2006
SADD National Awards Program
At
this year’s national conference, SADD was proud to recognize the
stellar work of some of its most outstanding contributors, chosen from
the SADD representatives attending the conference. SADD presented the
following awards.
Outstanding
Contribution Award
- City
Year
Boston, MA
This year’s SADD National Outstanding Contribution Award was
presented to City Year. Founded in Boston in 1988 by Harvard Law School
roommates Michael Brown and Alan Khazei, City Year calls on young
people to dedicate one year of full-time community service to their
community or country. City Year was built on the belief that one person
can make a difference and with the vision that one day service will
be a common expectation – and a real opportunity – for all
citizens around the world. City Year has helped inspire the national
AmeriCorps program and enlisted 10,000 young people in 16 U.S. locations
and its first international location, South Africa.
The
2006 Youth Empowerment Awards
This
year SADD National created new awards to honor the stellar work of some
of its most outstanding participants. The winners were chosen from the
SADD chapters attending the conference.
- The
Power of One
SADD National Advisor of the Year
Sue Entrekin
Red Bay High School SADD Advisor
Red Bay, Alabama
Sue
Entrekin from Red Bay High School in Red Bay, Alabama, has been a
SADD advisor for ten years, has been active at both the state and
national levels, and has kept SADD active both in her own community
and in the surrounding communities in her county. The county’s
community education coordinator says of Sue, "She inspires her
students to soar by training them to become youth advocates for changing
the community’s attitudes toward alcohol and other destructive
behaviors."
- The
Power of Many
SADD National Activity of the Year
MACCRAY High School SADD Chapter
Clara City, Minnesota
The MACCRAY High School SADD chapter in Clara City, Minnesota, taped
a mock nighttime talk show. The host interviewed special guests about
an upcoming SADD campaign. The show was so effective it will be distributed
to other schools throughout the county. The SADD students who drafted,
designed, and acted in the show used creativity and humor to teach
valuable SADD lessons.
- The
Power of SADD
SADD National Chapter of the Year
Phoenix Country Day School
Paradise Valley, Arizona
The SADD chapter at Phoenix Country Day School in Paradise Valley,
Arizona, holds monthly meetings, sponsors interesting activities,
and serves an educational function. It also schedules meetings to
talk about issues and behaviors that are challenging within the chapter
itself and among its members. The chapter evaluates each of its activities
and even its meetings to keep improving. This approach must be working,
because a significant majority of the students in the school participate
in SADD.
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