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News from Palisades Partners in Action for Community Togetherness (P. A. C. T.)

December 17, 2012

On October 12th, Palisades PACT sponsored a post-Homecoming  “Pizza Social” at the Palisades High School cafeteria immediately following the homecoming game. The event was a success with over 80 students attending and enjoying free food and drink, coffee-house style music and various board and card games.

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Strengthening Families in the Upper Bucks County

December 17, 2012

Over the past year, the local coalition in Palisades called PACT (Partners in Action for Community Togetherness) has hosted five cycles of the Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14. Each cycle includes seven weekly, two hour sessions with both parents and their children. The total number of families served so far is thirty-five, [...]

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Palisades Parent Chat

December 17, 2012

The Palisades High School Library was the setting for a September 24th Parent Chat. The topic for the evening’s discussion was “Social Issues and Our High School Students.” Attendees were the parents of 9th graders at Palisades High School and guest speakers included High School Principal, Rich Heffernan, School Counselor, Lori Tirjan and Special Education [...]

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September 29th Take Back Day

December 17, 2012

As part of the national Drug Take Back Day, the UBHCHY Coalition once again participated in this event on September 29th. The event was a huge success with over 5,600 pounds of drugs collected throughout all of the county. Since the inception of the program, over 17,000 pounds have been collected in Bucks County.

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Greetings from the UBHCHY Chair

December 16, 2012

Season’s greeting from the Upper Bucks Healthy Communities Healthy Youth Coalition (UBHCHY)! I hope this note finds you well. It has been an extremely busy several months with coalition activities—several are highlighted with this newsletter. One of the most exciting undertakings over the past year has been our support of implementing the Strengthening Families Program [...]

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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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