Lewandowski presents at Heroin lecture series

Lorrie Lewandowski, the coordinator/supervisor of the Wood County Educational Service Center's School and Community-Based ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug) Prevention Program was the guest-speaker at a lecture series regarding the dangers of heroin at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, on Nov. 14, 2011. The presentation was part of the WLIO Lima television news report. View the report that aired below, or read the full report.

Second Place in Rossford Parade

Wood County JTI (Junior Teen Institute) and TI (Teen Institute) members walked in the Rossford Halloween parade on October 30^th to send the message that “To be Drug and Alcohol-Free is The New Cool." 

The New Cool is a media campaign sponsored by the Reducing Alcohol Abuse in Secondary Schools (RAASS) grant through the Wood County Educational Service Center's School and Community-Based Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention Program, which targets the dangers of underage drinking, and encourages communities to take a stance to change the attitudes and beliefs about underage drinking.

Eleven junior high and high school students from Lake, along with two Penta students walked alongside parents and community members holding a sign explaining “The New Cool” campaign. Supporting their efforts were Lake Schools Prevention Specialist Jeanine Lindquist, and the Prevention Specialist at Penta, Linda Logue.  In addition, Lake TI and JTI students helped to create 2 “floats” out of grocery carts, and won 2^nd place for their unique creation. 

Karris Pugh, a TI member at Lake, stated that "it’s easy to have fun without worrying about the dangers that occur when you including alcohol, and other drugs."

Join the fight!

Incredible Years starts Nov. 29

Parenting can be tough. So can being a kid.

The Children's Resource Center, Bowling Green, is offering two sessions of The Incredible Years training beginning in February. You can choose to attend sessions in either North Baltimore or Rossford.

At the Incredible Years parent training, parents of children ages 3 to 8 will learn how to:
Increase children's self-esteem and self-confidence. Strengthen children's social skills Discipline effectively Boost academic success The 14-week classes will be held each Tuesday beginning Nov. 29, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Jordan Family Development Center, located on the campus of Bowling Green State University. To register for this session, contact Angie Patchen at Children's Resource Center by Feb. 3 at (419) 352-7588 or 1-888-466-KIDS.

Classes are low-cost and space is limited. Child care is available. Light meals will be provided each week.

The Dave Horger Report

Check out our program mentioned twice on The Dave Horger Report:

Dave Horger Report Oct. 27, 2011 - Radio segment about the Wood County prescription take-back that aired on the Dave Horger Report Oct. 27, 2011
Dave Horger Report 10/21/11 - Radio segment about Red Ribbon Week Kickoff that aired on the Dave Horger Report Oct. 21, 2011

Vote for our Teen Institute PSA!!

You can now show your support for Wood County Teen Institute by voting for our Public Service Announcement! 

On Saturday, Sept. 24, 63 Wood County students attended the Teen Institute annual leadership retreat and learned about public service announcements (PSA) and then produced their own to enter into an Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) PSA contest.

One of the seven PSAs that were produced - affectionately known in the office as "The Shufflin' Video" - was entered into the ODADAS PSA contest.

 You can now vote for that video on the ODADAS Facebook page. Simply scroll down until you find the video titled "Entry for the Youth PSA Contest submitted by the Wood County TI," and "Like" the video. If you do that, you have voted!! You don't even have to have a Facebook account to vote!

Share this information with your friends and tell them to vote as well.

The contest winner - a.k.a. the PSA with the most "likes" - will be announced and recognized at the 2011 Ohio Prevention and Education Conference (OPEC), which will be held Nov. 15-17 in Dublin, OH. If chosen, our group will work with the ODADAS Office of Communications to potentially have the winning PSA aired in their local market. It also will be featured on the ODADAS Web site, Facebook and YouTube pages.

Now get out there and vote!! Thanks for your support.

Retreat leads to creation of public service announcements

Wood County Teen Institute members at the Sept. 24 retreat at Splash Bay in Maumee, OH

Teens often express their concern and worry regarding peers and drug abuse. Recent statistics tell us that one in five teens abuse prescription drugs.

On Saturday, Sept. 24, Wood County teens took action to make a difference. Sixty-three Wood County students attended the Teen Institute annual leadership retreat and learned about public service announcements (PSA) and then produced their own to enter into an Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) PSA contest.

Schools that were represented at the retreat included Bowling Green, Eastwood, Elmwood, Lake, North Baltimore, Otsego, Penta, Perrysburg and Rossford. Students also were introduced to prevention strategies that will be useful for the 2011-2012 school year. 

The students left the retreat energized, creative, and compelled to be role models and agents of change.Seven PSAs were created during the retreat. The winning video from those seven can be seen online at http://youtu.be/PwjSaOWeH0o

Once all of the video have been submitted statewide, we all will have an opportunity to vote for our favorite video. We will post details on how to vote on our Twitter account at http://twitter.com/#!/WCESCPrevention

The winner will be announced and recognized at the 2011 Ohio Prevention and Education Conference (OPEC), which will be held Nov. 15-17 in Dublin, OH. If chosen, our group will work with the ODADAS Office of Communications to potentially have the winning PSA aired in their local market. It also will be featured on the ODADAS Web site, Facebook and YouTube pages.