Header 2011 Summer
No Regrets NewsletterSeptember 2011 
In This Issue
Welcome Back!
Receive $2000 for your No Regrets Team - Apply for a Project Ignition Grant
Announcing the 2011-2012 Youth Advisory Team
Updates to the No Regrets Program
Become a Member of the State Farm Youth Advisory Board
Quick Link of the Month
Rob Buren Riding His Adaptive Motorcycle

Rob Buren Riding His Adaptive Motorcycle

Rob Buren is one of our newest No Regrets Live presenters. He was left a paraplegic as the result of a cycling incident, but has found a way to continue doing many of the things he loves- like riding motorcycles! Check out this clip, which shows Rob managing risk with the help and support of his family and friends.

About No Regrets
No Regrets Splash - Grey
SMARTRISK No Regrets is a peer-led high school program that trains students and teachers to help young people learn to take smart risks.
Powered by State Farm
This newsletter and the SMARTRISK No Regrets website is proudly powered by:

 

Contact Us
SMARTRISK
36 Eglinton West
Suite 704
Toronto, Ontario  M4R 1A1
416-596-2700
noregrets@smartrisk.ca
 Join Our Mailing List

Find us on Facebook

Follow us on Twitter

 

Welcome Back! 

 

We hope you had a wonderful and relaxing summer! The SMARTISK Youth Team is very excited for this upcoming year, and we hope you are too!

 

No Regrets training begins for some of our schools next week, and carries on throughout the fall. That being said, registration paperwork is due. Please email or fax your paperwork to Emily Driscoll (Fax: 416-596-2721). 

 

Receive $2,000 for your No Regrets Team - Apply for a Project Ignition Grant!  

 

No Regrets teams in Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick who are interested in running a teen driver safety campaign as part of their No Regrets program this year are invited to apply for a Project Ignition grant! 

 

This is a great opportunity for your team to use what you have learned from the No Regrets program and apply for the chance to receive $2,000 in funding for your campaign. Ten schools will also be invited to attend a national conference made up of other Project Ignition grant winners and the chance to secure additional funds to further support your team. 

 

SMARTRISK thinks that this grant is an amazing opportunity for all eligible No Regrets schools, and we want to help you apply for it! If you are interested in applying, please email Emily Driscoll. The deadline for applications is November 15th. You can click here for more information on Project Ignition.

 

The No Regrets team at Northern Secondary School was one of the No Regrets teams that received a Project Ignition grant this past year. Their work through Project Ignition and SMARTRISK was just featured in the Youth Service America blog! Click here to check it out!

Display by Northern Secondary School at the 

22nd National Service Learning Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Announcing the 2011-2012 

Youth Advisory Team!  

 

After receiving an overwhelming number of applications, we are extremely excited to announce our new Youth Advisory Team members! The team is made up of 10 outstanding youth from across Canada who are passionate about injury prevention. This year we opened up the YAT to applicants from the ages of 16 to 25. We are thrilled to welcome back several members who have served on the YAT in the past, a number of students currently involved in the No Regrets program, and a few who who have no previous affiliation with SMARTRISK. Here is a quick look at the 2011-2012 YAT:

 

Arnav Agarwal - Hamilton, Ontario

Nick Azad - Kamloops, British Columbia

Katie Cotter - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Caitlin Dobratz - North Bay, Ontario

Leah Furyk - Thornton, Ontario

Maggie Gordon - Midland, Ontario

Anya Mayoss-Hurd - Peachland, British Columbia

Maggie O'Toole - Cape Broyle, Newfoundland

Brittany Pye - Stellarton, Nova Scotia

Kory Snodgrass - Leduc, Alberta

 

 

Stay tuned for each member's bio to be posted on the No Regrets website! 

Updates to the No Regrets Program

 

The SMARTRISK Youth Team has been busy over the summer improving the No Regrets program. These changes were made based on feedback from our No Regrets teams, teachers, and our regional partners. Thanks to all of you for helping us to improve the program.

 

One of our biggest updates is to the format of the program itself. We have added a more formalized needs assessment to the program and given you all the materials your No Regrets team will need to carry it out. We have also developed some brand new signature activities for your team to implement. Here is a sneak peak at one of these activities- our nationwide Multi-Media Competition!

 

We are also making changes to our No Regrets website, which will be up and running very soon. You can look forward to hearing more about these program updates in your upcoming No Regrets training session!

 

 

 

Apply Now to Become a Member
of the State Farm Youth Advisory Board! 

 

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) is looking for a new "yabbie" to join their board to help manage a $5 million budget on behalf of State Farm. Every year, State Farm selects new representatives across North America to become one of 30 board members in the YAB. They are responsible for reviewing and granting charitable funds to support service-learning initiatives that have a positive social impact in these main issue areas:   

  • Financial Literacy
  • Access to Higher Education
  • Natural and Societal Disaster Preparedness
  • Environmental Responsibility
  • Driver Safety

 

 

 

You must be 17-20 years old and living in Alberta, New Brunswick, or Ontario. For more information on the YAB and the application process click here!