Red Ribbon Week

ECCC PTA Youth Service committee chairs,

Just wanted to share 100 Bright Ideas for Red Ribbon week.  Please look them over and see if there is something new and different your school might be interested in trying this year.

I am also providing you three e-blast articles for your school to promote Family Day, September 28th- Eat Dinner with your Family.  Hope you will use during the month of September to encourage families to spend time together.  For more information about CASA Family Day please go to their website mentioned in these messages.

Option 1

Celebrate Family Day, Monday, September 28th DINNER MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
Learn more at www.CASAFamilyDay.org

Option 2

DINNER MAKES A DIFFERENCE!

More than a decade of research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs.
Family Day-A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is a national movement launched by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University in 2001 that promotes the parental engagement fostered during frequent family dinners as a simple, effective way to prevent substance abuse in kids.

To learn more about Family Day and join parents all across America in taking the Family Day Pledge, log on to www.CACAFamilyDay.org.

Option 3

Be A Family Day STAR!

Celebrate the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University’s Family Day-A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
on Monday, September 28th by joining parents all across the country in
logging onto www.CASAFamilyDay.org to take the Family Day STAR Pledge
to commit to:

     Spend time with your kids by having dinner together
     Talk to them about their friends, interests, and the dangers of drugs and alcohol
     Answer their questions and listen to what they say
     Recognize that YOU have the power to keep your kids substance-free!