Teens
use alcohol more frequently than
all illicit drugs combined.
Location: Edina City Hall
Address: 4801 West 50th Street
City: Edina Date: 3/27/06
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Breckenridge, Minnesota
Organization Name: Drug Free Communities Support Program
Email:
slarson@co.
Location: Lakeville City Hall
Address: 20195 Holyoke Ave.
City: Lakeville
Date: 04/24/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Judy Johnson, Project Northland
Coordinator
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Organization Name: Asian Media Access
Email:
angehwang@amamedia.edu
Address: 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Suite 128
Location: Northfield
Community Resource Center
Address: 1651 Jefferson Parkway
City: Northfield
Date:
03/06/2006
Event Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Town Hall leader: Zach Pruitt + Kathy Sandberg
, Rice County Chemical
Health Coalition
Park Rapids, Minnesota
Organization Name:
Park Rapids Area School
Email: bthomason@parkrapids.
Email: skycop@mchsi. Copies of UBICATE
! are free to
public schools and non-profit domestic violence prevention agencies.verizonwireless
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Town hall meetings, with
the theme "Start talking before they start drinking," are being convened
on
and around March 28, 2006, in approximately 1,200 communities across the
country. In addition
to its negative impact on health,
alcohol use among youth is strongly correlated with violence, risky
sexual
behavior, poor academic performance, alcohol-related driving incidents, and
other harmful
behaviors. To learn about town hall meetings
elsewhere across the country, see the Stop Underage
Drinking federal partners
website: http://www.
Town hall meetings are sponsored by the
Federal Interagency Coordinating
Committee for the Prevention of Underage Drinking, which includes
the
Administration for Children and Families, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, Federal Trade Commission,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
, National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
, Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of National Drug Control
Policy
, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Office of the Surgeon General,
and Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration.O. Street South PO Box 1148
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Organization Name: White Bear Lake Police Dept. BEDMINSTER, N.liturgical muslim
By age 13 the percentage doubles
,
and by age 15 it is over 50 percent.stopalcoholabuse., Suite 230
Location: Maple Grove Government
Center
Address: 12800 Elm Creek Blvd
City: Maple Grove
Date: 03/28/2006
Town Hall leader: Stephanie Perron, Program Director for NW Hennepin Safe
Communities
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Organization Name: Chemical Health Initiative Coalition of Goodhue County
Email: bethl@gc-ed.com
Address: 4 B East Drive, Suite 205
Glencoe, Minnesota
Organization Name: Meeker McLeod Sibley Community Health Services
Email: jean.
Location: Backus Auditorium
Address: 910 5th Street
City: International Falls
Date:
03/28/06
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Della Warren, Collaborative Coordinator
Lakeville, Minnesota
Organization Name: Lakeville Area Public Schools
Email:
jljohnson1@isd194.us
Address: 401 Huntsinger Ave.J., Teen dating violence is a
widespread
and devastating problem -- statistics show that one in three
teenagers has experienced violence in
a dating relationship*.liturgical leaven
8 million underage persons ages 12 to 20 (28. Of these underage drinkers, 4. In
fact, alcohol is responsible for six times the
number of youth deaths than can be attributed to all
other drugs combined.
More detailed information about date, time and location of town hall
meetings
across Minnesota is appended. S.edu
Address: 720 4th Ave. NE
Twin Valley, Minnesota
Organization Name: Norman County East School
Email: davidn@nce.
Email: bbeck@whitebearlake
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Winona, Minnesota
Organization Name: City of Winona Police Dept.
mn.
As part of its HopeLine phone recycling program, Verizon Wireless works
with local communities
and agencies to reach out to teens and college-aged
students to make them aware of the seriousness
of teen dating violence, to
give them information and to point them to sources for help.schreiner ethical
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Address: 301 North Main St.bloomington.mn.org
Address: 3028 Oregon Ave.
Location: Northwoods Bank Meeting Room
Address: 1202 E 1st
St.mn.us
Address: 2201 NE 23rd St.3 million voice and data customers.muslim relate
The town hall meetings
will feature recently released public service
announcements, developed in collaboration with the
Ad Council, that bear the
theme "Start talking before they start drinking.
Organization
Name: Lao Advancement Organization of America
Email: khinsixiengmay@laoamerica.
City:
Park Rapids
Date: 3/28/06 Event
Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Barbara Thomason
, Coordinator
Paynesville, Minnesota
Organization Name: Paynesville High School
Email: dseegers@paynesville. HopeLine also presented a grant to the Northern
Westchester
Shelter to support the "Love Should Not Hurt" Teen Dating
Abuse Summit at Pace University
.
-- Web sites - Verizon Wireless and HopeLine created
http://www.uhavetheright
.
"Domestic violence affects women and men of all ages, including teens,"
said Martha Delehanty
, vice president of human resources at Verizon Wireless.relate ritual
City: Lakeville
Date: 04/24/06
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Judy Johnson, Project Northland Coordinator
St. Proceeds from the HopeLine program benefit victims
of domestic violence and non-profit
advocacy agencies, providing essential
communication tools of wireless phones and wireless services
, and financial
grants.racism muslim
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* 2002 US Department of Justice Survey
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable wireless
network, serving 51. Headquartered in
Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon
Communications
(NYSE: VZand LSE: VOD).feminism padgett
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Address: 6120 Earle Brown Dr., N Suite 200
Location: Glencoe Community Center
Address: 710 13th St.
Email: kkearney@co.com
Address: 1530 Airport Rd. For more
information on Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program or for instructions
on
donating a wireless phone, visit http://www.com/multimedia.
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WASHINGTON, The Federal
Interagency Coordinating
Committee for the Prevention of Underage Drinking, chaired by the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in partnership with
state and local
agencies and organizations, is spearheading a nationwide
campaign to curb underage drinking before
it starts.
Research shows that parents of teens generally underestimate the extent of
alcohol
used by youth and its negative consequences, with parents viewing
underage drinking as "inevitable
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Address: 301 4th Street SW
Fairmont, Minnesota
Organization Name: Fairmont
Area Schools
Email: mdorn@ci.org
Address: 2648 West Broadway Avenue
Morris
, Minnesota
Organization Name: Stevens County Sheriff's Office
Email: grahamholtberg@co
.cc
Address: 4000 State Hwy 30 West
Location: Rushford Village Community Center
Address: 4000 State Hwy 30 West
City: Rushford Village
Date: 03-28-2006
Event Time:
7:30 PM
Town Hall leader: Judy Graham, Clerk; Gordon Johnson, Mayor; Brenda
Polhman, Fillmore
County Health; Richard Lee, Maryor, City of Peterson; Ted
Roberton, Mayor, City of Rushford; Miller
Jeff, R-P School Superintendent
South St. Paul, Minnesota
Organization Name: Safe
Dakota Coalition - North
Email: deb. Over the past
few years, HopeLine has partnered with
local communities to present grants,
implement campaigns and launch educational films and Web sites
dedicated to
teen awareness of domestic violence.patriarchy interpreted
1 percent of 12-year-olds reported using
alcohol
at least once in their lifetimes. Governors will join their spouses in
Oklahoma and Maine.us
Address: 1900 West Old Shakopee Rd.us
Address: 795 W.mn.org
Address: 125 - 3rd Avenue
North
Location: Lakeville City Hall
Address: 20195 Holyoke Ave. Division St.
City:
White Bear Lake
Date: 04/18/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Lynne Bankes
, Chief of Police
Willmar, Minnesota
Organization Name: Willmar Police Department
Email: mdorn@ci.
-- Campaigns - In Wisconsin, Verizon Wireless and HopeLine launched
a
public awareness campaign with Milwaukee-area schools and local
domestic violence
agencies.
"It is important to educate people when they are young about what goes in to a
healthy
relationship and to make them aware of the signs of a dangerous one.eds feminism
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Address: Courthouse, 300
South 5th St.
Location: Rothsay Community Center
Address: 115 Second Street Southwest
City: Rothsay
Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 6:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Brenda
Woytassek, Wilkin Count Chemical Prevention
Coordinator; Rick Fiedler, Chief Deputy Sheriff; Tim
Fox, Wilkin County
Attorney
Brooklyn Carter, Minnesota
Organization Name: NW Hennepin
Human Service Council
Email: stephanie@nwhhsc.us
Address: 900 Johnson St. E
City:
Glencoe Date: 03/28/2006
Town Hall leader: Jeff Cummins, Glencoe Chief of Police
Location:
Lester Prairie City Center
Address: 37 North Juniper
City: Lester Prairie
Date:
03/28/2006
Town Hall leader: Bob Carlson, Chief of Police
Location: Zion Lutheran
Church
Address: 504 N Gilman Ave
City: Litchfield
Date: 03/28/2006
Town
Hall leader: Laura Lindeman, LARPP Chair + Health Educator
International Falls, Minnesota
Organization Name: Koochiching Family Collaborative
Email: dellawarren@hotmail. Highway
23
Paynesville, Minnesota
Organization Name: Paynesville High School
Email: dseegers@paynesville
. Cloud, Minnesota
Organization Name: SCSU Public Safety Department
Email: jefuran@stcloudstate
.mn.
HopeLine collects wireless phones and accessories from any wireless
service provider,
and then refurbishes the phones or recycles them in an
environmentally safe way. Verizon Wireless
has distributed nearly $2 million in HopeLine cash grants to local domestic
violence prevention
and awareness programs across the country.began meaning
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Address: 401 East Fourth St.mn.k12.us
Address:
307 1st. To preview and request broadcast-quality
video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon
Wireless operations, log
on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
http://www.leaven priests
" According
to the 2004 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health, roughly 10.
Address: 1700 4th Avenue SE
City: Austin
Date: 03/27/06
Town Hall leader: Kirsten Lindbloom, MCCHC Coordinator
Barrett, Minnesota
Organization Name: West Central Area Schools
Email: hscouns@wca
.mn.johnson@co.us
Address: 400 Colorado Ave.sharia killings
4 million
were ages 12-17.mcleod.us
Address:
408 West Main Ave
Virginia, Minnesota
Organization Name: St. Information provided
includes what to do if you
are in an abusive relationship, facts and figures, interactive
tests
and information on healthy relationships.com/hopeline.passage muslim
Organizations Conducting
Underage Drinking Prevention: Town Hall Meetings
Minnesota
[This list includes Town Hall meetings reported as of 3/20/06 and,
thus, may not be a complete list]
Austin, Minnesota
Organization Name: Mower County
Chemical Health Coalition
Email: kirsten@familiesandcommunities.
Chisholm, Minnesota
Organization Name: Chisholm KIDS PLUS
Email: tneary@cpinternet. Highway 23
Rushford Village, Minnesota
Organization Name: City of Rushford Village
Email: crv@acegroup
. Paul
Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 6:30 Resource Fair 7
Town Hall leader: Deb Griffith
, Community Liaison
Organization Name: Safe Dakota Coalition - North
Email: deb.
Location: Holiday Inn Hotel + Suites
Address: 37th Ave.Teens Made Aware of Dating Violence
Through Verizon Wireless' HopeLine(R) Program
We're extremely proud that HopeLine has been a
part of this educational
process and we pledge to continue to work with the local agencies and
businesses
whose great work truly does help make a difference.
Since 2001, consumers have donated more than
2.verizonwireless.meaning honour
willmar.us
Address: 18618 Ipava Ave.org
Address: 125 - 3rd Avenue North
Location: Dakota County Northern Service Center
Address: 1 Mendota Road
City: West
St.griffith@southstpaul.
City: St.k12.schreiner meaning
Town Hall Meetings to Confront Underage Drinking in Minnesota
Communities
us
Address: 301 Country Road 2
Bloomington, Minnesota
Organization
Name: Tri-City Partners for Healthy Youth and Communities
Email: eoconnell@ci.org
Address:
38095-100TH AVENUE
Cass Lake, Minnesota
Organization Name: Greater Cass Lake Weed
+ Seed Initiative
Email: weedseed@charterinternet.com
Address: P.k12.mn.
Location:
Otter Tail Power Building Basement
Address: 23 East 6th Street
City: Morris
Date:
03/28/2006
Event Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Town Hall leader: Graham Holtberg, Deputy Sheriff
Northfield, Minnesota
Organization Name: Northfield Healthy Community Initiative
Email: zpruitt@carleton.org
Address: 4701 Highway 61
Location: Central Middle School
Auditorium
Address: 4857 Bloom Ave., PO Box 995
Location: WEAC Auditorium
Address:
611 SW 5th St
City: Willmar
Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall
leader: Marilee Dorn, C.
Location: Worthington High School
Address: 1621 Clary St
City: Worthington
Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 6:30 PM
Town Hall leader: Bob
Fritz, School Resource Officer
During National
Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness
Week, HopeLine pledges to
continue its collaborative efforts to educate teens on dating violence
.relate interpreted
k12.griffith@southstpaul. The "Dating Should Not Hurt" campaign
featured two partner abuse
awareness posters that were distributed in
high schools, school assemblies and community
forums designed to
address teen dating violence.killings padgett
Approximately 11.
SAMHSA, a public
health agency within the U. Department of Health and
Human Services, is the lead federal agency for
improving the quality and
availability of substance abuse prevention, addiction treatment and mental
health services in the United States.mn.
Worthington, Minnesota
Organization Name:
City of Worthington Police Dept.
-- Educational Films - With funding from HopeLine, Los
Angeles' House of
Hope released UBICATE!(TM) (Find Yourself!), the first educational
short film in Spanish addressing the complex issues Latino teens face
in developing
healthy relationships. Find more information on the Web
at http://www.leaven patriarchy
t.mn.com
Address: 1000
Fifth St.net
Address: 14710 72nd St.net, a Web site dedicated to teen dating
violence
awareness."
Verizon Wireless is a recognized corporate leader for its commitment to
preventing
domestic violence and raising awareness of the issue.5 million phones to
HopeLine and more than 500
,000 phones have been recycled.
Sites which relate to religion and Women in general should be submitted
to Society: People: Women: Religion
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In nearly 3 dozen rural and urban Minnesota communities
, residents will
come together to learn more about the latest research on the impact of
underage
drinking on both individuals and the community, and to discuss how
their community can best prevent
underage alcohol use by reducing demand,
availability and access." First ladies will
participate
in town hall meetings in Florida, Maine, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wyoming.
mn.mn. Louis County Health
Email: torreldco@st-louis.P.us
Address: 201 West 3rd St. The
HopeLine
program gives customers an environmentally safe option for disposing their
no-longer
-used wireless phones, while at the same time providing a simple way
to make a difference in the lives
of domestic violence victims.This category should contain only sites where religion created an issue
for Women, for example in the case of honour killings.
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State and local officials, parents and youth
will
join community leaders and organizations (spanning health, education, law
enforcement, highway
safety, and alcohol control) to encourage parents to talk
with their children early and often about
the negative effects of alcohol.mn.Box 877
Chaska, Minnesota
Organization Name: Carver
-Scott Educational Cooperative
Email: burke@cscccd.
Location: Fairmont Opera House
Address: 45 Downtown Plaza City: Fairmont Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town
Hall leader: Brenden Babcock, Co-Chairman
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Organization Name:
Western Area City
Email: waco@prtel.us
Address: McLeod County Public Health, 1805 Ford
Ave.us
Address: 795 W. + W. Cloud
Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town
Hall leader: Jennifer Furan, Security Coordinator
St. Michael, Minnesota
Organization
Name: Safe Communities of Wright County
Email: safecommunitieswc@charter.
-- Grants
- In New York state, HopeLine presented a $1,250 grant to the
Catholic Charities of Herkimer
County, NY to fund educational programs
to help raise awareness of dating violence and to
educate teens and
young adults about the warning signs of a potentially abusive
relationship.padgett violence
gov; click on "town hall locations" and
click on any state for town hall information
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