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.

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Very nice job, Kidlett CLR.
Thanks for the information about the Dare Program.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hehehehe..

[SandRat]

Some of us have entered the Metalic Age; Silver in our hair, gold in our teeth, and lead in our ..........

[luvie]

Hee-hee! Too cute!

[HiJinx]

Nah, I'm here...I'm there...I'm everywhere! Well, that's true for tonight, at least.

Nana is fine, she just finished repotting a half-dozen or so house plants. I did the lifting, but she stood at the kitchen counter and did the real work.

Doc told her she could back to work two days ago if she wanted to, but she isn't ready to fight the foot traffic where she works...she isn't as steady without her cane as she wants to be. I expect to see her there by the end of next week, though.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and sleep well, Kidlett. Thanks for helping honor our troops.

[SandRat]

Yaaaaawwwwnnn!
NITE.

[gate2wire]

Hey Kathy, how's it going?

How were the days off?

[Fawnn]

My metal-draggin' body is telling me that I'm going to have to call it a night early tonight. Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I'll see y'all "tomorrow."

[luvie]

That woman is a trooper! I know you are so proud of the progress that she has made during this ordeal!

It just seems that when I SEE ya, you're already gone. Glad I caught up with you tonight.

[luvie]

'Nite, sweetie! Sleep tight...don't let the bedbugs bite! Hee-hee!

(((hugs)))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Stay warm, Auntie Fawnn. Hope your weather is warming up. Thanks for helping honor our troops. Sleep well.

[fatima]

Hi HiJinx (((Hugs))).Nice to see you.

[luvie]

Nite, Lady!Sweet dreams...see ya tomorrow for sure! I'm kinda gettin' there myself!

[fatima]

Good Night SandRat :)

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you Kidlett CLR!
Great job!
Good evening Ma!
Good evening Canteeners and Troops!
I'm am very late..
and I am very tired..
Hope everyone is well!
Hugs alla round!
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, gate. The days off were nice. Now we pay!! Losing a whole day at the beginning of the week has made today a nose to the grindstone and shoulder to the wheel and no time for anything, even breathing day. LOL!!

Did you have a good weekend?

[fatima]

God willing we will all see you tomorrow.God bless,fatima

[trussell]

talk soon.
hugs!!

[gate2wire]

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