Participants and Caring Adults must fill out the pre-survey prior to attending this event.
For Leland and Gray participants (and homeschooled participants within their catchment area):
September 15th from 6:30-8:30 PM at Leland & Gray in Townshend, VT
All other participants:
September 25th from 3-5 PM at Riley Rink in Manchester, VT
Makeup event:
October 9th from 1-2:30 at BBA
Leland and Gray - Joel Stanton recording and Follow Up Questions
All other Schools - Watch Kickoff recording and Follow Up Questions
Caring adults will accompany participants and/or watch the recording to these events. The point of Kickoff is for caring adults and participants to engage in meaningful conversations about substance use disorder and how we can prevent use in our community.
This 2-hour event is required for all participants and caring adults. At Riley Rink, the first hour will feature a Wellness Fair, in which local businesses and other stakeholders demonstrate all the resources available to participants to lead healthy, fulfilled lives. The second hour will feature keynote speakers Mark Slade and Melissa O'Brien; we will also use this time to reveal our theme for the year. At Leland & Gray, Kickoff will feature a presentation by speaker Joel Stanton, with time to answer questions from the audience.
Regardless of which Kickoff Event you attended, please complete our mandatory follow-up survey to validate your attendance.
Leland & Gray participants: Reach out to Karren Meyer (kmeyer@windhamcentral.org) for access to the event makeup content.
All other participants: To receive credit for RTU Event 1, watch the video below (GNAT's recording of RTU Kickoff at Riley Rink) and complete the mandatory follow-up survey (link below).
Attendance of this RTU Kickoff Event is required to maintain the active status of your chosen pass. Event 1 and 2 attendance is required and Event 1 and 2 follow up forms must be turned in by October 30th to have your pass turned on for opening day!