Events are updated on a weekly basis. Please check www.fcccp.org for more updates and information.

Highlights in March:

 

 

TeenFest: Think. Laugh. Live. TeenFest is an annual event for and by Franklin and Grand Isle teens. March 31, 1 - 9 PM at Collins-Perley Sports Complex, St. Albans.

TeenFest 2007 features: video premiers by local youth, Miss Vermont, Snake Star, LaPlant's Tae Kwon Do, art, African dance and drumming with Jeh Kulu, film-making with Meme Films, live music by "This Side Up", DJ & dance, inflatables, food, networking, and much, much more -- for all Franklin Grand Isle teens 7th-12th grade. TeenFest is organized by the Franklin Grand Isle Youth Advisory Council (YAC).

YAC is a group of teens and adults who work together to improve the community environment, reduce violence, and prevent substance abuse for their peers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

START Forum - START stands for Stop Teen Alcohol Risk Team. Join us for a kick-off to Alcohol Awareness Month from 1 to 3 p.m. on March 31 at People's Trust Company. Learn about strategies to prevent and reduce underage and high-risk drinking, and share your ideas for reducing alcohol risk among teens and young adults. We need YOU on the team!

 

 

 

 

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR March 2007 and beyond

Click here for the Year at a Glance

March
1 - 31 Safe Spring Break Month
12-18 Brain Awareness Week 2007
4-6 National Addictions Advocacy Action Day 2007
18-24 National Inhalants and Poisons Awareness Week (NIPAW) 2007
28 National Kick Butts Day 2007

Mondays in March

YAC meets each Monday, 4:15-5:30 PM
March 5, 12, Barlow Street Community Center.
March 26 - location TBA.
Ages 14-20 welcome.
TeenFest is March 17 at Collins-Perley!
Call Cindy or Beth at 527-5049 for more information.
Thursday, March 15 Caring Communities Advisory Board meeting
12:30 - 1:30 PM
39 Barlow Street, St. Albans
more trainings in March

click here for the complete listing

Thursday, March 8 An Afternoon that Could Save Your Life: White Tiger Self Defense for Woman
3:00 PM
Richford High School
$20/person. Open to all women ages 16 and older
You must call Richford High School in advance to reserve your spot: 848-7416
Sponsored by Richford's SAP program and Richford Stars 21st Century Learning Center Program

Thursday, March 8 POSTPONED

Cultural Competence and Substance Abuse Prevention POSTPONED
Contact Angela Baker abaker@vdh.state.vt.us or 524-7918 for more information.
Sunday, March 11

Common Ground Teen Center benefit dinner, silent auction, and "gentle roast" of Mayor Marty Manahan
Jeff's Maine Seafood
5-9:30 PM
$40/person; $75/couple.
Call Colleen Kestenbaum to reserve tickets at 782-1181
Thursday, March 15

Chemical Dependency and the Family
Presenter: Erica Marks, Reach the Mark
March 15, 2007
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
$10 (payable to FCCCP)
Contact Angela Baker abaker@vdh.state.vt.us or 524-7918 to register.

Friday, March 16

HBO's Addiction
6 PM
Preview at Barlow Street Community Center, 2nd Floor, St. Albans
Contact Bob Atherton, 527-5049 for more information
Saturday, March 17

TeenFest 2007
Think. Laugh. Live.
1:00 - 9:00 p.m.
 Collins-Perley Sports Complex. Free transportation. Visit www.fgiyac.org for more info or call 527-5049.
Thursday, March 22 Inhalants as Poisons
Presenter: Angela Baker
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
State Office Building, 20 Houghton Street, 1st floor conference room
Contact Angela Baker abaker@vdh.state.vt.us or 524-7918 to register.
Thursday, March 29

START Forum: Alcohol Awareness Month Kickoff Event
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Peoples Trust Company, 2nd floor conference room
NO COST - all welcome!
Contact Angela Baker abaker@vdh.state.vt.us , 524-7918 or Beth Crane, 527-5049 beth@fcccp.org for more information.

Saturday, April 7 Kids Dancin' for a Cure Party (Fundrasier to stamp out Juvenile Diabetes)
6-9 PM
American Legion, Parah Drive, St. Albans
Minimum $10 entry fee. Click here for more information and a pledge sheet

YOUR EVENT HERE!

Please check back regularly--the calendar is updated on a continuous basis