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2010 notMYkid
Board of Directors
Board Chairman
Mark Murawski
Gregory Anderson
Stephanie Brown
Rick Federico
Grant Getman
Bonsal Glascock
John Keenan, Jr.
Steve Moak
Kathryn A. Pidgeon, PC
Mark Rohde, Ph.D
Duke Schwartz, CIC
Richard Shapiro
Greg Tipsord
Bruce Weber
Advisory Board
Betsy Burdick
Jim Kleeman
Todd Stottlemyre
Patrick van den Bossche
Bruce Ward
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Corporate Events
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Lunchbox Series | |
Are you Interested in having a Lunchbox Series Presentation at your organization?
Please contact Rosie Martinez, Director of Community Relations for more information.
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| Keep Your Kids Drug Free by Creating A Prevention Plan with Your Teen! | |
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Have You Heard About notMYkid's Teen Advisory Board?
notMYkid wants to give teens a voice and we need your help to do that. You will find that giving back to your community actually helps teens grow and learn.
If you have or know of a teen that is looking for a way to give back, be a positive influence and change lives then notMYkid's Teen Advisory Board is for them.
Learn more about TAB & download an application by clicking HERE! | |
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Phones for Phunds
Got Old Phones?
Donate them to notMYkid!
Chatterbox Wireless, CellularOnly and notMYkid are conducting a cellular phone drive so that the notMYkid prevention programs will be available to schools this fall!
Put your old cell phones to use by donating them to notMYkid. Your donation will allow notMYkid to educate our students, parents and faculty by providing real life expertise, credible information and prevention tools.
Donating is EASY. Simply drop off any unneeded cell phones to the drop-box in the main office and notMYkid will send you a tax donation receipt for each cell phone donated.
Please pass this information on to your friends and family!
Click here to print a Phones for Phunds form | |
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EMBRACE
Parent-to-parent support and empowerment.
EMBRACE is comprised of small groups of parents who support one another through difficult issues and decisions.
If you live in Arizona, and need someone to talk to, someone who has walked a day in your shoes, you can count on EMBRACE to help see you through.
Please contact us for more information.
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We Applaud You!
notMYkid would like to thank our generous supporters that have helped us to reach out to thousands of families
For a complete list of our donors, please click here.
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notMYkid Breaking News! | |
The Newest on Nutmeg: From Pumpkin Pie to Getting High!
Just when you thought that you had all your bases covered in keeping your tweens and teens safe from drug and alcohol abuse, another curve ball is being thrown your way. Kids are now getting high on a common household spice, nutmeg.
 Nutmeg contains an organic compound myristicin that when consumed or inhaled in high doses (four to eight tablespoons) it will cause mild hallucinations and a marijuana-like high. The upside is that since it can take four to five hours for the effects to kick in, this may not be appealing to kids looking for a quick high. The downside is that it's cheap and legal and most likely sitting in your spice rack right now.
The long term effects of nutmeg intoxication in humans are still unknown but have been studied in lab animals.
"Mice wind up with having cancer of the liver. Rabbits and guinea pigs wind up having lesions of the brain and the liver. Cats' central nervous excitement that sometimes results in comas and liver damage," says Mark Segal with Second Genesis, an alcohol and drug rehabilitation organization based in Silver Spring, MD.
Check out this video on nutmeg intoxication! |
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Bullying - Put it to an end, before it's too late! | |
Lately there has been an overwhelming amount of sad stories in the news regarding bullying from elementary school to college aged kids. In fact, it has become such a problem that the Arizona Department of Health Services has named this week, Nov. 15th-19th, Bullying Awareness Week.
While we all know that bullying is nothing new, it seems to have reached a new level, especially with the use of technology. Back in October, the Arizona Republic reported a story about 1 school in Ohio that has unfortunately suffered 4 teen suicides - all related to Bullying.
Here's one of the heartbreaking stories:
Most mornings before school, Jennifer Eyring would take Pepto-Bismol to calm her stomach and plead with her mother to let her stay home.
"She used to sob to me in the morning that she did not want to go," says her mother, Janet. "And this is going to bring tears to my eyes. Because I made her go to school."
Eyring, 16, was an accomplished equestrian who had a learning disability. She was developmentally delayed and had a hearing problem, so she received tutoring during the school day. For that, her mother says, she was bullied constantly.
By the end of her sophomore year in 2006, Eyring's mother had decided to pull her out of Mentor High School and enroll her in an online school the following autumn. But one night that summer, Jennifer walked into her parents' bedroom and told them she had taken some of her mother's antidepressant pills to make herself feel better. Hours later, she died of an overdose.
The Eyrings do not hold Mentor High accountable, but they believe she would be alive today had she not been bullied. Her parents are speaking out in hopes of preventing more tragedies.
"It's too late for my daughter," Janet Eyring says, "but it may not be too late for someone else."
Read the full article.
Warning signs that your child is the victim of bullying:
- Comes home with torn, damaged, or missing pieces of clothing, books, or other belongings.
- Has unexplained cuts, bruises and scratches.
- Has few, if any, friends with whom he or she spends time.
- Seems afraid of going to school, walking to and from school, riding the school bus, or taking part in organized activities with peers (such as clubs).
- Takes a long, "illogical" route when walking to or from school.
Learn more on Bullying and the Signs of Bullying brought to you by the Arizona Department of Health Services.
If you suspect your child your child is the target of bullying, please don't hesitate to start that conversation!
Don't know where to start? Please contact notMYkid for support, information and options. |
notMYkid at Work in Schools | |
In keeping with our goal to increase awareness of the challenges kids face, provide information and offer resources to support the success of students, families and educators, notMYkid is making a constant effort in getting our message out.
Here is a list of the schools we have had the pleasure to present to this past October:
- Littleton Elementary School
- New Way Learning Academy
- Peoria School District - Centennial High School
- Notre Dame Preparatory
- Deer Valley High School
- Tesseract School
- Mountain Ridge High School
- Desert Shadows Middle School
- Trailside Point School
- Cocopah Middle School
- Sunny Slope Elementary School
- Country Place Elementary
- Valley Lutheran High School
- Brimhall Junior High
- San Marcos Elementary
- Tres Rio Elementary
- Explorer Middle School
- Vista del Sur Traditional
If we are not in your child's school, please don't hesitate to call our office, 602-652-0163. We are here to Empower Youth to Reach Their Full Potential by Inspiring Positive Life Choices!
Sincerely,
Gina Hassett and Josh Gosdin
Educational Service Account Managers
 
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notMYkid - Making a Difference | |
The notMYkid speakers - Jessica, Sarah, Sean and Kati - were wonderful! Kati, in particular, had a huge impact on the students at the Dysart Unified School District High Schools. As a result of her passionate presentations, a few students came to her afterward asking for help with their own substance abuse problems and were subsequently referred to the Safe Schools/Healthy Students prevention counselors. That's what it's all about!
Thank YOU for sending such dynamic people to speak with our students!
Sheila Ford
Student Outreach Specialist
Safe Schools/Healthy Students
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notMYkid at Work in the Community | |
We would like to give thanks to these amazing organizations for supporting notMYkid and granting us the opportunity to spread our word out to their members.
- Boys Team Charities
- Boys & Girls Club of Scottsdale
- National Charities League-Phoenix
- North Valley Boys Team Charity League
- Dr. Master's Oral Surgeon/Saguaro Study Group
 In the News: notMYkid's own, Jill Woods, interviewed on Fox 10 News-Phoenix Organization:Talk to Your Kids about Cyber-Bullying
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notMYkid Calendar of Events |
- Friday, November 26th, 2010
2010 St. Theresa Knights of Columbus Charity Golf Event
Help benefit notMYkid and the Knights of Columbus Charities, as well as, several other scholarship funds on November 26, 2010 at the beautiful Raven Golf Club at South Mountain. Help out these charities by participating and enjoying a great day of golf! The event will include several games with prizes to be won such as a 4-person scramble, Closest to the Pin, Longest Drive and Hole-In-One prizes.
Learn more and register here!
Save the Date!
7th Annual notMYkid Gala
Boogie Nights-Always the Best in the Town
Stay Tuned for More Details!
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