tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5806063792113046872024-03-16T22:59:54.264-04:00The Ohio PTA Voice"This is your PTA news source [blog] for deadlines, data, operational options, event reminders, and everything in between," stated Angela Revay, Ohio PTA President [president@ohiopta.org].
The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comBlogger919125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-74573666310665951372024-03-16T22:59:00.001-04:002024-03-16T22:59:21.779-04:00Visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Free Event: empow-HER, Saturday, March 23, 12:00-3:00 p.m.<p> </p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3574446024437100948main" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 660px; vertical-align: top; width: 660px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_3574446024437100948block-text" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: top;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame</span></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Free Event: empow-HER,</span></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Saturday, March 23, 12:00-3:00 p.m.</span></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">LWVGC is a community partner for this free event, featuring women-led performances, local organizations that support and empower women and girls, and fun! We will have a table to register voters inside the event, and volunteers will be collecting redistricting signatures outside. Look here for more information: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.rockhall.com/events/empow-HER&source=gmail&ust=1710718037605000&usg=AOvVaw3aVDXXaghMIUW2HPVBN_eH" href="https://www.rockhall.com/events/empow-HER" style="color: #1155cc; overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: break-all;" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr></wbr>rockhall.com/events/empow-HER</a></span></strong></span></div><div><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: Arial;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: Arial;"><strong>We hope to see you there!</strong></span><br /></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" bgcolor="#" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3574446024437100948main m_3574446024437100948placeholder" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 660px; min-height: 50px; vertical-align: top; width: 660px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_3574446024437100948placeholder" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="660px"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="empow-HER" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="auto" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NbIXume-ZFKBHhiGwNKZ3Ibx3IoFasR51DL-CGfeYEbwMVnWMB8Y_mBkYUBaX1__fRsr_T-ndqPDTnWX8Vqbcrj0TloIdCSHDa9PYs9XPLIIEHbzyk3iIHwktNeVkZdAfLPeVdoI3vVQzFtc-U=s0-d-e1-ft#https://images.clubexpress.com/527296/graphics/empow-HER_1920x1080_v1-02_1016583731.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; width: 656px;" tabindex="0" width="656" /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3574446024437100948main" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 660px; vertical-align: top; width: 660px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_3574446024437100948block-text" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: top;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Verdana;"><strong><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mark Your Calendar for an Energizing Event with Katie Fahey, the founder of Michigan's successful Voters Not Politicians petition drive!</span></span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #c00000; font-family: Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Thursday, March 28, 7:00 p.m.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: Arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Learn how the Voters Not Politicians grassroots movement collected over 425,000 signatures for a successful ballot measure to create an independent redistricting commission in Michigan, and how the redistricting process unfolded under the new system. Learn more about our guest <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Fahey&source=gmail&ust=1710718037605000&usg=AOvVaw2xpj2KFM0U83jQvkOvL8q9" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Fahey" style="color: #1155cc; overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: break-all;" target="_blank">here.</a> Her inspiring TED Talk is <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_fahey_a_crash_course_in_making_political_change?language%3Den&source=gmail&ust=1710718037605000&usg=AOvVaw1w5EpMzAF3eWZFk7P6Lsxu" href="https://www.ted.com/talks/katie_fahey_a_crash_course_in_making_political_change?language=en" style="color: #1155cc; overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: break-all;" target="_blank">here.</a> </span></b></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" bgcolor="#" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3574446024437100948main m_3574446024437100948placeholder" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; height: 1px; line-height: inherit; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 660px; min-height: 50px; vertical-align: top; width: 660px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_3574446024437100948placeholder" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 5px; text-align: inherit; vertical-align: top;" valign="top" width="660px"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img alt="Katie Fahey Event" class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="auto" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/meips/ADKq_NZm98f1CihlvX-C-0gjzmfTQFUl9V3iZez_OkaPoj_Cx7UEl3uxX-MVeqGbofAP5Ye-hdgh3oGgvbiZc7R6rnEhpbdOlezxVWKNdy9SjPXPZ_revsHuDg4eWx6WX_cZH_1XZXd6=s0-d-e1-ft#https://images.clubexpress.com/527296/graphics/Fahey_short_031124_716364652.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; width: 656px;" tabindex="0" width="656" /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-46404867760579471872024-03-16T22:40:00.000-04:002024-03-16T22:40:01.868-04:00Know! to Create Strong Connections through Listening<p> </p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-1" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding-top: 20px; width: 600px;"><div align="center" class="alignment" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 600px;"><img alt="Image" src="https://d2dgo7ivtbkyn1.cloudfront.net/images/preventionactionalliance/Know%20Header.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; width: 600px;" title="Image" width="600" /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-2" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 600px;"><div align="center" class="alignment" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 600px;"><img src="https://d2dgo7ivtbkyn1.cloudfront.net/images/preventionactionalliance/AdobeStock_475163746%20%281%29.jpeg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; width: 600px;" width="600" /></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-2" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 33.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Know! to Create Strong Connections through Listening</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-3" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Active listening is a skill you can use to connect with the young people in your life and build strong, safe, and trusting relationships. An active listening approach to conversations seeks to understand young people’s perspectives rather than jumping in to fix their problems. Active listening gives young people a chance to express their thoughts and process difficult situations. It demonstrates that you care about their thoughts and feelings and can prevent difficult conversations from becoming arguments. When you utilize active listening skills, you show the young people you care about that you are someone they can talk to about the important parts of their lives.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2,3</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Consider the following tips to hone your active listening skills:</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-4" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Focus your full attention</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-5" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sometimes, actions speak louder than words. When you show young people that you are focused on what they are saying, you communicate that you are available to listen to them and care about what they’re thinking, feeling, and doing. Body language is an important visual cue that indicates your belief in the importance of what the young person is saying. Focusing your full attention during a conversation might look like:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Getting close to your young person or on the same level of height,</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Maintaining eye contact,</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Responding nonverbally with appropriate nods and facial expressions,</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Using body language that communicates interest, like sitting still, turning towards your young person, and uncrossing your arms</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Turning off your phone, the TV, and any other device that might interrupt your conversation.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2,3,4,5</sup></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-6" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Be patient</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-7" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Young people may not be ready to tell you everything during your conversations. Let them go at their own pace and take their time to open up to you. Allow them to express their full train of thought before you add your thoughts. You may be tempted to jump in and fix your young person's problem or offer advice, but doing so may send the wrong message and discourage future discussions. When you swoop in to solve their problems, it may seem like their struggles are not okay to talk about or that something is wrong with them for having difficult emotions. Instead, listen to understand rather than to reply, and give them time to explore the issue and practice their own problem-solving skills.1,2,4,5</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-8" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Reflect their words and feelings</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-9" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">One of the best ways to show that you’re actively listening to someone else is by reflecting their statements and feelings back to them. During your conversations, periodically summarize in your own words what your young person has said to you and validate their emotions. When you do so, it’s best to avoid making judgments. Your reflections might look something like this: “What I’m hearing is that Sarah didn’t invite you to the sleepover, and you feel hurt by that. I can see how that would be upsetting.” Reflecting back your young person’s words and emotions allows them the opportunity to feel heard or explain the situation in a different way. Either way, you’re improving your communication.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2,3,5</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-10" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Ask thoughtful questions</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-11" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">When the opportunity arises, take some time to ask your young person thoughtful questions based on what they’ve told you. Approach your questions with compassion and ensure that your questions are directly related to their situation. You might ask a question to clarify how your young person feels or encourage them to see the situation from a different perspective. You may also ask them about your role in helping them. Do they want help solving their problem or coping with the situation, or do they just need someone to listen to them? By asking thoughtful questions, you can work together to explore potential next steps and show your young person how much you care about them.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,4</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-12" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Resources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-13" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/toddlersandpreschoolers/communication/activelistening.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">Active Listening | Communicating | Essentials | Parenting Information | CDC</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://centerforparentingeducation.org/library-of-articles/healthy-communication/the-skill-of-listening/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">The Skill of Active Listening The Center for Parenting Education</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://schenectady.cce.cornell.edu/parenting/communication/parents-can-use-active-listening" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">Cornell Cooperative Extension | Parents Can Use Active Listening</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-14" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span class="tinyMce-placeholder" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-15" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;"><u style="box-sizing: border-box;">1. </u></span><a href="https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/life/parenthood/active-listening-skills" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">Active Listening Skills for Parents | Right as Rain by UW Medicine</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/communicating-relationships/communicating/active-listening" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">2. Active listening with pre-teens & teens | Raising Children Network</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/parents/essentials/toddlersandpreschoolers/communication/activelistening.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">3. Active Listening | Communicating | Essentials | Parenting Information | CDC</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.newportacademy.com/resources/empowering-teens/active-listener/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">4. How to Be an Active Listener for Your Teen | Newport Academy</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://www.hennepinhealthcare.org/blog/the-skill-of-listening-to-teens/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;">5. The skill of listening to teens - Hennepin Healthcare</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-16" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div align="center" class="alignment" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 85%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="divider_inner" style="border-top: 2px solid rgb(108, 109, 113); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row row-17" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="row-content stack" role="presentation" style="border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="column column-1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" class="divider_block block-1" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div align="center" class="alignment" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 85%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="divider_inner" style="border-top: 2px solid rgb(108, 109, 113); box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1px; line-height: 1px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="image_block block-2" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 20px; width: 600px;"><div align="center" class="alignment" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 560px;"><a href="https://mha.ohio.gov/get-help/crisis-systems/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline-in-ohio" style="box-sizing: border-box; outline: none;" tabindex="-1" target="_blank"><img src="https://nfg-dm-bee.s3.amazonaws.com/images/preventionactionalliance/988-logo-ohio.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; width: 560px;" width="560" /></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="heading_block block-3" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;">We can all help prevent suicide.</h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="text_block block-4" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="pad" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 10px 20px 15px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. For more information, <a href="https://mha.ohio.gov/get-help/crisis-systems/988-suicide-and-crisis-lifeline-in-ohio" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #662e8d;" target="_blank">click here</a>. </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-34264811266028986042024-02-17T18:48:00.000-05:002024-02-17T18:48:01.498-05:00Membership Award Recipients!<p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtOolrrMtjxXleSXGH0XXqmpyH77Ihk839ozuO1XHvPFAoTLBkVpQJTu4ctBsQHYJ2F60xe-TQOrD2mEBMUSWKdLdzG-AOiLqqjD2y6HiwsGmt9XO6EUtyFTMfFcWu7uBW3oBfJmEyMAQqYeyFLVBR4SRD-CbXPI_19rMICfA2knIIyOYu78qRjuPZI4/s443/congratulations.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="77" data-original-width="443" height="56" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCtOolrrMtjxXleSXGH0XXqmpyH77Ihk839ozuO1XHvPFAoTLBkVpQJTu4ctBsQHYJ2F60xe-TQOrD2mEBMUSWKdLdzG-AOiLqqjD2y6HiwsGmt9XO6EUtyFTMfFcWu7uBW3oBfJmEyMAQqYeyFLVBR4SRD-CbXPI_19rMICfA2knIIyOYu78qRjuPZI4/s320/congratulations.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b style="text-align: left;"><p style="color: red; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Janice Wanko (Membership Chair) says, </span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;">“KUDOS and
Congratulations to our Membership Award Recipients.”</span></b></span></div></b><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: large;">Staff and Community Are
Key</span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 1: </u></b>Avon
Lake HS PTA Bay Village EC PTA Berea Midpark HS PTSA Birch Primary PTA Brook Park El PTSA Chapman El PTA Chestnut Int PTA Eastview El PTA Elmhurst El PTA Erie Shores EC PTA Falls-Lenox/ ECC Primary PTA Garfield MS PTSA Grant El PTA
Grindstone El PTA Keystone El
PTA Lakewood EC PTA Lakewood HS PTA Lincoln PTA
Lee Burneson MS PTA Lorain Cty
JVS PTA Maple Int PTA Midview Middies PTA North Ridgeville EC PTA North Ridgeville ECLC PTA Olmsted EC PTA Olmsted Falls MS PTA Olmsted Falls HS PTA Olmsted Falls Int PTA Pine Int PTA Redwood El PTA
Rocky R. Goldwood Primary PTA Roosevelt
El PTA Stranahan El PTA Strongsville EL PTA Westlake EC PTA Westlake El PTA and Whitney El PTA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 2: </u></b>Amelia
El PTA Beavertown El PTA Bobbie Fairfax El PTA Cheviot El PTA Colerain MS PTA Colerain HS PTA Greenville HS PTSA Jane Chance El PTA Kilgour El PTA Lagonda El PTA Loveland El PTA Loveland M/INT PTSA Mark
Twain PTA Monfort Hts El PTA Mound El PTA
Northwest HS PTSA Pleasant Run El
PTA Pleasant Run MS PTA Rapid Run MS PTA Silverton PTA
Springmyer Mem El PTA White Oak MS
PTA and Williams Ave El E PTA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 3:</u> </b> Annehurst
El PTA Bluffsview El PTA Bolton Crossing El PTA Buckeye Woods El PTA Central Crossing El PTA Cherrington El PTA Darby Woods El PTA Finland El PTA Finland MS
PTA Franklin Hts HS PTA Friends Of CAHS PTA Gables El PTA
Galloway Ridge El PTA Genoa MS
PTA Grandby El PTA Hayes El PTA
Hayes Int PTA Heritage MS
PTSA Hillview El PTA Indian Springs El PTA Jackson MS PTSA James A. Harmon El PTA Kilbourne MS PTSA McCord MS PTA
Metro PTSA Monterey El PTA Park Street Int PTA Pleasant View MS PTA Royal Manor El PTA Somerset El PTA South-Western Career Acad PTA South-Western Preschool PTA Thornville El PTA West Franklin El PTA Westerville Special Needs PTA Westland HS
PTSA Worthington Estates El PTA Wilder El PTA
Worthington Estates El PTA Worthington
Hills El PTA and Worthingway El PTA
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 4: </u></b>A.C.E.S.
Center for Education PTA Adrian El PTA Bellflower El PTA Boulevard El PTA Buckeye El PTA Charles F Brush HS PTSA Dentzler El PTA Dorothy E. Lewis El PTA Euclid Central MS PTA Euclid HS PTSA Fairfax El PTA – Mentor Field HS PTSA First Step EC
PTA Green Valley El PTA Greenbriar MS
PTA Greenview Upper El PTA Hillside MS
PTA Hopkins El PTA John Muir El PTA Kingsville PTA Longfellow El PTA Memorial Junior HS PTSA Mentor HS PTSA Noble El PTA
North Royalton EC PTA North
Royalton El PTA North Royalton MS
PTA Orange HS PTA Orchard MS PTA Oxford El PTA
Parma EC PTA Parkside El PTA Perry El/Jr/Sr HS PTA Pleasant Valley El
PTA Ridge El PTA Riverside Campus PTA Roxbury El PTA Shiloh MS PTA
Shore MS PTSA Solon EC PTA Sterling Morton El PTA Streetsboro Comm PTA Sunview El PTA and Thoreau Park El PTA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 5: </u></b> Akron Early College HS PTA Arrowhead Primary Sch PTA Austintown El
PTA Austintown MS PTSA Austintown Int PTA AF Falcons PTSA Barberton Int Sch PTA Barberton MS PTSA Canfield PTA
Copley HS PTSA Copley-Fairlawn MS
PTA Echo Hills El PTA Fishcreek El
PTA George G Dodge Int Sch PTA Green HS PTSA
Green MS PTSA Herberich El
PTA Jackson-Milton El PTA John R Buchtel El CLC PTA Judith A. Resnik El PTA Kimpton MS PTSA LaCroft El PTA Lakeview Int PTA Ledgeview El PTA Lee Eaton El PTA Lincoln El PTA Miller-South Perf Arts El PTA NIHF Stem MS PTA NIHF Stem HS PTSA Nordonia HS PTSA Nordonia MS PTA Northfield El PTA RBC & Twinsburg HS PTA Samuel Bissel El Sch PTA Stow-Munroe Falls HS PTSA Tallmadge MS PTA and Wilcox Primary PTA </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large;">Awesome Alumni</span><span style="color: #0070c0; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 1:</u></b> Birch
Primary PTA Chestnut Int PTA Fairview M & HS PTA Falls-Lenox/ECC Primary PTA Garfield MS PTSA Gilles-Sweet El PTA Grindstone El PTA Harding MS PTSA Horace Mann El PTA Kensington Int PTA Keystone El PTA Lakewood HS PTA Learwood MS PTA North Olmsted EC PTA Olmsted EC PTA Olmsted Falls MS PTA Olmsted Falls HS PTA Olmsted Falls Int PTA and Troy Int PTA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 2:</u></b> Covedale
El PTA Greenville El PTA and Oak Hills HS PTA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Region 3: Alcott El
PTA Bolton Crossing El PTA Clinton El PTA Bright El PTA
Colonial Hills El PTA Grove City HS PTA Shady Lane El PTA and Worthington Pk El PTA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 4:</u></b>
Bellflower El PTA Euclid EL Village
PTA First Step EC PTA John Muir El PTA Justin E. Rowland El PTA North Royalton MS PTA Roxboro El PTA and Smart Start EC PTA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Region 5: </u></b>Akron Early College HS PTA Anne T Case El PTA Copley-Fairlawn MS PTA Green Int PTA
Revere HS PTSA Tallmadge El
PTA and Windemere Comm LC PTA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #cccccc;"> </span></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">LASTING LEGACY AWARDS</span></span></b><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Reg 1:</u></b> Chestnut
Int PTA Grant El PTA Horace Mann El PTA Maple Int PTA and Redwood El PTA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Reg 2:</u></b> Cheviot El PTA
Greenville El PTA Monfort Hts El
PTA Rapid Run MS PTA White Oak MS PTA and Winton Woods Community
PTA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Reg 3</u></b>: Bluffsview
El PTA Galloway Ridge PTA Genoa MS PTA
Park Street Int PTA and Whetstone
HS PTA <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Reg 4:</u></b> Orchard MS PTA
Oxford El PTA Ridge El PTA Rootstown El PTA and Sterling Morton El PTA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><b><u>Reg 5: </u></b> Boardman Glenwood MS PTA Green Int PTA
Jackson-Milton El PTA and Nordonia MS PTA</span><o:p></o:p></p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-61077381798457181522024-02-17T16:47:00.000-05:002024-02-17T16:47:03.433-05:00February Ohio PTA Office Hours via Zoom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjC8hmKIJ6zhilE1z3cz7EDibfSSwYPH3lGgTfS3EyQhf99lHxJf3t4fNOC_10hd6eK5jMjZy8xc2LEb6xSlp4yYIGB5Qb1_XHIJkwqMSLb1PvW2dwaqy31E2ZRtloEZoThMY2Hnkz7LCcvS6guZPeMJLqMA_LkNVyIJsvdtqF7w54mIaWXAuz3MnxOI/s2380/Red%20Sketch%20Hearts%20and%20Love%20Pattern%20Square%20Pillow.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="2380" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjC8hmKIJ6zhilE1z3cz7EDibfSSwYPH3lGgTfS3EyQhf99lHxJf3t4fNOC_10hd6eK5jMjZy8xc2LEb6xSlp4yYIGB5Qb1_XHIJkwqMSLb1PvW2dwaqy31E2ZRtloEZoThMY2Hnkz7LCcvS6guZPeMJLqMA_LkNVyIJsvdtqF7w54mIaWXAuz3MnxOI/w320-h320/Red%20Sketch%20Hearts%20and%20Love%20Pattern%20Square%20Pillow.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-80568464292263914382024-02-17T15:40:00.002-05:002024-02-17T15:40:56.261-05:00Middleburg Heights / National PTA Honors Outstanding Advocacy Efforts<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-diMNlTiACMtl3xbNPkmAECY0E-freDtR8z6WlXWUqI-crHTSVbr7hJYr0vlEIQIlyhqD2da256GCaW5w0LqGpLOTH44eXIQY_GFWI5JlfP2pCCf_5M0QbsxJCos3yhl6SHLlkSzOs3OyeBUFWI20vdtXAl4U2Qx1iOERN20Ja7pjaSXTngOzKKUicuI/s1200/National_PTA_Blue_Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1200" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-diMNlTiACMtl3xbNPkmAECY0E-freDtR8z6WlXWUqI-crHTSVbr7hJYr0vlEIQIlyhqD2da256GCaW5w0LqGpLOTH44eXIQY_GFWI5JlfP2pCCf_5M0QbsxJCos3yhl6SHLlkSzOs3OyeBUFWI20vdtXAl4U2Qx1iOERN20Ja7pjaSXTngOzKKUicuI/s320/National_PTA_Blue_Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">National PTA Honors Outstanding Advocacy Efforts</span></b></p><div class="ii gt" id=":6i0" jslog="20277; u014N:xr6bB; 1:WyIjdGhyZWFkLWY6MTc5MDM1NDIyOTYzODI4MjU5NSJd; 4:WyIjbXNnLWY6MTc5MDM1NDIyOTYzODI4MjU5NSJd" style="background-color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; margin: 8px 0px 0px; overflow-x: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="a3s aiL " id=":6hz" style="direction: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5; overflow: auto hidden; position: relative;"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" vlink="#954F72"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in; text-align: center;"><i>Honorees to be recognized during association’s 2024 Legislative Conference<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;">ALEXANDRIA, Va., (Feb. 8, 2024)—National PTA is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2024 Outstanding Advocacy Awards, which honor state, local and individual PTA advocates for taking action to make a difference for the education, health, safety and well-being of every child. The honorees will be recognized during the association’s <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pta.org/home/events/National-PTA-Legislative-Conference&source=gmail&ust=1708279443853000&usg=AOvVaw1Xvfjfp6XMEFTgHW1gYwT8" href="https://www.pta.org/home/events/National-PTA-Legislative-Conference" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">2024 Legislative Conference</a>, Wednesday, March 6, at The Westin Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Va.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;">This year’s recipients are: <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><ul style="color: #222222; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0px 0in 15px;"><b>Outstanding State PTA Advocacy Award—Washington State PTA</b><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;">For multiple legislative sessions, Washington State PTA has focused their advocacy efforts on supporting legislation and policies that will help prevent and reduce gun violence and suicide, including: (1) addressing the disproportionate impact on BIPOC and LGBTQ+ youth; (2) funding community-based prevention and intervention programs; (3) promoting safe storage of medication and firearms; and (4) prohibiting the sale or transfer of military-style assault weapons. As part of their efforts, Washington State PTA Advocacy and Resolutions Committee members have been meeting and discussing bills with legislators and offering improvements and feedback; preparing and delivering testimony; and using methods and communication vehicles including events, action alerts, their website, newsletters, blog posts and social media to impact change. Thanks to their efforts, legislation was passed and signed into law during the 2023 legislative session to prohibit assault weapons (with a few exceptions), promote safe storage of firearms and medication, provide funding for community prevention programs and more. So much progress was made during the 2023 legislative session that Washington State PTA has added new goals for the 2024 legislative session, including expanding existing law to prohibit firearms where families and youth congregate in public places and restoring local government authority to enhance state firearm regulations to protect children and youth.</span><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0in 0in 0.5in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><ul style="color: #222222; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in 15px;"><b>Outstanding Local PTA Advocacy Award—<span style="color: black;">Thirty-Third District PTA (California)</span></b><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;">In 2023, Thirty-Third District PTA worked on five resolutions</span>—<span style="color: black;">the first resolutions that the PTA had supported in over 10 years. The resolutions included Equitable Literacy for All, Cannabis and Youth Health and Safety, Inclusive Education for Children with Cognitive Disabilities, Restorative Justice, and Synthetic and Non-Tobacco Derived Nicotine Products. The makers of the resolutions for Thirty-Third District PTA conducted a “Resolution Maker Roadshow” to increase understanding among local, regional and state PTA membership regarding the resolution process and the importance of resolutions for PTA advocacy, as well as bring awareness to important issues facing their children and communities. The process allowed Thirty-Third District PTA to not only engage their membership and reinforce the primary role of PTA as an advocacy organization, but it also instilled a sense of pride among their membership for impacting advocacy. Through their work on the resolutions, Thirty-Third District PTA has become known for their advocacy.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advocacy Award—Matrice Perry, Big Creek PTA (Middleburg Heights, Ohio)<span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0in 0in 0.5in;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">After noticing that some children’s needs weren't being met at their events, Big Creek PTA, under the leadership of their president Matrice Perry, set a goal to create more accessible and inclusive events for children and families in their school and community. They added a vice president of advocacy position on their Board and worked to engage parents of special needs children within their PTA and school community, provide equity and access to all students and make sure that all their PTA-sponsored events—both during the school day and after school hours—included a sensory friendly time with the appropriate accommodations. Big Creek PTA has taken their ideas to their council PTA for the practice of hosting more accessible and inclusive events to become a districtwide priority.</span></b><span style="color: black;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><ul style="color: #222222; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in 15px;"><b>Shirley Igo Advocate of the Year Award—<strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; padding: 0in;">Rachel Burke (Hoosier PTA, Indiana) </span></strong></b> <u></u><u></u></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0in 0in 0.5in;"><span style="color: black;">Rachel Burke continuously strives to improve the lives of children and youth; fund, improve and protect the public school system; improve public health; and advocate for all children. She is a consistent and recognized voice for children and youth at the Indiana General Assembly, and she has worked to strengthen the position of Indiana PTA as the “voice of the parent” in the legislature and among the media in Indiana. Throughout the 2023 legislative session, Burke testified numerous times before the education, health, elections and fiscal committees. Specifically, she has worked to eliminate textbook rental fees; protect the rights of transgender children in the classroom and in healthcare settings; increase funding to Indiana's public schools; stop the banning of books in public school libraries; strengthen anti-bullying legislation; strengthen "family-friendly" school designations; fight anti-critical race theory legislation; establish and fund Dolly Parton's Imagination Library program in Indiana; and stop SNAP eligibility from being significantly limited, among many other efforts. Burke’s advocacy and her determination has led to Indiana PTA to being consistently part of the narrative on education and youth in Indiana.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0in 0in 0.5in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><ul style="color: #222222; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #202024; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in 15px;"><b><span style="color: windowtext;">Outstanding Youth Advocate of the Year Award—</span></b><b>Maurits Acosta (Hialeah-Miami Lakes PTSA, Florida)<u></u><u></u></b></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0in 0in 0.5in;"><a name="m_-1522184076275936981_m_-940231931581946080__Hlk43705735">Maurits Acosta strongly believes that one must be the change they want to see in the world, and he understands that involving students in government is key to making sure our country grows and flourishes. He is focused on increasing civic literacy and civic engagement among high school students across the country and increasing student representation in local government and PTA leadership in Florida. Acosta launched the Miami-Dade County Student Engagement Committee where he meets with students across Miami on a regular basis to empower student leaders in PTA. He has also motivated local PTAs to add student representatives to their local units and has been advocating for the creation of student engagement committees for county councils and state PTAs. Additionally, Acosta started Virtutem Populo, Inc., a student-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement and community involvement among youth in Miami-Dade County. Further, he successfully lobbied his mayor to add a student representative to the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board, which he now serves on as its inaugural office holder. Acosta’s efforts have positively affected change, and he exemplifies the qualities of creativity, leadership and dedication to the cause he champions.<u></u><u></u></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;">“<span style="color: black;">Washington State PTA, Thirty-Third District PTA, Big Creek PTA, Rachel and Maurits exemplify what it means to take action and speak for every child with one voice, which is what our association does best,” said Yvonne Johnson, president of National PTA. “I always say to never underestimate the power of a parent’s voice, and we are thrilled to recognize the efforts of Washington State PTA, Thirty-Third District PTA, Big Creek PTA, Rachel and Maurits with our 2024 Outstanding Advocacy Awards.”</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;">The Outstanding Advocacy Award recipients are selected by National PTA’s Legislation Committee. Washington State PTA will receive a $1,000 award to further their work and Thirty-Third District PTA will receive a $500 award. The Shirley Igo Advocate of the Year Award is named after past National PTA President (2001-2003) Shirley Igo, who was an impassioned and compassionate leader, dedicated to moving PTA forward and committed to ensuring that others would follow. The Outstanding Youth Advocate of the Year Award is supported by PTA Proud National Sponsor Uber.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><span style="color: black;">Every year, National PTA’s Legislative Conference or LegCon brings together PTA leaders and advocates from across the country to take action on the association’s advocacy priorities. During the conference, attendees will hear from speakers and participate in workshops to get an update on issues impacting children, families and schools and grow their advocacy skills. Attendees will also amplify their voices by meeting with their members of Congress, Wednesday, March 8. The theme for this year’s conference is Share Power for Every Child.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0f1419;">“Raising our voices and ensuring power is shared—among families, educators, administrators, policymakers—is so important to helping every child reach their full potential,” said Nathan R. Monell, CAE, National PTA executive director. </span><span style="color: black;">“At PTA, we remain steadfast in our mission to make every child’s potential a reality, and w</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: black;">e will never stop speaking loudly and demanding more to ensure all children have the support they need to thrive.”</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><b>About National PTA</b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 0in;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pta.org/&source=gmail&ust=1708279443853000&usg=AOvVaw3EL36QB71rbPG5NGrRSm0N" href="https://www.pta.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">National PTA®</a> comprises millions of families, students, teachers, administrators and business and community leaders devoted to the educational success of children and the promotion of family engagement in schools. PTA is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit association that prides itself on being a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for families and communities and a strong advocate for public education. Membership in PTA is open to anyone who wants to be involved and make a difference for the education, health and welfare of children and youth. For more information, visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pta.org/&source=gmail&ust=1708279443853000&usg=AOvVaw3EL36QB71rbPG5NGrRSm0N" href="https://www.pta.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #954f72;">PTA.org</span></a>.<u></u><u></u></p><div style="color: #222222;"><br /></div><div class="yj6qo" style="color: #222222;"></div><div class="adL" style="color: #222222;"></div></div><div class="adL" style="color: #222222;"></div></div><div class="adL" style="color: #222222;"></div></div></div><div class="adL" style="color: #222222;"></div></div></div><div class="hq gt" id=":6jw" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: "Google Sans", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; margin: 15px 0px;"></div>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-89609987825394504452024-01-19T11:01:00.003-05:002024-01-19T11:01:44.704-05:0011 Must-Read Severe Cold Weather Safety Tips<p> Source: Beech Brook</p><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTxyZSPVC-UGblRZAia9bvb_pwzj2oFWUZ50NHLDxG_0O5rYFXiFTfRjkj7cmx4SpYc2y1Zry81zPB19CgfvRN9E9TEuj_Cyi6MAv8H6cAcq4kkv-ZYJt9BoFAwVBO9zfRFL6-ZXW-UIxgQcW-bS3SyHnBbd7To32ob4mQUreVDvPcknFX5tP0S0GbX-o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="975" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTxyZSPVC-UGblRZAia9bvb_pwzj2oFWUZ50NHLDxG_0O5rYFXiFTfRjkj7cmx4SpYc2y1Zry81zPB19CgfvRN9E9TEuj_Cyi6MAv8H6cAcq4kkv-ZYJt9BoFAwVBO9zfRFL6-ZXW-UIxgQcW-bS3SyHnBbd7To32ob4mQUreVDvPcknFX5tP0S0GbX-o" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p></blockquote><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Minimize outside activities,</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> particularly the elderly and very young. This also goes for pets.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dress in layers.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Wear several loose-fitting, lightweight clothing items instead of one heavy layer. Make sure the outer garments are tightly woven and water repellent. Invest in high-quality thermal underwear and layer it beneath a turtleneck. Top it off with a wool sweater and a long coat or fleece-lined parka. Consider wearing runners’ tights underneath your pants for added warmth, which is even more effective than thermal underwear.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Wear the right gear.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Our bodies prioritize keeping our organs warm, so it’s important to protect our hands and feet from the cold. Consider wearing wool-lined winter gloves or heavy mittens, along with sturdy and waterproof boots. Don’t forget to wear a hat that covers your ears, and use a scarf to cover your face and mouth for extra protection for your lungs.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Excessive exposure can lead to <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/frostbite-symptoms-and-prevention-292" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Frostbite Symptoms and Prevention"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(194, 78, 0) !important; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">frostbite</span></a>,</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> which is damaging to body tissues. Frostbite causes a loss of feeling and a pale appearance in extremities, such as fingers, toes, ear lobes or the tip of the nose. If symptoms are detected, get out of the cold. Go to a warm room, soak in warm water. Do not massage or use a heating pad. Seek medical help.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Do not leave <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/protect-your-pets-in-winter-11852" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Protect your Pets in Winter"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(194, 78, 0) !important; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pets</span></a> outside during cold weather extremes.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> They need adequate shelter. In sub-zero temperatures, their paws, noses and ears can succumb to frostbite—bring them inside. If you can’t bring them in your home, house them in a garage or basement with plenty of warm bedding.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Know the warning signs of <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/must-read-tips-about-frostbite-and-hypothermia-2832" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Must Read Tips about Frostbite and Hypothermia."><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(194, 78, 0) !important; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">hypothermia</span></a>:</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> uncontrollable shivering, memory loss, disorientation, incoherence, slurred speech, drowsiness and apparent exhaustion. If body temperature drops below 95 degrees, seek immediate medical care.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Be safe with heat sources.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> When using alternate heating sources, such as your fireplace, wood stove or space heater, take the necessary safety precautions to ensure they are ventilating properly. Keep a fire extinguisher handy, and make sure everyone in the household knows how to use it. Test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. If you use a generator, be sure you know how to do so safely. Always use outdoors, at least 20 feet away from windows, doors, and attached garages. Use heavy-duty extension cords.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Seal off unused rooms</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> by stuffing rolled-up towels in the cracks under the doors. At night, cover windows with extra blankets or sheets. Consider installing inexpensive insulating window film, which you can purchase at any hardware store.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">9.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Save the food.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/tips/power-outage" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(194, 78, 0) !important; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">lose power</span></a> for an extended period of time, don’t let food go to waste! Use the outdoors as a makeshift freezer for food. Be sure to cover items to protect from wildlife.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">10.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To keep <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/prevent-frozen-pipes-11833" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Prevent Frozen Pipes!"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(194, 78, 0) !important; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">pipes</span></a> from freezing,</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> wrap them in insulation or layers of newspapers, covering the newspapers with plastic to keep out moisture. Allow a trickle of water to run from a faucet if your pipes have frozen in the past. This will keep the water moving so that it cannot freeze. Learn how to shut off your water if a pipe should burst.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11.<span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Be a good neighbor.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Check in with elderly or disabled relatives and neighbors to ensure they are safe.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: rgb(247, 248, 249) !important; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 0in 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: rgb(77, 77, 79) !important; font-family: Roboto; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 13.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-32614459519577935662023-12-02T11:10:00.001-05:002023-12-02T11:10:09.809-05:00Prevention Tips for Everyone!<p> </p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; 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box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 33.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Know! That Gratitude Matters</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">As we approach the end of the year and the start of the holiday season, we often reflect on what we are grateful for. Practicing gratitude is an essential skill for adults and young people alike. By showing and feeling appreciation for others, we can build and strengthen our relationships, develop empathy, and even increase our happiness. Gratitude is critical to fostering mental well-being and creating a sense of hope in young people’s lives.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Consider using your role as a caring adult to promote gratitude in the lives of young people. Try out the following tips for cultivating a gratitude practice that works:</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white;">Model Gratitude</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Young people learn by watching the adults in their lives. Your daily words and actions can go a long way in helping young people to practice gratitude. Show them what it means to be grateful by consistently saying thank you to a helpful neighbor or your cashier at the store. Make a point to express your gratitude openly – you might point out that you’re grateful for the sunshine that day or talk about writing a thank you note to a friend. Don’t forget to thank the young people in your life when they do helpful things to let them know they’re appreciated. These actions can open the doors for young people to recognize small things that make them thankful and practice expressing their own gratitude.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2,3</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Find Creative Ways to Say "Thank You" </span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Learning to say thank you is important in building a gratitude practice. While prompting young people to say “thank you” can feel forced, it’s helpful for young children to practice expressing their gratitude and noticing when others have done something nice for them. Remember that there are many ways to express gratitude, and young people may not feel comfortable with all of them. Work with your young person to come up with creative ways of saying “thank you” that work for them. They might want to draw a picture instead of writing a note or give a thumbs up instead of verbally saying “thank you.” What’s important is that young people learn how to express their appreciation for others.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2,3</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ask Questions</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Talking about what it means to be thankful can help young people foster a deeper sense of gratitude beyond just saying “thank you.” According to the University of North Carolina, gratitude has four parts: noticing what you are grateful for, thinking about why you have been given those things, considering how those things make you feel, and doing something to express your appreciation. Take time to start a conversation with the young people in your life about what it means to experience gratitude. You might ask some of the following questions:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">What do you have in your life to be grateful for? Can you think of a specific moment recently when you felt grateful?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Have you ever thought about why someone might give you a gift or do something nice for you? What do you think motivates them?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">What does it feel like when someone does something nice for you? What about their actions makes you feel that way?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Is there a way to show how you feel about receiving a gift? What do you think is the best way to show your appreciation?<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;"> 1,2</sup></span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Try a Family or Classroom Activity</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Help young people show gratitude throughout the year by planning activities that emphasize showing appreciation for others. You might find local charitable events to get involved with, like a holiday toy drive or a charity run. You could organize your own activity, like preparing homemade baked goods to share with your mail carrier or writing thank you letters to first responders in your community. You could also create a bulletin board where everyone can share what they’re grateful for each day or make a gratitude routine by choosing a specific time each day to express gratitude. Find what works for you and the young people in your life, and prioritize gratitude.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2,3</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Give Young People Credit</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Notice when the young people in your life express their gratitude, even if their way of showing their appreciation doesn’t fit your expectations. Acknowledge their efforts to appreciate others and practice gratitude. By tuning into how young people in your life indicate their thankfulness, you can show them that you appreciate their thoughtfulness and encourage them to continue to show their gratitude as they grow.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Resources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zsx4VVB2-2B3mXwh9okRWORSms2D0gPKzGHvw3eWo4-2FzmOAIPOG9jAwKalT9ka-2FjEZDBQy0KjA-2BwrXL16iKcrbCuSxj-2BfUO5y2RwI02fhqowG9YkHA_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgaOgC0z8x2ZzR1xqEUcM46nkDHjdEkXoUak8GkieFDpnbbOI4k7rsF3XOrnwVujqHMufb75o-2BxBQVu7Mejd4aLuQo5k5Tykc6U6knVm7sfq0Zfnbmjl0K6A0-2BV-2BKECRMkPxKDyP36Gtf15V8xtmma4MKsGfqrKYf8UyrY15drY5SXRmF-2BakHSTUv6Z0J3m3-2F2U-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw0kEbYptJb2an19A2DROj4Y" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zsx4VVB2-2B3mXwh9okRWORSms2D0gPKzGHvw3eWo4-2FzmOAIPOG9jAwKalT9ka-2FjEZDBQy0KjA-2BwrXL16iKcrbCuSxj-2BfUO5y2RwI02fhqowG9YkHA_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgaOgC0z8x2ZzR1xqEUcM46nkDHjdEkXoUak8GkieFDpnbbOI4k7rsF3XOrnwVujqHMufb75o-2BxBQVu7Mejd4aLuQo5k5Tykc6U6knVm7sfq0Zfnbmjl0K6A0-2BV-2BKECRMkPxKDyP36Gtf15V8xtmma4MKsGfqrKYf8UyrY15drY5SXRmF-2BakHSTUv6Z0J3m3-2F2U-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">How to Teach Gratitude & Activities for Kids | Children's Bureau (all4kids.org)</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zip-2B82W7MbkI-2FW18yKHSJibgE-2Ba3oUniwn4fKrugBUlxRVtkpgLf6-2BbZd1ABODdeMg-3D-3DcQ5Z_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgYEfsUf6B1sRoYSw2gEAMFAzT8TruS4iGhiIcAtOqpwI-2Fe3UI3veUYbep3ClEXnWXjgtISH5XEkVCO3xRzts2LXvo1wBhULa-2F0tAfUJf-2BtCMV9Jd4byqK5EjkEETZJiLwrnSCB6LcERIiiT3VoGzt2M5Mqfbg5bPeJ8xPy-2FgzHHf-2BoqGbGTS3iR-2Bxa0HC5PEjk-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw20vDpk3Gx3Tou9O8Slqlw3" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zip-2B82W7MbkI-2FW18yKHSJibgE-2Ba3oUniwn4fKrugBUlxRVtkpgLf6-2BbZd1ABODdeMg-3D-3DcQ5Z_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgYEfsUf6B1sRoYSw2gEAMFAzT8TruS4iGhiIcAtOqpwI-2Fe3UI3veUYbep3ClEXnWXjgtISH5XEkVCO3xRzts2LXvo1wBhULa-2F0tAfUJf-2BtCMV9Jd4byqK5EjkEETZJiLwrnSCB6LcERIiiT3VoGzt2M5Mqfbg5bPeJ8xPy-2FgzHHf-2BoqGbGTS3iR-2Bxa0HC5PEjk-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Practicing Gratitude as a Family | PBS KIDS for Parents</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZthUWofZ4e-2BMtzJUjoWxUG-2F2RBt5usbJZeparmNMWuTjJ3cecAaJWNbD-2BN2yDGl6Ry-2Fj0q6gYTq8CIycaJjA0as-3Dixd3_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgaZngMLAh3pR-2FvIknW-2FREgpXvSiJiu5OCK-2FVVsOVRWoHqMl0P1AyKuu8rvKn-2FlymCTVPXucYGd5wF4x3G2npeZ-2F9D-2FBWKLpkZ-2Bi-2BbcOALqX0W96LGxtApiNHgzWP5eKM9Q7drDMITwCb3qNME9-2BztYfL6To4l1ibLKyzBPR2Ti-2Bg2tSkiFd390zR2ph3g-2BO71s-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw1v9AhNOVp2pnUGnJiPVFhT" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZthUWofZ4e-2BMtzJUjoWxUG-2F2RBt5usbJZeparmNMWuTjJ3cecAaJWNbD-2BN2yDGl6Ry-2Fj0q6gYTq8CIycaJjA0as-3Dixd3_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgaZngMLAh3pR-2FvIknW-2FREgpXvSiJiu5OCK-2FVVsOVRWoHqMl0P1AyKuu8rvKn-2FlymCTVPXucYGd5wF4x3G2npeZ-2F9D-2FBWKLpkZ-2Bi-2BbcOALqX0W96LGxtApiNHgzWP5eKM9Q7drDMITwCb3qNME9-2BztYfL6To4l1ibLKyzBPR2Ti-2Bg2tSkiFd390zR2ph3g-2BO71s-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">How To Help Kids Develop Gratitude — Making Caring Common (harvard.edu)</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zg3u8-2BXjZXAQitod1C8N8rKlSqSln8U4Ua2JaXyPK9MwE9SPMKQk18NznXCpBe-2BMRSgh9tg4N32zxqFdP-2FRS35EU0o-2FN2lhGiWJlR4V-2Bnp0DJLZjOe02qwXUzMa5I6u6ew-3D-3DpNSG_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgYakRYNZrumEtULcgUScar6OHitFCqUncNrdfZvdw3OIGWyhpEJP2LAVgFuyYvDcQMyZSYHeMsjuXHr5jeDNNduIzB5in66OAYfEQKA3pt9Wh7fahxNvMXoVYElHS-2FEykoau5g4VwScMCClq2Lg3MGU3F9HboNo1NK9df-2Fw3sOWmV-2F27Qc0VM6O7jpJ-2BZLga3w-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw1w7JjI4BYKVOF_6iHzz0HV" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zg3u8-2BXjZXAQitod1C8N8rKlSqSln8U4Ua2JaXyPK9MwE9SPMKQk18NznXCpBe-2BMRSgh9tg4N32zxqFdP-2FRS35EU0o-2FN2lhGiWJlR4V-2Bnp0DJLZjOe02qwXUzMa5I6u6ew-3D-3DpNSG_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgYakRYNZrumEtULcgUScar6OHitFCqUncNrdfZvdw3OIGWyhpEJP2LAVgFuyYvDcQMyZSYHeMsjuXHr5jeDNNduIzB5in66OAYfEQKA3pt9Wh7fahxNvMXoVYElHS-2FEykoau5g4VwScMCClq2Lg3MGU3F9HboNo1NK9df-2Fw3sOWmV-2F27Qc0VM6O7jpJ-2BZLga3w-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Fostering Gratitude Parent Tips | SPAW</a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.8;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZmyjgzhN-2FUh9UWPIZ0isNeNM0KjlGEZ5uYpk9MVwibKixZnxAvuhv0ziLS9WLhcBDCOukeX-2FKbqfmkuAYWRyNPs-3DuI0F_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgZSlwRFkjnbV6Y03POgKcIPrDb5UExiJpPAzeT9WNq3fnEZ7DIYWHz5AWObe0Yr3Iq8PSd-2Fx-2FIsVa34K772jakq-2BTS8L2A0Qp0jL4GXPaBLs5Qd79jsFXIWnMAZ-2B47G7faeMqqtlLalWAtEqRBz3n3TElsNv4Q29haoo58zMPvqHPWi02OMUI3-2FEfCZBsvdY0A-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw0_gUBbuCqwoMI3kBtRPpH3" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZmyjgzhN-2FUh9UWPIZ0isNeNM0KjlGEZ5uYpk9MVwibKixZnxAvuhv0ziLS9WLhcBDCOukeX-2FKbqfmkuAYWRyNPs-3DuI0F_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgZSlwRFkjnbV6Y03POgKcIPrDb5UExiJpPAzeT9WNq3fnEZ7DIYWHz5AWObe0Yr3Iq8PSd-2Fx-2FIsVa34K772jakq-2BTS8L2A0Qp0jL4GXPaBLs5Qd79jsFXIWnMAZ-2B47G7faeMqqtlLalWAtEqRBz3n3TElsNv4Q29haoo58zMPvqHPWi02OMUI3-2FEfCZBsvdY0A-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">1. How to Teach Children Gratitude (verywellmind.com)</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZogRLnjkINobHf5Rw3Pwp6VsZ1sKTry7mwJBIUq-2B5D0VZsx-2F8sDTTYn-2B12TYzKO4Kq1ZyaMSRGYFkmIwon3bTSs-3DVQGo_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgZryxkhR-2FFkMJKaWUk3XkMb8ozCmkGD5MQf6yWhCrz6m4ZpFvvnZ14-2Fjswj4J4jO1UMY1-2FZmBysDJ4GXGEFlglxitm30zLj3Yc-2F9FCzBsPFCiCMIj8gCZzv04w4wRqZfeNjqRmB0IKoJOmv1BJM-2B1yNrW0tQ1e9NmlflsHwzXPIvERFdZzOwmNXrxX42-2BIksPM-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw3j6LFi-kjqwkMJbQaJ9Q06" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZogRLnjkINobHf5Rw3Pwp6VsZ1sKTry7mwJBIUq-2B5D0VZsx-2F8sDTTYn-2B12TYzKO4Kq1ZyaMSRGYFkmIwon3bTSs-3DVQGo_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgZryxkhR-2FFkMJKaWUk3XkMb8ozCmkGD5MQf6yWhCrz6m4ZpFvvnZ14-2Fjswj4J4jO1UMY1-2FZmBysDJ4GXGEFlglxitm30zLj3Yc-2F9FCzBsPFCiCMIj8gCZzv04w4wRqZfeNjqRmB0IKoJOmv1BJM-2B1yNrW0tQ1e9NmlflsHwzXPIvERFdZzOwmNXrxX42-2BIksPM-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">2. 10 Tips for Raising Grateful Kids - Child Mind Institute</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"></strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zpu2jZGO5pEDMdljfy08zWAD8eh9lFnOZ-2FhKbI69-2FGuAHbKOvSwBkCPppWAZCcIcqBr4PwxpZI3-2F3CxXzgbUZZwwEGp-2BMo0kpo2iGpPEHOxpwQXp_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgY-2Ffye0i8Be41t5Ox4kNSUDi8dY0P-2BSvmxxCHAFbymZhnAVPHyRGhPSov2onK2mr82SEqiw5bQaPBX9UWNYOvU0aqP8RD62GiqAP89OdZ0ApAyBmmWiAP2bFVfIGUQIM0ovbYQG9xCBnwDsHBTuIIx5FWURNc3rMY1pUwjQ3t9EpNOWN7SKIP-2B7rXEIlyYXOzk-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw2CtnZe6HoWGavMaTGYSl13" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zpu2jZGO5pEDMdljfy08zWAD8eh9lFnOZ-2FhKbI69-2FGuAHbKOvSwBkCPppWAZCcIcqBr4PwxpZI3-2F3CxXzgbUZZwwEGp-2BMo0kpo2iGpPEHOxpwQXp_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgY-2Ffye0i8Be41t5Ox4kNSUDi8dY0P-2BSvmxxCHAFbymZhnAVPHyRGhPSov2onK2mr82SEqiw5bQaPBX9UWNYOvU0aqP8RD62GiqAP89OdZ0ApAyBmmWiAP2bFVfIGUQIM0ovbYQG9xCBnwDsHBTuIIx5FWURNc3rMY1pUwjQ3t9EpNOWN7SKIP-2B7rXEIlyYXOzk-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">3. Teaching an attitude of gratitude to young children - Child & Family Development (msu.edu)</a></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; 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word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px 15px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. For more information, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zhn2-2FChedTpkOdAH6matFkmTvwMNC-2BAqThD5Zy0MQFATFK3HCcFLqbVx8m0qEl7yvoaYP-2FAOqI1sSrQfk4qChEh-2BQrh0jiU1yCgtgQlufqLxvDeZ_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgYzUnrHswThKm9Yc8a5eTCU73fhGfjN21BMpcM1IfWQGhfAwgKqauy8cCjJIMIMmaQLH-2F0Dshjgj0bloXCUIf6oyq3OXuWrhNnaPnm-2FMcDKE19fDl3U3TYOz-2F2PDkG8iBJaQ9g5lf2DOWcEpjXJKUil9yTQgBRa7knDVJNWG1IwdHThTIxkuAw04NBFDRpR13s-3D&source=gmail&ust=1701608975626000&usg=AOvVaw2K0KEeoqIdHIElUfrdb3aX" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zhn2-2FChedTpkOdAH6matFkmTvwMNC-2BAqThD5Zy0MQFATFK3HCcFLqbVx8m0qEl7yvoaYP-2FAOqI1sSrQfk4qChEh-2BQrh0jiU1yCgtgQlufqLxvDeZ_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAxnwwI0a5jXCMXyFSNsYhhJnQQsQdsAszCz9QOByIpeuokq78t6ed8snu5zWjNeeBKkza6ghQWY5frKHbxKPJMK1dVv2Hos9PThbRVVzsQgYzUnrHswThKm9Yc8a5eTCU73fhGfjN21BMpcM1IfWQGhfAwgKqauy8cCjJIMIMmaQLH-2F0Dshjgj0bloXCUIf6oyq3OXuWrhNnaPnm-2FMcDKE19fDl3U3TYOz-2F2PDkG8iBJaQ9g5lf2DOWcEpjXJKUil9yTQgBRa7knDVJNWG1IwdHThTIxkuAw04NBFDRpR13s-3D" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #662e8d;" target="_blank">click here</a>. </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-8554180475485549368row-content m_-8554180475485549368stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-8554180475485549368column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 20px; vertical-align: top;" width="50%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">PREVENTION ACTION ALLIANCE</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">6171 Huntley Rd Ste G<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Columbus, OH 43229</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-71134083596402030732023-11-28T20:34:00.000-05:002023-11-28T20:34:10.180-05:00Sunday Zoom Office Hours!<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span data-offset-key="1623o-0-0" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-text="true" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #050505;">Join us for our December Office Hours! Sunday, December 10th at 7PM via Zoom Sign up here to attend.</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> </span></span></span><span class="x1fey0fg" style="background-color: white; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span data-offset-key="1623o-1-0" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">https://bit.ly/giftofPTA</span></span></span></span></p><p><span class="x1fey0fg" style="background-color: white; color: var(--blue-link); font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPjLPX7TKzts1R4nVk6iTFVnLIN-9SlmG8dUqpNosrXS6oh8lbqYfqpH3JX8E_pKVa0iGkAKxPcWspOK4lsiAGfbPCbP1ej_uY4K3dQTBjPNkV7inUc2j_xck2FxZNdA4AW5qMhtaoI8TodwP8ktF-t1WfM3AL_dhZIu3iUbKC2XXg1AkM_9vnuIIGCY/s940/December%20office%20hours%20Oh%20pta.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="940" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPjLPX7TKzts1R4nVk6iTFVnLIN-9SlmG8dUqpNosrXS6oh8lbqYfqpH3JX8E_pKVa0iGkAKxPcWspOK4lsiAGfbPCbP1ej_uY4K3dQTBjPNkV7inUc2j_xck2FxZNdA4AW5qMhtaoI8TodwP8ktF-t1WfM3AL_dhZIu3iUbKC2XXg1AkM_9vnuIIGCY/w640-h536/December%20office%20hours%20Oh%20pta.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span data-offset-key="1623o-1-0" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><p></p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-80780049685123202392023-11-21T10:56:00.002-05:002023-11-21T10:56:38.846-05:00Ohio PTA Office Hours Monthly on Sundays! Plan to Join Us!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRX_T0ZcoJr_xj9zRRVPxyjTUAB4xbI9RX_nS5ytTOMOn1AVwmegMyQVE-DiGPnkO6UK5XUZOamKQN6_I0Dg1sauAbrNBNcU8W1mZbM-TMqHyvu1d9FMPEtLWzhVyVovIA02UUI-MHf5trGPWvaUkJBWZtSc3zt_x738V3CCiqOcV2S-9atS9rjVtbg_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRX_T0ZcoJr_xj9zRRVPxyjTUAB4xbI9RX_nS5ytTOMOn1AVwmegMyQVE-DiGPnkO6UK5XUZOamKQN6_I0Dg1sauAbrNBNcU8W1mZbM-TMqHyvu1d9FMPEtLWzhVyVovIA02UUI-MHf5trGPWvaUkJBWZtSc3zt_x738V3CCiqOcV2S-9atS9rjVtbg_Q=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When: Nov 26, 2023, 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><b><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Register in advance for this meeting:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldOyoqT4uHNIlI8U3CS86n_crJ45ki5Uc&source=gmail&ust=1700660562915000&usg=AOvVaw3EbTg-u8inZpPGQBUdVhJX" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAldOyoqT4uHNIlI8U3CS86n_crJ45ki5Uc" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/<wbr></wbr>meeting/register/<wbr></wbr>tZAldOyoqT4uHNIlI8U3CS86n_<wbr></wbr>crJ45ki5Uc</a></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-38432015538150244442023-11-09T21:16:00.000-05:002023-11-09T21:16:29.326-05:00Ohio PTA Night with the Cleveland Cavaliers!<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE7GZX98KL404TNv0iHfuiiDyEgBWjxxJ4M1grtbx7PdEg91vWn6LT3YSVTSfNxnQf_z2jwwUK-GRQjDp6I9B0QzQFMesmhF3JjZVzu6B-fNCh4HY3OcAAXLI1PnoFZXemW8MMrp3NKwm3Hanlu3qIml3dsQrbd9oWANbTkt1x_Ro3g5oWYIdXlwG8RM/s960/Cleveland%20Cavs%20logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaE7GZX98KL404TNv0iHfuiiDyEgBWjxxJ4M1grtbx7PdEg91vWn6LT3YSVTSfNxnQf_z2jwwUK-GRQjDp6I9B0QzQFMesmhF3JjZVzu6B-fNCh4HY3OcAAXLI1PnoFZXemW8MMrp3NKwm3Hanlu3qIml3dsQrbd9oWANbTkt1x_Ro3g5oWYIdXlwG8RM/w640-h240/Cleveland%20Cavs%20logo.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #6b7076; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #f8f8f8; color: #6b7076; font-family: Lato, sans-serif;">Join us for Ohio PTA Night at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, January 15th vs Chicago Bulls. 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to Support Social Skill Development<p> </p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406image_block" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; width: 600px;"><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><img alt="Image" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjnwLISZ9IkkKY-yZ8GoX2g0fHJRb88hUSsG2BmpPYPd7zjqinSxATBuBpSbciK33YgG9JOj6h50ejNqJKWkdZDva7YUe1dK7oTX8cAnekWRwOu1v_m0FhNSuO5VSAn7gyKsxKdj_JFWY8n0CgKTYLs-9yu3ZwmloyxTomziijQaAFzeGFmtzqNIQ-AtRvNevpspkHqBg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;" title="Image" width="600" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406image_block" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; width: 600px;"><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhrsJUzSClvEp9Q0FjMbR61Zt3D4HSvbWVD46hhJM8wnPIjX3db7jxlLe6tr9iTgw8yqTBSgAJJzr_NOd4xkj9UHlZmdKCre2VuIVwcnAcSXINnO5QD80vW6XnpKHWsNVUjHWdbiNCiyyawQEGLq-UOR7uuQS5Yzq7TPDsVgrzHd8sj9kSBhOx87cBqMGhNYdp7ZgSg0E8nXlzfB-L5=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 600px; outline: 0px; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 33.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Know! to Support Social Skill Development</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">As a caring adult, you know that today's world looks different than it did just a few years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way that we all communicate with each other and form connections. Young people may struggle to build and maintain social connections in an increasingly disconnected world. Lack of social connection can lead to loneliness and isolation, negatively affecting young people's mental health. Support the young people in your life with these tips to encourage the development of social skills at all ages.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white;">Preschool – Early Elementary</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Help them take turns.</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">Younger children may struggle to wait their turns, especially if they're still getting used to more frequent in-person interactions. Practicing turn-taking helps kids learn about empathy, kindness, and flexibility, which are critical social skills. Use time at home to show young children how to take turns – alternate between doing the activities they suggest and the activities you suggest or take turns selecting the topic of conversation at the dinner table.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2</sup></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Encourage taking a different perspective.</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">The ability to consider the perspectives of others is essential in forming friendships and connections. Use situations in your and your young person's life to emphasize the importance of understanding others' perspectives. You can model perspective-taking by sharing your thoughts and feelings about a situation, what motivated your behavior, and how you considered other people's feelings when making a decision. You can also ask the kids in your life how they think other kids might feel about a situation. For example, you might say, "You love playing with that toy. How do you think [friend] might feel about playing with that toy?" to help them think about how others might be the same or different from them.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2,3</sup></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Use media as a teaching tool.</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">Watching television shows and movies can be a great way for kids to identify social skills and understand unspoken social rules. You can use time watching TV or movies to point out how different characters feel, what makes something funny, or the dynamics between the characters. You might even ask your young person what they think will happen next, what they think the characters will feel, and what social clues they used to make those predictions.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,3</sup></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Upper Elementary – Middle School</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Talk about Popularity and Peer Pressure</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">As children get older, the social dynamics among their peers often become more influential in their lives. Start having open conversations about popularity by asking young people what characteristics make someone popular and how those qualities make them feel. For example, you might talk about the difference between popular peers who are kind, empathic, or positive and popular peers who are "cool," exclusionary, or influential. You might also want to ask about any stressors they are experiencing, including peer pressure, and share <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B8X7cb8VeRn-2FGD6D-2Bliv5QVJPvwZpjYXC0VtqwXjnC1pQ-3D-3Dj_hw_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyeiaMfR94oRR0awYKYEYm3OlANB7qKB2-2BfownvTbEZFO8IGhzmgzGkbbz7Xo7GeEgqe-2BX-2BU5WLTCDD-2BimR2wM0SzRj5PmZy-2B3-2FcfZHBicfKLm4IWxnUMZy96CMahTIZHEytWV9DfSq3ykEa-2FCk9vOPlnjc3etm2gy6ifllDacr3ZBApW5PT1nYbIbuEvzWKnXc-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483511000&usg=AOvVaw0YgJjJd-6knQMj28RtfUWQ" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B8X7cb8VeRn-2FGD6D-2Bliv5QVJPvwZpjYXC0VtqwXjnC1pQ-3D-3Dj_hw_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyeiaMfR94oRR0awYKYEYm3OlANB7qKB2-2BfownvTbEZFO8IGhzmgzGkbbz7Xo7GeEgqe-2BX-2BU5WLTCDD-2BimR2wM0SzRj5PmZy-2B3-2FcfZHBicfKLm4IWxnUMZy96CMahTIZHEytWV9DfSq3ykEa-2FCk9vOPlnjc3etm2gy6ifllDacr3ZBApW5PT1nYbIbuEvzWKnXc-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">strategies for resilience</a>.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2,3</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;">Encourage Friendships</span></strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Good, healthy friendships help young people develop and practice social skills and can also protect against poor mental health. Discuss with your adolescent what qualities they value in a friendship, how to choose friends with those qualities, and how to embody them.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2 </sup>Check out last <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZjoDwaLOwh9sONI8GV994qMikgtAxNYKRkh86qi-2FL4mhJtu1XHk-2BOSaWxSmLrFuiAbPqsaIJKdgdHRxJJfbsTz0bngvzhsR-2F-2BH5XpGxCzp4UwdpMHroglOEh-2FHoWfW8Aeg-3D-3D7hZc_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyfLwLVMnA9HsPrUBoa6NPH94NjSaPyzEIKxproHINPTXqcA47XyKEs-2FIeEySEze7PZc9qlabOozo2My8PNdgXlE2-2BBZPHdQ0B3aCrg9oqse-2BlLfCFrsgE1mwNZH06WAjdJC7RiV9ggRSba45PNrsfJrNQKvei7ujM0g0pve-2B14Ek4dLCBQ6I-2FdTSgF3b-2FqkLZs-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483511000&usg=AOvVaw0haNZGOslNjdTIjhQIlvOi" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZjoDwaLOwh9sONI8GV994qMikgtAxNYKRkh86qi-2FL4mhJtu1XHk-2BOSaWxSmLrFuiAbPqsaIJKdgdHRxJJfbsTz0bngvzhsR-2F-2BH5XpGxCzp4UwdpMHroglOEh-2FHoWfW8Aeg-3D-3D7hZc_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyfLwLVMnA9HsPrUBoa6NPH94NjSaPyzEIKxproHINPTXqcA47XyKEs-2FIeEySEze7PZc9qlabOozo2My8PNdgXlE2-2BBZPHdQ0B3aCrg9oqse-2BlLfCFrsgE1mwNZH06WAjdJC7RiV9ggRSba45PNrsfJrNQKvei7ujM0g0pve-2B14Ek4dLCBQ6I-2FdTSgF3b-2FqkLZs-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">January's Know Tip on Promoting Healthy Friendships</a> for more ideas and information.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Check In After Activities</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">After a social event, big or small, check in with your young person about how they felt about it. How did their interactions with their peers go? What was difficult for them? What do they want to do differently next time? By checking in, you can help your young person think about how different interactions make them feel and pay attention to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zqb452vA8oQ9Y9TPZ7Phc-2BYRq1QD8NMZ-2FHBmpLe2RbuEIP0E5BfnnRNdPUnrA6PCjs3JH8hmsLXzKfY9JIsd2HissACQE4RJidO9KsugX7NKxvS5_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydAx7I4r27F6HDABmkQtB-2Fe85lmny1NGghSqcWhiVn0NbjsrOA5LsXScJsDeCMwIQIOA6AzwocGFZuD-2B-2FlmhWRvpT-2BCJu5FLqayTC-2FjrQObH3jPosSJFGzUnPYlpHYwwIHdsb4-2BTaILjCLnVsz74I1L-2B6EHzKLg1lQkWYziNE7WxUdp2qOsNOeo4yv7oO3ssxU-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483511000&usg=AOvVaw2hV_ghrebMVUMcge1n2HWc" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zqb452vA8oQ9Y9TPZ7Phc-2BYRq1QD8NMZ-2FHBmpLe2RbuEIP0E5BfnnRNdPUnrA6PCjs3JH8hmsLXzKfY9JIsd2HissACQE4RJidO9KsugX7NKxvS5_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydAx7I4r27F6HDABmkQtB-2Fe85lmny1NGghSqcWhiVn0NbjsrOA5LsXScJsDeCMwIQIOA6AzwocGFZuD-2B-2FlmhWRvpT-2BCJu5FLqayTC-2FjrQObH3jPosSJFGzUnPYlpHYwwIHdsb4-2BTaILjCLnVsz74I1L-2B6EHzKLg1lQkWYziNE7WxUdp2qOsNOeo4yv7oO3ssxU-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">potential warning signs</a> of loneliness and social isolation.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,4</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">High School</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get to know their friends and hobbies.</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Take time to learn about what is going on in your teen's life. Ask about their friends and dating partners, what they like to do together, and what they enjoy about the people they spend their time with. Find ways to connect by sharing your hobbies and interests, asking about theirs, and encouraging them to get involved in activities that relate to their interests. This way, you show that you care about your teen, form a better connection with them, and help them find potential new friends.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">5</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;">Normalize feeling insecure.</span></strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Most teenagers struggle to feel secure in their identity and may find those insecurities affecting the way they interact with others. Let your teen know that feeling insecure is a normal part of this stage in their life, and encourage them to empathize with themselves and their peers. After all, most of their peers are also worried about their identities and dealing with complex feelings.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; font-size: 16px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Build up their identity.</strong></em></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Especially if they are feeling insecure in their identity, use your conversations to help your teen honor and value themselves. Encourage them not to change who they are to fit in with their peers and develop their values, even if they don't align perfectly with your own. Young people benefit from feeling confident in their identity, so share what you love about them and how proud you are of them for being themselves.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-466927699393557406row-content m_-466927699393557406stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-466927699393557406column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Resources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.8;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B-2Fc0a8CnM1L3xiX1Rn2Ygg88qpFvBSpFao-2Bz0RkgOGx5K1tLI0Q7xGTkoz1hko3GAg-3D9PI7_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydGu0GFLm-2FpvP-2Bw-2BBsp62aFpE-2FANoPMQXNgzJBhJgfRayYfH7kST62wsfa1ImJAKX7lGgaAUa56rh7Aw31VwDVixixp2SrXFsyT0qn9O3m8mD0p4JmRrEbmqAEkdBMhYlEKlZSdRd-2F1cXKhYSTaerv7BZxSXYSitmTSGGw1XZ3gkjz6T1TPn0SAmV9HWrGLT-2Fw-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483511000&usg=AOvVaw1_u8WphUY2mkW1xn7pAbCY" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B-2Fc0a8CnM1L3xiX1Rn2Ygg88qpFvBSpFao-2Bz0RkgOGx5K1tLI0Q7xGTkoz1hko3GAg-3D9PI7_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydGu0GFLm-2FpvP-2Bw-2BBsp62aFpE-2FANoPMQXNgzJBhJgfRayYfH7kST62wsfa1ImJAKX7lGgaAUa56rh7Aw31VwDVixixp2SrXFsyT0qn9O3m8mD0p4JmRrEbmqAEkdBMhYlEKlZSdRd-2F1cXKhYSTaerv7BZxSXYSitmTSGGw1XZ3gkjz6T1TPn0SAmV9HWrGLT-2Fw-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Middle school malaise (apa.org)</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZjkY5UfSssptLVOZnEPl44hbXkkMf4xS3FccnuA4GL8gtZS1MhDDWgDOAJkxzN6WOWlUm-2BOH69D5lMpGrmQjDwc-3DXye8_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyesNqnbMiJZuHFm9XA5X3iYyjoo80c1kyqWJ840TrQpEUg3YCuWd-2BxcLIAYPAg-2BXnR31ewJ38GkBPpFBcO2LAnOuXB5BKvp21UX1qPRBXUEZA-2FuZltduKYYJU8BPiauz2BhATisrhEpnsVbuXuoyuFvmLZogA-2BNjkhg3pi7w5ohV-2BD7xwHzTqsAYK5ESI3pVdg-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483511000&usg=AOvVaw3lPD_sh51KIAaTumBBbrm-" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZjkY5UfSssptLVOZnEPl44hbXkkMf4xS3FccnuA4GL8gtZS1MhDDWgDOAJkxzN6WOWlUm-2BOH69D5lMpGrmQjDwc-3DXye8_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyesNqnbMiJZuHFm9XA5X3iYyjoo80c1kyqWJ840TrQpEUg3YCuWd-2BxcLIAYPAg-2BXnR31ewJ38GkBPpFBcO2LAnOuXB5BKvp21UX1qPRBXUEZA-2FuZltduKYYJU8BPiauz2BhATisrhEpnsVbuXuoyuFvmLZogA-2BNjkhg3pi7w5ohV-2BD7xwHzTqsAYK5ESI3pVdg-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Social Skills Role Play Videos | Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior (ucla.edu)</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZspxCZ28JkkFvLmPGCQuZ-2F0oMKEu4XALnmNVOEscwJfxt7eoKRt87jILGCyZEqZhnw-3D-3DFNV0_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyeRNJ62gruD2kTPIeEVsFRKktfK02ombeJ4-2BodlrfxNxxtA6pBmahRFozVMBS-2BIlmTOfM8F1gwbf3PnrbMTCEz4T22bQ2hweYN3L6RbQ9lBf9Wu97qHqbbZso1i0DNW3FRU0ZlCkcvbd6AqNptm7glWwTpzU-2FxmUu-2F3RyoZijk7IBoyxEYTc-2BxlHz6LvKAw2Gs-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483511000&usg=AOvVaw21KaMUA5GMHfVXFeaxExZq" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZspxCZ28JkkFvLmPGCQuZ-2F0oMKEu4XALnmNVOEscwJfxt7eoKRt87jILGCyZEqZhnw-3D-3DFNV0_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JyeRNJ62gruD2kTPIeEVsFRKktfK02ombeJ4-2BodlrfxNxxtA6pBmahRFozVMBS-2BIlmTOfM8F1gwbf3PnrbMTCEz4T22bQ2hweYN3L6RbQ9lBf9Wu97qHqbbZso1i0DNW3FRU0ZlCkcvbd6AqNptm7glWwTpzU-2FxmUu-2F3RyoZijk7IBoyxEYTc-2BxlHz6LvKAw2Gs-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Teaching kids about kindness - CHOC - Children's health hub</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B8X7cb8VeRn-2FGD6D-2Bliv5QVJPvwZpjYXC0VtqwXjnC1pQ-3D-3Drfi-_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JycxZYpnk0X3ZFVDa9M296fOzMl0li54DZ5u3PJkx48sjtn2AMurLBq5qjHY9Y-2BAxA0aRHjIqFWQrVIc37j1nhuYn29xXnZnJ9V2bY5N1YzjdhV-2FcfYzxf5A9CbqVQXp1g5D0DBrJGwCat2Z7J4Yy1r61I-2F6808nmYrs87pYRtbhkz5AJSWIpyCRbw8l1oNkRZA-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483512000&usg=AOvVaw2Qn85whP6p9Sk_i_mcNaSy" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B8X7cb8VeRn-2FGD6D-2Bliv5QVJPvwZpjYXC0VtqwXjnC1pQ-3D-3Drfi-_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JycxZYpnk0X3ZFVDa9M296fOzMl0li54DZ5u3PJkx48sjtn2AMurLBq5qjHY9Y-2BAxA0aRHjIqFWQrVIc37j1nhuYn29xXnZnJ9V2bY5N1YzjdhV-2FcfYzxf5A9CbqVQXp1g5D0DBrJGwCat2Z7J4Yy1r61I-2F6808nmYrs87pYRtbhkz5AJSWIpyCRbw8l1oNkRZA-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Resilience for teens: 10 tips to build skills on bouncing back from rough times (apa.org)</a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.8;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZogRLnjkINobHf5Rw3Pwp6XjJjYx3SOOTWWi3D52xXzBD5ZcSxsOYMILJyWmA0jQqHRlhekvDf2WiS9Eyq4OO1I-3DyJ9__RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydHshyWMjIVtXgNqEd4uo9DP0UtyuiMrV8fRgCTdbtlEiYWlZAGil-2FXrxT5kn-2FwWggqvHb2Mz-2F00EhcBCfsH-2BNsTWPyh3EuvC-2BHmgIK4IbDST7njS88nywXUI2Kg8sN-2Bj4RQIA1wQNiPYbDM5gzCERRR-2BRH8TOCw9VPAgVjnfJkdPn5-2Fo4iUqzO2Ap9cuQOXg8-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483512000&usg=AOvVaw2M90gFmy-VRCbOlIVx6P0O" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZogRLnjkINobHf5Rw3Pwp6XjJjYx3SOOTWWi3D52xXzBD5ZcSxsOYMILJyWmA0jQqHRlhekvDf2WiS9Eyq4OO1I-3DyJ9__RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydHshyWMjIVtXgNqEd4uo9DP0UtyuiMrV8fRgCTdbtlEiYWlZAGil-2FXrxT5kn-2FwWggqvHb2Mz-2F00EhcBCfsH-2BNsTWPyh3EuvC-2BHmgIK4IbDST7njS88nywXUI2Kg8sN-2Bj4RQIA1wQNiPYbDM5gzCERRR-2BRH8TOCw9VPAgVjnfJkdPn5-2Fo4iUqzO2Ap9cuQOXg8-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">1. Teaching Social Skills at Home - Child Mind Institute</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B-2Fbgm-2FLTerQs7ShnX-2F8aB74XqeolGxUAN7oAM2JHLsqhg70HURFmaiAjZQTG-2Bgu7N0-3DS7uq_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8Jyf-2BlzIRx94prO8jPHTSQUVKHMZirr1ukwiLMdtxqP8DFMupCkwRACb6rsf-2B3WYZeXHeI3pKri86tDWSgCAroGFK5DCcGX0Tb3CeiPt-2BXvuUOQlbVyfNgngEH1bAokkqd0ezCrkkskc4BGvSOzI-2BhP9fGh4V2-2BpIoNH3xW8XMu9FR5xLe0Sk-2BfyEGKl9QHu7h54-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483512000&usg=AOvVaw01po5Evr7xfmBMkRufDQB9" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZlBUrd1uORo-2BM-2FUoC5U7k-2B-2Fbgm-2FLTerQs7ShnX-2F8aB74XqeolGxUAN7oAM2JHLsqhg70HURFmaiAjZQTG-2Bgu7N0-3DS7uq_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8Jyf-2BlzIRx94prO8jPHTSQUVKHMZirr1ukwiLMdtxqP8DFMupCkwRACb6rsf-2B3WYZeXHeI3pKri86tDWSgCAroGFK5DCcGX0Tb3CeiPt-2BXvuUOQlbVyfNgngEH1bAokkqd0ezCrkkskc4BGvSOzI-2BhP9fGh4V2-2BpIoNH3xW8XMu9FR5xLe0Sk-2BfyEGKl9QHu7h54-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">2. How to help kids navigate friendships and peer relationships (apa.org)</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZspxCZ28JkkFvLmPGCQuZ-2F07Hnr-2FLb7YsRl9iYZ132oy1kCZuJMGTs7-2FeDrAo7EEAvs9CMHw1BJGR9YkTNI86re5V9261FqXMtW8EKL4plZCs_qn_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydgwpzNrI6PmtyVW1dAIzR6RGDQuHGj3dEuIkx8m2aMtWkovskuIrMi0AJ099jN03XAX3-2BT6aJ0DNJkop86rAPRPJDprTWTTRZI-2Fe9b6OAheR3QJf9v7b7X6cWqveDyg6GXL6bCG7a8Pe1G36Alv4vFEtpWyGCoR2qBKMFXfzSucFDJUAcdLY-2BvXX-2BKfC4FIsY-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483512000&usg=AOvVaw26NGci4xY1Rcagc_GEOXh3" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZspxCZ28JkkFvLmPGCQuZ-2F07Hnr-2FLb7YsRl9iYZ132oy1kCZuJMGTs7-2FeDrAo7EEAvs9CMHw1BJGR9YkTNI86re5V9261FqXMtW8EKL4plZCs_qn_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydgwpzNrI6PmtyVW1dAIzR6RGDQuHGj3dEuIkx8m2aMtWkovskuIrMi0AJ099jN03XAX3-2BT6aJ0DNJkop86rAPRPJDprTWTTRZI-2Fe9b6OAheR3QJf9v7b7X6cWqveDyg6GXL6bCG7a8Pe1G36Alv4vFEtpWyGCoR2qBKMFXfzSucFDJUAcdLY-2BvXX-2BKfC4FIsY-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">3. At-home tips for building social skills in kids - CHOC - Children's health hub</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZimxJEzHGLrZyqnSzft1EPcozLrwvtsMd3K7GCfDUfyK-2FhfDPFI5KsS8QlXb1Xj3hBRgTYluoxcFHig-2FWhP16ifTATZy5LBiLlEEXVSF0ZidqQbO_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydYd-2FuEWTUHxuRh2DQ61Eg-2BHWFc-2FuyQg6dpupQVOYxOuzpbojLr80cBS23vEHtOrc-2BJxPM-2F9AUASifjTZJfdUjPkAEwEzsST6tQypa7gr5hiD1tnc7MIo2hbGPouRNIE4nfZs2UNjZWuN5n2I2theqLKiDi6J-2B8945vrXdJlNVjmF6GbW0a-2F7kWAY0OF0pKlgw-3D&source=gmail&ust=1696859483512000&usg=AOvVaw34nc9bIDMSS1Gwp6h3aeOb" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZimxJEzHGLrZyqnSzft1EPcozLrwvtsMd3K7GCfDUfyK-2FhfDPFI5KsS8QlXb1Xj3hBRgTYluoxcFHig-2FWhP16ifTATZy5LBiLlEEXVSF0ZidqQbO_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAtYA7SHFzowTv1yGh92wT0CioDYzwAxjJMS3Gwge6FVugJXEEyBcZqkDvphQgTg8P0skNOur3dZKCSd-2B8thIM2YFicQpzmIMu43VwFKD8JydYd-2FuEWTUHxuRh2DQ61Eg-2BHWFc-2FuyQg6dpupQVOYxOuzpbojLr80cBS23vEHtOrc-2BJxPM-2F9AUASifjTZJfdUjPkAEwEzsST6tQypa7gr5hiD1tnc7MIo2hbGPouRNIE4nfZs2UNjZWuN5n2I2theqLKiDi6J-2B8945vrXdJlNVjmF6GbW0a-2F7kWAY0OF0pKlgw-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">4. 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The takeover, shifting significant roles and duties of the State Board and the Ohio Department of Education to the newly created Department of Education and Workforce, was adopted into the 2024-2025 State Operating Budget (House Bill 33) in July this year. <br /><br />The seven <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D9549b6a66b%26e%3Db9fbaef04b&source=gmail&ust=1695819768798000&usg=AOvVaw2Abf7oRANsYBdhgR1NVufc" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=9549b6a66b&e=b9fbaef04b" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #890066;">State Board members</span></b></a> include: <u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Dr. Christina Collins, District 7<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Senator Teresa Fedor, District 2<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Katie Hofmann, District 4<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Tom Jackson, District 10<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Meryl Johnson, District 11<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Dr. Antoinette Miranda, District 6<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px;"><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Michelle Newman, District 8<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />From a Democracy Forward Foundation <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D64eea6bdbc%26e%3Db9fbaef04b&source=gmail&ust=1695819768798000&usg=AOvVaw0csaz4sBcWXedBeGw7jRZv" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=64eea6bdbc&e=b9fbaef04b" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #890066;">press statement</span></b></a>: <br /><i>The complaint, filed in the Court of Common Pleas in Franklin County, alleges that by shifting core responsibility for education governance and oversight in Ohio away from the Board, the “Education Takeover Rider” violates Article VI, Section 4 of the Ohio Constitution. The suit seeks to obtain a temporary restraining order to stop the changes from going into effect, and then preliminarily and permanently enjoin enforcement of, and declare facially unconstitutional and void, the Education Takeover Rider. <br /><br />Additionally, plaintiffs argue that Education Takeover Rider violates two additional constitutional provisions– the single subject rule and the three-reading rule. The Ohio Constitution contains various safeguards to ensure that the legislative process is transparent and democratic – including prohibiting any single bill from addressing more than one subject so legislators are unable to sneak unpopular pieces of legislation into unrelated, must-pass bills. Even though it had almost no impact on the budget, and after it was unable to pass the Ohio House on its own, the Education Takeover Rider was unconstitutionally attached to the budget bill and rammed through at the last moment to ensure it would pass.</i></span><div><span style="font-family: Lato, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span style="color: red;">A Temporary restraining order has been granted for 14 days.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><div><br /></div></div></div></blockquote>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-39935632768574152812023-09-26T11:34:00.000-04:002023-09-26T11:34:24.111-04:00Income/Learning Opportunity<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Sans, serif; font-size: 36pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;">KIDS NEEDED!!</span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am writing to extend a special invitation to a </span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Sans, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">child–resistant package study.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Sans, serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 16pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We value your opinions and would like to cordially invite you and your child to participate in a </span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1-hour interview.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We are looking for children born between 6-27-19 through 4-15-20.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The study will take place over 2 days (30 minutes each day) Tuesday, October 10<sup>th</sup> AND Wednesday, October 11th, 2023. You MUST be able to</span></b><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">participate on both days.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #4472c4; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">After completion of the 2<sup>nd</sup> day, you will receive <b><u>$100 </u></b>for your child’s 1-hour participation regarding child–resistant packaging.</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Of course, no sales are ever involved.</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This is strictly for market research purposes. The results of your interview will be combined with other participants and only reported in summary to maintain the confidentiality of the information you share.</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p align="center" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you are interested in attending, please call </span><b><span style="border: 0px; color: red; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Blair at 216.901.8075</span></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0070c0; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> so we can ask a few questions to see if you are eligible to participate.</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #4472c4; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The study will take place at a Focus Groups of Cleveland in Independence, Ohio.</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><i><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></i></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><i><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></i></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><i><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></i></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><b><i><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Child-resistant package studies are a form of research in which children are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes toward a product, concept, or idea. Questions are asked in an interactive setting where participants are free to talk with the interviewer. When companies or organizations are creating billboards, commercials, or changing or enhancing products they like to get feedback from their consumers. You will walk away with a new experience and money as a token of appreciation for your time.</span></i></b><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Appreciatively,</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #26282a; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 10pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; 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max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: top; width: 600px !important;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6959213283194649900hs_padded" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #23496d; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px 0px; word-break: break-word;"><div id="m_6959213283194649900hs_cos_wrapper_module_16926512062651" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><div id="m_6959213283194649900hs_cos_wrapper_module_16926512062651_" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><h1 align="center" style="font-size: 28px; line-height: 49px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2c3244; font-family: Lato, Tahoma, sans-serif;">Save time taking in-person payments</span></h1></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div class="m_6959213283194649900hse-section" id="m_6959213283194649900section-2" style="background-color: #eaf0f6; color: #23496d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;"><div bgcolor="#ffffff" class="m_6959213283194649900hse-column-container" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 600px; min-width: 280px; width: 600px;"><div class="m_6959213283194649900hse-column m_6959213283194649900hse-size-6" id="m_6959213283194649900column_1692204945867_0" style="display: table-cell; max-width: 300px !important; vertical-align: top; width: 300px !important;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6959213283194649900hs_padded" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #23496d; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 10px; word-break: break-word;"><div id="m_6959213283194649900hs_cos_wrapper_module_16922049458454" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><div id="m_6959213283194649900hs_cos_wrapper_module_16922049458454_" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><p style="line-height: 26.25px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #2c3244; font-family: Lato, Tahoma, sans-serif;">Make it easy for supporters to pay by card in-person by turning your mobile device into a point-of-sale system. Going cashless is easier and less expensive than you think. Order a mobile swiper through Givebacks and speed up transaction time by easily collecting on-the-go payments and donations from your supporters, anywhere they are.</span></p><ul style="line-height: 26.25px;"></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="m_6959213283194649900hse-column m_6959213283194649900hse-size-6" id="m_6959213283194649900column-2-0" style="display: table-cell; max-width: 300px !important; vertical-align: top; width: 300px !important;"><div id="m_6959213283194649900hs_cos_wrapper_module-2-0-0" style="color: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #23496d; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 20px 10px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://info.givebacks.com/e3t/Ctc/ZK%2B113/b7fS04/VWlkR82t0YLXW62_lh098xjngW7nzmJr52F0LmN2QYvBR3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3mZW5ZwfG08JnnvgW4PRD741mpNRYW4CGH7N26FjspW7SX9Z92rVgB9W4g5xBH7byYRtW1XMkKx2bl5KrW3CbmBq214r38W6S7H731kvRXVW6hBkjl6QcgMsW5d6Sld6rxZb3W7l-f526jNTYLW26NWTk77g1vLVY3SDf8rcgxSW5j7KSy1HhHPmW978jXt3Nm2WwN7mPvfPHmXkmW4rsfrR8C8rZ_W4WdPkN65KLZSV3tXgp56JyvcVxd3mB64XVGrW6Fl7cc4SbtZ0W1DySzn8Lh8vVW4qtPfQ2mJZKfV3MJZX3KlqwQW2fvFkY5Nd5d5W33LC754K5fzmW2wg4SV83ywwTW2r3CT16Nv-HVN66nFjsMz7xTW9hgQ4g20kt83f1p59tg04&source=gmail&ust=1693054079206000&usg=AOvVaw0lgsxsBXq-UBWYxLcp2L_W" href="https://info.givebacks.com/e3t/Ctc/ZK+113/b7fS04/VWlkR82t0YLXW62_lh098xjngW7nzmJr52F0LmN2QYvBR3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3mZW5ZwfG08JnnvgW4PRD741mpNRYW4CGH7N26FjspW7SX9Z92rVgB9W4g5xBH7byYRtW1XMkKx2bl5KrW3CbmBq214r38W6S7H731kvRXVW6hBkjl6QcgMsW5d6Sld6rxZb3W7l-f526jNTYLW26NWTk77g1vLVY3SDf8rcgxSW5j7KSy1HhHPmW978jXt3Nm2WwN7mPvfPHmXkmW4rsfrR8C8rZ_W4WdPkN65KLZSV3tXgp56JyvcVxd3mB64XVGrW6Fl7cc4SbtZ0W1DySzn8Lh8vVW4qtPfQ2mJZKfV3MJZX3KlqwQW2fvFkY5Nd5d5W33LC754K5fzmW2wg4SV83ywwTW2r3CT16Nv-HVN66nFjsMz7xTW9hgQ4g20kt83f1p59tg04" style="color: #00a4bd;" target="_blank"><img align="middle" alt="Save time with a mobile swiper" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgjuy1YI1Vr_Gn-j9scN6CD19S5hpihNq7rX1sMY02PYVooaHha-Lis4wpuo9ReWLk3JXG1ke4Dtq82xIBqryBi1TvvwVzdYkUgD_88NLvpuxqPIgKAhrzB99F6Vmd6TwTIPN6YUnQf8nIizlsupC4qjnHV4teeQT5PuoXsv11ZKwMS3UAA0DzsWaIYl2JjCbN32RCBH5IrGfjAQvZY7Lnsy4A52gx0P0T2-3oQ-Y_N6hdaIvOSxPyZhPoHxg=s0-d-e1-ft(21).png?width=500&upscale=true&name=Untitled%20design%20(21).png" style="border: none; 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display: block; font-family: Lato, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 12px 18px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: white;">Get your mobile swiper</span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-64041114918299173942023-08-22T20:19:00.000-04:002023-08-22T20:19:03.347-04:00Givebacks<p> </p><div class="m_-3283607530329305409hse-section" id="m_-3283607530329305409section-0" style="background-color: #eaf0f6; color: #23496d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;"><div bgcolor="#eaf0f6" class="m_-3283607530329305409hse-column-container" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 600px; min-width: 280px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-top: 10px; width: 600px;"><div class="m_-3283607530329305409hse-column m_-3283607530329305409hse-size-12" id="m_-3283607530329305409column-0-0" style="display: table-cell; 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It starts with a great fall fundraiser! Givebacks has all the tools you need to pave the way for an amazing year. From fresh, new fundraisers and a fundraising expert to help you set them up to easy ways to create high-impact communications to rally your supporters. Book a call today to get all the help you need planning your fall fundraiser (it's included in your Givebacks partnership).</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div class="m_-3283607530329305409hse-section" id="m_-3283607530329305409section_1692204957721" style="background-color: #eaf0f6; color: #23496d; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;"><div bgcolor="#ffffff" class="m_-3283607530329305409hse-column-container" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 600px; min-width: 280px; width: 600px;"><div class="m_-3283607530329305409hse-column m_-3283607530329305409hse-size-12" id="m_-3283607530329305409column_1692204957721_0" style="display: table-cell; max-width: 600px !important; vertical-align: top; width: 600px !important;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px !important; 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Easily share the details with your supporters using <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://info.givebacks.com/e3t/Ctc/ZK%2B113/b7fS04/VVRl1c4ZC1syW94HNTD42KhGvVfQRxk52x8VlN54gmQj3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3m4W5Mz8JZ2g8W-xW58T_k25cbh9NW7lqRYR6PNz5SW2k1GGj5RdlfBW1pgn-C19Xr4qW292BL587vWJKV3q-8r2Gm7plW9j2WyC2Mk8b0W21SS055v3PM5W59syls92_z_gW3YxdwQ1fn0r-W2-scnt2ZT4jVW2tnckr8c1FqGW5km63F7NYwFxW38gdB0186BvRW4cWZST8qbZVsW71V1dL6GkpW5W3SW9LT86MZtJN31GqtHslD_HW7yx1L97YQJbdW3NsTSh7sqJ2vW4MXcFy535kj9VGqsrx2w0_65W3yl5fZ64byNjW31wCyv5xjvf_W8MQWBv9bQSPDW3NzQWy7msnswW11gMD-54JzlgW1sktgy5xR2hPVwZ5kB2LF103f4ZwVRH04&source=gmail&ust=1692831623164000&usg=AOvVaw2h0KDmg_m_qoKDLbhmQl3A" href="https://info.givebacks.com/e3t/Ctc/ZK+113/b7fS04/VVRl1c4ZC1syW94HNTD42KhGvVfQRxk52x8VlN54gmQj3qgyTW95jsWP6lZ3m4W5Mz8JZ2g8W-xW58T_k25cbh9NW7lqRYR6PNz5SW2k1GGj5RdlfBW1pgn-C19Xr4qW292BL587vWJKV3q-8r2Gm7plW9j2WyC2Mk8b0W21SS055v3PM5W59syls92_z_gW3YxdwQ1fn0r-W2-scnt2ZT4jVW2tnckr8c1FqGW5km63F7NYwFxW38gdB0186BvRW4cWZST8qbZVsW71V1dL6GkpW5W3SW9LT86MZtJN31GqtHslD_HW7yx1L97YQJbdW3NsTSh7sqJ2vW4MXcFy535kj9VGqsrx2w0_65W3yl5fZ64byNjW31wCyv5xjvf_W8MQWBv9bQSPDW3NzQWy7msnswW11gMD-54JzlgW1sktgy5xR2hPVwZ5kB2LF103f4ZwVRH04" rel="noopener" style="color: #00a4bd;" target="_blank">newsletter templates in Givebacks</a>. You can create great looking communications quickly and send them to everyone on your list. Save even more time using the templates for specific fundraising campaigns to promote the type of fundraiser you're running.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-13091355657546390682023-08-22T20:01:00.000-04:002023-08-22T20:01:16.735-04:00Education/Advocacy Updates!<p> </p><p>Source: Honesty for Ohio Education</p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-4083131750027110678mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px none rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #efefef; 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margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">While the Ohio Statehouse is on summer recess, we encourage you to stay current on local, state, and national education news. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Ohio Education in the News</strong></span></p><ul dir="ltr"><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>State Budget:</strong> <strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-3b3e333e-7fff-2685-f623-5d2f21b1a350"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D0b63887bfc%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw01ot1RjCQemvU2EQlnKnjL" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=0b63887bfc&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">How Ohio's new education laws will impact parents, teachers and students, Cincinnati.com</a></strong></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>Mental Health: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-b44b1150-7fff-0146-cda0-4e221ce0edff"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D2bcc4e9a93%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw2D0A-rI3UScwP-4VJbZnPg" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=2bcc4e9a93&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"></a></strong><strong> </strong>Is suicide on the rise among Ohio kids? Here's what parents need to know, Dispatch</li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>Mental Health: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-d7eb2e91-7fff-2555-dc5b-820d8d0c2721"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dacb1e749a2%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw2LwbYwNxgpwCmn9r_jDHxP" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=acb1e749a2&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Students’ mental health struggles spill over into Ohio schools, Dayton Daily News</a></strong></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>Racial Equity: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-8109aa43-7fff-e114-edb8-9542aa86f708"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D487a4148dc%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw2FhDFQXShLhNSV_BK8hpKz" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=487a4148dc&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ohio would gain $79 billion annually if racial disparities were removed, Dispatch</a></strong></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>LGBTQ+: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-ab54f17b-7fff-548d-cc5b-d4d3a3b6683b"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D1776e6d7b5%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw0z2OY5wcHsI9zjKW0tJfxD" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=1776e6d7b5&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> Ohio Republicans want chaplains in public schools. So let’s give them Pagan Priestesses and LGBTQ+ affirming pastors, Buckeye Flame</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>LGBTQ+: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D32e29f6c90%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw13VpjoNmunDG-XZ4hMEz23" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=32e29f6c90&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Midwestern cities become transgender health sanctuaries amid GOP legislative threats, WDTN</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>LGBTQ+: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-24648883-7fff-6a15-e761-5afc0b1cbdff"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D90f0895fcb%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw3UWvm5YzZPvEh6TVRyQLmw" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=90f0895fcb&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The rise of anti-trans bills in the U.S., Reuters</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>Vouchers: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-2bdb10c5-7fff-875e-f84e-30ca743c3da4"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D33b9807c20%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw28TRVrY1ncQWXWHIqKNqLL" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=33b9807c20&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Private school vouchers now higher than state funding many Ohio public schools get per student, Ideastream</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-747164db-7fff-fd4b-6d2f-3fab46a7eade">Educators: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-0d75d28f-7fff-734c-c56c-e48550cb71ac"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D3933d539cd%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw200gBryeUyNTArBJWUwVFJ" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=3933d539cd&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ohio launches new Teacher Apprenticeship Program, WDTN</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>Higher Ed: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-ce9a4228-7fff-d382-ab72-7466debfa295"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Da4cd928e07%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw19-ikyRlNmBlz2a8ZLlfQY" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=a4cd928e07&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Staff at Ohio universities can strike but not faculty under new changes to higher ed bill, Dispatch</a></strong></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong>Higher Ed: </strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-dced2722-7fff-4c19-560c-d555d9b77218"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D4990f70fda%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw1zs8CpJc4ujg4bO7jcZnek" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=4990f70fda&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> University D.E.I. Programs: Do They Help or Harm Education?, New York Times</a></strong><strong id="m_-4083131750027110678docs-internal-guid-d143c51a-7fff-f028-f334-480637ac5d9c"> </strong></li></ul><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">Follow more education news: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D3c2fcc2242%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw2yAn2UZZnXK7k2xzjIT-w9" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=3c2fcc2242&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Akron Beacon Journal</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D79c0f06b00%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw0lR9KcZ5mD_OfqGmb4b9t4" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=79c0f06b00&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; 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font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ray and Associates, Inc</a> to conduct a professional search for Ohio's next Superintendent of Public Instruction. Read below about the role, process, timeline, and <strong>how YOU can offer input about Ohio's next education leader</strong>.</p><ul dir="ltr"><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dbf1e6a2de8%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw2XWsgcQU3CGEwi1gZu4tJi" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=bf1e6a2de8&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Job Description</a></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D5045cdeb65%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw07eWZqImK86IoenNbaEhli" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=5045cdeb65&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Tentative Search Process and Timeline</a></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><strong><span style="background-color: yellow;">YOUR INPUT NEEDED:</span><span style="background-color: yellow;"> </span></strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D5af2b340af%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1692831623221000&usg=AOvVaw3n_iYACSrLsrxl6DmqsyTL" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=5af2b340af&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">PUBLIC SURVEY: Qualities Desired in the New Superintendent of Public Instruction</a> - open until September 12, 2023, 8am</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-67247675620459005202023-08-02T07:28:00.001-04:002023-08-02T07:28:30.382-04:00Summer Leadership Conference<h1 style="text-align: center;"><b> <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bncNrXSp8c89e9LOBmwpugP4v-xnxSTB/view?usp=drive_link">SUMMER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE</a></b></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bncNrXSp8c89e9LOBmwpugP4v-xnxSTB/view?usp=drive_link"><br /></a></b><a href="https://my.cheddarup.com/c/2023-ohio-pta-summer-leadership?cart=a7efc625-cc2e-4177-a05c-63435c32609a%21%2159072707"><b>SIGN UP HERE RIGHT NOW!</b></a></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOgCLhRa92XqWMu4CTnWLi6J4XGJUBtOsmlypfMkHXbq5tQ06kP6R5oXBhwotWYIH-jEJ80qLqeOYJuWjoXATQI7dS_oHQTa90-d4z3t0IxN7IYrLT9Y0-tZFV4qdTxfJ91EWj9aj_X-tfW-QZXBYtEnykZNXNqp7psyLFCvYpKX2e6XJxEZEDi0n1q8/s1342/Ohio%20PTA%20Summer%20Leadership%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1342" data-original-width="1250" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOgCLhRa92XqWMu4CTnWLi6J4XGJUBtOsmlypfMkHXbq5tQ06kP6R5oXBhwotWYIH-jEJ80qLqeOYJuWjoXATQI7dS_oHQTa90-d4z3t0IxN7IYrLT9Y0-tZFV4qdTxfJ91EWj9aj_X-tfW-QZXBYtEnykZNXNqp7psyLFCvYpKX2e6XJxEZEDi0n1q8/w347-h400/Ohio%20PTA%20Summer%20Leadership%202023.jpg" width="347" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red;">Summer Leadership Conference<br />Saturday, August 19, 2023</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-1627023354924129462023-07-26T09:32:00.005-04:002023-07-26T09:32:52.928-04:00Know! to Support Positive Identity Formation<p> </p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547image_block" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; width: 600px;"><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><img alt="Image" class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjnwLISZ9IkkKY-yZ8GoX2g0fHJRb88hUSsG2BmpPYPd7zjqinSxATBuBpSbciK33YgG9JOj6h50ejNqJKWkdZDva7YUe1dK7oTX8cAnekWRwOu1v_m0FhNSuO5VSAn7gyKsxKdj_JFWY8n0CgKTYLs-9yu3ZwmloyxTomziijQaAFzeGFmtzqNIQ-AtRvNevpspkHqBg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 600px; width: 600px;" title="Image" width="600" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547image_block" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; width: 600px;"><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgXXI-_i1eY7DFk-UDyKWBxUK-bVtu5v68db0tZhhUfZweOnYO4iuQzeMgbVXEYUhTfakvYgrFaG97mZ27I2ssxHV-_SWdMw1y2pQxOBOGLl-vVDzGZOVAhwrB-ZgJVRMj2Jb_B-Licb2hRWwIKrC53rhoPYe7vOx5h4gxGc0C-Ozen0tuOufzRvX3pdU-_sIKr9VlUV0s_kzkNwPfuQeZF8aA1Xqw=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 600px; outline: 0px; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 33.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Know! to Support Positive Identity Formation</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Identity development is a key aspect of adolescence. Young people are particularly conscious of their personal identities and changes to their identities. Dimensions of identity include race, gender, family, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, and faith. In the process of developing their identities, young people may begin questioning values, setting personal goals, and experimenting with various forms of self-expression. In some cases, these actions will challenge social or gender norms.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">As a caring adult, you may struggle to understand or relate to the developments of your youth’s identity. However, developing a positive view of their own social identity is important for fostering young people’s self-esteem, feelings of belonging, and social support, all of which can help protect adolescents from poor mental health and other risks, like substance use and violence. One of the best ways to support positive identity development for young people is by engaging in ongoing discussions about identity and providing support as they explore their own identity.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2,3</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Learn more about supporting positive identity development with the tips below.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Start the Conversation</strong></span></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Use current events as an opener</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">July is both <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZtcE-2Bk-2F76LdExdKDFbylq6yjh8MiL4ko66GoXFPqeb3tMfND5ZmevdvPOaf4LXWtlqkJMHbbmUMJhwuY6ualIjo-3D7vL__RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAkabAYoCYjO4Lba5jBR0NYdcbdLyAwZhfX6zLMK84hk3NSYbRZZglMrrspu-2FCHs6gJlV7oGtZjRflbcv7jw4h9GUKqs89tYtwZ-2FXOz-2FpnJlHtKzglkFsxdImn47P8jvRl3c4zXQz0CKaz7qOsZgkgHKgyIvvpr0kTbP7uiJJXIWBxVRQZzoD7KcT1Q8h5PTcMYJNE-2BDnpPuKjhwRAJbIemUz-2Fry-2BlxYCPBISXjUGZzV9BHAmgJE6JpWrMSCakNxok5z3x2shRBedmxSXEwdqRt4LMNnlsTiob96mJIWNG-2BXM-3D&source=gmail&ust=1690459728215000&usg=AOvVaw38sunW-FgrhoN_XOYPtWUi" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZtcE-2Bk-2F76LdExdKDFbylq6yjh8MiL4ko66GoXFPqeb3tMfND5ZmevdvPOaf4LXWtlqkJMHbbmUMJhwuY6ualIjo-3D7vL__RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAkabAYoCYjO4Lba5jBR0NYdcbdLyAwZhfX6zLMK84hk3NSYbRZZglMrrspu-2FCHs6gJlV7oGtZjRflbcv7jw4h9GUKqs89tYtwZ-2FXOz-2FpnJlHtKzglkFsxdImn47P8jvRl3c4zXQz0CKaz7qOsZgkgHKgyIvvpr0kTbP7uiJJXIWBxVRQZzoD7KcT1Q8h5PTcMYJNE-2BDnpPuKjhwRAJbIemUz-2Fry-2BlxYCPBISXjUGZzV9BHAmgJE6JpWrMSCakNxok5z3x2shRBedmxSXEwdqRt4LMNnlsTiob96mJIWNG-2BXM-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Minority Mental Health Awareness Month</a> and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZpOyajQtxHtRRXkFaV6P8o9pZfaQuGI04XO-2FQf5HQOYq76mxzYH-2Fnt1dyNXgvoBjr9WryqgWumgqmv3ySyu1XBWP5PMn2YcwC8a-2FcSzjZoOS6OdA03c8ouMs9N2VUcknhXt-2BJdyScO2TLQxMnI3-2F6J0-3DZ7Eb_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAkabAYoCYjO4Lba5jBR0NYdcbdLyAwZhfX6zLMK84hk3NSYbRZZglMrrspu-2FCHs6gJlV7oGtZjRflbcv7jw4h9GUKqs89tYtwZ-2FXOz-2FpnJlHPS5sOtp7D9S1j0dBhDXqNA0UhOCtfmm7qqOwslucOwXLUXLsXzJ7S5NXerrOdWDk39WeEa6v-2BDIOaIhNNbnqR8gy5-2BezGLMENcDCxuOSmZS4gBtCG1p2-2BozKQ47to7vXA6k8lhmr822adiRY-2B63TuDpRVBPWZ0RVtbtqdWCDZ1AfSJqKm7OGvIiA3vkIy2Dk-3D&source=gmail&ust=1690459728215000&usg=AOvVaw1lPCI9gyk_u77273_B1XXs" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZpOyajQtxHtRRXkFaV6P8o9pZfaQuGI04XO-2FQf5HQOYq76mxzYH-2Fnt1dyNXgvoBjr9WryqgWumgqmv3ySyu1XBWP5PMn2YcwC8a-2FcSzjZoOS6OdA03c8ouMs9N2VUcknhXt-2BJdyScO2TLQxMnI3-2F6J0-3DZ7Eb_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAkabAYoCYjO4Lba5jBR0NYdcbdLyAwZhfX6zLMK84hk3NSYbRZZglMrrspu-2FCHs6gJlV7oGtZjRflbcv7jw4h9GUKqs89tYtwZ-2FXOz-2FpnJlHPS5sOtp7D9S1j0dBhDXqNA0UhOCtfmm7qqOwslucOwXLUXLsXzJ7S5NXerrOdWDk39WeEa6v-2BDIOaIhNNbnqR8gy5-2BezGLMENcDCxuOSmZS4gBtCG1p2-2BozKQ47to7vXA6k8lhmr822adiRY-2B63TuDpRVBPWZ0RVtbtqdWCDZ1AfSJqKm7OGvIiA3vkIy2Dk-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">Disability Pride Month</a>. You might take this opportunity to learn about these occasions and engage in a discussion about racial injustice, ableism, and equity in your community.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Share your stories</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Personal identities can be difficult to discuss openly, and everyone’s experiences differ. Help your youth feel comfortable talking about their identity by sharing stories about your family, experiences, history, challenges you faced, and difficulties you overcame. Then, ask about their experiences with identity.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,2</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Watch movies or shows together that explore different identities</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Many TV shows, movies, and books discuss aspects of identity, including race, religion, gender, and sexual identity. Pick out a piece of media with your youth and then talk about what you both thought.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ask open-ended questions</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Try out a conversation starter to begin talking. Examples include:</span></p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Think of someone different from you (race, religion, gender, etc.). What do you like about them? What do you have in common?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Do you have friends of a different race or practice a different religion? How does that affect your friendship?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">What is one thing you want to do to make the world a better place?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">What do you think most significantly affects how you see yourself? What about how others see you?</span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Who is your role model? What about them makes them a role model to you?</span></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;">Acknowledge what’s important to them</h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Keep an open mind</em></span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Remain open to your teen having a different perspective than you. Try to model curiosity about opinions different from your own by saying. “Tell me more about this,” or “What else would you like to share?”<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Hear them out</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">If your youth shares a part of their identity that surprises you, try to react calmly and listen. If you are experiencing strong negative emotions, try to delay a discussion until you feel calmer.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Avoid creating pressure to have everything figured out</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Try not to emphasize any aspect of your youth’s identity too much. Encourage them to explore their identity and remind them of other important identities and roles as a child, sibling, student, community member, etc.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Say thank you</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">If your youth opens up to you about their identity, thank them for trusting you enough to share it with you and acknowledge their bravery.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Model respectful behavior</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ask about their boundaries</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Ask your youth what they would like you and other adults to do regarding their identity. This may include refraining from certain comments, allowing certain forms of self-expression, or respecting pronouns.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Establish appropriate rules and consequences</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Inform your teen of your expectations for them regarding the use of slang or offensive terms, and be sure to follow your own rules. Avoid using consequences related to identity, like preventing your youth from wearing certain clothes or styling their hair a certain way.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Demonstrate respect</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Build relationships with people different from you and encourage your youth to do so. Getting involved in or attending various community events can be a great way to start forging connections and model respectful behavior toward others.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,3</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_3541311232688553547row-content m_3541311232688553547stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; margin: 0px auto; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_3541311232688553547column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 20px; padding-right: 20px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Speak out against bullying and harassment</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 10px 20px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Young people may experience bullying or harassment related to their identities. Depending on the environment, some groups who are seen as “different”, such as youth with disabilities, racial and ethnic minority youth, and LGBTQ+ youth, may be at an increased risk for identity-related bullying. If you or your youth witness bullying, speak out against it and encourage your youth to do so. You can find resources about creating supportive environments and preventing bullying for specific groups at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZvrPQ5A51awfgM3wwexllgOm1kN3kJKWG0Y1zcXvVC0R5dKAZhEYNSlw-2F7pWTGBL9w-3D-3DH--z_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAkabAYoCYjO4Lba5jBR0NYdcbdLyAwZhfX6zLMK84hk3NSYbRZZglMrrspu-2FCHs6gJlV7oGtZjRflbcv7jw4h9GUKqs89tYtwZ-2FXOz-2FpnJlGZhGaLHGwRxiLdyt9AsxgYlacDWmJom0gh3XOA4ZnoW7Z-2Fx9nWc7VEzQ43ICN32JwB0wt44eJTduNaJ-2Fu-2Fp4dQQUrf006X-2BFSMsVWhO2-2B3EzxS4hHxxsyesOJU2iXKPpnKirFM7puZeJu6ji-2B1j4AT3axEdwUhCPd1pQnGulpY4X-2BwWYvA6Hy4bRMLjlr0RN4-3D&source=gmail&ust=1690459728216000&usg=AOvVaw01fho7nZZxXhmimcnzFCLy" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZvrPQ5A51awfgM3wwexllgOm1kN3kJKWG0Y1zcXvVC0R5dKAZhEYNSlw-2F7pWTGBL9w-3D-3DH--z_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamAkabAYoCYjO4Lba5jBR0NYdcbdLyAwZhfX6zLMK84hk3NSYbRZZglMrrspu-2FCHs6gJlV7oGtZjRflbcv7jw4h9GUKqs89tYtwZ-2FXOz-2FpnJlGZhGaLHGwRxiLdyt9AsxgYlacDWmJom0gh3XOA4ZnoW7Z-2Fx9nWc7VEzQ43ICN32JwB0wt44eJTduNaJ-2Fu-2Fp4dQQUrf006X-2BFSMsVWhO2-2B3EzxS4hHxxsyesOJU2iXKPpnKirFM7puZeJu6ji-2B1j4AT3axEdwUhCPd1pQnGulpY4X-2BwWYvA6Hy4bRMLjlr0RN4-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0;" target="_blank">https://www.stopbullying.gov/<wbr style="box-sizing: border-box;"></wbr>bullying/groups</a>.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">3,4</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-29647493381494747752023-06-16T15:08:00.000-04:002023-06-16T15:08:10.510-04:00Kids Eat Free!<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Below is information about free summer meals for children up to the age of 18 years old. Individuals ages 19 through 21 may qualify; restrictions apply. Please see below for more information. When you visit the website, there is an option to download Summer Food Service Site Information.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in 0in 15pt;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 22.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All About Accessibility: Free Summer Meals</span></b></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt=""Ohio Summer Food Service Program. Kids Eat Free! No Registration, 18 or Younger."" data-imagetype="External" height="200" id="x__x0000_i1025" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/OHOOD/2023/06/7780483/picture2_original.png" style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font: inherit; height: 2.0833in; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 5.9375in;" width="570" /></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 12pt 0in 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">All children ages 1 through 18 are eligible to receive free meals during the summer months at participating program sites. Individuals ages 19 through 21 who have been identified as having mental or physical disabilities and are receiving services through Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) through their current enrollment in educational programs also are eligible for free summer meals. </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 11.5pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">View the Summer Food Service Site Map at the <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZWR1Y2F0aW9uLm9oaW8uZ292L1RvcGljcy9TdHVkZW50LVN1cHBvcnRzL0Zvb2QtYW5kLU51dHJpdGlvbi9TdW1tZXItRm9vZC1TZXJ2aWNlLVByb2dyYW0iLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwNjE2Ljc4MzQ3ODMxIn0.0Q8Z1pSylUpSwpSVsDDxCfr6mNWHvixBHAM1FYL5pLM/s/662289571/br/205850424375-l" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #5670d2; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ohio Summer Food Service Program webpage</span></a>, or call 1-866-3-HUNGRY (486479). </span></p><p aria-hidden="true" class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-35366928855530225292023-06-16T15:03:00.000-04:002023-06-16T15:03:09.556-04:00Power Outage - Just in Case!<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The tips below were provided by First Energy.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Preparing in advance of a power outage can help minimize the challenges you face if the lights go out. Follow these tips.</span></p><div style="background: whitesmoke; border-color: rgb(210, 210, 210) rgb(210, 210, 210) rgb(26, 110, 173); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1.5pt; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; padding: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gather Supplies</span></b></p></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Cellphone" class="Do8Zj" crossorigin="use-credentials" data-custom="AAMkAGRlYTVkMDU2LTNjMDAtNDExYi1iMDBiLWQ3ZTVlY2E2YTg5NgBGAAAAAAB2fTzWRtfgQamRboo69%2FDfBwD1y18PNoHeSKO%2FxhoRW6UWAAAAuMuJAACtlnuH8w5vRbFrunaDaLsKAATodrWQAAABEgAQAM1rMuBfKABBroFUn9Ei5%2BQ%3D" data-imagetype="AttachmentByCid" fetchpriority="high" height="32" naturalheight="0" naturalwidth="0" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAC1JREFUWEft0EERAAAAAUH6lxbDZxU4s815PffjAAECBAgQIECAAAECBAgQIDAaPwAh6O5R/QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="animation: 0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj; border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 0.3333in; margin: 0px; min-height: auto; min-width: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 0.3333in;" width="32" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Electronics</span></b></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Fully charged cell phones, laptops, and tablets.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Car charger to charge devices if your power is out.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Flashlight, portable radio, and extra batteries.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hard-wired phone to report an outage or emergency. A plain, hard-wired phone can operate on power delivered through the phone line.</span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="First Aid" class="Do8Zj" crossorigin="use-credentials" data-custom="AAMkAGRlYTVkMDU2LTNjMDAtNDExYi1iMDBiLWQ3ZTVlY2E2YTg5NgBGAAAAAAB2fTzWRtfgQamRboo69%2FDfBwD1y18PNoHeSKO%2FxhoRW6UWAAAAuMuJAACtlnuH8w5vRbFrunaDaLsKAATodrWQAAABEgAQAM1rMuBfKABBroFUn9Ei5%2BQ%3D" data-imagetype="AttachmentByCid" fetchpriority="high" height="32" naturalheight="0" naturalwidth="0" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAC1JREFUWEft0EERAAAAAUH6lxbDZxU4s815PffjAAECBAgQIECAAAECBAgQIDAaPwAh6O5R/QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="animation: 0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj; border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 0.3333in; margin: 0px; min-height: auto; min-width: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 0.3333in;" width="32" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Warmth and Safety</span></b></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Extra blankets or a sleeping bag for each person.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">First-aid kit.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Medications and other personal health items for each person. </span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Emergency Food and Water" class="Do8Zj" crossorigin="use-credentials" data-custom="AAMkAGRlYTVkMDU2LTNjMDAtNDExYi1iMDBiLWQ3ZTVlY2E2YTg5NgBGAAAAAAB2fTzWRtfgQamRboo69%2FDfBwD1y18PNoHeSKO%2FxhoRW6UWAAAAuMuJAACtlnuH8w5vRbFrunaDaLsKAATodrWQAAABEgAQAM1rMuBfKABBroFUn9Ei5%2BQ%3D" data-imagetype="AttachmentByCid" fetchpriority="high" height="32" naturalheight="0" naturalwidth="0" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAC1JREFUWEft0EERAAAAAUH6lxbDZxU4s815PffjAAECBAgQIECAAAECBAgQIDAaPwAh6O5R/QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="animation: 0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj; border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 0.3333in; margin: 0px; min-height: auto; min-width: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 0.3333in;" width="32" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Food and Water</span></b></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Emergency supply of bottled water and/or fill your bathtub with fresh water.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Supply of convenience foods that do not require cooking. Don’t forget the can opener!</span></li></ul><div style="background: whitesmoke; border-color: rgb(210, 210, 210) rgb(210, 210, 210) rgb(26, 110, 173); border-image: initial; border-style: solid; border-width: 1pt 1pt 1.5pt; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in; padding: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Know How to Report a Power Outage and Stay Informed</span></b></p></div><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We may not know you are without power. Customers should always let us know if they are experiencing an outage, even if a neighbor has already reported it.</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Online Sources" class="Do8Zj" crossorigin="use-credentials" data-custom="AAMkAGRlYTVkMDU2LTNjMDAtNDExYi1iMDBiLWQ3ZTVlY2E2YTg5NgBGAAAAAAB2fTzWRtfgQamRboo69%2FDfBwD1y18PNoHeSKO%2FxhoRW6UWAAAAuMuJAACtlnuH8w5vRbFrunaDaLsKAATodrWQAAABEgAQAM1rMuBfKABBroFUn9Ei5%2BQ%3D" data-imagetype="AttachmentByCid" fetchpriority="high" height="32" naturalheight="0" naturalwidth="0" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAC1JREFUWEft0EERAAAAAUH6lxbDZxU4s815PffjAAECBAgQIECAAAECBAgQIDAaPwAh6O5R/QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="animation: 0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj; border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 0.3333in; margin: 0px; min-height: auto; min-width: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 0.3333in;" width="32" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Online (Optimized for smart-phone view)</span></b></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Report your outage <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" href="https://www.firstenergycorp.com/outages_help/Report_Power_Outages.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #1a6ead; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">online.</span></a></span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Log into your <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" href="https://www.firstenergycorp.com/my_account.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #1a6ead; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">online account</span></a> to view a status update on a reported outage.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">View current outages on our <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" href="https://www.firstenergycorp.com/outages_help/current_outages_maps/outages-map.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #1a6ead; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">24/7 Power Center outage maps.</span></a></span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">During significant storms, we will share <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" href="https://www.firstenergycorp.com/newsroom/social_media.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #1a6ead; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">updates on our social media accounts.</span></a></span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Reporting through messaging" class="Do8Zj" crossorigin="use-credentials" data-custom="AAMkAGRlYTVkMDU2LTNjMDAtNDExYi1iMDBiLWQ3ZTVlY2E2YTg5NgBGAAAAAAB2fTzWRtfgQamRboo69%2FDfBwD1y18PNoHeSKO%2FxhoRW6UWAAAAuMuJAACtlnuH8w5vRbFrunaDaLsKAATodrWQAAABEgAQAM1rMuBfKABBroFUn9Ei5%2BQ%3D" data-imagetype="AttachmentByCid" fetchpriority="high" height="32" naturalheight="0" naturalwidth="0" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAC1JREFUWEft0EERAAAAAUH6lxbDZxU4s815PffjAAECBAgQIECAAAECBAgQIDAaPwAh6O5R/QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="animation: 0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj; border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 0.3333in; margin: 0px; min-height: auto; min-width: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 0.3333in;" width="32" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Text Messaging</span></b></p><ul style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To report an outage: Text <b>OUT</b> to 544487 (LIGHTS).</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’re not enrolled in text messaging, text<b> REG</b> to 544487 to get started.</span></li><li class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To receive the latest update for your reported outage: Text <b>STAT</b> to 544487.</span></li></ul><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Cellphone" class="Do8Zj" crossorigin="use-credentials" data-custom="AAMkAGRlYTVkMDU2LTNjMDAtNDExYi1iMDBiLWQ3ZTVlY2E2YTg5NgBGAAAAAAB2fTzWRtfgQamRboo69%2FDfBwD1y18PNoHeSKO%2FxhoRW6UWAAAAuMuJAACtlnuH8w5vRbFrunaDaLsKAATodrWQAAABEgAQAM1rMuBfKABBroFUn9Ei5%2BQ%3D" data-imagetype="AttachmentByCid" fetchpriority="high" height="32" naturalheight="0" naturalwidth="0" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAC1JREFUWEft0EERAAAAAUH6lxbDZxU4s815PffjAAECBAgQIECAAAECBAgQIDAaPwAh6O5R/QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="animation: 0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj; border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 0.3333in; margin: 0px; min-height: auto; min-width: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 0.3333in;" width="32" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Telephone</span></b></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">To report an outage call 1-888-LIGHTSS (<b>1-888-544-4877</b>).</span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Disability Services" class="Do8Zj" crossorigin="use-credentials" data-custom="AAMkAGRlYTVkMDU2LTNjMDAtNDExYi1iMDBiLWQ3ZTVlY2E2YTg5NgBGAAAAAAB2fTzWRtfgQamRboo69%2FDfBwD1y18PNoHeSKO%2FxhoRW6UWAAAAuMuJAACtlnuH8w5vRbFrunaDaLsKAATodrWQAAABEgAQAM1rMuBfKABBroFUn9Ei5%2BQ%3D" data-imagetype="AttachmentByCid" fetchpriority="high" height="32" naturalheight="0" naturalwidth="0" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAYAAABzenr0AAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAC1JREFUWEft0EERAAAAAUH6lxbDZxU4s815PffjAAECBAgQIECAAAECBAgQIDAaPwAh6O5R/QAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==" style="animation: 0.1s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running Do8Zj; border: 0px; color: inherit; cursor: pointer; font: inherit; height: 0.3333in; margin: 0px; min-height: auto; min-width: auto; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 0.3333in;" width="32" /></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Accessibility</span></b></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: "inherit", serif; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Customers with a communication disability can report an outage using the appropriate <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" href="https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/outages/reporting_outagesbytty-tdd.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #1a6ead; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">TTY/TDD relay service</span></a>, <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" href="https://www.firstenergycorp.com/outages_help/Report_Power_Outages.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #1a6ead; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">our online form</span></a> or <a data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" href="https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/communication_tools.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #1a6ead; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">text messaging</span></a>.</span></p><p aria-hidden="true" class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #242424; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0in;"> </p>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-63074824312797344262023-06-15T12:41:00.001-04:002023-06-15T12:41:41.877-04:00Know! Strategies for a Substance-Free Summer<p> </p><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 20px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427image_block" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; width: 560px;"><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><img alt="Image" class="m_-1173034318437981427big CToWUd" data-bit="iit" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjnwLISZ9IkkKY-yZ8GoX2g0fHJRb88hUSsG2BmpPYPd7zjqinSxATBuBpSbciK33YgG9JOj6h50ejNqJKWkdZDva7YUe1dK7oTX8cAnekWRwOu1v_m0FhNSuO5VSAn7gyKsxKdj_JFWY8n0CgKTYLs-9yu3ZwmloyxTomziijQaAFzeGFmtzqNIQ-AtRvNevpspkHqBg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; width: 560px;" title="Image" width="560" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427image_block" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; width: 600px;"><div align="center" style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 10px;"><img class="m_-1173034318437981427big CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi3TisurP8hbi1_yrHbOuiT6wWKRbXhWB6rGAVXrPWcOpJBkuQDSS_RP0YtTgnz5V1CqgO8or8rU3GkORzmADg9MlTtIU8_7iFU-uDPI5pOawaXJU-0FQFBDTM6i_FDfIYZeQQyf-RpiW-eqs3FXaPeuD1rzgLAmLeA9zmEUgag25OholXExUef9l8myzcJxWHbnLnD5T_SUGfFDIVg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: auto; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; width: 600px;" tabindex="0" width="600" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: #0033a0; border-radius: 0px; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 10px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 580px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: white; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; line-height: 33.6px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Know! Strategies for a Substance-Free Summer</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Summer is a time for many young people to take a break from the stress of school, enjoy their increased freedom, and have some fun. More free time and less adult supervision can make summertime particularly exciting for young people, and it’s important to encourage them to have fun during the school break.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Unfortunately, the same things that make summer fun for young people can also lead to them trying substances for the first time. Increased social activities during the summer can increase the availability and accessibility of alcohol to young people. More free time and less supervision can create opportunities for risk-taking, including trying substances.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">This summer, take the time to help young people build and maintain the skills to support a happy, healthy, and substance-free life. Consider these tips as you plan for a substance-free summer with the young people in your life.</span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">For preschoolers and kindergarteners (ages 0-5)</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lay the foundation for summer learning</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Learning doesn’t have to end just because school does. Reading is one of the best ways to continue learning throughout the summer. <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZnoavVPYorJQvFOU2gIGKvJn4VnpvQAaxNE6xVK3w6zO-2F-2Fo-2Bc7YZ1fT9obuiX0bDteA91-2FUqEwD9fIAGrAmlFNf-2BdW-2FtknmlytnoEGak4LH8HyVRs-2B1KtXQFKCj1q-2BIGcg-3D-3DZcAT_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BxCA8ve8cJ6VuKLd5Z2HSaZshVgj4NCgPmzO0NpGh-2BvSFv0tvuyowjX7PgoYdkzR0JOI6QY9Z4dijfoOOWfPcbzraE82KfsZBGZIqxTg8KAHWBlCLbGkktAFKPC7BdsVKSYTcsSU1PzeI7iYm0kh6dKiB6dO8hLwSu0RaRVRjJKPloWVMca3VhCkhrIwJoNGKg-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164066000&usg=AOvVaw2SJ8BL-XGpJ5lgbG2eDaGN" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZnoavVPYorJQvFOU2gIGKvJn4VnpvQAaxNE6xVK3w6zO-2F-2Fo-2Bc7YZ1fT9obuiX0bDteA91-2FUqEwD9fIAGrAmlFNf-2BdW-2FtknmlytnoEGak4LH8HyVRs-2B1KtXQFKCj1q-2BIGcg-3D-3DZcAT_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BxCA8ve8cJ6VuKLd5Z2HSaZshVgj4NCgPmzO0NpGh-2BvSFv0tvuyowjX7PgoYdkzR0JOI6QY9Z4dijfoOOWfPcbzraE82KfsZBGZIqxTg8KAHWBlCLbGkktAFKPC7BdsVKSYTcsSU1PzeI7iYm0kh6dKiB6dO8hLwSu0RaRVRjJKPloWVMca3VhCkhrIwJoNGKg-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">The Search Institute</a> identifies reading for pleasure as one of the 40 developmental assets young people need to make good choices, take responsibility for their lives, and be independent and fulfilled. By reading aloud to a child and providing them with access to books, you can build a lasting connection and prepare them for success in the future.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1</sup></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">If you have a child ages 0-5, a great way to start summer reading is by enrolling in</strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZvA7lQ1XO3AXe2W40EGhsTyJqqq-2FYcL-2FtLJLMu4JPq-2F1CaQrwAGR6Wb2nk-2FTPxEVYQ-3D-3DQUhn_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2Bwr0ntXmdj0v27eo9YUqDd34-2Fr3sk8Fg-2Fki3MNgkwhRRBJM1gEo6gv-2FqcaqxA6bOCf5KMokkYzR2Mb122Ufb9zZnt3u3fkZH-2FZ8UTpXBX1yOnJdDFUMwJKFNk7z2kV-2BqeRMqOTOm0ACt5BSBd6XY8Xm41hEPJa2fgVBBQ3EOwxo3Z5aKdv2oNHbr9NZ0DWumG0-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw2EEaCC3Ht2h5BA7dh7Vrm7" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZvA7lQ1XO3AXe2W40EGhsTyJqqq-2FYcL-2FtLJLMu4JPq-2F1CaQrwAGR6Wb2nk-2FTPxEVYQ-3D-3DQUhn_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2Bwr0ntXmdj0v27eo9YUqDd34-2Fr3sk8Fg-2Fki3MNgkwhRRBJM1gEo6gv-2FqcaqxA6bOCf5KMokkYzR2Mb122Ufb9zZnt3u3fkZH-2FZ8UTpXBX1yOnJdDFUMwJKFNk7z2kV-2BqeRMqOTOm0ACt5BSBd6XY8Xm41hEPJa2fgVBBQ3EOwxo3Z5aKdv2oNHbr9NZ0DWumG0-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio</strong></a><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">. </strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio will mail children one free book each month until their 5th birthday. Any child in Ohio between birth and age 5 is eligible for the program, which is free to families.</strong></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Take a break from school, not from structure</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">While it may be tempting to break from your usual routine, young children will benefit from the predictability of a schedule. Try to develop a flexible schedule that includes activities like story time, going to the playground, play dates, and unscheduled free time, like board games, crafting, and playing outside. Establishing a routine can help children remain comfortable and give them time to develop new skills at home.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2,3</sup></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Emphasize taking care of our bodies and minds</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">Explaining the importance of caring for your body and mind can help encourage young children to practice healthy habits. Talk about how you care for your body – eating healthy foods, exercising, and getting a good night’s sleep – and how you care for your mind – by practicing gratitude, doing a creative activity, or using breathing exercises, for example. Share how caring for yourself makes you feel good and helps you do what you want. Be sure to talk about the things you avoid because they are bad for your body and mind. For example, you might point out dangerous substances that already exist in the child’s world, like the chemicals found in cleaning products, and help them to avoid those substances.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">4</sup></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">For elementary school-aged children (ages 6-11)</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Turn screen time into quality time</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">While it’s not practical to avoid screen time altogether over the summer, try to use the times when children usually use screens as a time to create a connection. Replace screen time with fun games that get children moving, like having a dance party or playing charades. Teach children the games you played as a kid and have them teach you the games they like to play with their friends. In doing so, you’ll create those bonding moments that last a lifetime and help to limit the time the young people in your life spend on their screens.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">2,5</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Find activities that suit your young person’s strengths</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">Beating the summer boredom can be especially difficult if your planned activities aren’t geared towards your child’s strengths and interests. Take the time to talk with your young person about their skills and interests. Find an activity that encourages them to develop those skills. If your child loves drawing, you might find an art class offered by your local parks and recreation department. If they love gaming, you might find an online coding class or create a scavenger hunt in your backyard. Finding an activity that works with your young person’s strengths will help them to feel good about themselves. Children with higher self-esteem are more likely to resist pressure to engage in risky behaviors, like substance use.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">3,6</sup></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Get to know the children and adults they’re spending time with</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">Children spend a lot of time over the summer on play dates, hanging out with friends, and in their friend’s homes. Get to know their friends and ensure you always know with whom and where your young person is. Check in with their friends’ parents to ensure they are on the same page about prohibiting substance use, especially when their home is used for a party or sleepover. Don’t be afraid to send a text to your young person or call the adults supervising them to check in.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">4,7</sup></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">For preteens and teenagers (ages 12-18)</strong></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Set summertime rules</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px;">Be clear about your rules for teens who spend time unsupervised with their friends and your expectations around drinking, smoking, and other risky behaviors. Ensure your teen knows the consequences for breaking the rules and that you will enforce the consequences. Remember that consequences should be “reasonable, enforceable, and short-lived.” Try to notice and point out when they make smart decisions and follow the rules – positive reinforcement can go a long way.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">4,7</sup></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Encourage healthy risk-taking</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">Teenagers take risks as part of their natural identity development. Risks don’t have to be dangerous, like vaping or drinking. Healthy risk-taking can build teens’ confidence and develop essential life skills. Work with your teen to brainstorm safe and healthy ways that they can express their energy and desire to take risks. Ask about what excites them and work to find a healthy challenge that produces the same feeling of excitement that they get from taking a risk.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">8</sup></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 21.6px; margin: 0px;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Help them get active in the community</em></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.2;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px;">Encourage your teen to spend time with friends while participating in your community. Look for opportunities for them to volunteer or become involved with civic activities in the community. Volunteering can allow teenagers to develop relationships and social skills and be physically active. Encouraging their involvement in the community can also help them to feel valued, which can decrease their likelihood of using substances.<sup style="box-sizing: border-box;">1,5,9</sup></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1px; height: 20px; line-height: 20px;"> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 0px; color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Resources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZvA7lQ1XO3AXe2W40EGhsTyJqqq-2FYcL-2FtLJLMu4JPq-2F1CaQrwAGR6Wb2nk-2FTPxEVYQ-3D-3DFF7y_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2Bz61Yn4WUw2sP4e4mEIun7EQpQcwC1m994kXY2KkBDXVVrH9Jk76ZTE-2FL5FxtkOorRjD8plwTAQfu0s2-2BhBK6jV3WpaprieorKJZJqk9c4DgarIhTKhAV15i2n9ZaZ4VGcTwMas8aED78ptMVg6LxxauFGtTIptIUa1lzRR29G6AXEkxOsd-2Bbgsb9OHVFgSUWU-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw06ECB_R2g9jljX5JnDfSfH" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZvA7lQ1XO3AXe2W40EGhsTyJqqq-2FYcL-2FtLJLMu4JPq-2F1CaQrwAGR6Wb2nk-2FTPxEVYQ-3D-3DFF7y_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2Bz61Yn4WUw2sP4e4mEIun7EQpQcwC1m994kXY2KkBDXVVrH9Jk76ZTE-2FL5FxtkOorRjD8plwTAQfu0s2-2BhBK6jV3WpaprieorKJZJqk9c4DgarIhTKhAV15i2n9ZaZ4VGcTwMas8aED78ptMVg6LxxauFGtTIptIUa1lzRR29G6AXEkxOsd-2Bbgsb9OHVFgSUWU-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Enroll — Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio (ohioimaginationlibrary.org)</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZpfjbD1FEZppHPuNOCvzjOE28d-2F8i5W0iWcpEGWFHLLrNqOCexaEixFUO5PBFUFU6sSUeZNH24EWgnoj6Vfjgd4-3DiSbu_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzRU9Mozjv3IgHrmuyqOL6EDtp2qafvC-2FjRw-2B-2BnLzwdDxI6h3fyrVT4h3g-2F-2BPGG-2Fw3URSbXQpXhL8I3mRb-2Fy1fpnEUyFAPS0eJk-2FZ5zkmQQ2BTBBbR9qspaBru2kv-2F3-2FbDl2Frs09RsFeaPCPXnKNpZLpT2oPDyqeSTXMazkI0CiGplQ5ZxjoeyskFyo-2FZMlJ0-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw1OfkVeqlnJzC06X3ZeZFab" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZpfjbD1FEZppHPuNOCvzjOE28d-2F8i5W0iWcpEGWFHLLrNqOCexaEixFUO5PBFUFU6sSUeZNH24EWgnoj6Vfjgd4-3DiSbu_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzRU9Mozjv3IgHrmuyqOL6EDtp2qafvC-2FjRw-2B-2BnLzwdDxI6h3fyrVT4h3g-2F-2BPGG-2Fw3URSbXQpXhL8I3mRb-2Fy1fpnEUyFAPS0eJk-2FZ5zkmQQ2BTBBbR9qspaBru2kv-2F3-2FbDl2Frs09RsFeaPCPXnKNpZLpT2oPDyqeSTXMazkI0CiGplQ5ZxjoeyskFyo-2FZMlJ0-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Give Your Kids a Healthy Body and Mind This Summer (cdc.gov)</a></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zvc7Vj-2FX09AgYFAyApC19BI3Jp0FdzwRwZB6xrvXjs-2BUKo29WHRXQveDCMQSbVOjxVLkipMJWwXxTRuRH05STyU-3D-636_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzEUDDZfmBkvAIMSElrlAhqtECVHls0636zwowsBjFUleCJsd4rKsnrSCa4-2FiEmm6z1UcsPlAzpEsKRJh6Mgn2uygLX5u43nbTcXgXIrExO8bnc1xmYMJwXWqz0TVNTu9kXQ-2BDvK-2FdU5hEHaXrY7-2Fg6G9lZvFarLmeEkX7zYxQbzMfKXzkRI1-2FeDWM2xSzJJww-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw2ZANme9F7zrREGzM7pums8" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zvc7Vj-2FX09AgYFAyApC19BI3Jp0FdzwRwZB6xrvXjs-2BUKo29WHRXQveDCMQSbVOjxVLkipMJWwXxTRuRH05STyU-3D-636_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzEUDDZfmBkvAIMSElrlAhqtECVHls0636zwowsBjFUleCJsd4rKsnrSCa4-2FiEmm6z1UcsPlAzpEsKRJh6Mgn2uygLX5u43nbTcXgXIrExO8bnc1xmYMJwXWqz0TVNTu9kXQ-2BDvK-2FdU5hEHaXrY7-2Fg6G9lZvFarLmeEkX7zYxQbzMfKXzkRI1-2FeDWM2xSzJJww-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Prevention Tips for Every Age - Partnership to End Addiction (drugfree.org)</a></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="background-color: #84bd00; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-1173034318437981427row-content m_-1173034318437981427stack" role="presentation" style="color: black; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td class="m_-1173034318437981427column" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; vertical-align: top;" width="100%"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; 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margin: 0px; text-align: center; width: 600px;"><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0033a0; direction: ltr; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 23px; line-height: 27.6px; margin: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sources</span></h1></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="10" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="width: 100%; word-break: break-word;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sans-serif;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #555555; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5;"><ol style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZnoavVPYorJQvFOU2gIGKvJn4VnpvQAaxNE6xVK3w6zO-2F-2Fo-2Bc7YZ1fT9obuiX0bDteA91-2FUqEwD9fIAGrAmlFNf-2BdW-2FtknmlytnoEGak4LH8HyVRs-2B1KtXQFKCj1q-2BIGcg-3D-3DK1cC_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BwcABlMZejUMDbitX5IMUU7m0U3ig4ZEL2Ta27fbzc8D0A0JulThM1jmlDLu2wkD3WckYCPhI9Su1opj-2BO3CT0CLBE369-2FDE3k2mjHWgevdO-2FGbrG6Tpq9WP6iLQ-2B9OlMKlITElSXmviqedAVWDPdBMuKI9J-2B5XlHrwlRS1-2BVlTUzO9UseGEOu-2BidUMIMwisPE-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw3-9AOC30ugsH7gg72tjJ-d" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZnoavVPYorJQvFOU2gIGKvJn4VnpvQAaxNE6xVK3w6zO-2F-2Fo-2Bc7YZ1fT9obuiX0bDteA91-2FUqEwD9fIAGrAmlFNf-2BdW-2FtknmlytnoEGak4LH8HyVRs-2B1KtXQFKCj1q-2BIGcg-3D-3DK1cC_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BwcABlMZejUMDbitX5IMUU7m0U3ig4ZEL2Ta27fbzc8D0A0JulThM1jmlDLu2wkD3WckYCPhI9Su1opj-2BO3CT0CLBE369-2FDE3k2mjHWgevdO-2FGbrG6Tpq9WP6iLQ-2B9OlMKlITElSXmviqedAVWDPdBMuKI9J-2B5XlHrwlRS1-2BVlTUzO9UseGEOu-2BidUMIMwisPE-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">The Developmental Assets Framework - Search Institute (search-institute.org)</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZgmaclezYJAQEjw7vEpCsGIM-2BBazcN2kia8uXf7WgB1l4xna55dF4QguKgq3q7Xu3q7YwINf9qGMmpQsRInQzTty1kIgeyKWkI4tXq4TC-2FuRWR1kiVXcAHYhpEOV-2F0J-2FgWxFjy25bUcfk6fLbmFEKEKQRqoHBkcL1-2FdvGTil11qch3Stc2OyRG7-2Fz88Nc376-2Fn03XqlLnKf9352QuALIYLk-3D-hcj_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2ByJB5FJx8BI-2BvfF-2B-2BvUoPN5x3Z1JJat1YX1ZT8AU-2FzdZxKmc5jgD6ypIj8SEMwvqK86LeYOvSz2O158hLC3CKzcbTsrl19ewx-2BnvfEEyKFsXTfmdf9MRwVg-2BbPkExUnVPyEhKhl-2FfzL8mjaF0CmRC6yhdPxGB0gHn4sKv3zaV6EBWKfdiRgGEv6J3X2Y3SLROY-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw3ZwUevht_WK-4HpXmNVgPP" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZgmaclezYJAQEjw7vEpCsGIM-2BBazcN2kia8uXf7WgB1l4xna55dF4QguKgq3q7Xu3q7YwINf9qGMmpQsRInQzTty1kIgeyKWkI4tXq4TC-2FuRWR1kiVXcAHYhpEOV-2F0J-2FgWxFjy25bUcfk6fLbmFEKEKQRqoHBkcL1-2FdvGTil11qch3Stc2OyRG7-2Fz88Nc376-2Fn03XqlLnKf9352QuALIYLk-3D-hcj_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2ByJB5FJx8BI-2BvfF-2B-2BvUoPN5x3Z1JJat1YX1ZT8AU-2FzdZxKmc5jgD6ypIj8SEMwvqK86LeYOvSz2O158hLC3CKzcbTsrl19ewx-2BnvfEEyKFsXTfmdf9MRwVg-2BbPkExUnVPyEhKhl-2FfzL8mjaF0CmRC6yhdPxGB0gHn4sKv3zaV6EBWKfdiRgGEv6J3X2Y3SLROY-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">How to Have a Successful Summer: Building Deeper Connections with Your Kids (nationwidechildrens.org)</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZogRLnjkINobHf5Rw3Pwp6XXPfXedJ59XG-2BggMQCWbIND-2FQ-2F4ZXdNbqMTK-2B7IRlniRNcyzXKG9Fid8NwitNWnVhXHoFEMlsun6IqjST8yiHg19F-2BBKbSCVXd6nJ2xhDYu-2FSVHS2P-2FIAB2o-2BtuJEwgmjIO-2Bdjp8ogH1oLW7lvtH-2FTwwfO_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BwEvzx9L671-2FhvzPxUsLdsxO6GKs-2BlBmjWyPysprfwypDonRP9l2ljBpKrHXwkyXymEmgJR0vkhum60OriIyjcaeGIDoPr24Z04sUkuyjn-2FN2DMMAFORC4VWT6ZmgsHFqn-2B4b0kzP0JXnHcjZ477XYiv-2B7DUMcU49l4sj7V1NTvyu78N6fipRJejOD7FugHMdw-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw3OHYcw9Yyu5zDfkBdIN_P0" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZogRLnjkINobHf5Rw3Pwp6XXPfXedJ59XG-2BggMQCWbIND-2FQ-2F4ZXdNbqMTK-2B7IRlniRNcyzXKG9Fid8NwitNWnVhXHoFEMlsun6IqjST8yiHg19F-2BBKbSCVXd6nJ2xhDYu-2FSVHS2P-2FIAB2o-2BtuJEwgmjIO-2Bdjp8ogH1oLW7lvtH-2FTwwfO_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BwEvzx9L671-2FhvzPxUsLdsxO6GKs-2BlBmjWyPysprfwypDonRP9l2ljBpKrHXwkyXymEmgJR0vkhum60OriIyjcaeGIDoPr24Z04sUkuyjn-2FN2DMMAFORC4VWT6ZmgsHFqn-2B4b0kzP0JXnHcjZ477XYiv-2B7DUMcU49l4sj7V1NTvyu78N6fipRJejOD7FugHMdw-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Strategies for a Successful Summer Break - Child Mind Institute</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zvc7Vj-2FX09AgYFAyApC19BI3Jp0FdzwRwZB6xrvXjs-2BUKo29WHRXQveDCMQSbVOjxVLkipMJWwXxTRuRH05STyU-3Dp-Vx_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2Bzsv7MUPgMSPBBZqANVqhRKer0DtbdExlwYezRkjgnLqmgJ4O1DdO-2FnNutO0LiIsFR2HISzYIyabUk4N-2FBhFLYeVdJX6Rr2-2BFc8W8o6M710ypsDK0CrCXmMJrk-2Bp-2B6AvMu24wWDp-2F9571QdvWsSSDgBCl9DsqwWKN1vodE49ZstZUfH5DjoEXu8FFNofj2j9ho-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw0eMJ-6PLXAD-pFaKwXqzYs" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zvc7Vj-2FX09AgYFAyApC19BI3Jp0FdzwRwZB6xrvXjs-2BUKo29WHRXQveDCMQSbVOjxVLkipMJWwXxTRuRH05STyU-3Dp-Vx_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2Bzsv7MUPgMSPBBZqANVqhRKer0DtbdExlwYezRkjgnLqmgJ4O1DdO-2FnNutO0LiIsFR2HISzYIyabUk4N-2FBhFLYeVdJX6Rr2-2BFc8W8o6M710ypsDK0CrCXmMJrk-2Bp-2B6AvMu24wWDp-2F9571QdvWsSSDgBCl9DsqwWKN1vodE49ZstZUfH5DjoEXu8FFNofj2j9ho-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Prevention Tips for Every Age - Partnership to End Addiction (drugfree.org)</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZpfjbD1FEZppHPuNOCvzjOE28d-2F8i5W0iWcpEGWFHLLrNqOCexaEixFUO5PBFUFU6sSUeZNH24EWgnoj6Vfjgd4-3DRKUg_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzzDPUpuaqZkBkvc6liDmghD18JBgCR7v5yc8-2Ba1om08xu0doFw1OM8zG7SkRQKIGBu7zAmB7koptcq2QJptRuSgW7-2FEEoS6RNc-2Bh460pBfdQvNvhfsrx7diPI1xn5VzGezP4lS6wKZ8AVbeCXt93qvkFYiPUqr0LYCS9eb2XglBFTvRxOiJQxT3FYPbVWUKZw-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw2z--D8DCGkzYpT_oLf1is9" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZpfjbD1FEZppHPuNOCvzjOE28d-2F8i5W0iWcpEGWFHLLrNqOCexaEixFUO5PBFUFU6sSUeZNH24EWgnoj6Vfjgd4-3DRKUg_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzzDPUpuaqZkBkvc6liDmghD18JBgCR7v5yc8-2Ba1om08xu0doFw1OM8zG7SkRQKIGBu7zAmB7koptcq2QJptRuSgW7-2FEEoS6RNc-2Bh460pBfdQvNvhfsrx7diPI1xn5VzGezP4lS6wKZ8AVbeCXt93qvkFYiPUqr0LYCS9eb2XglBFTvRxOiJQxT3FYPbVWUKZw-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Give Your Kids a Healthy Body and Mind This Summer (cdc.gov)</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZqbUnIpb0I5O7I5gE86dV8M9WhUbprsnJFHcb1op892TEkayZugfsLZyMKvcpL2hwgowkO6GmZbjp-2Be8h3akjDfEZ7rtGYorxwYVlj5j-2FTCCtvHC_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2ByYTuo5OZWKK8X40hOIOhklW7TBq8ZD6QjP0OAORqWdfK-2BVhbfgSNYYnwPvqhdg1tFlDYMg04WPRx5OJWPJOFn5p94yAj9Evdx-2BMp4UDVL7aewDOXsFbOoOmJqVf3Kp8-2FtWWVKQau79POwdPuGqzTT-2BWS0lx24yzKvwOBh8de3w5syKBo8GAVVX8WNoukGJ8pg-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw130bsCt07owZpJ0qpIMrxN" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZqbUnIpb0I5O7I5gE86dV8M9WhUbprsnJFHcb1op892TEkayZugfsLZyMKvcpL2hwgowkO6GmZbjp-2Be8h3akjDfEZ7rtGYorxwYVlj5j-2FTCCtvHC_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2ByYTuo5OZWKK8X40hOIOhklW7TBq8ZD6QjP0OAORqWdfK-2BVhbfgSNYYnwPvqhdg1tFlDYMg04WPRx5OJWPJOFn5p94yAj9Evdx-2BMp4UDVL7aewDOXsFbOoOmJqVf3Kp8-2FtWWVKQau79POwdPuGqzTT-2BWS0lx24yzKvwOBh8de3w5syKBo8GAVVX8WNoukGJ8pg-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Middle Childhood (9-11 years old) | CDC</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZonzC2bEzzFulpViYf6-2Fvs6w8aFM6hjB48rMpU5YunXG1XtX8UPi-2B-2FWKHcJaFezPgLadlRlcf-2FDm3BXV6diqoB0-3DyOAF_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BxQbpAuoclpJzEJOMnyxaUtV8NPkxcYi8VJajJl25NghkJ8khmmdsVma-2BiHfkZ4-2F6CUGireT1DTCsj0i4AQTMhYKluO7lUcVhv8Gz8htl7RfescNf6EoNx1ttMCGVPtQVAHW6U2SPPNye1zXrbiwA93NTV2uJi8QNLUTva2bzoIPoRSTGi-2FJRy6birzzDmEonI-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw0C0poRwqt0foYLu3BGU4Me" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZonzC2bEzzFulpViYf6-2Fvs6w8aFM6hjB48rMpU5YunXG1XtX8UPi-2B-2FWKHcJaFezPgLadlRlcf-2FDm3BXV6diqoB0-3DyOAF_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BxQbpAuoclpJzEJOMnyxaUtV8NPkxcYi8VJajJl25NghkJ8khmmdsVma-2BiHfkZ4-2F6CUGireT1DTCsj0i4AQTMhYKluO7lUcVhv8Gz8htl7RfescNf6EoNx1ttMCGVPtQVAHW6U2SPPNye1zXrbiwA93NTV2uJi8QNLUTva2bzoIPoRSTGi-2FJRy6birzzDmEonI-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Teen Summertime Substance Abuse - Bradford Health Services</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zvc7Vj-2FX09AgYFAyApC19BLJNMAEKMzbaoBT0lO6dIkI4OfxvFowBNJ2-2BsUg2plCDQ-3D-3DoJUu_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2ByHf5gtmab4oFsYhUuR8sLDCuIqvvJsyGX0wYXgcNUmK-2FhXMoMx2djq5doalCAg1QsE-2FxDPoFoZM0U55znb-2F1auhSbDGW5cTyiOMiILo1fcqNJU42pEdOBM3CCO9hdnwqFmzHQmjFJ4F-2Fzg7csesK8b3hbro-2FlxzdD0M3iVJZZf0gXcx-2B9S9rQ7-2Bz70oCrytqk-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw3jOYwKAKGtE7nrb-M1ovA1" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3Zvc7Vj-2FX09AgYFAyApC19BLJNMAEKMzbaoBT0lO6dIkI4OfxvFowBNJ2-2BsUg2plCDQ-3D-3DoJUu_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2ByHf5gtmab4oFsYhUuR8sLDCuIqvvJsyGX0wYXgcNUmK-2FhXMoMx2djq5doalCAg1QsE-2FxDPoFoZM0U55znb-2F1auhSbDGW5cTyiOMiILo1fcqNJU42pEdOBM3CCO9hdnwqFmzHQmjFJ4F-2Fzg7csesK8b3hbro-2FlxzdD0M3iVJZZf0gXcx-2B9S9rQ7-2Bz70oCrytqk-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0068a5;" target="_blank">Healthy Risk Taking - Partnership to End Addiction (drugfree.org)</a></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-left: 15px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn%3DVAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZqbUnIpb0I5O7I5gE86dV8M9WhUbprsnJFHcb1op892TEkayZugfsLZyMKvcpL2hwlvJJW5sO2KTdVKCB7-2B6sLcIubNgcZ8k61Jt6lS6OCu0HafP_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzNdmUBQtJs0FzguevjMrvbQVm36wlXbUzuQQOFx0xSOgxMZXMUrTaW3-2F76n7DOQWvVf4oFE30F8tYaybI3XthdMufWy3WpjVmHP-2FJPWODkJsGSHqQE0SS9EbtraMoaYQ5HOezDfjLygljlBUzciRHwNmPDNp3R-2BFRrpBpYit51-2FOwkbQuYlUpNxE8NMz0A-2Ftw-3D&source=gmail&ust=1686933164067000&usg=AOvVaw1Erkhe-X-aOAtCUYbuEXka" href="http://em.networkforgood.com/ls/click?upn=VAGGw4zHikj3d-2F5242H3ZqbUnIpb0I5O7I5gE86dV8M9WhUbprsnJFHcb1op892TEkayZugfsLZyMKvcpL2hwlvJJW5sO2KTdVKCB7-2B6sLcIubNgcZ8k61Jt6lS6OCu0HafP_RFugNCtmtBMJ321ywHDQmNjDrWAZuY0KdVnock4hRx8QQDJRv8Ljc5ClI9dUvamA3UWiF7xYEP0cyyrUBG6Me5Hd4oXZYS7CgfUsVy7rI5iTUuIyHpFJcAV9PqcvMM9C8lYT3p-2FqfSqBL-2FEHdRdctie5wqL4EZpdq2CpNnPY7-2BzNdmUBQtJs0FzguevjMrvbQVm36wlXbUzuQQOFx0xSOgxMZXMUrTaW3-2F76n7DOQWvVf4oFE30F8tYaybI3XthdMufWy3WpjVmHP-2FJPWODkJsGSHqQE0SS9EbtraMoaYQ5HOezDfjLygljlBUzciRHwNmPDNp3R-2BFRrpBpYit51-2FOwkbQuYlUpNxE8NMz0A-2Ftw-3D" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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She concludes that under the current voucher funding arrangements, rural students in public schools are the biggest losers. With her permission, her report is attached.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where Should Ohio Spend Its Education Funds?</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">By Susan Kaeser</span></div><div><br /></div><div>By June 30, the Ohio Legislature must adopt a new two-year budget which includes funding for K-12 education. Lawmakers are considering proposals to fix the inadequate funding of the state’s public schools, and to increase the use of state funds for private education.</div><div><br /></div><div>These options are in direct competition for state education dollars. One is required by the Ohio Constitution, the other is not.</div><div><br /></div><div>Public schools are available in every community. Investing more in public education will benefit all of Ohio. Spending more on private education, however, will reach less than half of Ohio’s 88 counties and will make it even harder to meet the needs of rural public school students who depend on public education.</div><div><br /></div><div>Enrollment data by county for public, private and charter schools is available on the Ohio Department of Education website <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://reports.education.ohio.gov&source=gmail&ust=1686741521417000&usg=AOvVaw2uEh6SgRiBIZo3N5PiH9XO" href="https://reports.education.ohio.gov/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://reports.<wbr></wbr>education.ohio.gov</a>. The data for the 2021-22 school year shows that more than 1.49 million K-12 students attended a traditional public school and 167,000 used a private school. </div><div><br /></div><div>Public schools serve most of Ohio’s students statewide and are universally available. When it comes to private education, however, we have an urban-rural divide. Private education is widely available in urban counties, but absent or very limited in rural Ohio. It takes population density to support private alternatives. The larger the public school enrollment in a county, the more likely there will be private school options.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ohio has 8 counties that have more than 50,000 public school students. There are more than 700 private schools in Ohio and about 440 of them are found in these 8 urban counties. These counties are home to 71% of the private school students in the state and 46% of the public school students.</div><div><br /></div><div>Private schools are rare in most of Ohio. In Ohio’s rural counties, counties with small numbers of school aged children, not only are public schools the essential education resource, they are important to the economy, and are centers of community life and support.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are 46 counties with fewer than 8,000 public school students. Eleven of our smallest counties have no private schools, and 35 more have between 1 and 3 private schools. There are 11 more modest-sized counties that have between 1 and 3 private schools. All together 88 private schools can be found in these 57 counties. </div><div><br /></div><div>The private schools that do exist in smaller counties are limited in who they serve. They cater to a specific religion, typically enroll fewer than 100 students, and are primarily elementary schools.</div><div><br /></div><div>If lawmakers choose to direct more funds to private education without investing more in public schools, they will undermine educational opportunities in rural Ohio and punish rural taxpayers. Taxpayers in the poorest part of the state who rely on their public schools, will be asked to subsidize private education that is not available to them, and their taxes will not be spent on the public schools that they rely on.</div><div><br /></div><div>Furthermore, when state policy incentivizes leaving a public school, it harms the students who prefer their public school. This is especially true in schools with small enrollments. If a student transfers to a private school at public expense, it rarely reduces local costs but immediately cuts state funding, and diminishes the economies of scale that exist with more students. Public school students lose. </div><div><br /></div><div>Rural legislators can look out for their constituents by making public education their budget priority. Their support is needed if all of Ohio is to benefit from using state tax dollars for K-12 education.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shoring up the public investment in public education will support every community, will advance the common good, and will make our funding system comply with its constitutional mandate.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;">Learn about EdChoice Vouchers: An Existential Threat to Public Schools</span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f%3D001PTjEeND-SSrEXg6WExH8G-oFsNsTXJCJrvABgZPHDbXHWYK1s_MB2FppMEa9GGkXcN33SfXqEQ8AHFE-Elyb5BFh4Z_qd0Ds3yadGfwvGQdhN0GmQ6xAnA6Q1Pu16BMbIO41r0w9WLim6YRrry4PLHZAZ8alCvyg0agN2CHthSVSUKYIkFF9wYfYx6u_bQnqSpTpSvWqGfmbZnQixqyT3RyKvb1cA07TGmKDvuxNuM8gvyKBYZlSUKB4yGCmSKZKe37hPPCvpalAf8NeQGddjvytoPKeTz9GSLzuhPaf4T8oNCUI2BeHPSrdk6U564uSd07KLSYhUYcp-7912cz65FPKvCF7yRBmkduC9BqEzVf_vkk6e8XgXRJQtYpoGG3ViQcNPgHnISuCrD9IX2sUum_20kuywHoOG3v3sbvg6DrZPxcOFsQVp4PLVyBsuq8NB82zD42YQVwqTqpitwvB2xHCQKsl7o8qrZmw9PjW8B-eEhPI-TIYHSbB_xUlqux81-xoZ1EnQbihAKryILz5dzMzTQ-bNMANYyMMFqdG3aeRazcph1hhGE3OWmvARGOdKyL5qJ8gcIRFsvLs-mmYm7cX7jMaoL3bhK_8qxGplFSKrXk3OQ1Hs6hAib2PCBldoWnTLIE1TYuO6n4apiUp5VJ8qLRZqlJCiOnuPrVDeqV932d4PWZl7PvwFPtHYKS9UAb3VK9PGOx8uTTQeTtdMEIPwzW6kuVG7V2q-qiILthm4KTWajisp20H1tHzjIKx6wc_K4Fyh1fd44tF5h8qWw%3D%3D%26c%3Dy-FanRotUi5BvnVLa2I4FSyelAcdo_2A6A24dUzULdfK31l1O1L_uw%3D%3D%26ch%3DLqCGwFkqXPXgea0Q6FcqMA0cXiEviLbaxdT7U7bTtfs1Ia8ICTZucg%3D%3D&source=gmail&ust=1686741521417000&usg=AOvVaw2AMH_Yy8fnUbuF7MMpiviO" href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001PTjEeND-SSrEXg6WExH8G-oFsNsTXJCJrvABgZPHDbXHWYK1s_MB2FppMEa9GGkXcN33SfXqEQ8AHFE-Elyb5BFh4Z_qd0Ds3yadGfwvGQdhN0GmQ6xAnA6Q1Pu16BMbIO41r0w9WLim6YRrry4PLHZAZ8alCvyg0agN2CHthSVSUKYIkFF9wYfYx6u_bQnqSpTpSvWqGfmbZnQixqyT3RyKvb1cA07TGmKDvuxNuM8gvyKBYZlSUKB4yGCmSKZKe37hPPCvpalAf8NeQGddjvytoPKeTz9GSLzuhPaf4T8oNCUI2BeHPSrdk6U564uSd07KLSYhUYcp-7912cz65FPKvCF7yRBmkduC9BqEzVf_vkk6e8XgXRJQtYpoGG3ViQcNPgHnISuCrD9IX2sUum_20kuywHoOG3v3sbvg6DrZPxcOFsQVp4PLVyBsuq8NB82zD42YQVwqTqpitwvB2xHCQKsl7o8qrZmw9PjW8B-eEhPI-TIYHSbB_xUlqux81-xoZ1EnQbihAKryILz5dzMzTQ-bNMANYyMMFqdG3aeRazcph1hhGE3OWmvARGOdKyL5qJ8gcIRFsvLs-mmYm7cX7jMaoL3bhK_8qxGplFSKrXk3OQ1Hs6hAib2PCBldoWnTLIE1TYuO6n4apiUp5VJ8qLRZqlJCiOnuPrVDeqV932d4PWZl7PvwFPtHYKS9UAb3VK9PGOx8uTTQeTtdMEIPwzW6kuVG7V2q-qiILthm4KTWajisp20H1tHzjIKx6wc_K4Fyh1fd44tF5h8qWw==&c=y-FanRotUi5BvnVLa2I4FSyelAcdo_2A6A24dUzULdfK31l1O1L_uw==&ch=LqCGwFkqXPXgea0Q6FcqMA0cXiEviLbaxdT7U7bTtfs1Ia8ICTZucg==" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #338fe9; 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Included in this Issue:</span></span></strong></span><br /><span style="color: black;">• Comments from our Chair about August 8 election<br />• Important Ohio Election Dates<br />• June 22 - Public Officials Reception<br />• June 24 - Chapter Meeting<br />• June 17 - Help Register Voters at Community Event<br />• July 27 - All League Get Together<br />• Advocacy Report - Issue 1 and Reproductive Rights Ballot Amendment<br />• 118 New Voters registered at SHHS<br />• GOTV Task Force<br />• Recap of Shaker Chapter Annual Meeting<br />• Shaker Chapter Year in Review<br />• Legacy Award Winner Caroline Connell<br />• Recap of Memorial Day Parade<br />• Observer Reports<br />• LWV Webinars to Watch Online<br />• Suffrage Exhibit at Shaker Historical Society</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">. . . and more!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjvrL_bLdNBpfHrQpFFnarzg-2LZI8bM7wCnXaBZsxLuIC6skkCQlGlbOO_hlbDlP_uWM-lr7p_CYohtlsPUM1okoHwP1USAzGrZKWRZ0-hDJSjZENnVMl_hLZx52Cun9VNdPojtmtoqJExN7_mCAXV13KiiiSyM1_DSXT7bWzZP4yvflaZhv2c_U-VI6y0KyWCnFwNfy3c2KUeIHAna_diGfkE=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1702px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><br /><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">August 8 Outreach: Tell Everyone!</span></span></strong></span><br /><span style="color: black;">Hi, do you realize there’s a special election August 8? It’s more than a primary. There is one issue on the ballot. State Issue 1 poses a critical issue for Ohio citizens regarding our right to amend our state constitution. The ballot language describes “elevating standards” for amendments. That language is misleading. Please vote August 8, and vote NO.<br /><br />Our state constitution is already difficult and costly for a citizen initiative to amend. Citizens need thousands of signatures just to present proposed language to the Secretary of State, who then approves or rejects the proposed language. Then a separate petition drive requires voter signatures in 44 of 88 counties: total number of signatures being 10% of votes (including at least 5% in each county) cast in the prior gubernatorial election. Organizers typically gather twice as many to ensure they have enough valid signatures. Since the process was created in 1912, 71 proposed amendments have made it to an Ohio ballot. Since 1912, only 19 amendments have been approved by a majority of 50% or more Ohioans.<br /><br />State Issue 1 proposes to change the process for amending the constitution with requirements that are costly and virtually impossible. Signatures would be required from all 88 counties. Voter approval of a ballot issue would be raised to 60% plus one vote. Experts say this would mean only well-funded organizations could mount such a campaign. (For example, hiring someone to circulate petitions currently costs $20 per hour, per my conversation with a paid petitioner in Cleveland in May.)<br /><br />It is rare for an election to be decided by more than 60% of votes cast. Note however two issues that won overwhelming support from Ohio voters: drawing state and federal representatives’ districts along impartial, bipartisan lines (71% in 2015, 75% in 2018). Ohio voters have thus spoken against gerrymandering because it dilutes citizen voices.<br /><br />August elections were scrutinized and banned by the Ohio legislature in 2022. At that time, lawmakers described August elections as “sneaky” and “undemocratic.” They estimated only 8% of voters participate in August elections. However, when some of those same state legislators realized the likely success of a reproductive rights ballot initiative for November, they reversed course. Late in May the legislature created an August 8 election for the sole purpose of restricting citizen efforts to amend our constitution. This special election will cost Ohio taxpayers an estimated $20 million.<br /><br />Even if you oppose the reproductive rights amendment—or other initiatives on their way regarding legislative redistricting, minimum wage, and marijuana laws—State Issue 1 would be bad law. Pass the word: Vote in August, and vote NO.</span><br /> <div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black;"><em>- Annette Tucker Sutherland, Chapter Chair</em></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEis8leYtoUbuEoI_IkVHE25_5udY36-U-I3p5qGxSOXAPV-I5eumFNsW9jQOBsFVbWzfByvLBq5-aTzgZuQkaUP-0Y3jKqyn3IRLFY900he-RJTKrt3ty0qdCGapIhYEq4IzSwEQyIhzkyNgkeuo5GzOIYeCE5_Yo6sZeDaMDFLVa6wF8xxcw5qrVxOovJ14INQIOpTUuASRYv3se2INtEZQnl7=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 3300px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="485.04" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">It's Not Too Early to Request A Vote-By-Mail Ballot</span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">Print your Vote-by-Mail application <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D58f3b8b77b%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111362000&usg=AOvVaw1M_UY1abrpXthwCt7U4V5B" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=58f3b8b77b&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a> Return your application in person to the Board of Elections at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/2925+Euclid+Avenue?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-decoration-line: none;">2925 Euclid Avenue</a>, or mail to:</span><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Board of Elections<br />PO Box 89448<br />Cleveland, OH 44101-6448</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjD85LB7dsZsR17dFPITna-0Pt_cLGOkOI2AIS67h4qbPV3p_VAtyktwx07fepDyRTVBBPHIk4PLZpXcJXDo-FQzccPnNChySC3lZ2kFABHdN4QoCEdx_3Ev4wn3nEYHNTxx5S_7XUGQeb-vCG0V1MQvPG2svWVCW6FkPAe1pfqhFLc2XN5hoozWnAFzcq41Pde4c-Cwloflcw_u-j5sWU4ZkaAdQ=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; 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max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">You Are Invited to the Annual Public Officials Reception</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif">Thursday, June 22</span></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">As a Shaker Heights LWV member, you are invited to the Annual Public Officials Reception. This is your chance to connect with the Mayor, Shaker City Council, City administrative members, Board of Education members, and school and library administrators. About 30 public officials are planning to attend! It’s an unparalleled opportunity to chat one-on-one with our community leaders. <br /> <br />This event is for members only. If you haven’t renewed your membership recently now is the time!<br />Join or renew your membership <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D33f08028a0%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111362000&usg=AOvVaw3W-iTvoV39aopTruMwMoNh" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=33f08028a0&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a></span><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Thursday, June 22, 7-9 pm<br />Home of Annette Tucker Sutherland<br />16817 Aldersyde Rd. Shaker Heights</span></div><span style="color: black;"> </span><br /><span style="color: black;">We're printing name tags, so it is important that you RSVP so we know you're planning to attend. RSVP to Meryl Simon by email <a href="mailto:merylsimon18@gmail.com" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Sign up to help with refreshments <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3Ddb1aaed122%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111362000&usg=AOvVaw0dy-Lgw3KZBFlkcfFV0W7l" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=db1aaed122&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here. </a> Thank you!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjVrg383VDRqUmr_DH0QeC_IbW86Er6LTVEWncD5jwb4cuG5e3_WtNBNRjxSQRaVBF3p0yB5V8WufnOYMOHu6mku0SIRJgPB8GnrYsFjLw0dfsfVzuCtJWGYTZHcgaJRV9ojFRmJ8PbXo8D69aq66R9rB88-1lsr-n1epQQFUQdKIeqbRwgvexa31mNWFF6AkT007MYJ2cCWMD1EpwzIRrjCYBUYblDSaRa=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 3264px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black;">Photos from last year's Public Officials Reception. We hope you'll join us this year!</span></span></em></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Old Board/ New Board Chapter Meeting</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif">Saturday, June 24</span></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">Our June 24 Chapter meeting will be in person at 9:30 am at the home of Linda Lalley, 2929 Morley Road. ALL new and old board members are encouraged to attend, to strategize for the coming year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiUAs_NpGLJ81ep6v9ABXOPRm2vJozULNdbG1evw6CE3pIb1d-Gzj5dYetrEHjpOuUKmDKJurNagEZ294_NpKJ117pLvoOGe9tee5qVULC2_xgOPTkBHJ4wE6b7AfNvXsjXGIifslyrNAYAXj-BcTc6HoHR7lxbMdXFlhGAZFOcHxvik8izOIjylc6fNNrRjIfWEBw_Hu3Y5xB7j6R_eG58_Jgz=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1798px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="462.47999999999996" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><strong style="color: #be0f34; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Help Register Voters at Community Event</span></span></strong></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif">June 17 • 11:30 am to 4 pm</span></span></strong></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Our Chapter will be registering voters at the Family Fun and Fitness Skate Jam Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday June 17 at Zelma George Recreation Center (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/3155+Martin+Luther+King+Jr.+Drive?entry=gmail&source=g" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;">3155 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive</a>). Organized by the National Council of Negro Women, the community event will be filled with free resources, free food, free raffle giveaways, and much more. Doors will open at 11:30 am, allowing guests to visit over fifty resource tables! <br /><br />There will be free hotdogs, hamburgers, vegan burgers, grilled corn, ice cream, and water throughout the day while supplies last. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb will be attending. About 300 people are expected and we need help registering voters. Interested in helping? Please contac</span><span style="color: black;">t <a href="mailto:mgurbach@lwvgreatercleveland.org" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank">Monica Gurbach.</a></span><a href="mailto:mgurbach@lwvgreatercleveland.org" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"> </a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhnwJUB756a7T70s061zWMof0VUQdUtzoG7f5sERQjXDzB3N59kFENUGAwV1P2Iy8cfynSg5iL9j2s5zXdEXHKB6uQ5Px960XWBO451ryHT60Hfc6ln_TNXABpcvKU20PV6rbTIwQp0UBfFXr6gBNNgD4Dm8ITnGD5uVJ2tQFI40Yk2gl9XZ8-9R4Vub8Bdd_d19i0iA8zH0_U2nlyNb2IL5gjIew=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 940px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Join Us on Thursday, July 27</span></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">Mark your calendars for the July 27 "All League Get Together” in Lakewood Park Women’s Pavilion (</span><span style="color: black;">14532 Lake Avenue in Lakewood)</span><span style="color: black;">. It will be chance for LWV members to visit with the Chapter leaders, leaders from the Greater Cleveland League and leaders from the “Vote No on August 8” campaign.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">The event will run from 5 to 8 pm and we will top it off with a talk from Jen Miller, Executive Director of the LWV Ohio! You will not want to miss this event! As a bonus, we will be able to enjoy gorgeous views of Lake Erie, and light snacks will be served.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Questions? Please contact <a href="mailto:mbaron@lwvgreatercleveland.org?subject=July%2027%20event" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Mike Baron</a>.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><img height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh_y8l-ZRSk-J32vqjUCHgn1TQ0LEXeuTDkwrQUl4iv0NTCbYWpwgHDJj6I9XrA5I9pGcaJuYJnQY9GgMp29pAOFYtY2pPH9Cn4I4XtYmDrPTj7J53xr_2qpJMlYzh4xvYjsRrWlHYdsGzS12xQA8bpNA8NVSvd_fp0LJ0ErFQGL_XriFI4k6VxjZQezhgekjvKP8dGWlUmCRlOrwlMEEL9ixRd=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: auto; outline: none;" width="800" /><br /><br /><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Issue 1: </span></span></strong></span><span style="color: black;">One Person, One Vote has filed <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D7057760628%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111363000&usg=AOvVaw2UW-eRjUSnGhDd6La0L78T" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=7057760628&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">two lawsuits</a> against the Ohio Ballot Board: One challenging the usage of an August Special Election for Issue 1 and an additional lawsuit challenging the misleading language of the proposed amendment. The ACLU filed two amicus briefs on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Ohio. (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D66adb6036a%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111363000&usg=AOvVaw0mTREkEL7le1gE6SSW6jhZ" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=66adb6036a&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Here</a> and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D2a92aab895%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111363000&usg=AOvVaw1puMcdTwv-5alrIY3oHdqW" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=2a92aab895&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a>.)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Vote No in August: </span></span></strong></span><span style="color: black;">Visit the One Person, One Vote campaign <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D51902fac50%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111363000&usg=AOvVaw3U_4LzxI0sOL_I55w1OSUO" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=51902fac50&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">website</a>. Sign up to get involved and stay in-the-know about the latest news. If you have not already, check out this <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D9dcda865af%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111363000&usg=AOvVaw2_dxTL1u68c_LXAkPkaqR7" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=9dcda865af&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">zinger of an editorial</a> from The Columbus Dispatch. </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Reproductive Rights:</span></span></strong></span><span style="color: black;"> The Ohio Supreme Court struck down one of the lawsuits filed against the reproductive rights ballot amendment language. The court unanimously ruled that the Ohio Ballot Board did not abuse its direction when it decided that the proposed language only consisted of ONE subject.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh69pLCim9VwD9gj50EFoCV9RzbyiX_omzxuUDeeQOmAwLQD_PEU5f6rZIg4a3DLdP_OiG6bJCWhzKu8dSohUBm5dkDwXHF8hjf6RgvmIRPU4tygByjxj3UXO3QQG2z_e8KOmBaZxi36QHcYLdQgnPQPmQF6Ye-KLh_6-Y_rE-Ii7dh9-RXbZDdzEotoN3o6DiJZDg3VFi-DmsGuKfviPqPZdceGj4JUS88=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 3247px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">118 New Voters!</span></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">Shaker Heights High School held Passport to Commencement on June 2 and June 5. It was an opportunity for seniors to get their caps and gowns, yearbooks, commencement tickets, and register to vote! In addition to registering 118 new voters, Shaker Chapter members were able to speak with every graduating senior, remind them of the August 8 and November 7 elections, and give them Vote-by-Mail applications. </span><span style="color: black;">Many thanks to volunteers Anne Batzell, Amelia Proweller, Lynn Roth, and Susan Vodrey.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Below is pictured the front and back of the voter information cards distributed to graduating seniors at Passport to Commencement. Thanks to Lynn Lilly for the graphic design work!</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhgY_8-6whD7xyVOONRJcVocx-ZG311YgnxUhdVFwUNjSVm0SjebfJOOT6Vo4FMVvTpbmjKGYzQ2_O72zfeCb9bsTzSjsQGfwdeubtHEY2srAa_qbYddg802xTm7qT03qcRmGOQ_5CUZbgKgrvAt6QqnFG4cDdzQQQR78YGmlOZtIH2U-SQECvpiRZZCfBeK6wD6h6ARaZCykIh_PFT4L9yolq3=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 670px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="439.92" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgA26kPQGpqBVURqjg6GH0lreXe-WCTOAgUES68dvRE-2zQ93r0ePCw604wzHvDm9MlpREE-0q3-Z196DQ3hx_LZTfM6MUeGbV9kcj8hyphenhyphennDTbV-wgiTm6Twq3YT3gTOxJ6K0MX-yHi0saVihJIJ0vGqewjnJKJi98P8h1gt6oVx1ZuldwSBOTHODHQAvea3yHOygxQEM7iJmQkIBiAm656dLpfu=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 2050px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #be0f34;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Help Get Out the Vote for August 8</strong></span></span></div><span style="color: black;">The League's mission is "Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy." This is more important than ever.<br /><br />Issue 1 is the only item on the August 8 ballot, and it is a critical threat to the future of Ohio. The League believes in democracy – the idea that a government’s power comes from the people. It is important for voters not to give up their ability to amend the state constitution, their check on leaders elected in gerrymandered districts.<br /><br />August elections have low voter turnout. It is important to raise awareness of the August 8 election, and to encourage people to Vote No.<br /><br />Monica Gurbach, our Voter Services Chair, is organizing a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) Task Force. Interested in helping? Please complete this</span><span style="color: black;"> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3Dfe69617baa%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111363000&usg=AOvVaw2syx_Dzyda4DekCVEpqp7E" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=fe69617baa&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">form</a> by June 30 if you would like </span><span style="color: black;">to work with the GOTV Task Force for the August 8th Special Election.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiGuhiZR0ajP0xcLkMBhdWnkcK4pMJ3c6NDDhD-c6IUEXJ9ZO8bxvYvDzpa1iL0J9QnG2hyphenhyphen_8U5Si7qiBxZrcRWsI71cMsGC0skRykjO4Hclp_DO0uI0cgvKnMEPOlYrImGY1b91haV6mtpB3_Kc_xnEft9oBVGPWQzDZyWCUDLR9TlibVODQDILAbHHLT5c89O-c6YkbMTVLEtjkdErXSHDqv4n7JxVAnf=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 3264px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Recap of Shaker Chapter Annual Meeting</span></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">Our Chapter held its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, May 17 at Shaker Heights Main Library. Our special speaker was Cuyahoga County Council Representative from the 9th District, Meredith M. Turner.<br /><br />At the meeting the following people were elected to lead our Chapter:<br /><br />Chair: Annette Tucker Sutherland<br />Vice Chair, Communications: Lisa Salamon-Handel<br />Vice Chair, Communications: Susan Vodrey<br />Voter Services Chair: Monica Gurbach<br />Secretary: Meryl Simon<br />Treasurer: Annette Himes<br /><br />Continuing Elected Board Members, 2023/2024 term:<br />Erin Connell<br />Jackie Duhamel<br />Tracey Gonzalez<br />Vanetta Jamison<br />Lynn Roth<br /><br />Elected Board Members, 2023/2025 term:<br />Anne Batzell<br />Diana Ramirez Bergeron<br />Linda Lalley<br />Sheila Smith<br /><br />Nominating Committee, 2023/2024 term:<br />Chair: Linda Lalley<br />Non-Board member: Audrey Morris<br />Non-Board member: Lynn Lilly</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjg5ws-PL5daZRSORq5hlnq7B-2D0x5v3m8BanMlv5eYjIhgUobtmBWKnXA8F6wS2B3Po2joJA5eO1KFb-4R2YOHy2PAvuu338r66qwR8LlUkOlTjhv6zqNCvkycZWCUnS-d_eostP6BYvqNfOWH9uIOLyR8B3UDDz9DGyhfMFqu6mHro_YcxrhBY5YIzCOf42lsftgN-r4V_HC6w99jjON5LrL=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1193px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Celebrating Our Chapter's Recent Year</strong></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black;">Each year our Chapter Chair files a report with LWV-Greater Cleveland reflecting on the past several months. Read an abridged version of what Shaker Heights submitted for 2022-2023 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D9989492a00%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111363000&usg=AOvVaw11lGbvy96HH0x1Q10VVXPR" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=9989492a00&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEidu1nYgrzDB1AnC3i0zpk_OStFeTR5exhBcaqjNnO7rlgbk5BfahN7dU2-2vICAx5aHrNYh0GQBhN3XwtpRiHk1HKTz-E7KxHBgjFAqFjba2utvBhMLrEHGny3ddpkQv2EJVQG0miDQD46HVQtJYEJfHjcK0_djTYXhFPw5kW7VaEVqqpQ8mCSvvBRk7jVYBgqQWxNYlSKiIMc2-bj4ddxjxnf=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 1966px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="445.56" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-size: 10px;"><span style="color: black;">Legacy Fellow Caroline Connell with Legacy Fellowship Chair<br />Anne Batzell at the Shaker Chapter Annual Meeting</span></span></em><br /> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Congratulations to Caroline Connell!</span></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">Caroline Connell, a rising senior at Shaker Heights High School, was presented the Legacy Award for the 2022-2023 academic year. Caroline is the seventh Fellow to receive this competitive award given to a Shaker resident attending a school within the Shaker Heights school district.<br /><br />The goal of the Fellowship is to provide an opportunity for learning—for enhanced civic engagement through a hands-on introduction to the work of the LWV, as well as to our Chapter’s impact within the city of Shaker Heights. <br /><br />Caroline served on the Board of the Shaker Chapter and was an excellent ambassador for the League at Shaker Heights High. Last fall, she jumped right in helping out with distributing information at the Little Free Libraries. She diligently assisted in organizing our fall voter registration event at her school and helped to register newly eligible voters in the IB classes this spring. Caroline has engaged her peers to help us in these endeavors. She has volunteered at our forums and our State of the City event.<br /><br />The Board has appreciated Caroline’s poise and authenticity in handling on-the-spot questions directed to her, which has served to enlighten us about the thoughts and values of her generation. Caroline has proved to be a stellar communicator. Her written statement when applying for the fellowship was particularly thoughtful and articulate. Her cheerful demeanor demonstrates her openness and readiness to do her best.<br /> <br />We commend Caroline’s effort and commitment to the work of the Shaker Chapter and to the Legacy Fellowship. We wish her all good things as she forges ahead into a future of her own making.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgWH4Sh8r7_Jkl6QwKsCf-6G-02elZnlQ3UXh_KetptP9mlmSKcqAaiG38ZcBi5bPoilQ1JJW7tqxsARJwwsjPb3O1i-z2YJf2dvHzoxTAh1YsERaP5sc1NO2srbQ7nfRP59fU7VYdqRd5JQVXro_03eiygf6xyUQXResucnKeGh95l4lhVRCBzzzYW1ZIbKRWKE1sytGdny7v5AP7b_16nboisqg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 2864px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20px;">Memorial Day Parade</span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">May 29 was a beautiful day in Shaker Heights for a parade! The Shaker Chapter received lots of positive response from parade watchers. Our enthusiastic group of marchers distributed candy and reminded people to Vote No in the upcoming Special Election on August 8.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi3uIbdSjSlS6hMBZ8SdIQvy5SbOol42-5-hRbRcHIjntBpcbNNAKhlmCM1mMyQzGikSvnwLz7cn2Elwwxp3bBu9czr0LENzICQA29WMCQ3PrD7UPNThjg_Q61U6ftc8ERaZpbr4b_JVdroaJjQawoZR4LL_FdOdciL49mIa8nGQYGVRxhtKSqpD2Q3WxxXqhlEhExTrccqNWW3VpEc1H78_AL6VsBYzKxg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 3264px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="564" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 20px;">Shaker Chapter Members in LWVGC Leadership Roles</span></span></strong></span></div><span style="color: black;">On Saturday, May 20, the League of Women Voters Greater Cleveland (LWVGC) held its Annual Meeting via Zoom. There was a presentation “Strengthening Our Democracy: One Act + One Person At A Time” by Erika Anthony, Executive Director of Cleveland Votes.<br /><br />The Co-Presidents of LWVGC for 2023-2024 are Lynne Nowel and Nadia Zaiem.<br /><br />Incoming and ongoing LWVGC leaders from the Shaker Chapter:<br />• Michael Baron: Chapter Liaison<br />• Amy Cain: Advocacy Director<br />• Laura Creed: Secretary<br />• Sarah Divakarla: Roster Manager<br />• Kathy Hexter: Program Director<br />• Joan Savitt: Social Media<br />• Susan Vodrey: Funding and Development Director</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Find contact information, photos, and complete list of the LWVGC Board of Directors <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D6734b86f2d%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111364000&usg=AOvVaw0VXBCXTEkcozyr_p_pRl_A" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=6734b86f2d&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Observer Reports</strong></span></span></span></div><span style="color: black;">Our members attend most City, School, and Library meetings and write nonpartisan reports that summarize the meetings. The Observer Corps keeps residents informed about the work of Shaker's official meetings as a way to promote civic engagement.</span> <br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Did you know that on May 22 the Shaker Heights Board of Education approved a resolution ratifying a Facilities Master Plan? Read more about it in the Observer Report. </span><span style="color: black;">The board plans to vote on the specifics of a ballot initiative at the June 13 regular meeting, to put the issue on the ballot for the November 7, 2023 General Election.<br /><br />Please consider volunteering to help observe once a month, or once every other month! Most meetings are available via livestream so you can w</span><span style="color: black;">atch from home. Contact <strong><a href="mailto:marcia.goldberg@gmail.com" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Marcia Goldberg</a></strong> if you're interested in helping or to find out more.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">Read all Observer Reports <strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3Dd2a727b113%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111364000&usg=AOvVaw2rYiELR8lV5ulvMg9yAcRD" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=d2a727b113&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">here.</a></strong></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Miss the LWV Webinars? Watch Them Online</strong></span></span></span></div><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong>"Protecting Ohio Citizens' Voices: One Person. One Vote"</strong></span><br /><span style="color: black;">On April 18, our Chapter co-sponsored an important webinar </span><span style="color: black;">discussing the rights of citizens to amend the state constitution, the process and history of this issue, and the proposed legislative changes that would be make it virtually impossible to gain approval. Panelists were Jen Miller, Executive Director of League of Women Voters of Ohio, and Mike Curtin, Ohio Constitution expert, former state legislator and former editor and associate publisher of the Columbus Dispatch. Watch "Protecting Ohio Citizens' Voices: One Person. One Vote" <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3D71735aa1cc%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111364000&usg=AOvVaw1zWEsMbtjYOTgJmkkEZ2Ot" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=71735aa1cc&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a></span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong>"Just the Facts On Ohio's Proposed Reproductive Rights Amendment"</strong><br />On April 26, our Chapter co-sponsored an educational webinar about Ohio’s proposed </span><span style="color: black;">Reproductive Rights Amendment with Dr. Lauren Beene, Executive Director, Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights. The in-depth discussion focused on what is and is not in the proposed amendment, the changing landscape for reproductive health care providers and the next steps in the process for getting the amendment to Ohio’s constitution on the ballot in November. The webinar was moderated by Annette Sutherland Tucker, Shaker Heights Chapter Chair. Watch "Just the Facts On Ohio's Proposed Reproductive Rights Am</span><span style="color: black;">endment" <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3Dc5f2f65bdd%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111364000&usg=AOvVaw2wJ6bG_9qw6RFebozTU1KZ" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=c5f2f65bdd&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Join League of Women Voters!</strong></span></span></span></div><span style="color: black;">If you're not a member, please consider joining LWV Shaker Chapter and support our mission of "Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy." Help us defend every Ohio voter's right to fair representation and elections!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">To check your LWV membership or to join, click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e%26id%3Ded3d8fc902%26e%3D6e42a9bd52&source=gmail&ust=1686339111364000&usg=AOvVaw14y8w3647hMZDdznZnX6aW" href="https://shakerlwv.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6bf1ab2241110e076c845335e&id=ed3d8fc902&e=6e42a9bd52" style="color: #007c89; font-family: arial, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here.</a> Select "New Member Signup" or "Member Login" and be sure to specify the Shaker Heights Chapter when you join or renew.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnImage" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhFV91_PMoq1Jw_zEucvVHMAqss16BKnrWivBXyQ6w2lysjm-B6ZJa-xvOxwdK0SWRjT46Xledi7mfvyoGKZnWUtw1WEjKgfU7bfBMM3kcSkkB1INJV6YLzucLmdn5PwiXjEEOTBEloY1krOlMtlF3q0yN044BCYCII2etGD1LTfQMlcKJKO3FGwS2qOyGsqaJQediGIpOzn3ivruRmA32nUzy4=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline; height: auto; max-width: 534px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="363.12" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, helvetica neue, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #be0f34;"><span style="font-size: 20px;"><strong>Suffrage Exhibit at Shaker Historical Society</strong></span></span></div><span style="color: black;">For centuries, our fashion has been a representation of who we are. Through our clothes, we can tell stories about our lives, our values and the way the world affects us. </span><span style="color: black;">The suffragists of the Edwardian Era (1890-1920) are now known as well-dressed, upstanding members of society, and that was in no way unintentional. By taking feminine ideals of the time, such as the Gibson Girl, and associating them with a new kind of woman, the suffragists brought their ideas to life. Through fabric and thread, an entirely new pathway was paved for the modern woman.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">"The Rise of Women's Power at the Turn of the Century" is curated by Shaker Heights High School Senior Project student Elliot Rendall and is on view through August 27 at the Shaker Historical Society (16740 South Park Boulevard).</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 4px solid rgb(34, 34, 34); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size: 13px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2869894636635757555mcnTextContent" style="color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><span style="color: #be0f34;"><strong><img align="middle" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh3o_Wps-CNAG04EGP_a3V09MW5wbDA0Pzmk0IdHB7LiKyKIk818e2zq1dCSzoVmP_GRDzZ-ZGZGDC3GJeSRrr9uePalMfe2K2GU4g4fJnSJQ3Dfz3Z0PldAp6iiEBvCcRF9VuxBP_-SaMHm1ibJNts57Dj2H-lInCpKEjXxA-dpBIBmGsgZBIHrYPk4l_USLSbMj8Lj_SVFP_SdxQx2mDVR3a0=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 200px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 800px;" width="800" /></strong></span><br /><br /><span face="arial, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: black;"><strong>UPCOMING SHAKER CHAPTER MEETINGS</strong><br />(All meetings begin at 9:30 am)<br />• June 24, in-person at 2929 Morley Road<br />• July 22, via Zoom<br /><br /><strong>SHAKER HEIGHTS CHAPTER LEADERSHIP</strong></span></span><br /><span style="color: black;">Chapter Chair: Annette Tucker Sutherland<br />Vice Chair (Communications): Lisa Salamon-Handel<br />Vice Chair (Communications): Susan Vodrey<br />Voter Services Chair: Monica Gurbach<br />Secretary: Meryl Simon<br />Treasurer: Annette Himes<br />Newsletter: Susan Vodrey<br />Nominating: Linda Lalley<br />Observers: Marcia Goldberg</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: black;">VISIT OUR WEBSITE</span></strong><br /><span style="color: black;">The LWVGC Shaker Chapter website has a plethora of information. 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Register <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D5e8102e00d%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1686150624817000&usg=AOvVaw3HUSFJQpZtUTFnhnkzgp94" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=5e8102e00d&e=f8099474ea" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span>The Ohio PTA Voicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05721654114614684873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580606379211304687.post-72126794821060349792023-05-23T13:29:00.000-04:002023-05-23T13:29:16.800-04:00Education Information/Alerts from Honesty for Ohio Education<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top">This week we wanted to open with our gratitude and joy. We so appreciate our vibrant coalition, and all of the hard work we can accomplish together! We were recognized this month by the Ohio Education Association with the Friend of Education Award, which recognizes a person and/or organization whose leadership, actions, and support have contributed to the improvement of public education. <br /><br />Winning this award also brought members of our coalition in from all corners of the state to be in one room together! <br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEi0_5rJ9zRrNiiSxPojvtIYitxWbnz98jap5ihHlrdXl4BzENrvdVuqXUt45lB0DcKTYKQmYCpwMINCMDgqxUNhkxdO07HPm9AVu01VI2MY5mR-RzLFzB4q-3C0yFRMyse8JWJlZxMWdtLAB-Me6nC5SSHzR903xg3kPtJRZAs8lBHJsMk8g1aYQ-FyMX1JWLFrznOpn07VbcDF-jsX5s9rSzBC=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 254px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /><br /><br />Thank you to every coalition member who has fueled this powerful work. </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px none rgb(234, 234, 234); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: 7px solid rgb(0, 85, 150); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContent" style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 18px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>The Week Ahead...</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">This week, the Statehouse is moving ahead with <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D55764bdee8%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1VlRekcsosLQ6JI6OuwMlK" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=55764bdee8&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">House Bill 68</a>, the ban on gender-affirming care, and <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D146f59f0bb%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw0XQloOaEo695BWQ7mrObAE" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=146f59f0bb&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Senate Bill 83</a>, the Higher Education Destruction Act. LGBTQ+ organizations and families from across the state are mobilizing to protect some of Ohio's most vulnerable young people. The <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D036886d2e6%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3P4Urudoj4HM2rBKjwid-o" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=036886d2e6&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">state budget</a> is working its way through the Ohio Senate. The State Board of Education will next convene on June 12 & 13.<br /> </span></p><hr /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Florida's race to the bottom</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">The NAACP has issued a <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Da7ddd9dedc%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2xWTSnKLWqAp_rW4U2j6Ef" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=a7ddd9dedc&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">travel advisory</a> for Florida, sharing that "the travel advisory was initially proposed to the Board of Directors by NAACP's Florida State Conference," and that "NAACP's collective consideration of this advisory is a result from unrelenting attacks on fundamental freedoms from the Governor and his legislative body."<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D5f99b52e37%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw28QAgTwFpanhasuHxNfyfm" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=5f99b52e37&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgwyPkZM9zuZRdWPztrOQgipCX6F3X5y6HjxSsEmeYLrTz79_EVxJhgilrANDRSjm_nanTzENwB38JqBUstXDnYgyP9z-69sMQuOzXWUYZZMksfNZ0Fl4cboMJ4mf0D0hHd2OGp6V6496IPHINOjDfrPGRwWst1s5_MOXX9xI6rUs7j3u44babiWurv_uwVnf4-_nzJyEl9JT9c33dXvus9Ij-S=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 194px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Take action with the NAACP to fight against Florida's regressive policies <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D1f537c6907%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2bSAux9FMCAevQlN9zJrQs" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=1f537c6907&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /> </span></p><hr /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>New column from coalition partner</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Many thanks to Jeanne Melvin for a new column in the Ohio Capital Journal highlighting the potential damage that House Bill 103 could create. HB 103 replaces Ohio educator-developed social studies curriculum and standards with the American Birthright curriculum, developed in large part by the Heritage Foundation:<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiWedNFbyXNsDoL9O0q-XIZilZ2bAF21RdqW9k-t7MaN_3rMqau3I9Z8VTIdqme_XtmWsaKEJD8LS1ZZGmQ_jMNKi4D6VrMXa9bABxkcIOHqgX79t5k3Vhyc56Or7Es_G24CR1sQ-ejcDgDmR5NmqgKhnKJ_Xnctd_we4ZxvMnZWjJ0_U5k0Zzcu_t3Ry5gpTzZ2b_HGe3_apUm7frwBzakpYPg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 211px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /><br /><br />Read Jeanne's excellent column <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D61362d3db6%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw0Qd3zQ1_pic81TQzF_nO04" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=61362d3db6&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">here</a>, and learn more about HB 103 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dbf4a178fcd%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3xKm51wUswJud21spaZ-0m" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=bf4a178fcd&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">here</a>. </span><br /> </p><hr /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Coming up...</strong><br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjarYv53sS4x33RFms02QRtnF5twcUY5Ms7ApIboSEuyahkgN3tI2C86yRzv_wADclHqKU-g5ZQlfkf5b-RLTtSRoHgdiqVWFc50WYU5M1Hj9TkYZolS5f7RFEf3pVaWxGqy8wXaDrUqq-HeEuJBIYR2G2SBZBebbUZvHh-KwQv_iOSeerK5kbwaWB6ywTh3Zj2Z5AdWC5QzPcJ-JhXv9veIHlr=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; 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margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 350px;" tabindex="0" width="350" /><br />Building Momentum: Amplifying Freedom to Learn<br />May 30, 7pm<br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D385a4e8acc%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3KBjqaVgR0ko2fsha9CIXw" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=385a4e8acc&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">REGISTER</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>More events below</strong></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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border-collapse: collapse; border: 8px none rgb(0, 85, 150); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContent" style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 18px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong><span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">STATEHOUSE</span></strong></span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">WEEKLY ACTION ALERTS </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Ddc015b1034%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw08GXWYbKOwfMkrktbmL_vf" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=dc015b1034&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow;">HERE</span></a><br />Legislative Calendar <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D9300577acd%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1Z3ad34oWjC754MilyJc7C" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=9300577acd&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></strong><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Senate Committee Schedule <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Da6f70681d3%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3b8U9h4szXqpfdD16ZLT0f" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=a6f70681d3&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />House Committee Schedule <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dd6df41ad3d%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2sCNA3jho63yrsrOUypLo4" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=d6df41ad3d&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />Honesty for Ohio Education Legislative Tracker <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D3a2089bcc0%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1fZtMDr2wcV2qw-s74aN-C" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=3a2089bcc0&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></span><br /> <hr /></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Spotlight: House Bill 171</strong><br /><br />Last week, a coalition of Ohioans and organizations who believe in honest education introduced House Bill 171 and launched the <em>Educating for Ohio's Future campaign:<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-bit="iit" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj4Ly3p2jI2urt0XNLhJeiUtBOr_Jp3YrYf-FrCGCN6iECY0XwMNlK8IA1rzMwTzrmaQv8zMvdH57kFk93PvT3TWnSnUIy02-Ozag6CIBnPPm4keMvj5mlwykd7rzwVAP806iRXZrwHWny1MzKauSa5TFn8xAzbVErRzJ6gnXLib7CnlEUSR8x2qs78TZ5uXFk3xzOKRhX75Ui9JiIA7EwJs7YN=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; cursor: pointer; height: 155px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 400px;" tabindex="0" width="400" /></em><br /><br />Educating for Ohio's Future ensures that the rich cultures, histories, migrations, contributions, and lived experiences of the communities that call Ohio home are reflected in K-12 curriculum. With support from groups like <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D60aa583b36%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw18q-y_lGV11BfLYr9a01vq" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=60aa583b36&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">OPAWL</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D01ed1213da%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2epgWTMXkxkQq272KoBXMX" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=01ed1213da&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">CAIR-Ohio</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D24adf44522%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1GaV5TusJYBX911eHZvtJ9" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=24adf44522&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Freedom BLOC</a>, <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D077128daae%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1PcXwKpXe8FkvusU3AInIa" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=077128daae&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">the Young Latino Network</a>, and Honesty for Ohio Education, House Bill 171 was introduced by Rep. Mary Lightbody. Join the campaign to support this bill as an individual <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3De1e2e042df%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1ADBLebOQ8oSndaTrIeNXv" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=e1e2e042df&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE </a>or as an organization <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D352ed15b8a%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2eFamQsaFx9zPSqtLocj07" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=352ed15b8a&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Learn more about the campaign and bill <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D79cdf51ad9%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3HYbjutbu-7sgyZQIPnuHg" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=79cdf51ad9&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>, or see the legislature's page for HB 171 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D2853fc5857%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1J6v137kXofAfbckaAFcO4" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=2853fc5857&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><div> <hr /></div><div><br /><strong style="font-size: 18px;">UPCOMING HEARINGS</strong></div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Senate Education Committee<br /><em>Tuesday, May 23, 3pm, South Hearing Room <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Ded5903b1f0%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1rKfx-29ywEGk3j3IDEFc9" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=ed5903b1f0&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Agenda</a> • <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D011d46cd00%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2VY_K4EqmhiH4vel-9U3qb" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=011d46cd00&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Watch</a></em></strong><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D77b4494ab0%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3811BZ5wcK3-bkk_wBEwcP" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=77b4494ab0&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SB 112 - Sponsor Testimony</a><br /><em>Enacts Ohio Childhood Safety Act • </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D6943f8bb4d%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3PIYKQG5L-qYGUpOip68th" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=6943f8bb4d&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D7046297a28%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3GRkWPl5H_43irdFFSu4Zc" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=7046297a28&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SB 99 - Sponsor Testimony</a><br /><em>Enacts Sarah's Law regarding seizure action plans • </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dffa8ff72df%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2dvRGKgEJnoPJFxpY1M0Ng" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=ffa8ff72df&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a><br /> </span><hr /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>House Primary and Secondary Education Committee<br /><em>Tuesday, May 23, 4pm, Room 116 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D49fddc0697%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw03XT06Rk7WxuA5tMGHXnux" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=49fddc0697&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Agenda</a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D62a0357030%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2jj2aGIXC2-oVc-Fsid7LJ" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=62a0357030&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> </a>• <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D7e06f6a4fc%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw1XOl_KfAwIxf9tZmOEV8Pu" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=7e06f6a4fc&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Watch</a></em></strong><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Df999c51610%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2AFr4zaZ6beNVtAjOu7cC_" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=f999c51610&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HB 71 - Sponsor Testimony</a><br /><em>Establishes Community Connectors Workforce Program • </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Df92e8f7ab7%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2-kQ7utm4TyXj4mGEAQ-hn" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=f92e8f7ab7&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D5174f1fd88%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw3DS4Fg1KGY8FWMYvp5x_Q5" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=5174f1fd88&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HB 147 - Sponsor Testimony</a><br /><em>Regards teacher licensure revocation, hiring practices, conduct • </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dfe20e9b962%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049218000&usg=AOvVaw2yuO3gm0QLD8ICLg7lkN2s" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=fe20e9b962&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More </a><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D7a590ae303%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1FHSTW5YT1B9BIU2Zk8sGI" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=7a590ae303&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HB 135 - Proponent Testimony</a><br /><em>Requires school districts to grant excused absence for 4-H and FFA • </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D504f96abb7%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0Tsjialy1GJLFqbYlPt0nd" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=504f96abb7&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More </a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><hr /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>House Public Health Policy Committee<br /><em>Wednesday, May 24, 9:30am, Room 121 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D1c6594677a%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw2xdSdHvbzgPpOE_1enUSLm" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=1c6594677a&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Agenda</a> • <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D9c401207b9%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw2AvIepzFlavzMpG4uUbiPH" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=9c401207b9&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Watch</a></em></strong><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D749fa7200d%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1vOBlpGHxZwbs_cuvdfX2m" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=749fa7200d&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">House Bill 68 - Opponent Testimony</a><br /><em>Bans gender-affirming healthcare for minors, creates a statewide registry of gender-affirming care services, and imposes penalties for violations • <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D68ba6e6b74%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1sgXnhW7O6yODrOfBxvfD8" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=68ba6e6b74&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a></em></span><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span><hr /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>House Higher Education Committee<br /><em>Wednesday, May 24, 10:30am, Room 17 <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D8522d83b33%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0sEWJDQWQAMzeFaOoOlj3O" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=8522d83b33&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Agenda</a> • <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D81cc165471%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw3crb_EML2nLPf-G2Xewz07" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=81cc165471&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Watch</a></em></strong><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D58c7e26660%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw33BB52SAu_Tr7mQfb3PjKc" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=58c7e26660&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">SB 83 - Sponsor Testiimony</a><br /><em>Higher education bill banning required DEI training, policies based on gender and race, partnerships with China, and employee strikes; requires online posting of syllabi and disciplinary measures for violations • <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Da6a83bf313%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0TgmhH_9KAQp-VrYEcUdJ2" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=a6a83bf313&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a></em><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dd3e6a6d8f1%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1JVGgMS4pDQ0JlR1p9kDWi" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=d3e6a6d8f1&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HB 164 - Sponsor Testimony</a><br /><em>Establishes Foster-to-College Scholarship Program • </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D4857db7dfa%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw2QRcaZ99-kzboCByZN2LgO" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=4857db7dfa&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More </a><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dd0c1c425db%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0IOtdRwmxDLF88Umj1g9BE" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=d0c1c425db&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HB 98 - All Testimony</a><br /><em>Prohibits reduction of financial aid for private scholarship award • </em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D27b1dd90c3%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0j9yWHKKLXRnfacCFuwNiw" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=27b1dd90c3&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More </a></span><br /> <hr /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>House Session </strong><br /><strong><em>Wednesday, May 24, 2pm • <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D38de468c12%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw2j1EvBIU90L6q-Icq6cZuh" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=38de468c12&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Watch</a></em></strong></span><br /> <hr /><br /><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong><span style="background-color: yellow;">HOUSE BILLS - TAKE ACTION</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Please TAKE ACTION on these fast-moving, high-priority bills. <br /><br /><strong>Stop House Bill 6, the trans student athlete ban </strong><br /><em>HB 6 bans transgender students from participating on female sports teams in Ohio K-12 schools, colleges, and universities • </em><em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D70dd1112f9%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1xv1T8hsD0fJBV6CfVs_LL" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=70dd1112f9&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a></em><br /><strong>Contact the House Higher Education Committee </strong></span><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Call Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dd3894f52b2%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1yLPH5dOFOoflZuBcYvYrS" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=d3894f52b2&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Email Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D335cf33dcf%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw3G021prFNg8KLgPuG36ZXM" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=335cf33dcf&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Stop House Bill 8, the Unsafe Students Act</strong><br /><em>HB 8 forces schools to out LGBTQ+ students to parents, regardless of harm or danger to student; requires teachers to report the use of any "sexually explicit material" to parents and provide alternative material; bill offers vague definition of "sexually explicit material" that targets LGBTQ+ identities and experiences • </em><em><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Da57a892fa1%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1VIW8ixr2EAyET65KULVH0" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=a57a892fa1&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a></em><br /><strong>Contact the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee</strong></span><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Call Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Df46a2ce445%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1r_yJ97gGOjq5b568pq60V" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=f46a2ce445&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Email Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dc8f0b56c26%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0FMyXL5YImimEX8GWcPblR" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=c8f0b56c26&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE </a></span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Stop House Bill 12, the State Takeover of Public Education</strong><br /><em>State takeover of public education; shifts oversight of State Board of Education and Dept of Education to governor; strips significant roles and duties from State Board and state superintendent (companion bill to Senate Bill 1) <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D3fbaa93a94%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw2ANMTOdmPg94E90MLhrwvN" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=3fbaa93a94&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a></em><br /><strong>Contact the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee</strong></span><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Call Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D586385da9d%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw3mlBcueqmU1lD_DJNS4T_Y" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=586385da9d&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Email Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Dbeb1b1435f%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1wan0CevI5tULMpkXx3ggu" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=beb1b1435f&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></li></ul><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Stop House Bill 68, the gender affirming care ban</strong><br /><em>Bans gender-affirming care for minors, including referrals for mental health care treatment, exempts intersex people or people with disorders of sexual development <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D499d47a4ab%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw3fTMBvOqCY0inOP5nnyqGI" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=499d47a4ab&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a></em><br /><strong>Contact the House Public Health Policy Committee</strong> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D3287c141be%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0T4h5AWIM9blUscz9rDwWj" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=3287c141be&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Stop House Bill 103, the extremist overhaul of K-12 Social Studies </strong><br /><em>HB 103 creates a Social Studies Standards Task Force (with appointees of the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker) to overhaul Ohio K-12 social studies standards using the extremist <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D2f64040208%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1rhPTP3eBHfMGcSYgRel3Y" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=2f64040208&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">American Birthright: The Civics Alliance's Model K-12 Social Studies Standards</a> • <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D4578ad9f08%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0Q6w2U_nofAF-GEpSqzPDc" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=4578ad9f08&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Learn More</a></em><br />Watch last week's HB 103 proponent testimony <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D27b68b172c%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0N7h2Bk2rBTEwsRWkiCmfs" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=27b68b172c&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a><br /><strong>Contact the House Primary and Secondary Education Committee </strong></span><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Call Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D9e04198f77%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1DFO_Dz-DYlUZfrLjf7ceo" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=9e04198f77&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></li><li style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Email Committee <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Df850e0175d%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0Yt1paA2dmBQII0QQo74p4" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=f850e0175d&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></li></ul> <hr /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Follow these bills and more on our <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D9f96d88930%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw1beORlNqJhAAUg5e6W-ofD" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=9f96d88930&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Legislation Tracker</a></strong></span></div><ol></ol></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 7px solid rgb(0, 85, 150); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: 8px none rgb(0, 85, 150); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContent" style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 18px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION</strong></span><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>NEXT MONTHLY MEETING<br />June 12 & 13, 2023, 8am</strong><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D0060ee1aed%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0hzIAadAfK7FF0FvZuvZQ_" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=0060ee1aed&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Meeting Materials</a> | <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D8e5ad8ea15%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw0FqHXz9H_G-n-b9YOH-hVF" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=8e5ad8ea15&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Watch Board Meetings</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">The State Board of Education will next meet on June 12 & 13. By that meeting, we may have more information about the state budget, the fate of the retention provision in the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, and the initiation of a new search process for a permanent superintendent. </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnDividerBlock" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; padding: 18px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 7px solid rgb(0, 85, 150); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnBoxedTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px 18px;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContentContainer" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; border: 8px none rgb(0, 85, 150); min-width: 100%; width: 100%;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_6218226449358359962mcnTextContent" style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 18px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><strong>LOCAL SCHOOLS</strong></span><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>2023 Ohio TORCH Winners</strong><br /><br />The 2023 Teachers of Ohio Representing Character and Heart (TORCH) have been announced! Congratulations and immense gratitude go to: </span></p><ul dir="ltr"><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Mary Miller, Leader in Me teacher at Belpre Elementary School in Belpre</span></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Carrie Burnworth, music teacher at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School in Lancaster</span></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Denise Robertson, French and humanities teacher at Tippecanoe High School in Tipp City</span></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Bryan Trego, social studies at Botkins High School in Botkins</span></li><li role="presentation" style="margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Kathy Patron, speech, debate and communications teacher at Perry High School in Massillon</span></li></ul><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 16px;">We appreciate every Ohio teacher who is doing their best to serve every student in their classroom every day! Learn more <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D10722b8e66%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw3cC6BtCDS34dlfCe1R6Xmd" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=10722b8e66&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br /> </p><hr /><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>OHSAA rules changes: student athletes who transfer schools</strong><br /><br />This week, Ohio High School Athletic Association member schools passed 12 of 13 proposed revisions to the OHSAA constitution and bylaws. Key impacts include changes that impact transferring students, or students placed on indefinite athletic suspension at other schools. All changes go into effect on August 1. 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SPARX is a free unique educator professional development opportunity. Educators receive professional development and can connect live to NASA subject matter experts throughout the experience so students can learn more about STEM careers. There are several upcoming information sessions; learn more <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D2c52d14fa7%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw13tDoObc8Wg9hWAVO7gyFG" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=2c52d14fa7&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span><br /> </p><hr /><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 21px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Apply to be a green ribbon school!<br /><br /><img class="CToWUd" data-bit="iit" height="94" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgfNGv1xBYsepWXfkLtqAxCHs99b7HYNI1xjG8BKFVKTv4RJCSGQd88Iv_jPdgL7nOb5vozPpeOJyi1pc_jurtg8hDKwRMa8YL3LhtpLcRHQmYr5XeFHvL-avZtnzNR22WvTgI5avCI3wMErndU9yP6RI4L2aiYrbR2lsqqeoYmbek0AuGEPtxoAmpNnBrAeZTzsUpoIJIIH-tXzd6b2czftKEP=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 94px; margin: 0px; outline: none; width: 350px;" width="350" /></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">The US Department of Education recognizes schools with environmentally friendly facilities, programs and education with a green ribbon. 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font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Beachwood teachers collecting stones to honor Holocaust victims in Poland</a><br /><br />Columbus City Schools: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D9ecd278b7f%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049219000&usg=AOvVaw3lts2YISfeWkLE84RPF8WU" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=9ecd278b7f&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Security increased as students return to class following Hilltop schoolyard shooting</a><br /><br />Dayton Public Schools: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D22c6da487f%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049220000&usg=AOvVaw0mt_npGRa8fLnP7PwS4k-B" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=22c6da487f&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">High school students plan for success at Montgomery County Youth Leadership Summit</a><br /><br />Highland Local Schools: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D86571a0ed0%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049220000&usg=AOvVaw3VdcMR17NVwj2DjseINlEP" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=86571a0ed0&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Ohio high school senior wins state team track title all by herself</a><br /><br />Indian Creek Local School District: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3D265e03d0e7%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049220000&usg=AOvVaw0CGo9m1D8sfmzc6TeIs90i" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=265e03d0e7&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Indian Creek teachers in line to receive one-time bonus as part of retention effort</a><br /><br />Westlake City Schools: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3D7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22%26id%3Debd3d1b6b9%26e%3Df8099474ea&source=gmail&ust=1684939049220000&usg=AOvVaw1DEG9PJyCC203gyhEwMC8_" href="https://honestyforohioeducation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7050b1d6f8f301713152b6d22&id=ebd3d1b6b9&e=f8099474ea" mcafee_aps="true" style="color: #890066; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Westlake computer science teacher receives state, national recognition</a></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: #efefef; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; 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