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.

 

[Lady Jag]

Excellent thread, KC!

We think more clear
Without drinking any beer.

[trussell]

What a cutie!!
Hugs

[Lady Jag]

Hey, GeeBee! Good to see you, stranger.

[SandRat]

{{HUGS}} back to you MM.

[trussell]

I'm looking at getting her a 22 of her own...hopefully in the next couple months :)

She is so happy being a part of this!

[fatima]

Hi Lady Jag :) how are you beautiful.

[Fawnn]

My sister sent this to me today, and I thought you and your daughter might like it:

[HiJinx]

Now that's cute. Clever, even.

What's out there for those of us who snapped long ago, and are now just draggin'?

[Fawnn]

What's out there for those of us who snapped long ago, and are now just draggin'?

All kinds of stuff is out there. Unfortunately, now that you've snapped, nobody will let you drag yourself out there to take advantage of it. ;)

[HiJinx]

I know what you mean. My youngest was the same way. He even bought his own .22 at one of our banquets. Of all the things a teenager could spend money on, he decided on his own rifle.

We've sponsored a group down here that is introducing high school students to the shotgun sports - Trap, Skeet, and Sporting Clays. There are 80 kids signed up and 40 or so more on the waiting list.

The parents attend practice sessions with some of the kids, and the leader told me last week that some have even said they get along better now with their kids than they have in years.

[trussell]

I have noticed how much more grownup she acts now...she is doing better and she has a blast shooting my 45.

[Lady Jag]

Fatima, I feel good enough to dance!



It's just too close to bedtime
Good looking workout you got there

[HiJinx]

Hmph. Talk about a bucket of cold water...

But you're right. I'm quite happy right here.

[tomkow6]

Supposed to get to the middle 60's on Thursday.

[HiJinx]

Responsibility will do that to you.
I'm in the middle of counting tickets and pinging my other threads, so I'll be a bit before coming back...

[Kathy in Alaska]

[fatima]

[luvie]

Cool, Kathy! Thank you! It was totally by accident. But, fun!

[luvie]

Hey...am I going to miss you again? I haven't talked to you in forever!

(((((hugs))))) to you and Nana!

[fatima]

Thanks trussell.Why do they learn POP POP first and run to them first-happens everytime:)