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Get Involved - SADD Description | History | How to Start | Nat Conf | State Conf | Awards | Apparel
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. 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.
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:
Kansas SADD Students Meet in D.C. With Legislators About the Safety of Young DriversClick here for link to press release
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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
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.
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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