October 11, 2007
In this issue:
Don't Miss the Red Ribbon Breakfast of Champions
Don’t miss the Red Ribbon Week Breakfast of Champions – RSVP DEADLINE is Wednesday, October 17. The Breakfast will recognize leadership and dedication to the field of substance abuse prevention. This event will take place on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 9:00 am, in the Rose Room at the Rose Garden Arena. The cost is $20.00 per person.
Join honored guests Mika Camarena (widow of Kiki Camarena) and State Senator Margaret Carter as we celebrate the people who are providing prevention leadership in law enforcement, education, community prevention, business, and the faith community in Oregon.
Click here to reserve your space or host a table.
Click here to download the Breakfast of Champions invitation.
Crystal Darkness TV Roadblock Attracts Big Audience
More than 300,000 homes in the Portland area watched Crystal Darkness, a half-hour documentary exposing the dangers of meth. Some 25 TV stations throughout Oregon aired the program at 7:30 p.m. and the response was even better than organizers had hoped for. About 55 percent of the viewing audience was tuned into the program.
Oregon Partnership organized the elaborate phone bank center, as part of OP’s crisis lines services. More than 75 volunteers took more than 300 phone calls from viewers who needed help with meth addiction or wanted more information.
Local businessman Jim White spearheaded the Crystal Darkness campaign, which also included brochures and flyers to schools, community groups, and churches.
Click here to learn more about Crystal Darkness, and meth prevention.
New Oregon Healthy Teens Survey Data Shows Problems With Underage Drinking
Alcohol use by 8th-graders dropped only slightly between 2006 and 2007, but increased among 11th-graders, according to newly released data from the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey. Liquor continued to be the Number 1 type of alcohol consumed by 8th- and 11th-graders who drank. The survey also found that alcohol use by 8th-grade girls in the past 30 days continued to outpace that of 8th-grade boys.
Click here for more on the latest Oregon Healthy Teens Survey results about underage drinking.
Click here to view the entire 2007 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey.
Training Opportunity: Think You Know Oregon? Demographics are Changing
The Oregon Partnership Training and Community Education Resource Center brings you: Think You Know Oregon? The Demographics are Changing. This training will address what you need to know about the changing demographics in Oregon and what your business or organization can do to keep up.
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear from Richard Bjelland, State Housing Analyst with Oregon Housing & Community Services. After Richard's presentation, Stephanie Soares Pump, Director of Training and Community Education for Oregon Partnership, will help you assess what the changing face of Oregon means to you.
The training will take place on Thursday, Oct 25, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, at Montgomery Park, located at 2701 NW Vaughn Avenue, in Portland. The training costs $65, and includes lunch. Parking is free.
Click here for more information.
Click here to download the training flyer.
Click here to download the trainer bios.
Binge Drinking Soars Among Teens Under 14 in the UK
One in seven people taken to hospital for drinking too much in the past year was under 14 years old, according to new figures released in the U.K. A total of 2,239 teens under 14 were given treatment suffering from the effects of alcohol over the past 12 months, a study found - one in seven of the total under age 59 admitted. The revelations about the scale of underage drinking led to renewed calls for a clampdown on alcohol advertising seemingly targeted at children.
Washington State Prevention Summit
Don't miss the Washington State Prevention Summit. The summit, sponsored by DASA and coordinated by CASAT, will take place November 16-17, 2007, at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver.
Click here to view the conference website and to register online.
Click here to download the summit flyer.
Do you have information to share with your prevention colleagues around the state? Please send to: dslifman@orpartnership.org.
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