Freeper Canteen, Canteen Kids March 29, 2006 What I learned from the DARE Program

March 29, 2006

[Kidlett CLR]

I am a DARE GRADUATE

Dare means: Drug Abuse Resistance Education

Click here for the Official D.A.R.E. Website

The program taught me

Ten Things Kids Can Do To Stop Violence  

 

•	Settle arguments with words, not fists or weapons. Don't stand around and form an audience when others are arguing. A group makes a good target for violence.
•	Learn safe routes for walking in the neighborhood, and know good places to seek help. Trust feelings, and if there's a sense of danger, get away fast.
•	Report crimes or suspicious actions to the police, school authorities, and parents. Be willing to testify if needed.
•	Don't open the door to anyone that you don't know and trust.
•	Never go anywhere with someone you don't know and trust.
•	If someone tries to abuse you, say no, get away, and tell a trusted adult. Remember, it's not the victim's fault.
•	Don't use alcohol or other drugs, and stay away from places and people associated with them.
•	Stick with friends who are also against violence and drugs, and stay away from known trouble spots.
•	Get involved to make school safer and better-having poster contests against violence, holding anti-drug rallies, counseling peers, settling disputes peacefully. If there's no program, help start one.
•	Help younger children learn to avoid being crime victims. Set a good example, and volunteer to help with community efforts to stop crime.

There are some really cool D.A.R.E. cars.

This is Daren, the D.A.R.E. Lion.

 

 

This is the dare officer that I get to see. He's nice, and he loves us kids.
 

DID YOU KNOW?  

 

•	Smoking accounts for one-third of all heart disease deaths?
•	The two most damaging chemicals found in cigarettes are tar and nicotine? The major cancer-causing chemical in tobacco smoke is tar, and nicotine is as addictive as heroin or cocaine.
•	The risk of developing cancer is 10 times greater for smokers than for nonsmokers. That's what you call a bad risk!
•	Smoking causes 85 percent of all lung cancer deaths, and lung cancer is the No. 1 killer in women?
•	People who smoke one pack of cigarettes a day decrease their life expectancy by about six years?
•	Tobacco companies spend over $3 billion every year on advertisements that glamorize smoking?
•	Smoking hurts your lungs and can cause respiratory conditions such as emphysema, bronchitis, chronic coughs, and a sore throat. Smoking makes it hard for a person to breathe.
•	Tobacco companies need to recruit 1,200 new smokers every day to replace those who have died.

 

[gate2wire]

LOL. I never had much problem but I always went to easy places. Philadelphia Park, Veterans' stadium, Independence Hall, the old JFK.

[luvie]

****giggle****....thanks, Kathy! That's a really good reason for a Woohoo!

[Kathy in Alaska]

"Interesting", huh? LOL!! Good evening, Colonel. I'm headed for home. I need food.

ms b....I suppose it's too late for a nice steak?

[Kathy in Alaska]

LUV!!!!!

I forgot....today is Tuesday.....NCIS and The Unit were on.
My tivo better have worked. I'm going home. Back in a bit.

[fatima]

What the heck.I thought I had it hard with squirrels:)

[fatima]

Well try off of Buck road.I just got lost last week looking for the blockbuster's in Newtown :)When I learn about here I will be out of here.I will add many that I know have moved here but I can't find them either:)

[El Gran Salseron]

When you watch The Unit, make sure you have your "Get Out Of Hell Free" card.

[HiJinx]

Yeah, well, you have trees, too!!

That's something I've learned in my travels...every place is different, and every place has something about it that you can enjoy.

The opposite is also true, and you can spot a pessimist in a heartbeat...they're the ones complaining about how awful a place is!

[gate2wire]

249

[gate2wire]

250

[El Gran Salseron]

I learned many years ago that happiness is a personal choice and nothing more no matter your financial status.

[HiJinx]

You couldn't be more right...I wish more folks learned that lesson early on.

Okay, all, time to call it a night. Hope to see everyone tomorrow!

OBTW...Woo-Hoo, Gate2Wire...250!!

[fatima]

I kinda like it here.I saw a fox eating out of a dogfood bowl next door.It is hard to like a place unless you are full time.I miss my magnolia and snowball trees at our last house.We are talking plants now because we have lots of fun at our new home.I had 2 rock gardens at our last home.

[gate2wire]

G'Nite.

[fatima]

El Gran Salseron,This is true but some people are happy being sad.

[fatima]

I have a steak for you Kathy.

[El Gran Salseron]

Yes, I have a sister exactly like that. She has a miserable life and when anyone tries to include her in family outings etc, she gets angry and says that we should stop communicating with her. Her attitude is, "Please don't spoil my misery."

I looked at her and decided that happiness is, after all, just a personal decision because she has all the money she wants but still enjoys her misery.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep well, Piper's Poppa. Thank you for your service to this great country of ours and for helping honor our troops.

[fatima]

El Gran Salseron,I understand.Some people just like negative.It makes them happy and if you solve the problem they come up with a new one.The answer is to stick with a problem that costs the family the least.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh, fatima...thanks for the steak. Yummy!