Get Involved - SADD
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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 people.
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 students' confidence and ability
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 young people well into the
21st century.
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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 people, including underage drinking,
substance abuse, impaired driving, violence, suicide, and other
issues which affect teenagers' lives.
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How to Start a SADD Chapter |
- Form a SADD Chapter (or reactivate an existing one);
- Recruit participants;
- Work with your chapter advisor;
- Organize your chapter, including officer responsibilities;
- Make meetings informative, interesting and fun;
- Ensure that each individual feels included and get the scopp on group dynamics in a meeting; and
- Plan fund raising ideas that are fun and profitable
2009 SADD National Conference
Orlando, FL
2010
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.
(*dates are tentative and subject to change...)
Questions may be directed to:
Maria Torrez Anderson, KS SADD State Coordinator
mtanderson@kansasfamily.com
(800) 206-7231
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Kansas SADD Students Meet in D.C. With Legislators About the Safety of Young Drivers
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.
The 2010 Kansas SADD State Conference is scheduled for April 28th
The Conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Holidome in Topeka, KS. Registration fees are $60 per youth and or adult. Registration will begin on Wednesday, April 28th at 7:30a.m. and closing with Bill Cordes at 4:00 p.m.
ACCESS 2010 REGISTRATION FORM HERE
2010 SADD Registration Form
For more information about registering, contact Maria Torrez Anderson at mtanderson@kansasfamily.com, or call her at (800) 206-7231.
Over 120 youth and adults who make up a portion of the SADD Chapters in Kansas attended last year's annual event. Bill Cordes, nationally known speaker, consultant, and author was the emcee and 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, and the chapters developed an action plan to take back to their communities to help make their communities a safer place to live.
The 2009 winners were chosen for Kansas SADD Advisor
of the Year, and Outstanding SADD Kansas Chapter. The
winners were Kari Quiton, Manhattan High School, for Kansas
SADD Advisor of the Year, and Norwich High School won Outstanding
Kansas SADD Chapter. See the following links for photos:
Kansas
SADD Advisor of the Year - Kari Quiton, Manhattan High School
Outstanding
Kansas SADD Chapter of the Year - Norwich 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 need not be a member
of SADD to attend.
For more information about next year's conference, call state coordinator, Maria
Torrez Anderson at (800)-206-7231.
Visit our Training & Events Calendar to
see all of our upcoming SADD events.
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Kansas SADD tee shirts available! |
Check out the Kansas SADD tee shirts--only $10!
Kansas now has a tee shirt specifically designed for Kansas SADD. 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 as to 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
5942 SW 29th Street
Topeka, KS 66614
Or Call:
Toll free--1.800.206.7231
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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