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Address: 301 4th Street SW

Fairmont, Minnesota
Organization Name: Fairmont Area Schools
Email: mdorn@ci.mn., N Suite 200
Location: Glencoe Community Center
Address: 710 13th St.
City: Lakeville
Date: 04/24/06
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Judy Johnson, Project Northland Coordinator

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Location: Holiday Inn Hotel + Suites
Address: 37th Ave.us
Address: 201 West 3rd St.
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

The funds will be used to serve the
27 most highly impacted Florida counties through Project Recovery , a state
initiative, completely funded by the federal government, that will establish
multidisciplinary treatment teams in the affected areas. The teams will work
with displaced people, individuals with continued stress, and special
populations such as immigrants, migrant workers and older persons.

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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.
The Florida Department of Children and Families submitted its application
for this current grant on March 22, 2005.

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Human Services , is the lead federal agency for improving the quality and
availability of substance abuse prevention , addiction treatment and mental
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Address: Courthouse , 300 South 5th St.willmar. Paul, Minnesota
Organization Name: Safe Dakota Coalition - North
Email: deb.
City: St.

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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. Governors will join their spouses in
Oklahoma and Maine., 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.johnson@co.mn.P.

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" According to the 2004 National Survey on
Drug Use and Health, roughly 10. In fact, alcohol is responsible for six times the
number of youth deaths than can be attributed to all other drugs combined.

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 .us
Address: 408 West Main Ave

Virginia, Minnesota
Organization Name: St., 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. Officer

Winona , Minnesota
Organization Name: City of Winona Police Dept.

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Address: 6120 Earle Brown Dr.edu
Address: 720 4th Ave.

SAMHSA, is a public health agency within the Department of Health and
Human Services.

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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.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.org
Address: 125 - 3rd Avenue North
Location: Dakota County Northern Service Center
Address: 1 Mendota Road
City: West St. Cloud, Minnesota
Organization Name: SCSU Public Safety Department
Email: jefuran@stcloudstate.
Email: bbeck@whitebearlake .winona.5 million in immediate emergency aid
funds through the FEMA Crisis Counseling and Training Assistance Program.

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Worthington, Minnesota

Organization Name: City of Worthington Police Dept. Substance abuse and mental health screening and
treatment services will be provided .

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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. + W. Cloud
Date: 03/28/2006
Event Time: 7:00 PM
Town Hall leader: Jennifer Furan, Security Coordinator

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The program will provide direct mental health services and link
individuals and families with other community services.

Twelve Step websites that have Online , chats, and meetings.

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More detailed information about date, time and location of town hall
meetings across Minnesota is appended.
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.Box 877

Chaska , Minnesota
Organization Name: Carver-Scott Educational Cooperative
Email: burke@cscccd .mn.us
Address: 795 W. 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. Michael, Minnesota
Organization Name: Safe Communities of Wright County
Email: safecommunitieswc@charter.
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. WASHINGTON, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced an $11 million award to the
State of Florida to meet the needs of those suffering long-term trauma as the
result of the hurricanes of 2004. The current program will address the more serious
problems that emerge over time.

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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.
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.O.org
Address: 401 East Fourth St.k12.net
Address: 14710 72nd St. Street South PO Box 1148

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
Organization Name: White Bear Lake Police Dept.willmar.

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Address: 38095-100TH AVENUE
Cass Lake, Minnesota

Organization Name: Greater Cass Lake Weed + Seed Initiative
Email: weedseed@charterinternet.t. Highway 23
Paynesville, Minnesota
Organization Name: Paynesville High School
Email: dseegers@paynesville . Highway 23

Rushford Village, Minnesota
Organization Name: City of Rushford Village
Email: crv@acegroup.
Email: kkearney@co. "The earlier aid was
designed to assist the general population in recovering from the psychological
effects of a disaster. It can take several months for symptoms of
post-traumatic stress disorder, clinical depression and substance abuse to
appear, and for people to recognize they need additional help.

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Address: 301 North Main St.
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. 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.

Organization Name: Lao Advancement Organization of America
Email: khinsixiengmay@laoamerica .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.us
Address: 401 Huntsinger Ave.us
Address: 307 1st .

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Address: 1900 West Old Shakopee Rd.mn.us
Address: 900 Johnson St.us
Address: 18618 Ipava Ave.
Location: Lakeville City Hall
Address: 20195 Holyoke Ave.

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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.4 million
were ages 12-17.1 percent of 12-year-olds reported using
alcohol at least once in their lifetimes. To learn about town hall meetings
elsewhere across the country, see the Stop Underage Drinking federal partners
website: http://www. Project Recovery
expects to provide group and individual therapy, anger management, supportive
housing, and training.

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percent) reported current alcohol use.us
Address: 301 Country Road 2

Bloomington, Minnesota
Organization Name: Tri-City Partners for Healthy Youth and Communities
Email: eoconnell@ci.com
Address: P.

Chisholm, Minnesota
Organization Name: Chisholm KIDS PLUS
Email: tneary@cpinternet .
Location: Northwoods Bank Meeting Room
Address: 1202 E 1st St. S.k12. Louis County Health
Email: torreldco@st-louis.us
Address: 2201 NE 23rd St.

SAMHSA Awards $11 Million Mental Health Grants to Florida for Continued Services for those Affected by Hurricanes

This award builds on current SAMHSA
initiatives that have provided over $5.

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By age 13 the percentage doubles,
and by age 15 it is over 50 percent. Teens use alcohol more frequently than
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Address: McLeod County Public Health, 1805 Ford Ave.

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"SAMHSA has been helping Florida since the first hurricane struck the
state," SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie said.

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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.k12.mn.us
Address: 795 W .org
Address: 125 - 3rd Avenue North
Location: Lakeville City Hall
Address: 20195 Holyoke Ave. NE
Twin Valley, Minnesota

Organization Name: Norman County East School
Email: davidn@nce.

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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 .mn.mn.

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8 million underage persons ages 12 to 20 (28. 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.S.k12.
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.stevens.griffith@southstpaul.mn. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability ,
capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention,
addictions, treatment and mental health service delivery system.

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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.com
Address: 4 B East Drive, Suite 205

Glencoe , Minnesota
Organization Name: Meeker McLeod Sibley Community Health Services
Email: jean .
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. Division St.mn.com
Address: 1530 Airport Rd.

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" First ladies will
participate in town hall meetings in Florida, Maine, New Mexico, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wyoming.

SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.mn.
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.com
Address: 1000 Fifth St.org
Address: 3028 Oregon Ave. S.org
Address: 2648 West Broadway Avenue

Morris, Minnesota
Organization Name: Stevens County Sheriff's Office
Email: grahamholtberg@co.us
Address: 400 Colorado Ave.k12.org
Address: 4701 Highway 61
Location: Central Middle School Auditorium
Address: 4857 Bloom Ave.
Email: skycop@mchsi .