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Dear SADD Advisors,
There are so many great SADD events going on across the state! There is so much to share in this newsletter! First, thank you to all of the chapters that are participating in some of the National Events going on. Lets all support these chapters including Roman Catholic Act Out Loud! Additionally, there are many more opportunities to have your chapters activities supported please read on regarding the Project Ignition and Ride Like a Friend Program from the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia, both programs are sponsored by State Farm!
If you are hosting an event, conference, or community forum involving SADD please let our office know! We are tracking events in our office so we have a better understanding of how many youth are engaging with SADD in Pennsylvania!
Also, some really important changes to the fall youth events.
The Youth Leadership Institute will be held October 26, 2010. The Youth Advocacy Day will be held October 27, 2010 in Harrisburg. Check out the 2009 Youth Advocacy Day here.
The dates for the State Conference have been set!
The Eastern Conference will be held Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in Lancaster at the Eden Resort. Space will be limited to 300 participants at this site! Please register early.
The Western Conference will be held Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 7-Springs Resort in Champion, PA. This site will be limited to 500 participants. Please register early.
Does your chapter want to present a workshop at the conference, conduct an icebreaker or show their stuff on stage? If so have them contact Felicity at fdebacco@padui.org. If you have ever wondered what happens at the PA SADD Conferences check it out here .
Finally, I want to thank our 2009-2010 PA Student of the Year Stacey Geyer of Halifax High School, Halifax, PA. She has graciously represented PA SADD on the SADD National Student Leadership Council. We have all enjoyed working with her and wish her success next year as she attends college. Next month we will announce our 2010-2011 PA SADD Student of the Year!
Have a safe May!
Felicity DeBacco-Erni
PA SADD Director |
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Ride Like a Friend |
SADD chapter takes action
to save lives
Ride Like A Friend, Drive Like You Care is a peer-led campaign that should be organized and implemented by school-based student groups with adult supervision. The intervention was developed with teen input by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Center for Injury Research and Prevention, and is a turn-key initiative providing posters, fliers, postcards, and a planning guide for schools and groups to use to help educate teens about risky behaviors like playing loud music, texting, not wearing seat belts, and speeding. The goal is to give both passenger and driver a sense that they have a role in the car and empower them to make it a safer ride.
Deciding to participate in this project will accomplish the following four goals:
1. bring attention to your local SADD chapter
2. increase awareness of the teen driver safety issue
3. empower both drivers and passengers to choose pro-safety behaviors
4. give students a chance to practice civic responsibility and leadership skills
Upcoming webinar training dates are:
- Tuesday, May 18th at 11:30 am
- Wednesday may 19th at 3:00 pm
Sign up for the upcoming training webinar by emailing
colev@email.chop.edu
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Oprah's "No Phone Zone" |
On April 30, 2010 Oprah will host the No Phone Zone day! SADD National is a partner in this initative with Oprah! Please sign the pledge not to txt or talk and txt and drive. Oprah's No Phone Zone. |
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COULD YOUR CHAPTER USE $500 | |
PA SADD is offering a great opportunity for your chapter/school to be rewarded $500 simply for supporting a very worthy cause.
Get a group of at least 25 runners and/or walkers together to participate in the Pennsylvania DUI Association's 7th Annual DUI Victim's Memorial 10K Run/1M Walk to be held in Harrisburg on Saturday, June 5th.
THREE (3) $500 Mini-Grants are up for grabs, and will be awarded to the top three chapters/schools that have the most runners and/or walkers who participate on June 5th.
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PA U Turn Campaign |
Let's Help Youth Make a "U-Turn"
Let's face it, young adults 16-20 consider themselves to be invincible. Feeling as if the "bad stuff" will never happen to them and death is a lifetime away. This age group is one of the most difficult to penetrate and hardest to sway. They live in their own unique world. A world that has evolved at breakneck speed and is full of online social networks, innovation, connectivity, immediacy, superhighways, music, 24-7 information availability, independence, social change and more.
Unfortunately, the "stronger than Superman" attitude towards life is getting our underage targets killed at a faster rate than ever before and the number one reason is something that is completely preventable...underage drinking and driving.
As we enter into prom and graduation season, it's so important that we as adults talk to teens about the dangers of underage drinking, and drinking and driving. In Pennsylvania, twenty-five percent of all alcohol related motor vehicle crashes involve young people between the ages of 16-20. Motor vehicle crashes are the number one killer for teenagers across Pennsylvania as well as the nation.
It has been proven again and again that scare tactics simply do not work. Like generations past, young people believe that "it will never happen to me" and showing them photos of the destruction and devastation that stems from DUI doesn't have a lasting impact. What has been shown to work with this particularly unique generation is Social Norm Marketing. This type of marketing challenges misperceptions people have about certain behaviors. Young people tend to overestimate both the frequency and amount of drinking among their peers. What teenager hasn't told their parents, "But, everyone is doing it!"? In reality, parents know: NOT everyone is doing it, but the teens hold a misconception about the Social Norm for these behaviors.
The Pennsylvania DUI Associations website www.pullayouee.com is a social norm campaign aimed at teens that's not about preaching what is right and what is wrong. The site provides real statistics to replace false perceptions. It's not about saying that something "shouldn't be done." This is about empowering teens to take action. The U-Turn campaign initiates a dialogue with teens and makes them think again about underage drinking, and drinking and driving.
Help us save the lives of teens across the state this prom and graduation season by getting them to THINK AGAIN.
Help us reach 1,000 Facebook fans by
May 1, 2010. |
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS | |
SADD National Conference
Orlando, FL
June 27-30, 2010
Youth Leadership Institute
October 26, 2010
Harrisburg, PA
Youth Advocay Day
October 27, 2010
Harrisburg, PA
PA SADD Conference, Eastern PA*
Eden Resort & Conference Center
Lancaster, PA
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
PA SADD Conference, Western PA*
Seven Springs Resort & Conference Center
Champion, PA
Thursday, November 4, 2010
*NOTE: This year's Lancaster conference comes BEFORE Seven Springs...this is not a typo! |
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PA SADD
c/o Pennsylvania DUI Association
2413 North Front Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 |
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2413 North Front Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
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Felicity DeBacco-Erni
Executive Director, PA SADD
717-238-4354
Barbara Zortman
Program Coordinator
717-238-4354
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