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2-22-08

Dear Klamath-Lake Area Youth Development Network Members,

Thank you to all those who were able to attend the 1st YDN Monthly Meeting. For those who missed it, minutes will be posted at a later date and be sure to check out www.wetpaint.com or go to youtube.com and search "wetpaint" for a glimpse at what we covered inthe online network communities portion of the meeting. Our new YDN "wiki" webpage will be http://ydnk-lake.wetpaint.com/. You have to be an invited member in order to share and participate so... let me know if you want in on the fun! Ourwebpage member list is already growing...

...and now for something strangely familiar.

Corrections:

The Correct web address for Making Connections is http://makingconnections.ceed.pdx.edu

Making Connections

Partial Scholarships are still available for the online relationship-building tool "Making Connections: Strong Relationships Help Keep Kids in School". This self directed online tool gives you ideas and strategies on how to build stronger relationships with the kids you work with and to help keep them in school. This innovative resource, made possible by Portland State University, is designed specifically for adults who work with kids at risk of dropping out. Contact me if you or anyone you work withis interested. For a sneak peek at the course go to http://makingconnections.ceed.pdx.edu

Old News

Forum:

Southern Oregon Meth Project Forum, March 3rd, All Day Event, Ross Ragland Theater Lobby and Mainstage

Great News! Congressman Greg Walden and Scott Burns, deputy director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will be attendingthe meth forum hosted by the Southern Oregon Meth Project and its corporate sponsors. The teen presentations are 9:30-11:30a.m. and 12-2p.m; the community wide presentation is 7-9p.m. The keynote “Adolescent Brain Development and Chemical Dependency” will be presented by Dr. Karen Williams, co-founder of the National Brain Trust Alliance. We still have seats available at the 12-2p.m. teen forum if those of you affiliated with schools would like to bring more students that you currently have signed up. **see attached flyers**

Special Events:

FREE TRAIL BLAZER TICKETS!!!???

Oregon Mentors is working closely with NBA Trail Blazer Greg Oden.They hopethis new partnership will encourage more men to mentor.
Greg donated 30 tickets to every home game to Oregon Mentors. He asked that these tickets go towards kids and their mentors or groups of kids with an adult chaperone. There aresaved weekend tickets for programs with a long distance to travel. Oregon Mentorswould like to offer your program tickets to one of of these weekend games:
Saturday, March 15th at 7 pm
Saturday, March 29th at 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 6th at 3:00 pm
Saturday, April 12th at 7:00 pm
We understand that some programs do not allow mentors to travel with children, and other programs cannot bring kids to events as a group. Please consider if your program could accept the free tickets and let me know. Tickets will be given out first come, first serve, so please get in touch with me ASAP to reserve your best date.

The Community Health Fair is sponsored by OHSU School of Nursing and Sky Lakes Medical Center. The Health Fair will be held at the Mabel Liskey Henzel Pavilion 2200 N. El Dorado Avenue Klamath Falls, OR 97602.The eventis Saturday March 8thfrom 8am-2pm and theYDN will be appearing at the "Kids Corner". We will have an informational tableand will behelping kids construct Shadow Puppetsforimpromptu skits. If you would like your information distributed at this event contact Corey Christensen via email or phone number provided below. See the attached Health Fair flyer for other exciting news and details on this event. Questions call Sky Lakes Medical Center at 541-274-4778.

New News

Ashland Evening Workshop:

Why is it essential to interact completely differently with kids in different developmental stages?
Empower your Relationships with Kids!
An Evening with Josette Luvmour, co-author of
Natural Learning Rhythms, How Children Grow and Learn

Sunday, March 2nd
7:15-9:15pm, $30
Hidden Springs Wellness Center
1651 Siskiyou Blvd in Ashland
For more information call:
Pete Young at 951-7949
Learn to:
· Gain confidence as a parent or mentor.
· Create meaningful rituals and rights of passage.
· Use stage specific emotional foods.
· Create healthy boundaries.
· Cultivate family as a source of energy and vitality.

Josette and Ba Luvmour created and developed Natural Learning Rhythms, a developmental understanding that was created through years of research and fieldwork and has benefited hundreds of families since 1985. NLR describes in detail the psychological, emotional and physical components of optimal well-being and how these emerge within each stage of childhood.

Potential Funding:

Two-Way Street Tour to Southern Oregon

Meyer Memorial Trustwill be hitting the road to meet with nonprofit organizations in a number of communities inSouthern Oregon in March. Program Officer Sally Yee and Program Associate Kimberlee Sheng will attend community meetings in Shady Cove, Ruch, Medford, Talent, Cave Junction and Grants Pass during the first week in March 2008.

CEO Doug Stamm describes it this way: "This tour is part of MMT's increased outreach efforts to help nonprofit organizations better understand our foundation and the changes we recently announced in our programs and to help us learn more about the communities, organizations and people we exist to serve."
MMT plans a series of tours across the state. The first tour was in northeast Oregon last September. Watch http://www.mmt.org/news/latest/#n716 for announcements about future tours.

The schedule for the Southern Oregon Tour:

Monday, March 3
3 p.m.: Upper Rogue Community Center
22465 Highway 62, Shady Cove
--Contact Jan Sanderson Taylor at 541.773.5339 for more information

Tuesday, March 4
10 a.m.: Ruch Library
7919 Highway 238, Ruch
--Contact Jan Sanderson Taylor at 541.773.5339 for more information

Wednesday, March 5
9 a.m.: Talent Community Center
110 E. Main Street, Talent
--Contact Jan Sanderson Taylor at 541.773.5339 for more information

2:30 p.m.: Illinois Valley Family Coalition
535 E. River St., Cave Junction
--Contact Carol Ronan at 541-592-6139, ext 303 for more information

Thursday, March 6
9 a.m.: Boys and Girls Club
203 SE 9th St., Grants Pass
--Contact Dannette McCann at 541.479.5258 x109 for more information

As with prior TWSTs,they plan to blog the tour ontheir website, so stay tuned.

Next YDN Monthly Meeting: March 19th, 12pm-1pm, Klamath County Courthouse Basement Conference Room

I will be in and out of town over the next two weeks for training and seminars. I will try and stay in touch via email however my cell phone is the best bet: 541-274-1564

Very Truly Yours,

Corey Christensen

Klamath-Lake Youth Development Network Coordinator

541-274-1564

541-882-3198

ydnklamath-lake@co.klamath.or.us

“You are what your deep driving desire is.”

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

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