Halloween Masquerade - Tuesday October 30

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction class

Hello Mindfulness Friends,

Attached is a file with information on the upcoming Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction class, planned for January, 2013.

This class provides a way to support you in cultivating your mindfulness practice. Please feel free to pass along the information to friends/family.

Also, let me know if you want to be taken off this email list.

Wishing you a gentle season,

Nicolette

 

See information here

Flagstaff Area Resource Guide

This is a listing of social service resources and some health resources:

Flagstaff Area Resource Guide

Prop 204 Yard Signs

We have Yes on Prop 204 Yard Signs and some pins, brochures and bumper stickers ready for immediate distribution.   Window paint to write a Yes on 204 message on your car window also available for your use.  Pick up at the Flagstaff ASCC office Monday through Friday 8:30-5:00. 

 

Please forward to all your contacts ASAP.

 

Thanks,

 

Paula

 

Paula Stefani

Flagstaff Coordinator

Association for Supportive Child Care

2708 N Fourth Street, Ste C-1A

Flagstaff, AZ 86004

928.714.1716

CPR Training Benefits Everyone

CPR Training Benefits Everyone     Nurse Alice Benjamin is a fellow You’re the Cure advocate for CPR training. She’d like to tell you why training more people in CPR is important to the heart health of everyone. At work I see CPR save lives every day. But even before I became a nurse I realized that if I learned to administer CPR then I would be able to save a person’s life – whether my mother, neighbor or someone that I may encounter as I go about my day – if they went in to cardiac arrest. Do you know the percentage of people in this country that survive a sudden cardiac arrest that occurs out of the hospital? In other words, if a person goes down in their workplace, on the street or in their home—what are their odds of surviving? Sadly, it is just under 8%. A huge part of what determines if they live or die is whether they receive bystander CPR - someone around, a stranger or a loved one, who is willing to begin CPR until emergency technicians arrive on the scene. Urge your legislator to prepare more people to save a life by supporting legislation to train students in CPR. The more people trained in CPR in every community, the more likely someone will be prepared to step in and save a life. You don’t have to be Nurse Alice to be a lifesaver. Many people feel helpless during cardiac emergencies due to insecurities about their CPR skills, but anyone can save a life, including you. In less than two minutes you can learn Hands-Only CPR. From one advocate to another, Whitney Chamberlain Grassroots Director

Video about Soda (parental warning)

THE UNHAPPY TRUTH ABOUT SODA

 

It wasn't so bad when soft drinks were the occasional treat.
But now sugary drinks are the number one source of calories in the American diet.

With one third of America overweight and another third obese, it's a wonder
anyone is still swallowing what the soda companies are selling.

Note for parents: Beginning at about 1:20 there is a bedroom scene that might not be suitable for young viewers, and at about 2:09 a chainsaw makes an appearance that might be upsetting to very young viewers. This film is not yet rated (nor will it be) but I’d say it’s about a PG-13.
Link to Video Here:http://therealbears.org/#video

Diabetes Support Circle

Hello,

I wanted to let you all know North Country is starting a group called the Diabetes Support Circle that will start on Thursday, November 1^st at 6:30 in the clinic. The group will be self directed and focus on the emotional aspects of managing diabetes. Let me know if you have any questions and please forward any patients you would like me to invite. Thank you!

Brett Dechambre

Diabetes Care Coordinator

North Country HealthCare

2920 North Fourth Street

Flagstaff, AZ

Primary Phone: 928-213-6110

Cell: 928-606-0849

 

Free Traditional Food Cooking Class

The MSPI program will be sponsoring a Free Traditional Food Cooking Class. We are doing this event as one of the protective factors against suicidal behaviors. One of the main protective factors to reduce the prevalence of youth with suicidal thoughts is to increase the positive interactions with their social and cultural networks.

Ruth Begay

MSPI Coordinator

Link to registration form here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=1VyEWyzGwjWjeqBLt0Qj_b8nbSYJEAipem-gNaAF07bS6Gc4drktCVACj9G6D

FREE Mental Health First Aid

Hello! NARBHA is hosting a FREE Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) on Monday, October 29 and 30, 2012. Please share with those who may be interested. We are especially interested in having individuals from the educational community. If you have any questions, please contact Trever Davis,(928) 214-2298 or trever.davis@narbha.org.

Soul Soup Workshop!

On Wednesday, October 17, 2012 from 3-5 p.m. Further Shore, Inc. is proud to offerNaturally Caring-TLC for Care Givers Workshop #7 "Soul Soup – Nourishment for Body & Soul". Presented by personal Chef, Michele Lytle and Katie Proctor, CMT. This FREE workshop will be held at the Joe Montoya Senior and Community Center in the arts and crafts room, located at 245 N. Thorpe Road next to Thorpe Park. The 2 hour workshop is designed for professional and family care givers. Learn how to make and mindfully enjoy two healing soups for the Fall Season. Discover time and money saving tips to help you de-stress and re-connect with your food and your body! Preregister by calling Lytle’s Ladle at 928-607-3856. The session will be held in the arts and crafts room. Soup will be served and certificates of completion awarded. Questions? Call 928-525-2910. Find out more about Further Shore at www.furthershore.org

NAGA workshop next Wednesday

Yes for FUSD

Help NAU Students Help Tibetan Refugees

Vote for Education

There are two very important decisions to be made by the voters in November. They are both about children and education ~ Prop. 204 and the FUSD Bond Election. I encourage each voter to vote YES. Please check out their websites to better understand why a YES vote is so important and who else feels the same way. Julianne Hartzell

Prop. 204: http://www.qualityeducationandjobs.com/

FUSD Bond election: http://www.yesforfusd.com/

Expect More AZ is also encouraging voters to vote yes on Prop. 118. See why here:
http://www.expectmorearizona.org/blog/2012/08/31/vote-4-education-learn-about-education-initiatives/

Ponderosa Baby College needs your help

Additional note from Rene:  Items are needed by next Wednesday or Thursday the latest.


The Baby College pilot program is coming to a close.    Each of the 3 families completing the program are expecting and we’d like to gift them with…DIAPERS!

If you  would like to purchase newborn diapers for the families, please let me know!  We can arrange that you either drop them off at the ASCC office or I can come pick them up!  We are counting on your support!  Hope we are “flooded” with diapers.

Other wish list items include:
3 baby K'tan Baby carriers (saw them on Amazon for $50)
burp clothes
long sleeve onsies
infant girl clothes 
infant boy clothes
infant neutral clothes
infant winter outerwear
hats
socks
footie pajamas
baby wash
towels
wash clothes
infant care kit (thermometer, clippers, nose syringe)
3 photo albums
3 disposible cameras 

Thank you!


René Hobbs
Association for Supportive Child Care
Early Childhood Specialist
2708 North Fourth Street, Suite C-1
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
rhobbs@asccaz.org
928.714.1716 (Ph) 800.222.3574
928.714.1944<mailto:rhobbs@asccaz.org> (fax)
P please consider the environment before printing this email

Greetings!

On behalf of the T.A.G.2(Y) planning team, we invite you to the “Teaching Artistic Gifts 2 Youth. Thinking, Advocating, Growing (T.A.G 2Y)”as you might not have heard of T.A.G.2(Y) (Teaching Artistic Gifts 2 Youth) we are a joint collaboration of programs, I.AM.YOUTH, Native Americans for Community Action, Coconino Coalition for Children & Youth, REACH UR LIFE, and North Country Healthcare. Over the summer we sponsored a weeklong experience for youth, providing workshops to youth ages 11-19 on a variety of topics, i.e.: jewelry making, improve/acting, painting, self-defense and scrapbooking, just to name a few.

With a great success this summer, we have come back together to bring one day workshops, one Saturday a month beginning on Saturday, November 3^rd, 2012 and ending with a weeklong spring workshop March 18-22, 2013. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Monday, March 18 – Friday, March 22, 2013

Location: Killip Elementary School. 2300 E. 6th avenue

Time: 10am-4pm

LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED!!!

These workshops are free and open to all youth, ages 11 –19. Presenters will be teaching workshops on topics, including rapping, mask making, cooking, painting, and more. Please distribute registration forms and posters to any interested youth to sign up for T.A.G 2 Y!

OR maybe you have an idea for a workshop and wish to be a presenter, that would be great too. Attached you will find an Artist registration, or Contact Emmy at eburruel@nacainc.org or Laura at lahrens@northcountryhealthcare.org

We look forward to hearing from you.

 

Thank you,

Emmy Burruel

Suicide Prevention Program

Native Americans for Community Action

2717 N. Steves Blvd. Ste. 11

Flagstaff, AZ. 86004

Phone (928) 526-2968 x 138

Fax (928) 526-0708

Email eburruel@nacainc.org

Website www.nacainc.org

Good afternoon,
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! In honor of this month, AC is sponsoring a one hour breast self-exam workshop. Please see attached document (below)! We hope you can attend the informative session!

Marissa L. Adams
NACP Outreach Program Coordinator
Office of the Vice President for Research
The Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention

P.O. Box 5659
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
928.523.8588
928.523.7317Fax
Marissa.Adams@nau.edu

 

Free Creative Skills Workshops for Youth

Registration Form Here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=1NnIA_KSpWERQwiIyeT4GzvUg-BJ8d4oACHgMkucFn4NX-4W4_FjVp24peVp5

Voices In Action (VIA) Open House

Voices In Action

Open House

Thanks for your interest in community youth activities, interests and motivations!  Join us, relax, enjoy some delicious savory bites, meet some new people, and get loads of information about local groups and enjoy performances, art, presentations, poetry and the over-all incredibleness of our community youth.

CCC&Y will be raffling off a brand new Kindle Fire

for participating youth ages 12 to 18! 

(You must be there to be eligible for the raffle)

Tables presented by:

I.A.M. Youth

Page High School UNITY Youth Council

Northern Arizona College Resource Center

Coconino Coalition for Children and Youth

Club 4Twelve

CHS Coconuts FIRST Robotics Team

Northland Prep Amnesty International Student Group

T.A.G. 2Y Creative Expressions Workshops

Grand Canyon Youth

Enjoy Performances by:

Ajayy

Page High School UNITY Youth Council

CHS Coconuts FIRST Robotics Team

CONTACT US TODAY

TO SEE YOUR NAME HERE!

Master of Ceremonies: TBD

 

Food and Refreshments prepared by:

Coconino High School Panther Café

Call for Creative Presenters

Do you have a creative talent that you are willing to share?

(Examples may include; baton, dance, rapping, singing, drumming/music, improve/acting, poetry, creative writing, painting, martial arts, fashion, sculptures, jewelry, pottery, beading, building, cooking, film, or photography.)

 

Hermosa Vida, CCC&Y and REACH UR Life are teaming up to provide 1 Saturday a month youth workshops on Creative Expressions from Saturday, November, 3 2012 to Saturday, February 2, 2013.

March 18^th to March 22, 2013 will be our Spring 1 week youth workshop.

 

We are currently seeking local artists that are willing to volunteer their skills with youth ages 11 - 19 during one and a half hour timeslots.

 

If you are available to share your talent during ANY of the days below, please send in your registration form right away to reserve your spot.

Link to Registration Form Here

Contact:

Laura Ahrens

Community Organizer

Hermosa Vida Substance Abuse Prevention

North Country HealthCare

(928) 213-6132

lahrens@northcountryhealthcare.org

REMINDER! Bust My Assets Membership Campaign - E.D. runs half marathon for CCC&Y memberships

Greetings CCC&Y Friends and Partners!

Thanks to all those who have contributed to the Bust My Assets Membership Campaign! I have raised $350 in support of CCC&Y action and activities. Please take a moment today to help me get closer to my fundraising goal of $1,500.

This is a friendly reminder that I will be running my first half marathon in the 8^th Annual Sedona Marathon on February 2, 2013. To help motivate and inspire me during the next few months of training and during the actual race, totaling 13.1 miles, I will be raising money for the Coconino Coalition for Children and Youth (CCC&Y) Bust My Assets Membership Campaign. CCC&Y membership dues are used to spread awareness on Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets through the purchase of Asset related educational materials and through the implementation of CCC&Y sponsored, Asset-focused events, trainings and activities.

Every lump sum pledge received, both large and small, will ensure CCC&Y’s active board, members and volunteers advocating for and on behalf of children and youth, can continue this important work, ultimately supporting and enriching the lives of young people throughout Coconino County.

This is my 3^rd year as Executive Director, supporting CCC&Y’s mission of providing leadership in developing community wide strategies that enhance the well being of children and youth in Coconino County. I am passionate about this work and the progress we have made ensuring all children and youth have the resources, support and opportunities they need to reach their full potential.

You can make a secure, online, lump-sum donation today with PayPal by going to www.coconinokids.org PROJECTS page and clicking the Donate button. (or click here: http://coconinokids.org/index.php?/projects/)

You can also save us the PayPal fee by mailing a check made out to CCC&Y with Bust My Assets in the memo line.

CCC&Y

2625 North King Street

Flagstaff, AZ 86004

All donations will be collected and used only after I have crossed the finish line on February 2^nd. You will receive an acknowledgement of your donation to this cause as a tax write off. Individual donations of $25 or more and business or organization donations of $50 or more will earn one annual CCC&Y membership. Membership benefits include discounts on trainings and workshops, listings on our website, FaceBook page and in other promotional materials, and voting rights at the CCC&Y annual meeting in the month of May.

Any size donation will help get me closer to my fundraising goal of $1,500. If you are interested in learning more about CCC&Y, the 40 Developmental Assets or CCC&Y sponsored events and activities, visit www.coconinokids.org.

Thank you all so much for your support and for helping to Bust My Assets.

Ruth Ellen

Executive Director, CCC&Y

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Ruth Ellen Elinski
Executive Director
Coconino Coalition for Children and Youth (CCC&Y)
Providing leadership in developing community wide strategies that enhance the well-being of children and youth in Coconino County

CONTACT:
Office: 928-679-7318

Cell: 928-821-0288

www.coconinokids.org

http://www.facebook.com/CoconinoCoalition

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