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Post-Conference Tours

WorldStrides and SADD are happy to offer several post-conference tours on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at an additional charge. Registration is on a first come, first served basis, for there is limited space. All participants are required to sign up as a group with an adult advisor/chaperone. These options are available only for registrants who purchase an additional room night ($150 per room/per night). All tours are $38.00 per person.

Please note that there is a minimum of 30 participants for the Whale Watch, Cambridge/ Lexington/Concord (Orchard House) Tour, and Plimoth Plantation Tour and a minimum of 35 participants for the Salem Tour. If the minimum is not met, you will be placed on one of your other tour choices. Every effort will be made to provide you with your first choice.

Participants will be picked up at the hotel and returned to the hotel at the conclusion of their tour. No transportation will be provided to the airport for departure. All meals are on your own during the tour.

Participants must purchase the additional sightseeing packages for the side trips. In the event that there are not enough people attending the extra tours, you will be notified by WorldStrides.

Whale Watching

Boston Harbor Cruises (BHC) proudly offers Boston’s only three-hour whale watch cruise on their high-speed catamarans. They will get you to and from the whales in less time, which allows you more time to have fun whale watching. And all of their trips are narrated by professional researchers from the Whale Center of New England, the region’s foremost authority on the whale population. Please note that the waters may be rough and choppy. This tour may not be for everyone.

Salem Witch Tour

Take a guided tour and journey to Salem and see Nathaniel Hawthorne’s House of the Seven Gables, the famous Salem Witch Museum, and much more. Let us take you into the past to recount the history of these famous townships.

Cambridge/Lexington/Concord (Orchard House)

Begin with a journey into the historic countryside towns of Cambridge, Lexington, and Concord. Follow the route of Paul Revere as he warned the countryside "The regulars (British soldiers) are coming!" Stand on Lexington Green, where Captain Jonathan Parker and 77 Minutemen stood their ground against 700 of England’s finest regulars. In Concord, journey past the homes of novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, Little Women author Louisa May Alcott, and essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Plimoth Plantation

Journey four centuries into the past and experience historic Plimoth Plantation. Become part of the Pilgrims’ 17th century world in this living museum and accompany them as they go about their daily tasks. Visit the "Thanksgiving: Memory, Myth & Meaning" exhibit, watch artisans at work in the Crafts Center, and observe rare livestock at Nye Barn. View Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II or climb Cole’s Hill. Come discover this living history experience.

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Registration Information

Click here for the conference registration form. The 2006 SADD National Conference Registration deadline is April 14, 2006, but conference subsidies go early. Be prepared to register as soon as you receive your Registration Materials. Complete and mail all registration materials (group registration form and school/organization participant list) along with your nonrefundable deposit check of $100 per person (made payable to WorldStrides) and mail to WorldStrides, P.O. Box 6276, Charlottesville, VA 22906-6276.  We hope you’ll join us for these four days of innovative workshops, inspiring speakers, and a chance to celebrate this milestone in SADD’s history!

Conference Package Pricing
SADD subsidizes the registration fees for 400 participants on a first come, first served basis. Yes, SADD actually pays part of the registration fee for 200 Air Packages and 200 Ground Packages (restrictions listed below apply)! Once the subsidized Air and Ground Packages are taken, the full registration package fees apply.

Ground Packages*
Ground Packages include the following:

*Ground Packages begin on Friday, July 14, at conference check-in and end when you are transported to downtown Boston on Monday, July 17. Transportation back to the hotel from downtown Boston is your responsibility on Monday. You can ride the "T" back to the hotel to pick up your luggage and then ride the "T", take a taxi, or schedule a shuttle for Boston’s Logan International Airport.

The subsidized Ground Package fee, limited to 25 registrants per state, is $475.00 for student quad room occupancy and $500.00 for adult double room occupancy.

The full Ground Package fee is $639.00 for student quad occupancy and $738.00 adult double room occupancy.

Air Packages
Air Packages include all Ground Package components plus the following:

Transportation to Boston’s Logan Airport for departure on Monday, July 17, 2006; participants staying additional nights will be responsible for their own transportation to the airport

The subsidized Air Package fee, limited to 25 registrants per state, is $675 for student quad occupancy and $700.00 for adult double room occupancy.

The full air package fee is listed below by Zone.

Participants from MA will be offered Ground Packages only.

Supplemental Costs

Room Occupancy
Adults who want a single occupancy room and students who want a triple or double occupancy room may do so at the supplemental fee.

Triple Room Supplement - additional $40 per person (added to QUAD rate)

Double Room Supplement - additional $99 per person (added to QUAD rate)

Single Room Supplement - additional $300 per person (added to QUAD rate)

Extended Stays
Participants arriving prior to the start of conference and staying after the conference adjourns may reserve a room at the rate below. Participants who register for a post-conference tour and participate in the service-learning project will need to request an additional night at the hotel.

Additional Room/Night - additional $150 per room, per night

Deadlines:
The 2006 SADD National Conference Registration deadline is April 14, 2006, but
conference subsidies go early.

Mail registration materials and deposit check to:
WorldStrides
P.O. Box 6276
Charlottesville VA 22906-6276

Registration Deadline: April 14, 2006

Click here for the conference registration form.

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Call For Programs

Calling all presenters! The 2006 SADD National Conference planning committee is looking for innovative workshops. We reach out to you, the experts in the field, to submit a proposal to facilitate a workshop and share your expertise at this year’s conference to be held at the Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 14-17, 2006. Maybe you have an expertise in leadership and chapter development or extensive knowledge in the areas of alcohol and other drug use, safe driving issues, suicide, or one of the many other issues facing youth today. Your SADD chapter or organization may have developed a program you would like to share so others might replicate it and share in your success. Although the committee is unable to select all of the proposals that are submitted, we will do our best to select the most appropriate and well-rounded selection of workshops for the conference. Workshop proposal forms are due no later than March 15, 2006. Selection notification will be made in early April.

Program proposals may be submitted to Felicity DeBacco-Erni either by mail to PA SADD, 2413 N. Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110 or by e-mail to fdebacco@padui.org. The deadline for submission is March 15, 2006.

Click here to download the 2006 Workshop Proposal Form.

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Fund-Raising Ideas

Start fund-raising TODAY to ensure that your SADD chapter is represented at the 2006 SADD National Conference. All the information you need - to formulate a budget, get approval for your travel, notify parents, and raise the necessary funds for your delegation’s registration fees - is located in this brochure.
Special note: Get your principal’s permission before hosting a fund-raising event.

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2006 SADD National Awards

Nominations

Please provide us with your name and email address, so we may follow up with you if there are any questions about your nomination. After clicking on the Submit button, you will be able to download a pdf nomination form. Thank you.

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Awards Process and Descriptions

At the 2006 SADD National Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, SADD will recognize the stellar work of some of its most outstanding contributors, chosen from the SADD representatives attending the conference. SADD will present these awards:

Eligibility requirements:

Nominations must be related to work supporting the SADD mission during the 2005-2006 academic year.

  1. A copy of the attached nomination form – noting the award category of interest – must be submitted to the SADD National office by Thursday, June 1, 2006, including appropriate supporting materials. A picture, preferably digital, is strongly encouraged.

  2. The winner of each award category (individual or school representative) must be registered for the 2006 SADD National Conference.

Nomination & Selection Process:

  1. Nominations may be made by a SADD student or an adult; self-nominations are accepted.

  2. Nominations should include detailed information as described in the award category; submissions should be no more than four pages in length, including supporting material.

  3. One nomination entry should be submitted for each nominee in a given award category.

  4. Completed nomination form(s) and supporting materials must be received by the SADD National office by Thursday, June 1, 2006.

  5. Submissions should be sent by mail to 2006 SADD National Awards Program, 255 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752 or by fax to 508-481-5759.

  6. Award recipients will be selected by members of the SADD Student Leadership Council and SADD National Staff.

  7. Award recipients will be announced at the 25th Anniversary Awards Banquet on Sunday, July 16, 2006.

  8. Materials will be returned only if a mailing label and postage are included.

Submission Deadline: Thursday, June 1, 2006

Awards Description

Activity of the Year
This award is for the best activity, campaign, program, or project by a chapter related to SADD’s mission of promoting safe and healthy decision-making. Judges will consider the following qualities, among others: innovation, creativity, reach, effectiveness, and collaboration. In your nomination, provide a detailed written summary of the activity, including its name, goal or purpose, date(s) when the activity was held, target audience, number of people affected and how, any costs associated with its implementation, and any resulting media coverage. If you’d like to provide a letter of support from a school administrator or partner, please attach it to your nomination form.

Chapter of the Year
This award will be presented to the best SADD chapter at conference. What qualities define a chapter as the best? There can be many different things. Tell us why you think your chapter is the best and provide back up materials to support your nomination. In your nomination, be sure to include the name of your chapter and your school (include the address), your advisor’s name and contact information, a brief history of your chapter, and details about its activities over the past school year, including why you think it should be recognized as Chapter of the Year. You may attach news clips, a letter of support from a school administrator and/or parent, or other supporting materials.

Advisor of the Year
This award will be presented to the individual who is considered the most outstanding SADD advisor at conference. Include the reasons why you think your advisor is the best, share his or her passion for SADD, and provide examples to support your nomination. Please be sure to include the full name, home address, telephone number, and e-mail address for the advisor and the length of time he or she has served as a SADD advisor as well as information about members in your chapter.

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