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Training Opportunities

The VTSF 2008 Training Schedule is now available and 21 workshops will be offered. The trainings are open to anyone in the prevention field. A minimum of 15 registrants are required for a workshop to be held so sign up as soon as you can. If there are not enough registrants to hold the workshop, cancellation will be made from 1 to 2 weeks prior to the workshop date.

Each workshop registration fee is $25 which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Payment can be made in the form of check, purchase order or inter-agency transfer. Please send your payment with a copy of your registration form to:

Charlie McLaughlin
Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation
701 E. Franklin St. Ste 501
Richmond Va 23219.

You can register by clicking on the direct link:
http://www.vtsf.org/registration/upcoming-programs.asp

Or visit our web site
www.vtsf.org
Click on Programs then Training Opportunities.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Judy Link
757-886-2882

CDC Calendar on Tobacco Control

The CDC has created a nice calendar related to tobacco control, and it can be found at the link below. It looks like it could really be a valuable tool for anyone in the tobacco prevention/cessation field.

http://cdc.gov/tobacco/media_communications/calendar/index.htm

Quarterly Reports Due April 15th

ATTENTION GRANTEES

This is a reminder that your third quarter reports are due on April 15th.

When completing your report, please remember to share as much information as possible, especially on the front page, Upcoming Events, and the back page comments.

Please feel free to contact me if you need any assistance.

Virginia Figures Updated from Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

Visit the link below to view the latest figures as provided by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
www.vtsf.org/data/index.asp

Also, you can visit their webs site for information from around the country.
www.tobaccofreekids.org

Foundation of Prevention

Foundations of Prevention is an online course offered by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention that covers the basic core knowledge of substance abuse prevention, providing information on prevention principles, approaches, strategies, as well as guidance for planning effective programs and measuring results. The course consists of eight instructional units. It may be taken for FREE or continuing education credits are available through the University of Maryland College Park for $25. To access this course:

Go to www.samhsa.gov

*Click on Center for Substance Abuse Prevention [CSAP] (right column)
*Click on Prevention Platform (left column)
*Register as a user to utilize the tools
*Click on Training at the top of the page
*Click on featured Resources
*Click on CSAP’s Foundations of Prevention On-Line Course
*Follow the prompts to register to take this specific course

Kick Butts Day - April 2nd

Many of you have events and activities planned for Kick Butts Day on April 2nd but if not, it's not too late to plan. Check out http://www.kickbuttsday.org/ for tons of resources.

Kick Butts Day is an annual national celebration of youth tobacco-use prevention efforts and activities sponsored by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.

This would be a great way to reward your program participants and get them involved as tobacco use prevention activists!