The Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute and Operation Snowball will host a Mid-Year Summit. The summit is being held at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel on January 12-13, 2013, and is open to all who attended CGTI this past summer and select OS chapters. CGTI participants can register at  cgti.eventbrite.com.  Spaces are filling up quickly, and the deadline to pre-register on cgti.eventbrite.com is December 17th.  Once you pre-register on cgti.eventbrite.com, you will receive a formal registration packet in the mail.  The deadline to return the registration packet is December 27th.  It is free to attend, however, a deposit of $50.00 is required to hold your sleeping room. Deposits will only be cashed if:

• The registered participant does not show up for the event; or
• The registered participant does not cancel before December 27th

Deposit checks will be returned after the event, if you attend or cancel before the cancellation date.

CGTI participants will have the opportunity to reunite with fellow CGTI teens, and get re-energized and motivated to continue their community action plans. Along with the community action team meetings and planning times, there will be plenty of time for the participants to have fun! Various activities are planned throughout the event, and Saturday night will feature comedian and motivational speaker, Matt Bellace (www.mattbellace.com).

For more information, email  CJ Cavazos or Sarah Potter.  Interested OS chapters should email Mary Jo Davies. 

MUSIC, POWER, ACTION!

Don't miss this FAST, FUN, and MUSIC-FILLED Leadership Summit that will challenge each of us to raise our game as the voices of prevention in our communities and schools. NO boring powerpoints or lectures - rather this dynamic, interactive, and completely DIFFERENT presentation will bring the power of Taylor Swift, B.O.B., Linkin Park, The Avengers, X-Men, and even The Hunger Games to life.  FULL of movies, FULL of music, and FULL of challenge tools that we can use to raise our game as Leaders - this Summit can't be missed!   Presented by one of the most sought after youth leadership training agencies in the country - Get ready to "Stand and Deliver" with Eric Rowles and LEADING TO CHANGE!

November 28, 2012

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Best Practices for Implementing Operation Snowball

This webinar compliments the Prevention Resource Guide and Resource CD and is required for new chapters and valuable for all chapter directors. Information will be provided about how to effectively implement a prevention process, an Operation Snowball program, and an Operation Snowball event. Click here to register.    

December 7, 2012

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Google Forms of data collection

Need a quick way to create a form for data allocation?  Want to analyze the data in percentage form with two clicks?  Try using Google Forms!  In this session, learn to collect, distribute, analyze, and share data effortlessly. Email the form to stakeholders as a link or embed your form directly in an email or web page.  

If you don't already have a Google Drive account, please create one prior to the webinar. Click here to register.  

December 13, 2011

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Volunteer Staff Training 101

In this webinar, participants will have the opportunity to learn how to plan for and facilitate staff training sessions for their Operation Snowball chapter. Participants will leave the Webinar with new knowledge and ideas for large group trainings with adults and teens, teen staff training, and creative and interactive information delivery. There will be a focus on building leadership capacity and bonds within a staff and well as equipping your staff with the tools they need to be successful in small group. Click here to register.   

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Gaining School Support for Good Prevention Programs

Figuring out the best ways to promote good prevention programs to schools can be a challenge! This webinar will introduce some effective strategies for communicating common links between prevention programs and academic indicators, school mandates, and learning standards. Understanding these connections is the basis for promoting good prevention programs within the needs of the school environment. We will also discuss ways to overcome common barriers to building relationships with teachers and administrators. Click here to register.   

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Activities that Teach

Charla Waxman has been involved with teens and preteens forever!! One of the best ways to interact with kids according to Charla is to allow them to think and communicate about themselves through activities that ignite their creativity and help them to learn by doing. Charla has presented on working with kids many times in many different ways and it always comes down to keeping kids interested in others as they learn about themselves.

This webinar will share some activities that have not failed Charla ever over the last 30 years of working with even the most difficult to reach teen. The activities provided can be used with almost any age group and with any kind of group or population. She will also provide a way to look at behavior that can  help involve kids who seem to have no interest in participating. Click here to register.

Coming soon...

Tuning Out the Noise: Thinking Critically About Media Messages

Project Sticker Shock Public Awareness Campaign

Target Underage Drinking With Environmental Strategies (TUDES)

Middle and High School Students VOTE
on their FAVORITE Super Bowl commercials!

The NFL Super Bowl is known for its commercials as much as the game itself.
DID YOU KNOW? Of that wide viewing audience, about 18% will be youth under the age of 21. If your student is one of them, he or she will be exposed to alcohol advertising.

They'll be watching, so you should be too.
Tune in to CBS for Super Bowl XLVII Game Day Coverage:
Sunday, February 3, 2013

Find out what Super Bowl ads got their attention and why.
Take the Big Bowl Vote:
Monday morning, February 4, 2013

CBS is reportedly planning to charge a record high $4,000,000 for each 30 second commercial. Let's work together to help youth become more media literate, so that they can read between the lines and decode the advertiser's intended message.

More Details COMING SOON!

And by the way...

We want to know what we can do to make the Big Bowl Vote process even easier. If you have participated in the past, please send your Big Bowl Vote feedback to Michelle Morse at mmorse@DrugFreeActionAlliance.org.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute and Operation Snowball wants to say THANK YOU for all you do in preventing substance abuse and keeping yourselves and our youth healthy. CGTI and OS wishes you, your family and your friends a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!!