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SEPTEMBER 2012

Thanks to everyone involved in taskforce activity during month of August - activity highlights are listed below.  

 

  • Held bi-monthly taskforce and team leaders meetings
  • Participated in the following meetings/events; 
  • DBHDD Community Prevention Alliance Workgroup (CPAW)  meetings
  • CCC Workshop: Fundamentals of Foundation Grant Writing 
  • OJJDP Webinar: Foundations and Grant Making as Strategic Partners in Sustainability Efforts
  • SBIRT Training: Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral for Treatment 
  • GA School on Addiction Studies in Savannah
  • Prepared reports: bi-annual STOP grant progress and final GRAA grant evaluation
  • Analyzed trends from GA Student Health Survey Reports (2008 - 2012)
  • Social media presence; lots of postings on Facebook and Twitter 
  • Media coverage, see website newsroom page for links to articles 

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    Need EVERYONE's help to collect 2,000 completed surveys by end of September, read more about how you can help below...

     

    Also looking for middle or high school aged youth in Cobb County to attend Youth Council Summit, read more below...

     

    And, there's lots more happenings coming up. Please read this e-news edition and mark your calendar to participate in upcoming meetings and events. Hope to see ya'll soon!

     

    Cathy Finck
    Executive Director

    CALENDAR SNAPSHOT  

     

    SEPTEMBER

    6 - Audio Call: Prepare for Above The Influence Day

    9 - Youth Council Leadership Meeting

    10 - Youth Team Meeting

    12 - Audio Call: Prepare for Above The Influence Day

    13 - Audio Call: Sustaining True Youth Driven Programs

    18 - Education Team Meeting

    20 - Webinar: New Underage Drinking Research

    20 - Audio Call: Managing Alcohol Outlet Density

    22 - KSU Recovery Run

    26 - Youth Team Meeting

    26 - Policy Team Meeting

    27 - Annual Board of Directors Meeting

    27 - Webcast: Creating a Coalition Identify

     

    OCTOBER

    1 - Cobb Chamber Public Safety Appreciation Breakfast

    2 - Bi-monthly CAT Meeting

    7 - Youth Council Leadership Meeting

     

    (please check the calendar page at www.cobbat.org for meeting times, locations and updates)  

     

    SEPTEMBER PARTNER HIGHLIGHT: PARENTS

       

    Our parent partners play a vital role in helping to realize our vision and mission, including: 1) setting a good example, 2) talking with youth about health and safety consequences, 3) monitoring youth activities, 4) speaking out and speaking up.

     

    THANKS TO ALL OUR OUTSTANDING PARENT PARTNERS.  Follow the  'shout outs' to parent groups on Facebook and Twitter throughout September. 

    Taskforce Happenings 

      

    Community Survey now open through end of September - Please help reach goal to collect 2,000 + Share with everyone in your networks; business, civic, education, faith, government, healthcare, judicial, law enforcement, media, non-profit, parent, youth! See link to survey - also posted on website homepage.  

    Youth Council Summit in October - help is needed to identify middle and high school aged youth in Cobb County to attend. Contact Amy Hoffman if you can help get the word out to local youth and/or youth groups and look for event registration flyer coming soon!

    Various posters available - check out link to view 4 posters and how you can request copies to help display in community locations where Cobb County parents will see them!

    Check calendar page for upcoming meetings and events - volunteers are needed, so if you can attend any meetings, webinars, audio calls and events please participate. Contact Cathy Finck with any questions.

    Check us out on Facebook AND Twitter - Please visit and 'like us' and share with others in your networks. Help us grow followers...and check out posts and pictures of 'our work'. If you have pictures of CAT volunteers/friends doing work in the community, please send to Cheryl!

    We're revamping our website - expect to have new look up and running by late October or early November.

    KSU Recovery Run Sat., September 22 from 8-11 a.m. - September is National Recovery Month, come on out and support one of our partners who is hosting run at KSU on the campus green. 350 runners expected, post race event to feature raffle, give-aways from vendors, and medals for top racers.    

            

    In The News

    Help us get Urban Outfitters to pull pro-alcohol t-shirts off shelves.    ..read more.

    CADCA Webinar on the Latest Trends in Underage Drinking - For a community coalition to be most effective, its members and staff must be well equipped with research on the latest trends since the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking... read more.
    About Us
    Cobb Alcohol Taskforce is an alliance of individuals and organizations which mobilizes and challenges Cobb County adults to reduce underage drinking and youth binge drinking, by advancing strategic enforcement, policy and education goals.

     

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    Cobb Alcohol Taskforce
    3162 Johnson Ferry Rd., S-260
    P.O. Box 823
    Marietta, Georgia 30062
    www.cobbat.org