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October 2011

Our Community Coalition Meeting schedule has changed - Our next meeting is Friday, November 11 from 8-9:30am at the West Bloomfield Police Dept.

PLEASE JOIN US!

 

Educational Forums at the West Bloomfield Public Library - 7:00 - 8:30pm

 

Don't miss these opportunities to learn information that will help you talk to your children about drugs and alcohol 

Stay Out 

  November 15th 

Stress! The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Feeling overwhelmed? You are not alone. Raising kids today with all of the daily pressures both parents and kids are surrounded by is much different than it used to be. Are you and your kids coping? What to do, how to know when to get help and much, much more.

Presenter: Dr. Toni P. Kaplan, Clinical Psychologist, Farmington Hills

This forum is for parents with children of all ages, especially those in middle school and high school 

 

Forum Questions - Call 248-928-4942

Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition Newsletter

Teens Making Changes (TMC) wins award from the Alliance of Coalitions for Healthy Communities (ACHC) for their prevention work for last school year. 

  award

Pictured left to right - Ed Okuniewski, Vice President of ACHC;

Lisa Kaplan, GWB Coalition Youth Director; Angela Ng & Heather Andree, TMC Co-Presidents; and Donna Schaerer, GWB

Coalition Exec. Director

 

TMC (Teens Making Changes) is still recruiting new members for this school year

 

  We are looking for high school teens to:

   Plan fun activites for their peers

  Promote a drug free lifestyle

  Meet students from other schools

  Be a voice for youth in the community

   Earn community service credit

   

    Meetings are generally held on Sunday afternoons twice a month.       

Contact Youth Director Lisa Kaplan

             

at lkaplan@gwbcoalition.org or call 248-321-8476

    TMC logo 

  

Community News
Look Below for information and upcoming events from our community partners and sponsors  


   

"Making the Transition to Adulthood-  

 "Alcohol, Drugs and the Young Adults We Love"

 

November 10th, 7-9pm  

click below for more information on this 

 

Special Event at Henry Ford Hospital

 


This is International Credit Union Week!

Our Community Investor Sponsor, Best Source Credit Union, invites you to the West Bloomfield Branch for a week of fun, freebies and celebration.

Click below for schedule of events 

 

 Fun at Best Source Credit Union all week long!  

 

Also check out their new Youth Account Banking programs on their website

Best Source Credit Union 

 

 

 

Business Expo at Orchard Mall sponsored by the Greater West Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce.

This Thursday, October 20, 4-7pm

 Our Coalition will be there along with businesses and other area community organizations. Stop by and pick up some materials and say hi!

 

Details for this Thursday's Business Expo 

ADHD COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
 
Are you or you child being treated for ADHD with Ritalin, Adderall or Concerta? The US Drug Enforcement Agency classifies these drugs as Schedule II controlled substances in the same category as cocaine, methadone and methylphenadate (speed).
 
Are they safe? Are they necessary? Are there alternatives?
 
Get your questions answered at the upcoming FREE ADHD Community Workshop sponsored by the National Wellness Foundation.
 
Ritalin, Adderall & Concerta - Are They Safe? Are They Necessary? Are There Alternatives?
 
Special Guest Speaker Dr. Eric Mintz, D.C.
 
Monday October 24th at 6:30 p.m. at Gentle Touch Family Chiropractic and Tuesday October 25th at Beaumont Hospital West Bloomfield.
 
Refreshment will be served.
 
Seating is Extremely Limited so call (248) 862-2202 to register TODAY! RSVP By Saturday October 22nd, 2011.

Please make sure to take a few minutes to check out our website. www.gwbcoalition.org

We are very proud of the work we do and encourage you to get involved if you haven't already done so. 

It takes a whole community to reduce high risk behaviors including alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, to help ensure that our youth may grow to their greatest potential.

Please help us by getting involved. 

 

 

Donna Schaerer
Executive Director 

dschaerer@gwbcoalition.org

Office  248-928-4942

Upcoming Coalition Meeting Dates


NEW* 

Community Coalition dates for the whole school year
All Fridays
 November 11,
February 10, 
April 13, June 8
We have found a new website that we think is well worth your time.

www.besmartbewell.com

Be Smart. Be Well. is leading experts, valuable resources and real-life video stories about people trying to live healthier lives.

What is in your medicine cabinet?

Vike, Dance Fever, French Fries. These are nicknames for common prescription drugs - drugs that teens are abusing more and more, often with serious consequences. 

A Parent's Guide to the legal drugs kids are using and abusing 

 http://www.besmartbewell.com/drug-guide/index.htm 

Sponsors

BestSource Credit Union 

 

Henry Ford Health System

West Bloomfield Police Department

West Bloomfield Public Library

Grants

www.achconline.org

www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov
 

Donate to GWBCC

If you would like to donate to the Coalition, please send donation to GWBCC, P.O. Box 250072, West Bloomfield, MI  48325 or you can make an online donation at www.gwbcoalition.org.

Flower of the Month

 

English Gardens 

Community Partner 

 

NEW FLYER - Click here

 

Our Coalition Receives $5.00 for each purchase