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RECENT EVENTS
Congratulation to
Remington Scott Elliott who won the District Wide Rotary
Against Drugs Speech. He will complete in the State Competition on
Sunday, March 19th.
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Pictured from left to right: Joanne Lamb, Remington
Scott Elliott, Kate Lamb, and Mrs. Lisa Lamb
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PAST EVENTS
An end of the year bash was enjoyed by both Rotary and Interact club
members on May 25, 2005, at the home of Interact's Faculty Advisor
Mrs. Lisa Lamb.
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Don, Lisa, and Cindy
Joanne, Lisa, Kate, Cindy, Mr. Hardt, and Mr. Lamb |
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FUTURE EVENTS |
| "Out of the Darkness,
Into the Light" |
| One step closer to
Suicide Prevention in youths ages 12 -21. |
Three high school students
and one young male age 21 have died recently as a result of
Suicide. These tragedies have affected Interact Members
and many others at Person High school and in the community.
Everyone wants to do something--some write poetry, some painted
or drew pictures, and others wanted to make a plaque or memorial
in their memory. These are all part of the healing
process, but Interact wants to do more.
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We want to do something that
will help prevent this tragedy from ever happening again to one
of our own, to one of our classmates, to one of our friends.
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"When we lost our first student this year,
we knew we had a serious problem. When we lost our second,
we knew we needed serious solutions," says Mrs. Lisa Lamb
(Interact faculty advisor). "Everyone was saying
'something needs to be done', but no one was stepping to the
challenge." Interact has accepted that challenge.
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ACTION PLAN |
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1) American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Interact
will join the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which
is the leading organization for research and education on
depression, suicide, and prevention.
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2) "Out of the
Darkness" Walk:
Interact, joining others nation-wise, will hold a candlelight,
silent walk down Main Street.
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3) "Into the
Light" Rally: After the walk, everyone will
blow out their candles, and we will have a moment of silence in
the darkness. Then the lights will come on, music will
play, and we will have a 90-minute rally. We are
scheduling musical groups, dancers, artists, poets, and
speakers.
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PREVENTION PLAN |
• Raise $1,000 to join
the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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• Plan and participate in
the "Our of the Darkness" Community Walk and the "Into the Light"
Community Rally. |
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• Conduct Peer Counseling Training
for students, calling them "Interact Friends" |
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• Provide Teacher Training
to watch for the warning signs of depression, drug abuse, and
suicidal tendencies, such as cutting. |
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• Arrange to send a booklet to all
Person County parents to look for danger signs in their children,
such as depression or anger. |
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• Give a pamphlet to sixth and
ninth graders annually on what they can do to prevent suicide in
their friends, family, and in themselves. |
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• Offer a Financial Guide for
surviving a loss to suicide. |
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• Make the Walk and Rally an annual
event. |
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DONATIONS |
To find out how you can help or to make a
donation,
Contact:
Person High School Interact Club
Joanne Lamb, President
Mrs. Lisa Lamb, Faculty Advisor
1010 Ridge Road
Roxboro, NC 27573
Or leave a voicemail at:
(336) 599-8321 ext. 1117
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OTHER PROJECTS |
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We also are planning what is called
"Shoeboxes for Migrant Workers". In this project we plan to
donate basic toiletry items such as antiperspirant, shampoo, soap,
toothbrushes, etc, all in shoeboxes. We will add an
inexpensive t-shirt to the box on occasions. |
2006 -2007 Calendar of
EventsAugust
26th Yearly Planning Meeting, 10:00 AM, Golden Corral
30th Working Meeting – envelopes, Out of the Darkness Planning
Meeting, PHS Rm 223
September
5th Planning Meeting, 3:15 PM, PHS Rm 223
Peer Counseling Training, 6:00 PM, Roots and
Wings, N. Main St. (near Big Al’s)
9th Regular Meeting, 9:00-11:00 AM, Golden CorralPersonality
Festival, Uptown,
Roxboro
14th Out of the Darkness Auditions
15th Out of the Darkness Auditions
17th Car Wash, 1 pm – 5 pm, Walmart Parking Lot
23rd Regular Meeting, 10:00 AM, Golden Corral
29th Relay for Life Booth and 50-50 Raffle, PHS Football Stadium
30th Out of the Darkness, Into the Light Walk & Rally – Celebration
of Life and
Friendship
October
TBA PHS Interact Induction Ceremony, Palace Point Luncheon with
Roxboro Rotary
14th Regular Meeting
28th Regular Meeting
31st Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods
November
TBA Roxboro Rotary Paper Drive
1st Begin Operation Turkey Drop, PHS holiday food drive
4th Regular Meeting18th Regular Meeting
21st Operation Turkey Drop – Ding, Dong – DITCH!
December
2nd Regular Meeting
16th Regular Meeting Christmas Party TBA
January
3rd Million Meal March "Rub two Dimes together" to
feed the world.6th Regular Meeting
20th Interact after Exams Party!
February
3rd Regular Meeting
17th Interact Million Meal Program 10 a.m. – until 10,000 meals
March (March of Dimes)
3rd Regular Meeting
17th Regular Meeting DON’T FORGET TO WEAR YOUR GREEN!!
31st Regular Meeting
April
14th Regular Meeting
28th Regular Meeting (Officers nominations)
May
5th Election of Officers
19th Interact End-of-Year Party TBA
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