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Family Jam Recap, Flash Mob, New Grant Opportunities, Upcoming Events, Youth Spotlight,

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Monthly Newsletter June 2014

ERYC Awarded LEAF Grant Funding ERYC was recently awarded LEAF funding through The Colorado Department ofHuman Services, Office of Behavioral Health, Community Prevention and EarlyIntervention Programs. This funding is intended for counties that above the stateaverage per 1,000 residents for Driving under the Influence (DUI/DWAI). ERYCreceived this funding to focus on youth substance use and impaired driving preventionand plans to increase evidence­based substance use prevention education.

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ERYC Awarded Leaf Grant FundingYouth Spotlight: Wendy CarrascoFamily Jam & Plan RecapERYC Membership SurveyFlash Mob for Mental HealthMember Spotlight: Ute Springs Member EventsMembership Corner: Trainings and Grants

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ERYC has been coordinating substance use prevention education in high schools forthe last five years and most recently coordinated a pilot program at one local middleschool. With these funds, ERYC will be able to expand this prevention education toreach more youth younger and encourage healthy lifestyles that are substance free,reducing the potential for youth impaired driving. Funds will also be utilized to offer Drug Impairment Training for EducationalProfessionals. This training will increase school faculty capacity by giving them bettertools and knowledge on recognizing youth impairment and following procedures tolimit youth driving while impaired and reduce this behavior in the future. Lastly, ERYC will work with local law enforcement to coordinate more party patrolsaround key times of the year when there is an increase in youth substance use andimpaired driving. These patrols will support local DUI efforts in addition tosupporting the reduction of youth impaired driving.

National Safety MonthWeek 1: Prevent Prescription Drug AbuseWeek 2: Stop trips, slips and fallsWeek 3: Be aware of your surroundingsWeek 4: Put an end to distracted driving

1st BankAvon Police DepartmentBright Future FoundationCMC­ Upward BoundCSU ExtensionEagle County Paramedic ServicesEagle County Prevention CommitteeEagle County SchoolsEagle County Sheriff's OfficeEagle Valley Library DistrictEarly Childhood PartnersGirl Scouts of ColoradoMind Springs HealthRed Ribbon ProjectSamaritan Center of the RockiesSpeakUp ReachOutStarting HeartsSOS OutreachUte Springs Experiential Learning CenterVail International HockeyVail Valley Salvation ArmyWalking Mountains

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Thank you to the Colorado Office of Behavioral Health, local law enforcementpartners and Eagle County Schools for collaborating to prevent and deter impaireddriving and related behaviors.

~Mikayla CurtisResource Development Coordinator

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Youth Leader Spotlight: Wendy Carrasco For many high school seniors, showing up for classes during the weeks leading up tograduation is a feat. Envision waking up at 5:30am, braving a two hour round­tripcommute often during treacherous spring blizzards and horrendous road conditions,and a commitment to finishing all of outstanding projects and you've got WendyCarrasco, Battle Mountain High School senior. While Carrasco enjoys spending her time reading, writing and drawing, she hasfound time to serve as an intern with the Eagle River Youth Coalition (ERYC), anorganization that serves youth and families in Eagle County. Carrasco hopes to gainprofessional experience through her internship, and has enjoyed increasing hercommunity involvement and learning about various local initiatives related to youthand safety.

Women's Empowerment WorkshopThe Youth Foundation

Visit our website for the latest volunteer

opportunities for a rewarding experience servingEagle County Youth

Check out current opportunities with:

Bright Future FoundationGirl Scouts of Colorado

SOS OutreachSpeakUp ReachOutStarting Hearts

The Youth FoundationWalking Mountains

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Continue Reading about Wendy>>>>

~Michelle StecherExecutive Director

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Family Jam & Plan Recap This year's Family Jam & Plan on May 17th was a huge success, connecting over150 youth and adults with 16 local organizations from across the valley. This

Be a zero hero!!

Walking mountains is in need of volunteers for upcominglocal "Zero Waste" events. Join the team and becomepart of the increasing movement to educate the public

about the importance of waste diversion.

Zero Waste events will be happening June­September, 2014.

For more information or to sign up, please contactMelissa Kirr:

melissak@walkingmountains.org or (970) 827­9725 x133

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annual event is intended for local families to learn about the many uniqueorganizations and plan for the Summers by signing up for the many programs andservices. With so many nonprofits in the valley it helps to put a face to the manydifferent names. Continue Reading >>>

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Need Help RecruitingVolunteers?

Let ERYC help you recruit volunteers for yourprograms and events by filling out a Action Sheet. ERYC can promote youropportunities on our website, Facebook and atevents and programs. Please send your completedforms to Drew Kartos.

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Job Opportunity!! The Bright Future Foundation is hiring aViolence Prevention Coordinator to join theirpassionate team of professionals. Check out the jobdescription here.

National Safety Month

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ERYC Member Satisfaction Survey As a coalition, we want to make sure we are doing our job, and doing it well. Westrive for excellence at ERYC and take our membership program very seriously.Therefore, we want to know if we're meeting our members' expectations and needs. If you are an ERYC Member, please take 2­3 minutes to fill out this short surveyregarding your satisfaction with us.

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Flash Mob for Mental Health Michelle and Mikayla from ERYC impressed us with their dancing skills at the

recent Flash Mob at the Board of CountyCommissioners meeting. Check out their moves here(hint: they are in the last row).

Keep your kids safe this month with the help of thisinformative website, complete with risks, videos andprevention methods. Category N

Remember

Deadline for July newsletter submissions:June 18th, 2014

Email: Drew Kartos

Use our newsletter. It's a bright idea!

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Ute Springs Experiential Learning Center

Ute Springs Experiential Learning Center (USELC) is a non­profit organization that supports communities in thecultivation of social/emotionallearning through experiences in nature. Our vision is to empower individuals to leadcommunities with vision, integrity, compassion and purpose.

Ute Springs Experiential Learning Center is offering camps this summer for children from 7yrs to17yrs. Our focus during each camp experience is to increase self­awareness, increase socialawareness, assist with relationship skills and provide leadership training, all within (and without)a nature­based program that forges a conscious connection to places in our beautiful valley! Ourcamps span four days from Tuesday through Friday with an over­night campout on Thursday. Daily Adventures: Tuesday­ Campers will explore UTE history while defining what community means to them. Activities may include: TeamBuilding Initiatives, Shelter Building, Map and Compass, Native American Arts and Crafts, Story Telling, Hunting and Gathering Wednesday­ Campers will investigate SPRINGS and how water connects all of life.Activities may include: Boat Building, Fishing, Canoeing, Team Building Initiatives , Aquatic Community Exploration, WaterPlay

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Thursday­ EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING (camp out!)Campers will experience what it means to live as part of a community andthe importance of diversity.Activities may include: Team Building Initiatives, Camp Building, Artsand Crafts, Group Cooking , Campfire & Story Telling, Plant and Animal Identification Friday­ As the week comes to an end campers will return to the CENTERof what they have cultivated, themselves. This is our Animal AssistedActivities day and campers will have the opportunity to reflect on the weekwhile interacting with horses, goats, chickens and gardens as we journeyout to a private ranch in Gypsum!

Due to high demand, we have opened two more Elementary School Adventure Camps!! One up valley in Eagle­Vail and onedown valley in Eagle!

We only have 5 spots available in our down valley Middle School Challenge Camp, so sign up nowatwww.UteSpringsELC.org.Our High School Leadership camps are looking for excited young adults looking for CPR and Councilor­in­trainingopportunities!Always, always we are looking for spirited individuals looking to volunteer! If you are interested please contact Amy Ben­Horin at amy@UteSpringsELC.org.Check out the NEW website.

Continue Reading about how Ute Springs uses social/emotional learning (SEL)>>>

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Family Learning Center: Enroll for SummerEnrichment Programs

Highly effective kindergarten readiness

programs, Developmentally appropriate socialemotional strategies,

Ute Springs Summer Programs and

Fundraising Campaign

Ute Springs Experiential Learning Center iscurrently registering Middle School and High

Schoolers for their summer programs!

EVLD Summer Reading Program

This summer's theme, "Fizz, Boom, READ!"explores all kinds of science topics from foodscience to grossology, bubble experiments to

techno fun, and weather and natureexplorations. Jeff and Paige will help us kick offthis summer's program with their playful natureand science­based music and stories for kids.

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Date: Monday­FridayTime: 7:30am­5:30pm

Location: Alpine Arts CenterAges: 8 weeks to 6 years old

Cost: $40/ person

Space is limited to 40 people so reserve yourspot now @ 970.926.2732 or

alpineartscenter.org

Space is limited so registering NOW will reserveyour spot!!

Help support these incredible programs

through their fundraising campaign here!!

KICKOFF EVENT SCHEDULE:Eagle Public Library: Tuesday, June 3, 1:00 pmGypsum Public Library: Tuesday, June 3, 3:00 pmAvon Public Library: Wednesday, June 4, 1:00 pm

EVLD Reading Buddies Program

The Reading Buddies program pairs teenvolunteers with younger kids for an hour ofone­on­one shared reading, once a week for 8weeks! Reading Buddies is for Little Buddies(students in grades 1­3) and Big Buddies (teen

mentors in grades 9­12).

Avon Library: Wednesdays, June 11­July 30, 4:30­5:30 pmEagle Library: Call for information 328­ 8800Gypsum Library: Thursdays, June 5­July 24, 10:00am

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Annual Benefit

Once again, the Beaver Creek ResortCompany and Bright Future Foundationhave teamed up to offer the summer season's

most delectable benefit.

Join us for a perfectly paired four­coursedinner, showcasing great food and wine.This unique event will be held at one

of Beaver Creek's most intimate restaurants­Splendido at the Chateau. In addition, enjoysome friendly competition while raisingmoney for our crucial programming in

Eagle County during a special four­courseauction.

Date: Friday, August 8 Time: 7:00 ­ 10:00 PM

Location: Splendido at the Chateau 17 Chateau Lane, Beaver Creek

For more information please contact Becca Gould at

970­763­7209 or

Second Annual Charity Bridge

Tournamentbenefitting

Bright Future Foundation

Please join us for the second annual bridgetournament benefiting Bright Future

Foundation on Thursday, June 26th! Entry is$70 per player and includes a full morning ofchallenging duplicate and social bridge playwith friends, both new and familiar, followed

by gourmet lunch at Cordillera.

Join us Thursday, June 26, 2014 atthe Timber Hearth Grille at Cordillera

REGISTRATION 8:30 amPLAY BEGINS 9:00 amLUNCH 12:00 pm

Entry fee $70 per player, $50 of entry fee is atax deductible donation

Reservations are limited. To register, click

River Retreat

Looking for a peaceful, serene atmosphere fornurturing the transitions in your life? TheWomen's Empowerment Workshop River

Retreat fromJuly 2­7th will give you that AND the tools

to navigate change in your life.

Learn more and register here

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becca@mybrightfuture.org here!More details to follow.

This charity bridge game is ACBL

sanctioned. Charity masterpoints will beawarded.

For more information or to register,contact Becca Gould at 970­763­7209

or becca@mybrightfuture.org

Avon Community Garden

The Avon Community Garden is starting upagain!! They are also planning to start anothercommunity garden at Fox Hollow and coulduse volunteers with carpentry skills to help

build boxes for raised beds.

For more information please e­mail theSalvation Army at

info@salvationarmyvail.org

Training Opportunities Recent Findings Development

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Grant Opportunities

Shameless Promoting: Leveraging SocialMedia and Internet Marketing to Promote

Events

Attendees will learn event marketing strategies forFacebook, LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter. Inaddition, image and video driven applications likePinterest, Instagram, and YouTube will beexplored as additional avenues to get the wordout about events. We will also discuss howelectronic newsletters and blogging can helpcreate trust, build a brand, and solidify "experts inthe field" personas.

Date:

Tuesday, June 10thTime:

2:00pm­4:00pmLocation:

Vail Marriott Mountain Resort

FREEfor ERYC & VVP Members & first 50 attendees;

$10 for all additional RSVP's

RSVP to Jennifer Weintraub

Logic Modeling Avon Workshop

A logic model is a great tool for program planning,

communicating your work, and guiding yourevaluation of efforts. In this workshop you will:

Learn components of a logic modelUnderstand the link between logic modelsand preventionBuild skills to develop a logic model for your

Teenagers More Depressed than Ever

Depression is a consequence of the ever­growing civilized world as explained by this Tedxtalk, and it continues to infiltrate our young adults.With higher expectations, a competitive jobmarket, inflating tuition and rent, extended periodof adolescence and fear of failure, young adultstoday are suffering the consequences ofaffluence and a stalling economy.

Check out this article about how today'sprivileged young adults are more depressed thanever before.

The Colorado Health Foundation

Purpose: The Foundation works to make Colorado thehealthiest state in the nation by ensuring that allColorado kids are fit and healthy and that allColoradans achieve stable, affordable, andadequate health coverage to improve their healthwith support from a network of primary healthcare and community services. Eligibility: Prospective applicants are encouraged to call todiscuss their proposal before applying. TheFoundation requests to receive electronic grantapplications through its website. Completeguidelines and applications are available on thewebsite. Deadline: June 15th, 2014 Average Range: $100,000‑$300,000 For more information please visit the funderswebsite

Wells Fargo Community Assistance Fund

Purpose: Throughout the year, Wells Fargo is proud toprovide personal and financial resources incommunities where their banks are located. Thisfall they will contribute to more than 200organizations in colorado through the Wells FargoCommunity Assistance Fund. Eligibility: A qualified organization must have an InternalRevenue Service Determination letter confirming

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own program

Date: Tuesday, June 17thTime: 11am­3pm

Location: Avon Public Library *lunch will be provided

For more information and to register, pleasecontact your PEP TA Consultant or Lindsay

Moore at (303)839­9422 x148*Registration open through June 10th

Impact Teen Drivers: Train the Trainer

Instructor Class

This workshop leads facilitators through theImpact Teen Drivers program. This FREE 5 hour workshop provides participants withevidence­based tools to deliver high energypresentations focused on the dangers of recklessand distracted driving.

Date: Friday, Jun 13th

Time: 9am­2pmLocation: Lionshead Community Room,

395 E. Lionshead Circle, Vail

Registration is free, and available here

Impact Teen Drivers(http://impactteendrivers.org/)

You can learn more about the presenter's

impactful story here

its status as a 501(c)(3) organization and anannual operating budget of $350,000 or less. Deadline: June 30th, 2014 Average Range: $500­$1,500 Download this APPLICATION to get started.

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We would like to recognize our sponsors from this month's Family Jam & Plan, who helped make the event a huge success. With

your help we connected local families with some of the best organizations in the valley.Thank you for making youth a community priority!

Marble Slab CreameryThe Simple Fork

Yoga off Broadway KZYR 97.7RA NelsonFirst Bank

Eagle Ranch Association

P.O. Box 4613Edwards, CO 81632(970) 949.9250eagleyouth.org

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