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SEPTEMBER 2010

September 1 - National Day of Service . . . Inspiring Innovations . . . Caring - Young person places high value on helping other people . . . more

AUGUST 2010

August 25 - Global Learning Assessment Tool . . . Get Your Well On: Visit Well . . . Self-Esteem - Young person reports that “my life has a purpose”. . . . more

August 18 - CincyAfterSchool Welcomes the 2010-2011 School Year . . . The Great Outdoor Weekend . . . Responsibility - Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility . . . more

August 11 - Price Hill Back-to-School Fair . . . Build a Future, Change a Community . . . The Responsibility Project . . . External Asset - Constructive Use of Time - Creative Activities . . . more

August 4 - Coming to a Sidewalk Near You! . . . Youth Speak 2010 . . . Scholarship Fair . . . External Asset - Support Caring School Climate . . . more

JULY 2010

July 28 - Build a Future, Change a Community . . . Diabetes Prevention . . . Meet Mwalimu Keita . . . Internal Asset - Positive Values - Caring . . . more

July 21 - Volunteer Opportunity . . . A Brighter Future Conference . . . Congratulations, Kerry! . . . Internal Asset - Positive Identity - Sense of Purpose . . . more

July 14 - Congratulations Ohio! . . . Putting Prevention to Work . . . Jumping to the Top! . . . Internal Asset - Commitment to Learning - Achievement Motivation . . . more

July 9 - Educator Expo . . . Lights, Camera, Learning! . . . Service Learning Success . . . Internal Asset - Commitment to Learning - Reading for Pleasure . . . more

JUNE 2010

June 30 - Congratulations Carson! . . . Blast-Off with iSPACE . . . Citizens Police Academy . . . External Asset - Constructive Use of Time - Youth Programs . . . more

June 25 - Paddlefest EcoArt . . . Can you say Timber! . . . Global Summer Fun . . . External Asset - Support Positive Family Communication . . . more

June 17 - Go Vibrant! . . . Healthy Children Bill . . . Historical Ice Cream Social! . . . External Asset - Boundaries and Expectations - High Expectations . . . more

June 9 - Global Portrait . . . Juneteenth Festival . . . Happy Father's Day . . . External Asset - Empowerment Community Values Youth . . . more

June 3 - CSY Mentoring Program . . . CSY Staff: Jesse Draud . . . CSY Staff: Brian Jaffee . . . Internal Asset - Social Competencies - Planning and Decision Making . . . more

MAY 2010

May 28 - Character Awards Honorees Shine . . . Character Seminar . . . Summer Spruce Up! . . . Internal Asset - Social Competencies - Cultural Competence . . . more

May 20 - Congratulations All-Stars! . . . Spotlight on Sayler Park! . . . U Give Summer Internships . . . Internal Asset - Positive Values - Honesty . . . more

May 5 - 2010 Summer Institute! . . . 2010 Character Awards . . . Global Learning Conference . . . Internal Asset - Positive Values - Caring . . . more

APRIL 2010

April 28 - Youth in City Government! . . . AfterSchool Advocates . . . Need Technical Assistance? . . . Internal Asset - Positive Values - Responsibility . . . more

April 22 - The 2010 Summer Institute! . . . Unite to Ignite! . . . Welcome Sara Lewis! . . . External Asset - Boundaries and Expectations - School Boundaries . . . more

April 8 - Congratulations Cherese! . . . Daisy Mae and Super Saturdays! . . . Child Abuse Prevention . . . Internal Asset - Positive Values - Integrity . . . more

MARCH 2010

March 24 - Putting Prevention to Work! . . . Scholarship Opportunity . . . Community Resource Fair . . . Internal Asset - Positive Values - Restraint . . . more

March 17 - Walking School Bus . . . Kids in the Kitchen . . . Historic Easter Egg Hunt . . . External Asset Support - Caring School . . . more

March 10 - Mosaic Youth Theatre visits Douglass . . . Bi-Okoto Grand Reopening . . . Citizens Police Academy . . . External Asset Support - Caring Neighborhood . . . more

FEBRUARY 2010

February 26 - 2010 Young Women's Summit . . . Calling Teen Filmmakers! . . . CincyAfterSchool Youth Councils . . . Asset #40 Internal Asset Positive Identity - Positive View of Personal Future . . . more

February 17 - All Kids Deserve A's . . . Uptown Arts Offers Free Classes . . . Hays-Porter Family Prom . . . Asset #22 External Asset Support - Positive Family Communication . . . more

February 11 - Character Award Nominations . . . Celebrate Presidents Day . . . President Obama on Mentoring . . . Asset #23 Internal Asset - Commitment to Learning - Homework . . . more

February 5 - Healthy Habits for 2010 . . . Thank You Rumpke! . . . Superbowl Sunday . . . Asset #17 External Asset Constructive Use of Time - Creative Activities . . . more

JANUARY 2010

January 27 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service . . . Volunteer Opportunities . . . CincyAfterSchool Tutoring . . . Asset #1-External Asset Support - Family Support . . . more

January 20 - Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities . . . Aid through Service Learning . . . A Cavemen at Riverview East? . . . Asset #38 - Internal Asset Positive Identity - Self-Esteem . . . more

January 7 - CincyAfterSchool Special Agents! . . . January is National Mentoring Month . . . Winter Weather Closures . . . Asset #35 - Internal Asset Social Competencies - Resistance Skills . . . more