Volition Youth supported Prevention Week over lunch at the Middle and High School with puzzle pieces, asking students how they contribute to a happy, healthy Franklin. Students also had FACTivisms showing how the cost of tobacco is detrimental to their future and a waste of money.
Get Yo Kindness On
Students made fleece blankets for other teens in need to distribute to Southbrook Church during World Kindness Week in February. We attached a message sharing that just like we need to protect the outside of our bodies with warm clothes and blankets during cold temperatures, we need to protect the insides of our bodies with good choices on what we put in them --like choosing not to use tobacco!
What do you MEME?
Students created memes to be displayed in school during Light and Unite Red week January 22-26th about drug, alcohol, and tobacco prevention. Watch for some of the final versions to be posted on social media that week!
Halloween Spooktacular at the High School
October 30, 2017
Students gave back to the community via a spooky Halloween event Monday along with other clubs and sports teams at the high school. Our group decorated cookies and educated children about the dangers of candy-flavored tobacco products.
Cigarette But Clean Up
October 27, 2018
Olivia and Laney spent their day off of school picking up cigarette butts at Franklin parks. We collected a whole container full! Thanks for making our environment a little more beautiful, ladies!
Red Ribbon Week Bookmarks & Candy
October 11-13, 2017
Today we put together the Red Ribbon Week bookmarks. Congrats to Liv Banach for creating the winnings bookmark designs! We also had several new members join us to help with stickering the candy. On October 13th, we attended the FHS football game to pass out candy and red ribbons for families to tie around trees. Even the school mascot came to help at our table! We also put a message in the fence that said: FACT: Addiction isn't sweet. by our table AND created Red Ribbon Week hashtag for people to use during the game.
Tobacco Tricks, NOT Treats
October 5, 2017
Students stuck stickers on candy reading "candy flavored tobacco is a trick, not a treat" and decorated the cafeteria doors with FACT's messages about the dangers of candy-flavored tobacco. The door will be up the month of October. Students passed out the candy after school on October 19th. We also decorated a door with directions about the Red Ribbon Week door decorating contest at the middle school.
Chalking at the High School
September 13, 2017
Students wrote chalk messages on the sidewalk after school about tobacco prevention and FACT.
School Your Community, Banner, Social Media, Greeting Cards & Dress the Part
FYI members Laney, Olivia O, Alayn, Liv B, Justin, Shreya, Bella, and Kylee attend the Brewer game with other local FACT groups to celebrate FACT's Sweet 16th Birthday and a tobacco-free Miller Park. We had so much fun meeting other people with our same interests and spreading the truth about tobacco with the FACT Banner, a message on the score board, posting to social media, and signing a FACT thank you card to be sent to the Brewers. Laney and Shreya also wore their FACT shirts to the game! The best part was a Brewer Win!
School Your Community
FYI hosted an outdoor movie night, featuring La La Land, with games and the premier of their commercial made by Bryce Tome. About 100 community members attended the event. All had a fun time watching the movie under the stars.
