FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Drug Free Action Alliance <Contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 11:44 AM Subject: February 2014 eNews To: bslater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx February 2014 E-Newsletter *Welcome to the February edition of the Drug Free Action Alliance **E-Newsletter. You are receiving this monthly email due to your dedication to the promotion of healthy alcohol and drug-free lifestyles and your commitment to the improvement **of your community. Please feel free to forward to others **who may benefit from this information.* In the company of numerous state leaders, Danielle Smoot of Cole's Warriors (Clark County) and a member of the SPCA Advisory Council, speaks to the crowd at the *Start Talking!* kick-off on January 21 at the Upper Arlington High School. *Start Talking!* is an effort being championed by Gov. John Kasich and First Lady Karen Kasich, aimed at preventing drug abuse among our children. Under Gov. Kasich's leadership, and in partnership with the Ohio General Assembly and other statewide officeholders, Ohio has made it a priority to attack our state's drug problem. This new youth drug prevention initiative encourages Ohioans to embrace programs focused at raising awareness and encouraging conversation to stop drug abuse before it starts. Know! Parent Tips and TEACHable Moments are two of the spotlighted programs as part of the Start Talking! initiative. To get signed up for Know! Parent Tips, Know! TEACHable Moments or for more information on Start Talking!, please visit http://starttalking.ohio.gov<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39157322&msgid=282955&act=C335&c=739735&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fstarttalking.ohio.gov> . ______________________________________ *AMERICA'S YOUTH HAVE VOTED!* The Results Are In... The Big Bowl Vote is a simple, three-question, student questionnaire given Monday morning following the Super Bowl, where middle and high school students shared their thoughts on what advertisements they remember seeing and which commercial takes their top vote. Number of sixth through twelfth grade students across the nation participating in this year's Big Bowl Vote: More than 15,000. - Participating Middle School Students: 4,976 watched the Super Bowl, 2,100 did not watch - Participating High School Students: 5,255 watched the Super Bowl, 3,141 did not watch Click here<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39157322&msgid=282955&act=C335&c=739735&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.drugfreeactionalliance.org%2Ffiles%2Fenews-february14-national.pdf> to see how they voted. ______________________________________ *We Are The Majority* *Program Webinar * March 11, 2014, 1:00-2:00 p.m. EST Cost: Free The Youth Advisory Council of the Ohio Youth-Led Prevention Network (OYLPN) developed the *We are the Majority* message as a way for communities to combat the common 'everyone is doing it' misperception and to empower youth to be more vocal about their choice to live a healthy lifestyle. The session will introduce the OYLPN's partnerships between youth-led substance abuse prevention programs in order to develop and strengthen the youth-led substance abuse prevention efforts at local, state and national levels. To register, visit DrugFreeActionAlliance.org/Up-ComingEvents<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=39157322&msgid=282955&act=C335&c=739735&destination=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.drugfreeactionalliance.org%2Fcalendar%2Fevent%2F123> For questions regarding these webinars, contact Derek Longmeier at DLongmeier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. ______________________________________ *The Midwest Alcohol Policy Summit (MAPS) Coming Soon! The conference will take place in Columbus, Ohio April 1-3, 2014* Top 5 Reasons to Attend MAPS 1. ONE OF A KIND 2. OUTSTANDING CONTENT 3. AMAZING VALUE 4. INCREDIBLE CONTINUING EDUCATION 5. 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