1.  SODA membership is currently at 85!  WOW!

2.  Happy Bunny anti-drug campaign: 

SODA members will be marketing this campaign through posters, t-shirts, radio, newspaper and possible billboards.  Surveys will be done conducted before and after the marketing campaign at community events.

3.  Pancake breakfast: 

SODA will be collaborating with Clermont Neighborhood Watch to have a pancake b-fast in January

4.  SODA Snow Ball: 

SODA decided to have the event again this year for Jr. High kids.  We are looking for leadership to step forward and plan the event

5.  Risky Business Youth Leadership Conference:  

The SODA leadership team submitted a workshop proposal and we have been tentatively accepted as presenters!  Official notification comes out in mid-December

6.  SODA powerpoint presentation: 

Jenna Pollock and a team of SODA members are putting together a powerpoint presentation to use at the Risky Business conference and to use for community and school presentations

7.  Take It Back: 

A national Youth-led movement to stop underage drinking.  A community "briefing" will be held on March 5 or 6, 2008.  Only 500 groups nation-wide will be selected to receive "media kits" to do the community meetings.  SODA has submitted an application but we have not heard back yet ~ Hopefully we get in!

8.  Tobacco Awareness Week/Great American Smokeout:  

On November 15, SODA members will be going into the elementary classrooms (grades 1-6) and doing a "Blow bubbles instead of cigarettes" tobacco awareness presentation

9.  5th & 6th grade youth center: 

We are using an afterschool activity curriculum called "Too Good For Drugs and Violence" and parents/community members are facilitating the activities.  The kids seem to like it and more parents are stepping forward to help facilitate!

10.  Jr. High and High School youth center:  

Steve Friederich has taken over scheduling volunteers for the youth center!  

11.  Roland Waterman, pastor in West Union: 

He is very interested in his church and his youth ministry leaders to help with the youth center..both facilitating activities and sponsoring youth center nights.  He will be bringing people to Jr. High and High School Youth center nights so they can check things out!  What a great collaboration!

12.  Ministerial Alliance meeting in October:

I presented about the VCC, SODA, the Youth Center, Mentoring, All Stars and other programs we have going.  It was a very good meeting, some of the pastors said that they did not have any previous knowledge about the coalition other than hearing the name!

13.  SODA Sub-group committees: 

SODA youth are signing up for specific activities this year instead of trying to do EVERY activity.  We are getting teams set up to get stuff done and the kids seem excited about having a more active role!

14.  January All-VCC meeting: 

Meeting will focus on SODA.  The leadership team is excited and already recruiting.  The meeting will be held at the Clermont Opera House.  Tentative date is Wednesday, January 30.  SODA will be planning the food, agenda, etc.  That night will also be our SODA Basket Fund-Raiser!

15. All Stars: 

Is in the works and will hopefully be starting soon

16.  DFC Community Assessment Tool:

Sheryl and I completed it on October 30.  We are waiting for a response back to see where they "rate" our community

17.  COMET

I need to have this completed by November 16, so I may be asking for some information from you!  I have it started but there is a lot more to do!