficiency Measures for Rural Agribusiness Supported
- How to Craft a Proposal to a Foundation
- Capital Campaigns: The Next Generation (NEW)
- FREE Tour of the GrantStation Website
- Writing Federal Grants
- Tell Us About Your Technology Needs
- Take the Spring 2012 State of Grantseeking Survey
- A Gift for You
- Tracks to Success – Economic Recovery: A Look at Government Support for Grassroots Nonprofits
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Help Fight Proposed Cuts
Help Fight Proposed Cut to Drug Free Communities Program
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Inhalant Prevention
The NIPC Inhalant Prevention UPDATEs and ALERTs are the National
Inhalant Prevention Coalition’s (NIPC) electronic newsletters. They are
designed to provide current 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 local
data and stories or other items to contribute and/or comments and
suggestions, please forward.
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Chattanooga, TN: Greetings from Chattanooga and hoping that this NIPC
UPDATE ALERT finds all of our friends and colleagues well.
Just a quick UPDATE ALERT concerning our upcoming kickoff news
conference for the 20th annual National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness
Week (NIPAW) public health campaign.
I’ve attached the Media Advisory for this event. We encourage all
friends and Partners in the DC area to join us at the National Press
Club, next Thursday morning.
For those not in the area, remind your local media of the news
conference and see if they would have their DC affiliates and DC
bureaus cover the event.
Let us know of any events you’ve scheduled for the week.
Additional UPDATE & news conference information will be sent shortly.
Wishing you well and thanking you for your continuing support and
participation in NIPAW. Don’t forget to pass this UPDATE on to others.
Harvey
Harvey Weiss, Director
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition (NIPC)
318 Lindsay Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
800/269 – 4237 and 423/265 – 4662
nipc@prismnet.com http://www.inhalants.org
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