Ron Glodoski Highlights WAAODA May 17 Youth Day Activities

April 28, 2011 - PRLog -- Wisconsin Association on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (WAAODA), 45th Annual WAAODA Spring Conference, themed “A New Perspective: The Changing Face of Addiction, Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services.” announces the schedule for its Youth Day to be held on May 17th at the Country Inn and Suites as part of their annual conference.

WAAODA dedicates one day of their annual conference to build partnerships empowering youth to live a drug free life. The 4th Annual WAAODA Spring Youth Conference themed “Family, School and Community: Building Partnerships to Empower Our Youth to Live a Drug Free Life”  will be held Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Country Springs Hotel, Water Park and Conference Center at 2810 Golf Road Waukesha, WI.

This year’s “Youth Day” will feature Ron Glodoski a national expert on bullying, substance abuse and resiliency. His personal triumph over abuse issues, a traumatic brain injury and learning disabilities provides practical solutions to the challenges confronting our youth today.

There will also be a luncheon cook out featuring Club TNT (Today Not Tomorrow) who creatively reaches young people, ages 10-18, with the use of music, dance, poetry and “straight talk.” Show producers encourage and stimulate the creative energy of participants as they develop public service announcements that confront the issues of gang involvement, smoking, alcohol and other drug abuse, teen pregnancy, adolescent suicide awareness and prevention and the negative impact of a life of crime. Kids will present Public Service Announcements.

Other youth related topics to be held include:

1.   “I Am Not My Addiction”
2.   “The Art of Forgiveness”
3.   “Goal Setting and Journaling in Recovery”
4.   “(WRAP) Winning Against Relapse with a Wellness Recovery Action Plan”
5.   “Youth in Dual Recovery”
6.   “What is Meditation and Why Should I Care”
7.   “How Much You Wanna Bet”
8.   “Voices of Youth Recovery”
9.   “Reefer Madness”

WAAODA is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable membership organization chartered by the State of Wisconsin. Our members include counseling professionals, healthcare administrators, direct service providers, educators and friends and family members of addicted and recovering individuals who actively support alcohol and other drug addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services in communities throughout the state.

For more information about this conference please visit our website at www.waaoda.org  or contact Angela McAlister at WAAODA Inc., 6601 Grand Teton Plaza, Suite A Madison, WI 53719 or Phone: 608-829-1032 or E-mail: angie.waaoda@tds.net.

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