Don't Be Scared, It's Just Our October Newsletter

Hope + Healing you can read about...

Helping Others Travel Drug-Free Costs Money

October 23 - 31 is Red Ribbon Week (try saying that fast 3 times in a row) and the theme this year is "Life is a journey. Travel drug-free." Red Ribbon Week (RRW) is a chance to mobilize citizens and parents to talk to youth about the dangers of drug abuse and encourage participation in drug prevention activities. Children of parents who talk to their teens regularly about drugs are 42% less likely to use drugs than those who don't , yet only a quarter of teens report having these conversations. The Council will be out in full force during RRW at local schools so be sure to ask the youth in your lives if they heard from any of our amazing educators.

As mentioned in the title, helping others make that drug-free journey and stay on it, costs money. And that is why we are excited to announce that we received a $7,625 grant from the Coastal Bend Community Foundation. We are also thrilled to report that our Director of Communication + Development, Tiffany Montemayor's, 7 Most Beautiful Women fundraiser through The Bend Magazine raised $3,097! By the end of the dinner honoring these 7 local philanthropists, Tiffany made sure everyone knew just how connected drug and alcohol abuse is to all of the issues our community faces and we are so proud of her dedication to our agency and her passion for making our community a better place.

Thank you Coastal Bend Community Foundation, Tiffany Montemayor, and all of the individual donors who are helping to ensure that The Council on Alcohol + Drug Abuse will continue educating our youth and showing others the way to stay on a drug-free journey.

Take the National Red Ribbon Campaign Pledge Now and Be Part of the Creation of a Drug Free America

Project Link and October 15

In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month saying, "When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, there isn’t a word to describe them."

October 15 is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. While some losses just can't be explained, there are ways to help expecting mothers prevent the loss of a baby. And that is where the services of our Project Link come in. Approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies worldwide will end in miscarriage. According to the World Health Organization, 4.5 million stillbirths occur each year worldwide.

Prenatal care is vital to the health of expecting mothers and babies. Project Link offers services that focus on getting that prenatal care for clients and parenting classes expecting mothers can take to ensure they learn how to have a healthy pregnancy. Please call us at 361-854-9199 for more information on Project Link and PADRE.

**P.S. If you noticed a change in our Executive Director's name...don't worry, we didn't lose Melissa. She was married to Mr. David Sweeting on October 6, 2018! Congratulations to the happy couple!

Upcoming Events + Meetings

November 8, 2018 - CCP Coalition Meeting - 11:30 to 1:00

Leadership + Board

Leadership

Melissa Sweeting, Executive Director

Marvin Hukill, Human Resources Director

Rhonda Bergey, Finance Manager

Armando Trevino, Education Program Director

Letty Falcon, PPI Program Manager

Tiffany Montemayor, Communication + Development Director

Michelle Smith - Treatment Manager

Board of Directors

Officer Kirk Stowers - President

Ruben Garcia - Vice President

Linda Benavides - Secretary

Silvia Martinez- Pacheco - Treasurer

Richard Torres

Marcia Lewandos

For more information on treatment, prevention, education, and intervention programming, please visit our website.

Visit our website