The 84 Campaign and the Prom Skits!‏

Hi Everyone,

Some things from the last 2 weeks, starting with the 84 Campaign! THANK YOU for all the help and support from you all (getting signatures, completing missions, getting the word out) , the campaign was a big success!! We have about 130 signatures that I am still cutting out individually and pasting on posterboard. This will be on/near our bulletin board near A stairwell on the 1st floor. Already we have a list of reasons NOT to use tobacco there, so check it out! Great news about competing for completing the most missions... Gardner placed in the top ten for the state of MA! The proof is here at the 84 website: http://www.the84.org/iconnect2win . So great job! Thanks again for helping out. :)

For those of you who helped with our Safety at Prom Skits, fantastic job! As you may have heard from Sam, people really liked them and appreciated our efforts to help keep kids safe on Prom Night. Thanks for being there, and excellent acting! So there will be a community meeting for this sometime this month, according to our Community Coordinator Josh Tackett, and Mrs. Mcryllis is still organizing meetings for parents and students in May. We can perform them at these meetings as well. If you did not make it to the first one, see me if you are interested in a small part (for example, holding a sign or something) for the others. More details to come when I hear back from them.

I had read Sam's idea for a PSA, etc. recently about an issue SADD should cover; depression. SADD is known for its no-use policy for drugs and alcohol, but any destructive decision is "fair game" for us, such as depression and suicide, eating disorders, not using seatbelts, and even health-related issues like getting enough sleep. So I think that is a great idea. Maybe if we wanted to do a Public Service Announcement or other informational project, we could work on it for the end of the year. Anyone who wants can be involved. So we will start thinking about something like that; it's a good idea to expand our reach of topics.

That's about it for now. Thanks again for all the help with the 84 Campaign and the Safety at Prom Skits! I agree with Sam and believe we can accomplish so much as a group, look where we are already. So thanks again! I'll see you all in school.

- Gabby :)