Illinois SADD
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November Guide
Regional Consultants
Deadline Extended
Create Real Impact
National Red Ribbon Week
SAB Profile
Advisor Survey
Paint IL Red
Dome Shift 2014
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October 2013     SADDLines
 

Have you been to ILSADD.org lately? You need to check out our awesome updates and learn more about your Regional Consultant. We also need to hear about what is going on in your local chapters. Send us some words and pictures and you might see yourself in a future issue of SADDLines! Don't forget to let us know how you are painting Illinois Red this month.  And lastly....... make sure you are promoting Paint Illinois Red for Red Ribbon Week and share some pictures and stories with us.

 

Robyn

IL SADD Coordinator
Looking Forward: November Guide
 

Attached is an activity guide for November! You will find a list of all the awareness days, weeks, and months, along with tools and resources to optimize the efforts of your SADD chapter. 

 

New Regional SADD Consultants
 

Illinois SADD has recently brought aboard program experts to serve as regional consultants across the state. These consultants will provide resources and assistance tailored to the communities they serve. You should be expecting to hear from your Regional Consultant soon.

 

We are proud to welcome this elite task force: 

 

Region 1: Dennis Evashenk 

Region 2: Greg Carrell

Region 3: Jennifer Cottrell 

Region 4: Cynthia Stiffler 

Region 5: Randyl Block 

Region 6a: Cathy Webb 

Region 6b: Priss Parmenter 

 

 

FInd Your Regional Consultant!  with our new SADD regional map.

Deadline extended to October 31st

 
HURRY! The first 50 teams to submit proposals will receive $100 seed money and supply kit,
which will include items such as chalk, bandannas, a banner, press release templates and other materials you can use in your campaign.

 

SADD has teamed up with The National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) to hear what you're doing to make a difference in road safety. To participate in the @UrTurncontest, plan a campaign about driving proficiency that includes three elements: school activities, community involvement, and media awareness! Pick a topic or two in driving proficiency that really impacts you, your friends, or your community, and then let your creative flow while you shine your headlights on this issue through your campaign! 

 

Submit your campaign proposal to SADD National, to April Cabera (acabrera@sadd.org) ASAP.
 
After that, take the campaign for a test drive in your school, and then send in an activity report by Wednesday, February 26, 2014 for a chance to win a great prize! 

Grand Prize: $2,500 for your chapter 
Second Place: $1,500 for your chapter
Third Place: $500 for your chapter 

 Get started on your application today!

Create Real Impact!

With National Teen Driver Safety Week upon us (October 20-26, 2013), it's not too late to submit your entry for the Create Real Impact contest. Entries will be accepted up until November 1st, 2013!

Enter the Create Real Impact Contest by sharing the dangers of reckless and distracted driving. Demonstrate how to prevent it and win prizes for your effort. Video, music, creative writing, and artwork are all welcomed media! 

Also, refer to Impact's homepage for tons of great, free, downloadable resources as you continue in your traffic safety efforts. 


National Red Ribbon Celebration 
October 23-31, 2013
 
 We hope you have something exciting planned for Red Ribbon Week--it's right around the corner. 
 
And when your activity-filled, awareness-raising week has come to a close, please send us any photos or stories you have from Red Ribbon Week!

As you know, the purpose of the Red Ribbon Campaign is to publicly commitment to a safe, healthy and drug-free lifestyle. SADD  chapters are encouraged to celebrate The National Red Ribbon Week to symbolize a commitment to a healthy lifestyle and raise awareness of the problems related to tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. 

Make sure to check out the Activity Guide for a list of ideas of what you can do or visit www.redribbon.org.  
 
Also, check out SADD National's Red Ribbon Kit!

Featured Member of the Month: Rachel Mencel 
 
Rachel Mencel is from the small town of Colchester, Illinois and is in her senior year of high school. She got involved with SADD when a friend of hers invited her to a SADD Leadership Retreat. After attending the conference, hosted by Randyl and Robyn, she was hooked. She loved the program and wanted to find a way to get more involved. She heard about SAB and decided that that would be a great way to help her community and make a difference. Today she is involved in both her SADD chapter as well as a part of Student Advisory Board
 
Besides SADD and SAB, she is involved in many extracurriculars including: Varsity Volleyball, FFA, FCA, NHS, Drama Club, Yearbook, Spanish Club, Art Club, Student Council, Class Council President, Scholastic Bowl, Band, Choir, Church Music Committee, AWANA, Youth Group, Club Volleyball. She believes that being involved in her community is crucial in the development of character. Being in SADD is a great way for her to reach out to individuals and get them involved as a preventative measure against drug and alcohol use. She is in SADD and SAB because she wants to make a difference in people's lives by teaching them prevention is better than reaction.
Advisor Survey 

Thank you so much to everybody who has taken the survey, and for those who haven't, we have extended the window to participate to . November 1st at noon. Last call to participate in the Advisor Survey and a chance to win a multi-media presentation for your school.!
 

 

Paint Illinois Red

Check out the Paint Illinois Red Facebook Page for ways to paint your school or community red. Send us pictures and details of how you plan to Paint your school red and we may post on the page.

 
Save The Date:
  April 28th and 29th
            


 

Please email me at: Zoe.Schuler@Prevention.org with suggestions of what you would like to see shared here, and on Facebook or our website. Also, I want to spotlight your SADD chapter, so please get in touch with me if your chapter is doing big things (and I am sure it is!). 

 

As always, if you haven't done so, please register your chapter!! 

  

Sincerely,
 

Zoe Schuler 
Illinois SADD