Cobb Alcohol Task Force - Mobilizing for Change                                           

OCTOBER 2014

SPECIAL ARTICLE  
 
Thanks and Congratulations to the first 
Cobb Alcohol Taskforce Prevention Champions!


  
The Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth (CCCCY) helped to make September an historic month for the Taskforce by approving a grant to support Cobb Youth RISE (Resist Individual Substance Enticements). Youth RISE will enhance existing CAT Youth Leadership programs and create opportunities for new ones.

Ms. Shelly Hill and Ms. Penny Warren, current and immediate past CCCCY chairs, presented a check to CAT Board Chair Pat Giuliani at the CAT Coalition General Meeting on September 9.

On September 23, the Atlanta Braves Foundation also became a CAT Prevention Champion by presenting a grant award to Cobb Youth RISE. 

We hope these generous gifts will motivate other organizations to become Prevention Champions!

We are happy to highlight our Law Enforcement partners in the month of October! The salute will begin on Sunday, October 5 with the Youth Council Kickoff and Bake Day, at 875 Six Flags Drive, Bldg. 1, as part of Public Safety Appreciation Week.     

The next CAT Coalition General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at the Sheriff's Work Release Center, 1825 County Services Parkway in Marietta, beginning at 11:30 AM.  City of Kennesaw Chief of Police William Westenberger has been invited to serve as Guest Speaker.  

CAT will also observe Red Ribbon Week, as well as OctSOBERFest at Kennesaw State University (KSU).  
Please visit the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce web site, www.cobbat.org, to find out more. 
        
CALENDAR SNAPSHOT

 

OCTOBER

2 -   CAT Board of Directors Meeting

5 -   Youth Leadership Council Kickoff Bake Event

6-10 - PUBLIC SAFETY APPRECIATION WEEK

14 - CAT Coalition General Meeting

14 - Policy Strategy Team Meeting

15 - Governance Committee Meeting 

21 - Education Strategy Team Meeting

21 - Youth Strategy Team Meeting

23-31 RED RIBBON WEEK

 

NOVEMBER

11 - CAT Coalition General Meeting 

11 - Policy Strategy Team Meeting 

13 - Executive Committee Meeting

14 - CEU Seminar: Ridgeview Institute

14 - CAT Board Retreat

18 - Education Strategy Team Meeting

18 - Youth Strategy Team Meeting

19 - Governance Committee Meeting

20 - CAT Board of Directors Meeting

27-28 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

 

SPECIAL NOTICE: The next CAT Board of Directors Meeting is Thursday October 2, at 7:30 AM.. 

    

Please check the calendar page frequently at www.cobbat.org for updates about events, meeting times, and locations. 


OCTOBER HIGHLIGHT: 

LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS   


According to the National District Attorney's Association and the U.S. Department of Justice, reducing underage and youth binge drinking is a key to reducing and preventing crime. So what are some of the ways Law Enforcement partners can help reduce it?  
 
Conduct high visibility enforcement operations (compliance checks, shoulder taps, party dispersals, others). Develop a system to monitor alcohol-related problems associated with community events and specific establishments. Ask underage youth who are caught drinking to disclose the source of their alcohol and implement source investigation protocols. Consistently enforce laws against adult providers and social hosts, as well as minors in possession.

This link at the CAT web site leads to videos with valuable information about Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws.  
 
For more information about how Law Enforcement partners can be proactive, see this link at the CAT web site.  

 

THANKS TO ALL OUR OUTSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS.  Follow the "shout outs" to Law Enforcement partners on Facebook and Twitter throughout this month.

 

Taskforce Happenings 


The Current Nameplate Image Features . . .   Law Enforcement Partners! The community at-large has expressed concern and supports increased (and consistent and Fair) enforcement of all cases involving youth  about alcohol. Contact the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center  at www.udetc.org for a wealth of print and online training resources. 

 

Fall activities are happening all  over!! Please Stay Alert! - The new school year has started, and Fall activities like football and tailgating parties become the events that everyone wants to attend. Remember to set responsible examples! Visit the CAT website to read about Social Hosting as well as the important roles parents play in fostering safe activities for the fall and upcoming holiday season.

      

Meeting Reminders - Cobb Alcohol Taskforce (CAT) General Meetings are held on the Second Tuesday of each month from January-May and August-December. They begin at 11:30 AM. CAT Board Meetings are held on the Fourth Thursday in January, March, May, July, September, and November, and begin at 7:30 AM.

 

Please Note: The CAT Board Meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 25 has moved forward to Thursday, October 2. The meeting will start as usual at 7:30 AM, at 1955 Lake Park Drive, Smyrna. 

Changing the date on this occasion helps to accommodate schedules of Board members who were out of town on September 25 or participating in religious observances (such as Rosh Hashanah). Please contact Pat Giuliani, Board Chair, at 404-409-9112 to address questions about the meeting.

      

Volunteers Needed for Team Meetings - Please see dates/times on the Calendar and plan to attend one of these meetings. These team meetings are where the action is; all are welcome!    

 

In The News

Wellness History is made in Austell  
 
Congratulations to all the individuals and organizations (including Cobb Alcohol Taskforce) that served as partners and sponsors in staging "Joining Hands in Wellness Day" on Saturday, September 20,  2014 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Collar Park, 2625 Joe Jerkins Boulevard in Austell, GA. The event presented a full day of entertainment and enriching activities for individuals and family members of all ages, based on the Eight Dimensions of Wellness, as promoted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and as part of National Wellness Week (September 15-21). Activities included a Wellness Dinner on September 19 and a 5K Run and 1 Mile Family Walk on September 20. 

Particular thanks are extended to the City of Austell for supporting the event, as well as to the many local officials who attended. They included Cobb County Commission Chair Tim Lee, Commissioner Lisa Cupid, Austell City Council Representative Kirsten Anderson, and Georgia State Senator-elect Dr. Michael Rhett.     
 
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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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3162 Johnson Ferry Rd., S-260
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Marietta, Georgia 30062
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