May 31 2012 success story

Nemaha County United 4 Youth

Michelle StrubeProject Coordinator

713 Main Suite BSeneca, KS 66538

[email protected]

NOT IN OUR HOUSE CAMPAIGN

This campaign educates those 21 and older who can legally purchase alcohol of the dangersand consequences of providing alcohol to minors. Youth encouraged parents, and adults to sign the Pledge to not provide alcohol, tobacco or other drugs to teens on their property.

Nemaha County SADDStudents Against Destructive Decisions

One of our many successes…

Establishing 4 new SADD Chapters in Nemaha County. We now have 5 active SADD Chapters. One SADD officer from each organization is also a member of our county-side Student Leadership Council Board. This board meets one to two times per year to schedule our youth activities.

Toss Out Bad Choices

We got our youth involved and decorated a float for the Sabetha Rodeo Parade.We passed out information the Not In Our House Campaign. This was our big “Kick Off”

event.

Our SADD Chaptersset up booths at home basketball, wrestling activities and worked very hard at getting adults to Pledge to be a safe house.

The SADD Chapters competed with the other local SADD chapterstrying to see which chaptercould get the most pledges.

Over 250 Pledges

Sabetha SADD has been our champion the past two years in getting pledges!

70 Pledges in 2012

Pizza Party

Project Sticker Shock Campaign2012

6 youth, and 5 adult volunteers

1500 S ti c ke r s

More parents feelit is wrong to providealcohol to teens.

Empower

2010 SADD National Conference 19 youth and 4 adults attended the conference. Youth were able to network with youth

from other SADD chapters and brought back good ideas for their chapter activities.

2012 SADD STATE CONFERENCE

For the past few years Nemaha County has had a good representationof youth and adults attending the SADD State Conference in Topeka, KS.

2012 Centralia SADDSabetha SADDWetmore SADD

Red Ribbon Week ActivitiesYouth educatingpeers during Red Ribbon Week.

Just a few stats…•In 2008, 34.1% of Nemaha County youth in 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grade reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days.

•In 2012, 23.56% of Nemaha County youth in 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grade reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days.

•More adults of youth in these grades feel it is wrong for youth tobe drinking alcohol.

10% decline in alcohol use by our youth

Nemaha County United 4 Youth Student Leadership Council Board

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Visit www.united4youth.org or find United 4 Youth on Facebook

Holly Kuckleman, Nemaha Valley High SchoolLane Foster Beck, Centralia High School

Trisha Schulte, B & B High SchoolGus Myers, Wetmore High School