Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships Prevention

This week is back to school for many Blair County schools!
It's a great time to have conversations with your students about alcohol, ni****ne, and other drugs. SAMHSA's Talk They Hear You campaign has great resources about starting those conversations. To learn more check out https://www.samhsa.gov/talk-they-hear-you/parent-resources

SAMHSA'S TTHY 60-Second PSA – Helping a Friend Keeping kids safe from underage use of alcohol and misuse of prescription pain medications is a concern for parents. Parents and children are encouraged to c...

While the first day of school is a milestone worth celebrating, it’s important to prioritize safety in your social media posts. Those adorable chalkboards featuring your child’s name, age, teacher, and favorite things can unintentionally provide valuable information to predators, scammers, and bullies. To keep your celebrations safe:

• Limit Personal Information: Avoid sharing identifying details such as teacher names, school names, and your child’s favorite activities.
• Neutral Backgrounds: Ensure that the background of your photos doesn’t reveal any location information, like addresses or landmarks.
• Selective Sharing: Take multiple pictures – some for social media and others for sharing privately with close family and friends through texts or direct messages.

Predators often gather and use personal information from social media to build profiles and establish relationships with children and families. Despite what you believe about your privacy settings, sharing on social media can expose your information to a broader audience than intended.

🥳𝐘𝐎𝐔'𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐃👏 to the 𝔹𝔸ℂ𝕂 𝕋𝕆 𝕊ℂℍ𝕆𝕆𝕃 𝔹𝕃𝔸𝕊𝕋 ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕄𝕌ℕ𝕀𝕋𝕐 𝔼𝕍𝔼ℕ𝕋!

We want to sprinkle a little 𝒇𝒖𝒏 and 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 on all of our cool kiddos who made it through their 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍!

C'mon over, bring the fam, grab a hot dog and let's celebrate the little moments that make forever memories for the youth in our 🥰👏

We will have a special guest this year! Elevated Events will be handing out COTTON CANDY to all of our kiddos for making it through their first day of school!

Join us 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 | 𝟖.22 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐:30 - 𝟒:𝟑𝟎𝐏𝐌. See ya then! 🤩

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The cooler weather this week has us extra ready for all things fall! Since spooky season will be here before we know it, save the date for BDAP's 3rd annual Trunk or Treat!

It's happening!! Not a rain cloud in the sky ❤️ Come out and watch the Rise of Gru and learn the origins of our favorite super villain! 🍌

We FINALLY have another beautiful night for a movie! Join us at 8:45 pm for a free showing of Minions: The Rise of Gru sponsored by the lovely folks over at Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships Prevention! Be sure to stop by our Museum Shop for snacks, drinks, and other refreshments this evening as well!

We’re getting down to our last few movies of the summer! Join us for The Little Mermaid tonight at Bellwood-Antis Community Pool, Minions:Rise of Gru tomorrow night at Baker Mansion, and next Tuesday for Migration at Lakemont Park!

All movies are free to attend and start at 8:45 pm!

Registration has started but you can still get there before the walk starts!

This weekend, we hope to see you all there to help support each other, and all of those who are out there fighting every day for their recovery. Recovery is such a beautiful journey - let's all take some time out to connect with others and recognize just how powerful we can be together!

This weekend, we hope to see you all there to help support each other, and all of those who are out there fighting every day for their recovery. Recovery is such a beautiful journey - let's all take some time out to connect with others and recognize just how powerful we can be together!

Thank you to Froggy and all of the morning shows at Seven Mountains Media for having us today!

Make sure to join us tomorrow, August 1st, at 6:30 pm at the Blair County Convention Center for the One Pill Can Kill town hall!

Thank you to Michaela from Blair Drug & Alcohol Partnerships for stopping by the studio today to share information about the

One Pill Can Kill Educational Seminar
Thursday August 1, 2024
6:30pm
Blair County Convention Center

*The U.S. overdose crisis has reached a devastating new height with more than 107,000 people dying over the last year from drug overdoses. 68% of overdose deaths involved synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl.

Whelp, we are just not supposed to show this movie apparently! Due to rain and other impending weather conditions, we must once again cancel our outdoor showing of "Wonka." We will hopefully come up with a rescheduled date for this movie in the coming months, but we still have a screening of "Minions: The Rise of Gru" planned for August 14! Stay tuned for updates!

Our Summer Art Program is starting this month! We're so excited to be able to create with your kids in our weekly classes, running every Tuesday starting July 23rd until the beginning of the school year!

This class is free for students in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade to attend. Each week we'll learn new artistic techniques and ideas with different projects, while also giving them a creative outlet to express themselves!

Please be aware, that if you have any plans or vacations scheduled during these weeks that's okay! Kids do not need to attend every week to participate.

If you have any questions, or think your child will be interested in joining us please email [email protected] to get them registered!

Today, in observation of World Day Against Trafficking of Persons, we participated in the Red Sand Project to help raise awareness of human trafficking and those who "fall through the cracks".

Thank you FSI Victim Services Program for letting us be apart of this!

One of our committees, Youth League, took kids and their families to the Pittsburgh Zoo today!

Join us Tuesday, July 30th for the rescheduled showing of Wonka at Baker Mansion!

Looking for plans tonight? Come hang out at Greenbean Coffee House for Open Mic Night 5-7 then head over to Lakemont Park for a free showing of Wish at 8:45!

Today we celebrate FREEDOM!

Juneteenth is a significant date in American history and the African American experience. The name is a play on the date of June 19th, 1865. On that day, the Union Army made its way into Galveston, TX under the leadership of General Gordon Granger, and he announced to the people of Texas that all enslaved African Americans were free.

If you’d like to learn more about Juneteenth, or want to celebrate with us, join us Saturday at the Juneteenth Jubilee !

Juneteenth Jubilee - Commemorating & Celebrating Freedom Fighters

Today is a great day to celebrate and educate!

FREE AT LAST!

Due to inclement weather, tonight's Mansion Movie Night showing of Wonka has been cancelled. Stay tuned for a rescheduled date in the future!