January 2022
Happy New Year!

We are looking forward to a bright, exciting 2022 here at Operation Snowball. We have kicked off 2022 welcoming back our Weekly Wellness Lunch Break initiative, have in-person OS, Inc. trainings scheduled and are excited for the upcoming CGTI Mid-Year Conference February 25-27, which OS co-sponsors. We have so many amazing OS teams joining us this year and we are thrilled!!

We hope you'll join us for our upcoming trainings, which you can find in our new catalog below, and we are excited to continue watching everyone achieve their goals and make an impact with your events.

Operation Snowball, Inc. Team
Ashley & Riley
Operation Snowball Trainings
Our 2022 spring training catalog is finally here! You can click the link below to find the titles, descriptions and registrations for our upcoming trainings for the 2022 spring semester. These trainings are free and open to all. Please forward these on to your students and OS directors.
January Trainings
January 18
11:30AM to 12:00PM CST (Virtual)

Weekly Wellness Lunch Break
Journaling

Every Tuesday during the months of January and February we will hold a 30 minute session via zoom, to spend time together increasing our self-care toolkit and to serve as a good reminder to re-center ourselves.
January 25
11:30AM to 12:00PM CST (Virtual)

Weekly Wellness Lunch Break
Reboot, Refresh, Restore

Every Tuesday during the months of January and February we will hold a 30 minute session via zoom, to spend time together increasing our self-care toolkit and to serve as a good reminder to re-center ourselves.
Featured February Trainings
Please consider joining us for our Trauma-Informed Peer Approach to Substance Use Prevention Training on February 9. Click the link below for more information.

If you are interested in registering a Team, please reach out to Riley Cleary at riley@ilabh.org for group registration.
As we approach events that evoke an uptick in sports betting, like the Super Bowl and March Madness, it is important to take time to learn about the impact of early exposure as well as the risks that come with participating.

If you are interested in registering a Team, please reach out to Riley Cleary at riley@ilabh.org for group registration.
OS Event Theme Toolkit
This toolkit was made to explain and review the creation of themes for Operation Snowball events, campaigns, etc., that students and adult mentors may be working on as part of their action plans!

This toolkit will walk through the why and how of theme creation with some examples provided by the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute of past themes from youth conferences and OS, Inc. state-wide programming! We hope this inspires you to create something exciting and engaging.
OS Team Event Highlights
We are so thankful to all the Snowball Teams who have invited Operation Snowball, Inc. to lead trainings and attend their event over the last month. We're proud of your accomplishments, and you should be too!
Evergreen Park Community High School Snowball
Join us in giving Evergreen Park a huge shoutout for a successful Snowball. They held a modified event for safety that included two full days of programming at their high school each day. There was infectious energy from every level. Kudos!
We Want to Hear From You!
Operation Snowball, Inc. wants to continue to highlight OS Teams each month in our newsletter. Please continue to share with us the amazing work that you are doing in your schools and communities.

This may mean sharing photos of your events or weekly meetings, graphics and videos your group has created for your prevention programming, maybe it is a write-up from one of your students reflecting on a project you all completed. In other words, we want to celebrate YOU!

Be proud of all you have accomplished!
MISSION STATEMENT: Operation Snowball is an international youth program that empowers student leaders through prevention education, community advocacy, and leadership development to a create positive impact.

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