Serving Tredyffrin and Easttown since 1981. 
September 26, 2014
Vol 4, Issue 2
Don't miss this...

UNGUARDED:  

A conversation with Chris Herren  

about drug addiction and recovery

Wednesday, October 1, 2014  

7:00 pm  

Conestoga High School


Chris Herren, a high school basketball legend who realized his lifelong dream of playing for the Boston Celtics, only to lose it all to alcohol and drug addiction, will be sharing his story with our community.  Link to flyer

Sober since August 1, 2008, he has refocused his life to put his sobriety and family above all else. Chris shares his harrowing story of abuse and recovery in his memoir, Basketball Junkie, as well as in the ESPN documentary Unguarded, of which he is the subject. 

The community presentation will be held on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 7pm at Conestoga High School.
  • Middle school students are welcome to attend on Wednesday evening.
  • All Conestoga students will hear from Chris during an assembly on the following Thursday, which will not be open to the community.

This event is co-sponsored by ARCH, TESD, FLITE (Foundation for Learning in Tredyffrin/Easttown), Paoli Wildcats, the Conestoga SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) Club, and the Conestoga Student Council.

 

 

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What's inside
Nat'l Take Back Day, Sept 27
Race to Nowhere airs on PBS
ARCH is hosting and creating Community Conversations!

More than 100 people came out to hear Karen Moon, LCSW, talk about "Parenting Teens with a Positive Twist."   

 

Karen's talk focused on how parents can positively impact this critical developmental period in our children's lives by identifying and re-focusing on our kids' strengths and resilience.   She emphasized the importance of parents understanding, being present, listening, and making the choice to focus on the positive aspects of a teen's choices and experiences. Karen offered a number of simple take away tips to help incorporate this view point in parents' daily lives and also suggested several mindfulness techniques which are really helpful during periods of parental stress.
 
Future ARCH Community Conversations will be held on Nov 12, Feb 18 and April 22.  All are welcome.  
Got Drugs?
medreturn box in loggy
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day
Saturday, September 27, 2014
10AM to 2PM
Local Drop: Tredyffrin Township Building (1100 Duportail Rd, Berwyn)

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.  link 


Prescription Drug disposal is available EVERYDAY in our community.  In 2012, ARCH and the Tredyffrin Police Department partnered to provide our community with a safe and convenient way to properly dispose of unneeded and expired prescription drugs.  The a drug collection box permanently was installed in the lobby of the Tredyffrin Township Building, 1100 Duportail Road, Berwyn.  read more
DVR alert!
race to nowhere
Airing Sept. 25th - Oct. 5th, 2014
across the U.S. on your local public television station
RACE TO NOWHERE: a film that calls us to challenge current thinking about how we prepare our children for success.
Link

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Area Residents Caring and Helping, Inc.

 

We are a coalition of parents, educators and community members committed to promoting the well being of youth in Tredyffrin and Easttown Townships. We serve as a resource to families as they help their children form a positive self-image, make healthy choices, and reduce the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD). 

 

ARCH is a non-profit corporation and is a designated recipient of United Way funds.  

Our United Way number is # 03901. 

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