idaho meth project 2014 annual report

ANNUAL REPORT | 2014
IDAHO METH PROJECT
THE COFFEE BOSS GIVES BACK
The Human Bean Gives 100% of
Sales to the Idaho Meth Project
The Human Bean generously donated 100% of their proceeds from sales on
September 26, 2014 to the Idaho Meth Project! Customers were able to get
their daily fix of java and support the Idaho Meth Project at the same time. The
Human Bean donated over $6,000 to support our efforts in making sure teens
hear our NOT EVEN ONCE message and know the dangers of methamphetamine.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Thanks to The Human Bean for their kind support!
ADVISORY COUNCIL
First Lady Lori Otter l Star
Debbie Field l Meridian
Steve Pasierb l New York City
James Adamson l Idaho Falls
Darrell Calton l Meridian
THANK YOU
2014 Idaho Meth Project Donors
DIRECT INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS
Adrian Pierce
Alex Furioso
Alice Butler
Andrea Pettitt
Andrea Todd
Andrew Asp
Arlene Wilson-Evans
Arnie Engen
Ben Tamura
Bonnie Thomsen
Brandon Blackburn
Bruce Morrison
Carolyn Hamilton
Carolyn Robertson
Charles Bradley
Charles Horrocks
Charmin Brewer
Cherie Christensen
Chloe Mcglinchey
Clint Rohner
Coleen Erickson
Craig Hunter
Cyn Reneau
D R Hancock
Daniel Steckel
David Barber
David Hutchison
David Jones
David Trail
Debbie Field
Derek Wright
Doug Gross
Douglas Taylor
Edward Lodge
Elizabeth Brune
Elizabeth Criner
Elizabeth Piva
G.E. McDonald
Gary Wallace
George Hughes
Georgette Hobson
Harriet Magee Henderson
Heather Albertson
Helen Lake
Helen Smith
Helen Yuditsky
Jack Streeter
Jackson Waldher
James Garza
James McCarthy
James Zamzow
Janet Grant
Jeff Hobbes
Jennifer Barr
Jennifer Ramey
Jerry Shively
Jessica Bonato
Joann Nyce
John Marshall
John Miletich
John Richards
John Stolley
Joni Cashman
Juan Lozano
Judith Gardner
Judy Anderson
Julie Jensen
Julie Summers
Kari Campos
Kathy Andary
Kati Durkin
Kay Bare
Kay Willes
Kingdon Lane
Kirk Rush
Lashelle Wray
Laura Monroe
Leroy Payne
Libbie Canoy
Lisa Edelmayer
Lisa Wise
Lois Bauer
Lori Wright
Lyle Novak
Marjorie Nance
Martha Jennings
Marti Friesen
Mary Chadez
Mary Connely
Mary Tritica
Melinda Obray
Michael Gilmartin
Mildred Sauer
Misti Foltz
Moscelene Sunderland
Nancy Farmer
Nancy Riess
Nick Roundtree
Nicole Wolfe
Pat Olson
Patty Powell
Paul Hubik
Peter Fabrick
Polly Anderson
Richard White
Robert Cox
Rochelle Manning
Ron Streeter
Rosemarie Osmunson
Ryan Karlson
Sandra Shaw
Sara Burns
Scott Taylor
Shantae Miller
Sharon Hewitt
Shawna Adams
Slava Arutyunov
Sophia Pickerell
Sophie Dresser
Stacie Shouse
Stacy Kono
Steve Albiston
Susan Simmons
Tenna Merritt
Terri Gazdik
Tony Henderson
Tracy Stewart
Tricia Flynn
Troy Brumfield
Ty & Michelle Erickson
Vera Mykhaylyuk
Vera Robbins
Wesley Benjamin
DIRECT CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS
All Fran Transport LLC
Amalgamated Sugar
Bank of Idaho
Bateman-Hall
Boise Legacy Constructors Foundation
BRJ Distributing
Cake Balllers
CenterCal Properties
CH2M-WG
Citizens Community Bank
City of Meridian
Commercial Creamery Co.
Community Health Charities
ConnectShare
Cooper Norman
Cornerstone Gifts and Antiques
Crookham Company
D.L. Evans Bank
Discovery Center of Idaho
East Idaho Credit Union
EITC Foundation
El Cee, Inc (DBA Little Caesars)
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Greenwald Neurosurgical, PC
Hewlett-Packard Foundation
Idaho Central Credit Union
Idaho Community Foundation
Idaho Power Foundation, Inc.
Idahoan Foods
INL/Battelle Energy Alliance
Impact Radio Group
Johnson Brothers
Just Give
Kissler Family Foundation/NORCO
Krasowski Jewelry
Kroger (Fred Meyer)
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Leland Beckman Foundation
Madison Memorial Hospital
Mai Thai Restaurant
Martin Djos Family Foundation
Medical Properties Trust
Mini-Cassia Citizens Against Drugs
Moffatt Thomas
Molina Healthcare
Mountain View Hospital
Mountain View Charity
One4All
Pinkerton Children’s Fund
Promontory Point Rehabilitation
ProTeam
RS&I
Sam’s Club
Sanctuary Wealth Management
Shoulder and Knee Center
Snake River Landing
Snake River Research, PLLC
Summit Orthopaedics
The Franklin Group Inc.
The McGourty Foundation
The Ram Restaurant
Think Through Learning Inc.
United Way of Treasure Valley
Walmart
Watkins Distributing
Westmark Credit Union
Zions Bank
An additional ‘thank you’ goes out to all anonymous donors and anyone who may have given at a booth or elsewhere in the community.
We appreciate all of our supporters for helping the Idaho Meth Project succeed in reducing teen Meth use in Idaho. If we left you off the
list, please know it was an oversight and please accept our sincere apologies.
www.IdahoMethProject.org
Gail Hartnett l Boise
Mayor Tammy de Weerd l Meridian
RoLynne Hendricks l Rigby
Sarah Woodley l Meridian
Nick Roundtree l Boise
Shawna West l Middleton
Rep. Kelly Packer l McCammon
Sheriff Ben Wolfinger l Coeur d’Alene
Heidi Otto l Meridian
Lauri Heward l Burley
TEEN ADVISORY COUNCIL
Abigail Neef l Meridian
Abigale Kondel l Idaho Falls
Andi Martin l Middleton
Anna Garo l Horseshoe Bend
Arie Sands l St. Maries
Audrey Nolan l Boise
Emily Hansen l Meridian
George Ngalamulume l Boise
Julia Hobson l Meridian
Karoline Woodhead l Boise
Kati Durkin l Boise
Kayla Cocozzo l Boise
Kelsey Wilcox l Kuna
Kerigan Morris l Homedale
Lauren Smyser l Parma
Lexi Wright l Middleton
Londan Wray l Boise
Mackenzie Roan l Boise
Malori Basye l Boise
Maurin Ranstrom l Lewiston
Micaela Connolly l Boise
STAFF
Adrean Cavener l Executive Director
Cyn Reneau l Dir. of Education/Development
Alix Hilton l Program Coordinator
CONTACT US
P.O. Box 738 l Boise, ID 83701
(208) 331-2060 l Office
(888) 331-2060 l Toll-Free
info@idahomethproject.org l Email
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ADVANCING THE MESSAGE
Idaho Meth Project Makes Waves in 2014
In 2014 the Idaho Meth Project continued many of its successful events – pool parties,
movie nights, and Spring Fling Safety Summits – but we flourished with several
new ventures too. 2014 saw our first alternative school graduation celebration at
Cassia High, ice skating at Idaho Ice World, skateboarding in Salmon, a teen concert
in Lincoln County, corn mazes in Meridian, an Idaho Drug Free Youth Block Party
in Coeur d’ Alene, and night skiing at Bogus Basin! Kudos to our dedicated Teen
Advisory Council for their support of these great outreach events.
Last year the NOT EVEN ONCE message was shared in over 200 presentations
throughout Idaho. While our primary focus remains middle, junior and senior high
schools, we also participated in three community forums in Lapwai, Kamiah, and
Rigby. 53% of the presentations were conducted in rural communities (population
less than 10,000). While vigorously promoting our Meth Prevention Lesson, we
also piloted Over-the-Counter/Prescription Drug Abuse materials in select schools
during the fall semester.
Thanks to a grant from the Millennium Fund, billboards were added in select areas
throughout Idaho. Impact Radio Group generously donated airtime for the Project’s
ads across six stations. Parents often use the billboards and radio ads as conversation
starters with their teens.
Our primary fundraiser once again was Givin’ Meth The Boot in Idaho Falls. Mountain
View Charity (Mountain View Hospital’s Foundation) was the signature sponsor for
the fifth year. Platinum sponsors were Cooper Norman, CWI, Ball Ventures/Snake
River Landing and Zion’s Bank. We were thrilled to have Governor C.L. “Butch”
Otter as our guest auctioneer again.
Many valued corporate, foundation, and individual partners also stepped up to aid
The Idaho Meth Project in its mission. The staff is humbled daily by the generosity
of Idahoans, from the personal $10 gift to larger foundation grants. The Idaho Meth
Project is fortunate to have such dedicated supporters in the communities we serve.
SECOND CHANCES
Idaho Meth Project Partners with Idaho Youth
ChalleNGe Academy
In 2014 we began an informal partnership with the
Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy. The Academy
is a statewide military-like residential program
located in Pierce, Idaho. Their motto is “We
believe in Second Chances”. Many of the teens
attending the six-month program have dropped out
of school, and often have a history of substance
abuse or come from homes where addiction is a
part of everyday life. We meet with the cadets prior to their graduation and present
the Meth Prevention Lesson. We also create dialogue and candid discussion about
their fears and concerns about returning home, challenges they will run into, and how
to avoid drug use. It has been so rewarding to interact with the cadets, and we look
forward to the opportunity to work with the 2015-1 and 2015-2 classes!
PROVIDING RESOURCES
Meth Prevention
Lesson Available
for Every School
The Meth Prevention Lesson is the
cornerstone of our education platform.
It is designed to be highly engaging
with the students, and utilizes our
methproject.org website materials.
Students learn the components of Meth,
its short- and long-term effects on the
body, and how its abuse affects family
and other personal relationships.
It is posted on Idaho Department of
Education’s website as an approved
resource for the Drug Abuse core
standards for g rades 7-12. A
complimentary CD copy of our Meth
Prevention Lesson was mailed to all
Idaho secondary schools in March. To
ensure that health and PE teachers are
comfortable utilizing it, training sessions
were offered at the Idaho Association of
Health, Physical Education, Recreation,
and Dance (IAHPERD) statewide
conference in August. Almost 100
teachers attended an education session!
TEENS ON THE MARCH
Students and Volunteers Get Involved
on Meth Awareness Day
On November 29th, Idahoans came together in a number of ways for Meth
Awareness Day. Teens in Nampa, Boise, and St. Maries rallied to bring
awareness to Meth addiction and its effects in the community. In Boise, teens
and volunteers met at the State Capitol and marched through the Saturday
Market, receiving cheers and honks as they walked. Teen Advisory Council
member Kayla Cocozzo and volunteer Jason Zimmerman both appeared on
one of two stories that ran on KTVB News Channel 7.
Cyn Reneau, Director of Education and Development, and Shane Anderson,
Idaho Meth Project’s 2014 Volunteer of the Year, conducted thirteen school
presentations that week sharing their personal stories and answering candid
questions from the students. Executive Director, Adrean Cavener, also appeared
on KID Newsradio 590 AM/92.1 FM in Idaho Falls to urge parents to talk to
their kids about the dangers of Meth use.
Meet the Staff
Cyn Reneau
Alix Hilton
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DIR. OF EDUCATION
AND DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM
COORDINATOR
Adrean joined the
Idaho Meth Project
as Executive Director
in August of 2014 and
brings over ten years of
experience in non-profit and government
work. She is ecstatic to head an incredible
team of staff and volunteers dedicated to
the work of the organization. Adrean lives
in Meridian with her husband, Luke, and
her stepson, Gunner.
Cyn began her efforts
with the Idaho Meth
Project as the Treasure
Valley’s Volunteer Chair
in 2008. She has been a staff member
since January 2012. Cyn is passionate
about educating Idaho’s teens and sharing
the NOT EVEN ONCE message with teens.
When she’s not ‘on the road’ visiting
schools, Cyn calls Meridian her home.
She is the mother of two daughters,
Whitney and Karuna.
A l i x re j o i n e d t h e
Idaho Meth Project as
Program Coordinator
in January of 2014.
Alix was an intern in 2012 while on summer
break from the University of Idaho. She
is now a college graduate with degrees
in Family Life, Food and Nutrition, and
Psychology. Alix oversees our community
outreach and the Teen Advisory Council.
Letters to Idaho Meth Project Staff and Volunteers
“
Thank you for sharing your story. I know what it is like
living around/with a meth addict. My dad used to do meth
but stopped around the time I was three but by that time I
was living with my soon-to-be stepdad. It makes me happy
to learn more about the drug. Thank you.
”
5
juvenile detention facilities
received Meth education
schools received Meth Prevention presentations
Lesson presentations
19,159
teens were educated by the Meth
Prevention Lesson
“
- student
“
Our presentation was to a group of At Risk kids on a Friday right
before school got out - a difficult time - but the students were engulfed
by Cyn’s story. She did an awesome job and I feel she really impacted
our students. Her presentation was a wonderful kick off for our Red
Ribbon Week.
”
- principal
I wish I had contacted the Idaho meth project earlier…your presentation answered a lot of questions all the way to legalization of
marijuana. Great job. I wish the whole school was able to hear this presentation. It was nice to have small intimate classes listening
because even shy kids asked questions. Well done.
”
57%
- teacher
of school presentations
were conducted in low
income schools
$100K
61
www.IdahoMethProject.org
Adrean Cavener
IDAHO GIVES THANKS
Staff and volunteers at the Meth March starting at the Idaho State Capitol.
72
SMALL BUT MIGHTY
community events held to involve
teens in drug-free activities
www.IdahoMethProject.org
raised at Givin’ Meth the
Boot event in Idaho Falls
69,605
Idahoans visited our
website
56%
decline in teen Meth
use in Idaho since 2007