STOP Underage Drinking – A Community Conversation

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone for helping make our town hall event a successful one!  We had over 75+parents and students plus our coalition members in attendance!!!  Thank you to all of the families that came and participated.  Hillsboro cares!

A special thanks to the panelists; Andy Cartmill – Washington County Addiction Services, Steve Vuylsteke – Hillsboro Police Department, Kim Chadwick – Pacific University, Sue Boucher – Hillsboro Parks and Recreation, Rachael Holley- Washington County Juvenile Department and Janeen Sollman – Hillsboro School District Board for taking time to come and share their expertise and stories with all of us.  Below is their information if you’d like to follow-up and contact them.

We appreciate everyone who volunteered in helping set up and take down the event.

Thanks also to our raffle prize contributors; Park Lanes, LA Boxing and Hillsboro Parks and Recreation and to our event hosts; Steve Krautscheid with Tuality Health Education Center, and Pizza Schmizza for giving us such a great deal on dinner. Be sure to thank them if you’re using their services!

Thanks go out to Beth Graser with Hillsboro School District Communications department and our high school Grad Night Committees who helped us spread the word to parents and students.  And special thanks also to Diane Keller from the Hillsboro High School Grad Night committee, who not only manned the Grad Night table but also helped with check in and clean up.

It’s obvious that the community cares about underage drinking!  We look forward to working more with all of you in tackling this very important issue!  Please contact us for more information if you are interested in hearing about more events like this one!

Here are some pictures from the event!

HEY STOP Flyer

Join HEY on April 28th, 2010 from 6-7pm at the STOP Underage Drinking! Town Hall event at the Tuality Health and Education Center located right next to Tuality Hospital in downtown Hillsboro.  This is one of nearly 2,000 town halls being held in communities across the country! The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is working with other organizations at the national, state, and local levels to sponsor these town hall events.

Parents and students are invited to join in a discussion with experts from the Hillsboro Police Department, Washington County Juvenile Department, Washington County Addiction Services, Hillsboro Parks and Recreation, Pacific University, and the Hillsboro School District. The discussion will center on how everyone can play a role in reducing alcohol use by our youth, with a special focus on our graduating seniors who will soon be attending their senior proms, grad nights, graduation ceremonies and parties. Presenters will provide information about what parents and other community members can do to help keep our young adults safe and healthy during this special time and as they move into adulthood.

GRAD NIGHT DISCOUNTS!!!  Parents of current HSD seniors (graduating this year) who attend will be given a 25% discount off their senior’s grad night ticket. If both a parent and the senior attend, a total 50% discount will be given! If the grad night ticket has already been purchased, they will receive a refund for the percentage from their Grad Night Committee, sponsored by HEY!

Raffle prizes including fitness and gym memberships, free bowling and batting cages, and other locally-sponsored gifts! Pizza dinner provided.  For more information call 503-681-5363.