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.

 

[luvie]

I did? Wow.....I'm better than I thought! Do I get a prize? :o)

[Thumbellina]

That's awesome and thanks for the invite!

[SandRat]

A good summary of all that is in D.A.R.E. was written a long time ago.

1Cr 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[Army Air Corps]

Tell your mamma that I said, "Howdy!"

Have you hosetd other threads, or is this your first?

[Kidlett CLR]

I think auntie ma will give you a blue ribbon. I will give you an extra hug when we get to Texas. Will that be ok?

[luvie]

Amen, Sandy...very good!

[GodBlessUSA]

Great topic and thread Kidlett!
I remember my son going through D.A.R.E. It is excellent information for kids. Those are cool D.A.R.E. cars. :)
Thanks!

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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[EsmeraldaA]

Good evening!


Great job with the thread, thank you. :)

[Kidlett CLR]

Thank you for coming. I used my mom's list.

[luvie]

Kewl thread, by the way. The DARE program is an excellent one for kids who want to make a difference...like you! (((hugs)))

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Photo by Tech. Sgt. Lee Harshman
March 28, 2006

Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, Troop K, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment offload their Stryker vehicle from a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Daegu Air Base, South Korea in preparation for the joint and combined Exercise Foal Eagle.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Moses Sr
March 28, 2006

Pfc. Raymond Dale, from 1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, provides security for Soldiers patrolling the Al Ghazaliyah section of Baghdad.

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Larson
March 28, 2006

Pfc. Chan Phai, from 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, guards Forward Operating Base Taji, Iraq, with his M240 Medium Machine Gun.

[Kidlett CLR]

I like that verse! Thank you

[Kidlett CLR]

I did one on the Junior NRA. I'm a member of that and go shooting every Friday

[Kidlett CLR]

My mom says to tell you "Howdy back" and to give you a hug.

[luvie]

That would be wonderful. I love hugs! Are you as excited to be coming to Texas as your Mom is? We are going to have so much fun. And eat so much good food. We need to figure out something fun to do for you two kids.

[Kidlett CLR]

Hi. I'm glad you like my thread.
Dare was fun, but Daren the Dare lion liked to pull my hair.

[luvie]

Hey, Girlie! (((((hugs)))))...good to see YOU here!