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MYAN EVENTS

Save the Dates!

• The 25th Annual Peer Leadership Conference will be November 14th & 15th, 2008 at Atlantic Oakes By the Sea in beautiful Bar Harbor, ME.
  
  
• The 5th Annual Maine Youth Anti-Tobacco Summit will be April 30th & May 1st, 2009 at the Augusta Civic Center.
  
  
• Partnering for Change Trainings  
  MYAN will be heading out across the state again this year to offer our day-long youth-adult partnership training "Partnering for Change." We will be in the following locations on the following dates & hope you'll be able to join us for one. Check back for registration materials  at the link above by mid-fall.
• January 14th: Maine at the American Legion Hall, Greenville (snow date January 21st)
• January 16th: Maine at the Green Ladle Café, Lewiston (snow date January 23rd)
• February 4th: Maine at Houlton Regional Hospital, Houlton (snow date February 11th)
• March 25th: Maine at the Cobosocook Community Learning Center, Lubec (snow date April 1st)
  

EVENTS AROUND THE NETWORK
Want to get the word out about events in your community? Please email Molly O’Connell at moconnell@propeople.org to let us know about what’s going on near you! Events will be published on the MYAN website & in the MYAN News to Use.

Blaine House Conference
Blueprint for the Future: Stronger Communities through Service
October 14, 2008, University of Maine Orono Campus
The 2008 keynote speaker is Dr. Jean Twenge, Associate Professor, San Diego State University. Her presentation and workshop will explore the real differences among generations using data from 1.3 million young people. In part, she will address the issues faced by managers of volunteers when their volunteers represent several generations. 
Register at www.volunteermaine.org.

Washington County Farm to School Workshop
Saturday, October 18 9:00 am - 3:30 pm Elm Street School, East Machias, Maine
*Registration is free and a delicious lunch featuring local foods will be served!
Join us for a day of inspiring words and action to help bring local foods into the cafeteria, and farming and food systems education into our classrooms!
For more information and to register, download the workshop brochure at:
http://www.washingtoncountymaine.com/wcoc.

Training for Out-of-School Time Professionals and Supervisors
October 24-25, at the Samoset, Rockport.
For complete conference information email cynthia.stancioff@maine.edu or call 207-778-7576.
Hosted by:  Maine Afterschool Network,  Maine School-Age Care Alliance and Maine’s 21st Century Community Learning Center Program

Healing Invisible Wounds: A Cultural Conference on the Shared Legacy of Trauma Across Ethnicities
October 20-21, Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport, ME
For Families and Youth, Social Workers/Counselors, Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Staff, Early Childhood Providers, Educators, Indigenous Healers, Medical Providers, Spiritual Leaders
$100 fee for the conference, including breakfast and lunch. Limited scholarships available.
Lodging is $125 per night.October 20-21, Colony Hotel, Kennebunkport, MEFor Families and Youth, Social Workers/Counselors, Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare Staff, Early Childhood Providers, Educators, Indigenous Healers, Medical Providers, Spiritual Leaders$100 fee for the conference, including breakfast and lunch. Limited scholarships available.Lodging is $125 per night.
FMI email info@thriveinitiative.org.

Guiding Principles: Creating Safe Schools for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Students
Maine Principals Association Conference Center, Augusta
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sponsored by the MPA and the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, this conference is designed especially for principals, assistant principals, guidance counselors, social workers, athletic directors, and other educators who are interested in developing effective strategies for ensuring the safety of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) students.
To REGISTER, please visit: http://www.mpa.cc/pdf/guidingprinciples08.pdf
Registration deadline is October 14 and seating is limited to 70 participants, so register early!For more information about the Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence, please visit: www.preventinghate.org

Transforming Lives (November 6, 2008) and Walking the Talk (November 7, 2008)
First Universalist Church, 97 Main St, Yarmouth, ME8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Both days: $149
Nov. 6 only: $99
Designed to be truly transformative, this highly interactive seminar goes far beyond the "information and strategies" content that fades over time. Come ready for two days of dynamic learning, passionate discussions, and personal explorations. 
FMI visit http://www.strengthsinfocus.com/two-day%20seminar/.

Mix It Up at Lunch Day
November 13th
Mix It Up is a simple call to action: take a new seat in the cafeteria. By making the move, students can cross the lines of division, meet new people and make new friends.
Learn more and order a brochure at
http://www.tolerance.org/teens/lunch.jsp?ttnewsletter=mixgen-092408

2008 Maine-Harvard Prevention Research Center Annual Workshop "Anyone's Guess"
November 19, 2008, 8am-3pm
Maple Hill Farm, Hallowell, ME
A wonderful way to learn from the research, gain insight from national experts and to begin the discussion of how we translate great information into action in Maine. 
To learn more and to register online go to www.mcph.org/events.htm.

2009 New England Regional Mentoring Conference
October 15 & 16, 2009 in Providence, RI. Stay tuned! 
Target audience: mentoring program directors & coordinators Ballpark cost to attend: $100/person + hotel (pricing still TBA)