Monthly Newsletter October 2017 Theme: SAVE Promise Club Kick-Off Welcome to the September Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) Promise Club Newsletter. This issue will provide you with ideas for building awareness for your club, first meeting suggestions, information on Say Something Week, and a list of important upcoming events this school year. Building Awareness for Your SAVE Promise Club Awesome! You have registered your SAVE Promise Club with Sandy Hook Promise, now how are you going to recruit members? Here are the top 5 tips from other SAVE Promise Club members:
Create posters and hang around the school
Host a tailgate party before the football game – hand out information on your club and be sure to include information on your next meeting
Create kindness notes and place them on lockers – be sure to include information about your next meeting
Create an awesome video to share on the morning announcements and virally on social media.
Get social! Spread the word via social media - Snap, chat, and tweet about it! Be sure to #SAVEPromiseClub. When tweeting add @Sandyhook and @NationalSAVE for retweets.
First Meeting Suggestions You have recruited members and are ready to have your first meeting! What should happen at the meeting?
Start With Hello! - Welcome attendees individually as they enter the meeting.
Icebreaker – Get to know each other. Ask members to meet at least 2 people in the room they don’t know
ICEBREAKER #1 THE “5 Ws”
and each answer the “5 Ws”
Set the stage of who and why you formed a SAVE Promise Club.
WHO you are - name/nickname? WHAT do you like to do? WHEN did you move to town? WHERE do you want to visit? WHY did you join SAVE?
Share the History of SAVE with your members
Play the Sandy Hook Promise Evan Video and discuss
What do you hope to Accomplish?
Use the SAVE Promise Calendar of Events and Themes for ideas!
Plan and prepare for national Say Something Week, October 16 – 20. Be sure to sign up for Say Something Week and use the Say Something Week planning guide, please visit: www.sandyhookpromise.org/saysomethingweek
What’s Next
Set your next meeting date and time and what you hope to accomplish at the next meeting. Share your plans and ideas with us so we can share your success and stories with other SAVE Promise Clubs across the country
Programs: Say Something Week this October 16 – 20, 2017! When it comes to threats of violence or suicide, most are known by at least one other person BEFORE the incident takes place. In fact, 4 out of 5 school shooters told someone of their violent plans prior to the event, and 7 out of 10 people who completed suicide told someone of their plans or gave some type of warning or indication. Imagine how much tragedy could be averted if more people who heard about a potential act of violence said something? The good news is that we can do something about this – by teaching young people to Say Something! During the week of October 16 – 20, 2017, thousands of schools and youth organizations across the United States will participate in Sandy Hook Promise’s second annual Say Something Week. Say Something Week raises awareness and educates students and the community through training, media events, advertising, public proclamations, contests, and school awards. Say Something Week reinforces the power young people have to prevent tragedies and say something to a trusted adult to protect a friend from hurting themselves or others. Click here for more information about Say Something Week. Upcoming Events
Say Something Week: October 16 – 20, 2017. Click here to sign up!
National SAVE Day, October 18, 2017
Start With Hello Week, February 5-9,2018
National Youth Violence Prevention Week, March 19-23, 2018
SAVE Promise Club Summit, April 21, 2018
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