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Hello and thank you for being our Family Day Distance Learning Ambassador! Did you know that kids who eat dinner with their parents at least four times weekly are less likely to drink and use drugs? Family Day promotes this simple act.

About Family Day: National Family Day is on September, 24th. Its a great opportunity for families to eat dinner together and protect kids from substance use and abuse. Parental engagement is the single most potent weapon in preventing substance abuse among youth. Family Day emphasizes regular family activities to encourage parent- child communication.

Whats My Job? Your job is to take the Family Day message to your school and get each student and their family to eat dinner together on or about September, 24th. The attachments will provide you with all necessary tools to promote the campaign and get participation.

Whats in it for me and my School? Informed Families will highlight your schools participation in our newsletter and on our website. In addition, results from your schools participation will be reported to you and the Principal. By implementing this campaign, parents and their kids are brought together to strengthen the family bond. Your promotion of this special event can mean the difference in the life of a child who may otherwise be affected by drug or alcohol abuse. The statistics dont lie: Dinner makes a difference!

Who do I call if I need help? Your Informed Families contact person is:

Alita Patterson Phone: 888-474-0008 E-mail: apatterson@informedfamilies.org

Helping Kids Grow Up Safe, Healthy & Drug Free Sponsors of the Red Ribbon Campaign

Newsletter Campaign Announcement

Family Day - Why Eating Dinner Together Can Keep Your Kids Safe and Healthy Did you know? Teens who have infrequent family dinners are twice as likely to use tobacco or marijuana; more than one and a half times likelier to use alcohol; and twice as likely to expect to try drugs in the future. Family Day A Day To Eat Dinner With Your Children is a national campaign to promote frequent family dinners to prevent risky behavior. Visit www.informedfamilies.org/fd and pledge to eat dinner as a family on Family Day (September 24th). Send in a family photo to contest@informedfamilies.org and be entered to win a Publix Gift Card. For more information, visit www.informedfamilies.org/fd. Entries must be received by Monday, October 1st, 2012 at 5PM ET Source: CASA

Family Day Ambassador Checklist

o Decide how your school will circulate the information about Family Day: example: will you print out the flyer/pledge or email a message with the flyer/pledge attached, or both. o Distribute the Flyer/Pledge: Use the attached flyer for distribution to the student body and staff on Friday September 21st (or other day as decided by your staff). Send via email or print the flyer. o Morning Announcements: (in addition to the other messages) See the script attached to this email. This will excite the students and spread the word. Use the morning announcements on Friday and Monday to promote Family Day. o Email to Teachers and Staff: Everyone can participate! Send an email to your teachers and staff members, have them all take the Family Day Pledge! Teachers can encourage their students to get involved by celebrating a Family Day with dinner and games, and remember to have the pledge signed and returned. o Call us to Retrieve Signed Pledges: Call us if you need any additional resources/information or when the signed pledges are ready for pick up. Pledges must be returned no later than Monday, October 1st, 5pm ET

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Family Day Morning Announcement Script

Morning Announcement Script

Hello students: Want to do something fun? Monday, September 24th is Family Day and we want you to celebrate it! Family Day is a special day to have a fun family dinner with you and your parents or guardians. Its also a day to set a goal to eat together as a family in the future. Children who eat dinner with their families at least four times a week are less likely to use drugs, drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. We are asking all students to share this information with their parents or guardians and to plan a fun family dinner on Monday, September 24th. Ask your parents to pledge their support for Family Day and get great Family Day ideas at InformedFamilies.org/fd. Dont Forget! Visit InformedFamilies.org/fd to read about the benefits of eating dinner together and to take the pledge. Then, on Monday night, eat dinner together, play games and enjoy the family time. Want a chance to win $50 bucks? Then you should enter the Family Day contest. Get your parents permission to take a photo of your family eating dinner together, then email that photo to contest@informedfamilies.org. Your photo will be entered in a drawing for one of three Publix Gift Cards valued at $50 and $25! We want everyone at our school to participate in this event; its fun, easy and FREE. Remember, log on to www.informedfamilies.org/fd anytime before September 24th to make your pledge and get Family Day celebration ideas. Note: If you plan on sending home a flyer/pledge, tell the students that a flyer will be sent home with them. Thanks and have a great Family Day!
2012 Created by Informed Families|www.InformedFamilies.org | 888-474-0008

Family Day Activity Guide

Kids who eat dinner regularly with their family are less likely to engage in risky and unhealthy behaviors. Family dinners can be a time of connection, communication and fun. It can also be an hour of stress if you are doing all the planning, cooking and cleaning yourself. So whether you have made a recent decision to engage in regular family dinners or have always had family dinners, read this message for helpful and new information. Remember to empower other family members, become a team, turn dinner time into something everyone looks forward to. o Dinner time should be electronic free. This means: NO: cell phones, IPods, computers, electronic games, TV or hand held devices (Moms and Dads this applies to you too). Make a pact not to answer the door or telephone during dinner time. o Dinner time should be a positive experience. Discussions about discipline, broken rules, arguments etc, should take place at a different place and time. o When age appropriate, let kids help with the meal preparation, kids like to contribute, make sure you express appreciation for their help and let them know that as part of a family everyone should contribute. o One day a week, during dinner, plan the meals for the next week or next few days.kids should contribute to the menu! o Assign a table clearer and dishwasher/loader, rotate with the table setter. o Have a special night when you serve something just once that week: example: Sundaes on Sunday (kids get to create their own ice cream Sundae) or New Recipe night where you cook a new recipe for everyone to try. o Assign a table setter, let him/her choose the dishes, tablecloth, centerpiece etc., o During dinner: sit together at the table or take dinner outside when the weather permits or have picnics on the family room floor.

Family Day Activity Guide

o Make or buy a You are special today dinner plate. When a family member has achieved a goal, been acknowledged or awarded or recognized, use the special plate that night at dinner. Honor Roll, Sports Awards, doing well on a test, winning a sports event/game, these are all things to celebrate! Have fun and change things around: have breakfast for dinner: serve pancakes and bacon everyone can wear their p.j.s, or have a sandwich night each week, every family can make their own sandwich, or have a salad bar: put salad ingredients on the table and everyone makes their own dinner salad. Remember: it is the time together that counts dont worry about making an elaborate meal! Open ended questions keep everyone talking; use one or more - of these conversation starters each night. o If you could pick a different name, what would it be and why? o If you could live anywhere in the world where would you live? o If you could pick any job, what would it be? o What was the best thing that happened to you today? o What was the funniest thing you saw today? o Where should we go on our next vacation? o Have each family member recite a joke, riddle or trivia question. o Assign a family member to look up a today in history fact and recite it at the dinner table. o Review the family calendar for upcoming events, special occasions etc. o Discuss the news of the day or other current topic, ask for input! These kid friendly websites have resources, jokes, riddles, trivia and history: www.ducksters.com good website for trivia, history and jokes www.funenglishgames.com riddles, tongue twisters and more

I Support Family Day I Pledge To:

Eat dinner with my family on September 24, 2012. Studies have shown that more frequent family dinners can lead to less risky behavior down the road. Shoot for the goal of having dinner together four or more times per week to protect my children. Visit InformedFamilies.org/fd to learn more and spread the message to family and friends. Name ______________________________Email________________________________ Address ________________________________Mobile Phone______________________ City, State, Zip ______________________________School________________________
Download recipes and fun family game ideas at InformedFamilies.org/fd

Enter to win a Publix gift card. Send a photo of your family eating dinner together to contest@InformedFamilies.org to enter.

I Support Family Day I Pledge To:

Eat dinner with my family on September 24, 2012. Studies have shown that more frequent family dinners can lead to less risky behavior down the road. Shoot for the goal of having dinner together four or more times per week to protect my children. Visit InformedFamilies.org/FD to learn more and spread the message to family and friends. Name ______________________________Email________________________________ Address ________________________________Mobile Phone______________________ City, State, Zip ______________________________School________________________
Download recipes and fun family game ideas at InformedFamilies.org/fd

Enter to win a Publix gift card. Send a photo of your family eating dinner together to contest@InformedFamilies.org to enter.


Copyright 2012 Informed Families.

Yo apoyo la Campaa Family Day (Da de la Familia) y me comprometo a:

Cenar junto con mi familia el da 24 de Septiembre del 2012. Los estudios demuestran que cenar en familia frecuentemente ayuda a disminuir el riesgo de que nuestros hijos desarrollen un comportamiento arriesgado o inadecuado en el futuro. Tener la meta de cenar juntos cuatro o ms veces durante la semana. Visitar la pgina de internet de InformedFamilies.org/fd para obtener ms informacin y poder compartirla con amigos y familia.

Pude ganar Nombre ______________________________Correo Electrnico__________________________________ una tarjeta una Direccin ________________________________Telfono Celular____________________________ foto de su familia cenando juntos a la pgina de internet Ciudad, Estado, Cdigo Postal _________________Escuela o Colegio __________________________ contest@ InformedFamilies.org. Especial Gracias a Nuestro Funders de Pubix, envenos

Copyright 2012 Informed Families.

Yo apoyo la Campaa Family Day (Da de la Familia) y me comprometo a:

Cenar junto con mi familia el da 24 de Septiembre del 2012. Los estudios demuestran que cenar en familia frecuentemente ayuda a disminuir el riesgo de que nuestros hijos desarrollen un comportamiento arriesgado o inadecuado en el futuro. Tener la meta de cenar juntos cuatro o ms veces durante la semana. Visitar la pgina de internet de InformedFamilies.org/fd para obtener ms informacin y poder compartirla con amigos y familia.

Pude ganar Nombre ______________________________Correo Electrnico__________________________________ una tarjeta una Direccin ________________________________Telfono Celular____________________________ foto de su familia cenando juntos a la pgina de internet Ciudad, Estado, Cdigo Postal _________________Escuela o Colegio __________________________
Especial Gracias a Nuestro Funders

de Pubix, envenos

contest@ InformedFamilies.org.