|
Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free Kansas Youth Leadership Summit (KYLS) SADD
SADD
Membership
|
|
Get Involved - SADD Description | History | Starting | Nat Conf | State Conf | KS SLC | News | Awards | 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.
2012 SADD National Conference June 24-27, 2011 Los Angeles, California are - DETAILS TO COME! The 2012 SADD National Conference will be held Sunday, June 24th through Wednesday, June 27th, 2001 in the Los Angeles, California area! Mark your calendars and begin making your plans to join us! Registration and pricing information will be available very soon, so please plan to check back at SADD National's Web site at http://www.sadd.org.
|
Kansas SADD Coordinator elected to serve on SADD national board of directors 
The Kansas SADD delegation was awarded the 2010
Spirit Stick at SADD National, held in Orlando, Fla., in
June. SADD National and the SADD National Student
Leadership Council (SLC) honors state participants
with the Spirit Stick who show their dedication in continuing to carry out the mission and goals of SADD at the national conference.
The 2011 KS SADD State Leadership Conference was held Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Holidome in Topeka, Kansas. For information regarding the 2012 Conference, please contact Maria Torrez Anderson at (800) 206-7231 or via e-mail.
The 2011 SADD Awards were presented at the Kansas SADD State Conference. The winners were Norwich High School, for Kansas SADD Chapter of the Year; Kari Quiton, for Kansas SADD Advisor of the Year; and Manhattan High School, for Outstanding Activity of the Year. Sabetha High School won the Spirit Stick and Wakefield High School won the T-Shirt contest.
Kansas
SADD Advisor of the Year - Kari Quiton, Manhattan High School
Outstanding Kansas SADD Chapter of the Year - Norwich High School
Outstanding Activity of the Year - Highland Park High School, Topeka
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.
Positive Charge
"Positive Charge” is a campaign combating alcohol, tobacco
and drug abuse with via social media, primarily Facebook. The campaign will take place during National Drug Facts Week, which is October 31st through November 6th, 2011.
The Kansas Student Leadership Council (SLC) for Kansas Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), came up with the campaign and wanted to change the stereotype that “everyone is doing it,” regarding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
Here's how it works:
- Each SLC member will post a message on their Facebook profile and the KFP Fan Page, explaining why he/she chooses to be free of alcohol tobacco and other drugs.
- Each message will include a brief explanation of the campaign and ask others to post the message on their profile as well.
- Ideally, the message will spread and anyone who logs onto Facebook during the month of April will see that most Kansas youth are making healthy choices and saying “no,” to negative peer pressure.
- The intent is to have everyone post a message stating why they are drug-free and encourage their friends and family to do so as well.
Positive Charge will be promoted through Kansas Family Partnership’s Facebook Page; Twitter account; YouTube station; via e-mail; and on the Kansas Family Partnership Web site.
YOU CAN WIN A POSITIVE CHARGE T-SHIRT!
As part of the Positive Charge Empowering Youth to Live a Healty Life campaign, you could win a t-shirt by submitting the message you posted to the KFP Facebook page, as well as your own Facebook page. Complete and submit the entry form by Friday, December 2, 2011. Winners will be notified after that date. CLICK HERE FOR FORM
For more information, contact Maria Torrez Anderson or Nicole Stejskal at (800) 206-7231.
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
|
 |
