Communities That Care

Posted on February 25, 2009

CTC HoopSTARs Take On the Harlem Ambassadors!

Get ready for dazzling ball-handling tricks, high-flying slam dunks and hilarious family comedy.  Join the Harlem Ambassadors Basketball Show on Saturday, March 28, 6pm at the CHRHS gym as they take on the CTC HoopStars, the fabulous home team coached by CHRHS’ own Jeff Hart! 

 
The HoopStars roster features CRMS teacher Jim Morse, RES teacher Gary Spinney, AVS teacher Than Porter, CRMS Parents Theo Berez  and Chuck Crans, past CHRHS basketball standouts Cameron Puls, Meg Cressler, and Corey Staples, current CHRHS coaches Marty Messer, Clint Beveridge, Jon Moro (baseball) and Jackie Williams (soccer), and  CHRHS Athletic Director Bill Hughes.  The roster is completed by  community members Dan Cloutier, Ken Waltz, Ron Belyea, Troy Curtis,  Jen Curtis, Eric Waters, Ken Gardiner, and Jeff Payson. 

Tickets can be purchased in advance at HAVII and Hope General Store, as well as from any CTC Board member – $7 for Students, $9 for Adults, Children under 3 are free.  All proceeds benefit Five Town Communities That Care.  For more information, contact CTC at  236-9800. 

The Harlem Ambassadors….It’s not your grandfather’s basketball show!

Posted on February 18, 2009

FTCTC Presents to Medical Staff at PenBay Medical Center

On Friday, February 13th, Five Town CTC staff and volunteers were guests at the PenBay Medical Center Clinical Luncheon Series.  STAR Program Coordinator Tarah Hall presented a brief history of the Five Town CTC, and the latest data on problem adolescent behavior in the Five Town Community.

Five Town CTC Coalition members Lisa Ettinger, Peter Russell, Eric Waters, and Luke Engeriser were on hand to help field questions.

The presentation highlighted areas where great progress is being made, as well as areas where there is still much work to do (such as Inhalant Abuse Prevention).  For more information, contact Dalene Dutton at (207) 236-9800 or by emailing dalene@fivetownctc.org.

Posted on February 13, 2009

CTC Director Presents at National Leadership Forum

Dalene Dutton, Executive Director of Five Town Communities That Care, spent the week of February 8, 2009 at the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s (CADCA) 19th Annual National Leadership Forum.

Ms. Dutton attended the National Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s Community Prevention day on Monday, and CADCA’s Capital Hill Day on Tuesday—along with approximately 2000 other substance abuse prevention professionals from across the United States.

On Wednesday Ms. Dutton co-facilitated a workshop on the use of data in community prevention outreach efforts. The presentation highlighted many of the successes realized in the Five Town Community’s youth substance abuse prevention efforts and was attended by approximately 90 people.

The forum wrapped up on Thursday with additional presentations and workshops. Workshop tracks ranged from how to identify funding for prevention efforts to how to implement evident-based approaches to curb underage drinking.

For more information on CADCA, visit their website at www.cadca.org. For more information about Five Town Communities That Care visit www.fivetownctc.org.

Elaine Williams (on left) of Brigham City, Utah’s Youth Empowerment Team and Dalene Dutton of Five Town Communities That Care in Rockport, Maine teamed up as workshop leaders at the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s National Leadership Forum.