eNewsletter

Greetings from the UBHCHY Chair!

July 10, 2012

As summer begins many of us find ourselves reflecting back over the accomplishments of the past year – whether we have children in school or not. With the change of seasons comes a change in activities, the culmination of sports efforts, and a shift in focus.

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The Palisades Class of 2019 Gathers Together for the First Time

July 10, 2012

The Elementary Student Ambassadors from the Palisades PACT pulled together for a fun night of activities. The ambassadors in the 4th and 5th grades planned a gathering for the three elementary schools and other local private schools.

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Parent Chat Focuses on Smooth Transition to Middle School for Elementary Students

July 10, 2012

This spring a group of thirty Palisades parents gathered for a very important and successful Parent Chat. The Parent Chat focused on the topic: How To Help Your Child Make a Smooth Transition to Middle School.

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Upper Bucks County Collects More Unwanted Prescription Drugs Than Any Other County in PA

July 10, 2012

The April 28th National Drug Take-Back Day was a huge success not only locally in Upper Bucks county, but throughout all of Bucks County and the rest of the country. In the UBHCHY Coalition area, the following police departments participated and collected increasing amounts of unused or expired prescriptions, (total pounds in parentheses):

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Ray Fox, UBHCHY Member, Honored by the DEA

July 10, 2012

Ray Fox, UBHCHY member from Quakertown, was among twelve individuals from Bucks County recently recognized by the Drug Enforcement Administration for his work on behalf of the UBHCHY Coalition during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Days.

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UBHCHY 2012 Town Hall Meeting

July 10, 2012

On Tuesday, May 22nd the UBHCHY Coalition shared the 2012 Student Support Card at a town hall meeting held at the Perkasie campus of the Bucks County Community College. The meeting was attended by nearly 100 persons, of which one-third were high school students from the Palisades, Pennridge and Quakertown high schools.

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Greetings from the UBHCHY Chair!

March 26, 2012

As I sit here to write my first newsletter article as the new UBHCHY Chair, I find myself reflecting over the past several years. Prior to joining the UBHCHY coalition I was not familiar with the world of prevention and coalitions, I was simply a concerned parent wanting to do my best raising two amazing [...]

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Lady GaGa’s Born This Way Foundation

March 26, 2012

Lee Rush, Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition’s Community Mobilizer, was invited along with 80 other national leaders to Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society to help launch Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation (BTWF).

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National Substance Abuse Prevention Conference

March 26, 2012

Washington, D.C. – Mr. Ray Fox and Mr. Lee Rush, two members of the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY) recently joined 2,700 substance abuse prevention and treatment leaders from across the country at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) 22nd annual National Leadership Forum.

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AlcoholEdu – by Jordan Rheam, Quakertown High School Senior

March 26, 2012

Lee Rush, Executive Director of justCommunity, visited Quakertown High School last fall to observe students using the online AlcoholEdu Program. Rush wanted to observe a participating health class using the course after obtaining a $15,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) to purchase the program.

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