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Students Against Destructive Decisions |
SADD (Students Against Destructive
Decisions) 
was originally founded as Students Against Driving Drunk, and is a school-based organization dedicated to addressing the issues of underage drinking, impaired driving, drug use, and other destructive decisions and killers of young adults.
SADD's mission is to provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the serious issues young adults are facing today. Empowerment is the foundation of SADD. The idea of empowerment is to build the confidence and ability needed to create changes and manage behavior in a way that results in healthy choices.
SADD promotes a "no use" message of alcohol and other drugs and encourages students not to participate in activities with destructive consequences.
SADD offers life lessons that will lead well into the 21st century.
SADD was founded in 1981 as "Students Against Driving Drunk" by Robert Anastas and his Wayland High School students in Wayland, Massachusetts. Two Wayland High School hockey players were killed in separate crashes that July, which led Mr. Anastas to work together with his students to found the SADD organization. At that time, impaired driving was the number one killer of teens, accounting for over 6,000 teen deaths each year. In 1997, in response to requests from SADD students themselves, SADD expanded its mission and adopted a new name, "Students Against Destructive Decisions."
The core of SADD is still the SADD Contract for Life that was formulated by Mr. Anastas and his students. SADD is the only national student-based organization that highlights prevention of all destructive behaviors and attitudes that are harmful to young adults, including underage drinking, substance abuse, impaired driving, violence, suicide, and other issues which negatively affect lives.
- Register online at SADD.org;
- Recruit participants;
- Work with or designate your chapter advisor;
- Organize your chapter, including electing and delegating officer responsibilities;
- Make meetings informative, interesting and fun;
- Ensure that each individual feels included and get the scoop on group dynamics in a meeting; and
- Plan fund raising ideas that are fun and profitable so you can attend the KS SADD conference every April!
2010 SADD National Conference
June 27-30, 2010
Orlando, Florida
Save the date and start your fundraising now! We’ll be in our nation’s capitol for the 2010 SADD National Conference and want you to be there, too! Continue to check this web site for more details closer to the 2010 Conference.
Click here for access to the 2010 National Awards Info
Questions may be directed to:
Maria Torrez Anderson, KS SADD State Coordinator
mtanderson@kansasfamily.com
(800) 206-7231
Kansas SADD Coordinator elected to serve on SADD national board of directors
Kansas Family Partnership is proud to announce that Kansas SADD state coordinator, Maria Torrez Anderson, is the very first state coordinator from Kansas to be elected as a member of the SADD national board of directors.
Penny Wells, president and executive director of SADD national, said, “Maria has been a tireless advocate for the mission of SADD, working to ensure that Kansas teens are aware of the perils of underage drinking and other drug use and... that they stay safe on the roads.”
See the full SADD National release here Congratulations, Maria!
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KANSAS YOUTH MAKING HISTORY!
2006 - 2007 National Student Leadership Council Representative
The first Kansan to apply for and be chosen for the National Student Leadership Council for the 2006-2007 school year, Tawny Decker from Burlington High School represented the state!
2007 - 2008 National Student Leadership Council Representative
Kansas is on a roll! Stephen Winkler, from Nemaha Valley High School was chosen to be a representative for the National Student Leadership Council and also serves on the newly formed Kansas Student Leadership Council. Thanks Stephen! See this link for more information on Stephen.
2010 National Student Leadership Council Representative
The third ever Kansas student through Kansas Family Partnership to apply for and be chosen for the National Student Leadership Council, Marcus Kidd from Manhattan High School will represent Kansas nationally with the SADD Student Leadership Council. See this link for more information regarding Marcus' appointment to the Council.
Bill Cordes, nationally known speaker, consultant, and author, was this year's emcee as well as one the numerous presenters at the SADD conference. Both youth and adults were able to participate in various sessions dealing with the dangers of underage drinking and the laws in Kansas for teens concerning underage drinking, leadership and team building exercises. The chapters also developed an action plan to take back to their communities to help make their communities a safer place to live.
The 2010 winners were chosen for Kansas SADD Advisor
of the Year, and Outstanding SADD Kansas Chapter. The
winners were Melanie Olson , for Kansas
SADD Advisor of the Year, and Highland Park High School won Outstanding
Kansas SADD Chapter, and Highland Park High School won Outstanding Activity of the Year. Manhattan High School won the Spirit Stick.
See the following links for photos:
Kansas SADD Advisor of the Year - Melanie Kiser, Wichita South High School
Outstanding Kansas SADD Chapter of the Year - Highland Park High School, Topeka
Outstanding Activity of the Year - Highland Park High School, Topeka
Traveling KS SADD Spirit Stick - Manhattan High School
The Annual State SADD conference is open to all high school students (freshmen through seniors), and to all youth groups whose focus is to stop underage drinking and the illegal use of drugs, as well as helping to keep Kansas youth healthy. Students do not need to be a member of SADD to attend.
For information about the 2011 KS SADD conference, call KS SADD state coordinator, Maria Torrez Anderson at (800)-206-7231.
Visit our Training & Events Calendar to see all of our upcoming SADD events.
Order the Kansas SADD tee shirt--only $10!
The shirts are 100% pure cotton and full cut with short sleeves; black in color with gold lettering on the front of the tee shirt.
Adult sizes: Small to 4X. Limited number available.
Get yours today!
Merchandise Total / Shipping & Handling Merchandise Total / Shipping & Handling
$.01 - $10.00 = $4.70 $100.01 - $150.00 = $10.30
$10.01 - $20.00 = $5.45 $150.01 - $200.00 = $12.00
$20.01 - $30.00 = $5.85 $200.01 - $300.00 = $14.20
$30.01 - $40.00 = $6.25 $300.01 - $400.00 = $17.45
$40.01 - $50.00 = $6.65 $400.01 - $500.00 = $21.85
$50.01 - $75.00 = $7.30 $500.01 - $600.00 = $26.75
$75.01 - $100.00 = $8.65 $600.01 - $700.00 = $31.75**
**For each $100 or a fraction above the $700 amount, add $6.00 to the $31.75 shipping charge
To place order by mail:
Kansas Family Partnership, Inc.
5942 SW 29th Street, Ste. D
Topeka, KS 66614
Or Call:
Toll free--(800) 206-7231
In Topeka--(785) 266-6161
Office Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
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