ANNOUNCING NEW VMCC BOARD

The Vienna-Madison Community Coalition announces a new Board of Directors as of May 1, 2011.

President: Heather Barber
Vice President: Suzanne LeFrancois
Secretary: Amy Currin
Treasurer: Mark Hinnenkamp

At Large:
Edythe Kelleher
Alison Noll
Sharmila Rao

Please join the community in welcoming the new Board and support them in the work of the VMCC.

Report on the 2011 VMCC/Concerned Parents Action Plan

Parents, students, and community members are invited to comment and become involved in the VMCC:

We encourage you to join one of the parent work groups:

• Parent Awareness and Parent Enabling
• Youth Involvement
• Enforcement and Monitoring
• Communications/Community Outreach
• Future Parent Programs – vote on future parent forums

For further information, please contact Heather Barber, VMCC President at president@viennacommunitycoalition.com

NEWS RELEASE - Tentative date set for May 14 - Project Stick Shock

Project Sticker Shock: Taking a Stand Against Underage Drinking

Over the past several years, students from Madison High School and Marshall High School have spent part of their Saturday morning in March warning adults that it is illegal to purchase and provide alcohol to anyone under 21. The youth, accompanied by adults and police officers, visit local stores (shown here at Magruder’s of Vienna) to place stop sign warning stickers on beer cases, wine coolers and other packaged alcohol products that might appeal to young drinkers. The Vienna-Madison Community Coalition coordinates the local Project Sticker Shock, an educational program of the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Other sponsors have included Madison’s Student Government Association and SADD Club, Marshall’s Octagon Club, Town of Vienna and Fairfax County police departments, Town of Vienna-Parks and Recreation, the Fairfax County Public Schools Student Safety and Wellness Office, and the Fairfax Countywide Initiative to Reduce Underage Drinking.

For more information, contact:

Vienna Madison Community Coalition (VMCC)
Email: board@viennacommunitycoalition.com
Website: www.viennacommunitycoalition.com
Unified Prevention Coalition Website: www.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org

Announcements ...

FCPS Survey Results are in!

Click here ... to review the FCPS Survey Results specific to respondents from Madison High School.

Who We Are & Our Mission ...

VMCC was launched in 1995 as a community coalition under the Safe and Drug Free Youth Section of Fairfax County Public Schools. Community members such as the police, health, faith leaders, youth, businesses, the media, principals from the pyramids' schools, teachers, parents and other community leaders are invited to work with the VMCC. Our mission is to develop and implement a community-wide partnership that promotes a drug, alcohol, and violence-free environment for all our children and youth within the school boundaries of the Greater-Vienna School community.

What We Do ...

The Coalition has a number of goals that it has targeted for the coming year to raise parental and student awareness on such issues as -

	Cyber bullying
	Depression and Suicide
	Drugs
	Gangs
	Inhalants
	Internet safety
	Peer Pressure
	Underage Drinking
	Teen Health and Sexuality

The VMCC provides information and resources to parents and students through forums, presentations by experts, and working with students, sharing brochures and materials, and hosting a website with important links to other, credible websites that can inform and help.

Where and When We Meet ...

The VMCC Board meets monthly. The agenda includes a short review of VMCC business and then breaks out into working subcommittees when applicable.

The VMCC Board monthly meeting dates for the 2010-2011 school year:

Wednesday, May 11

Wednesday, June 8

What's News ...

Parents and Teens, Know the Law ...Virginia is a "Zero Tolerance" state, first offenses are chargeable.

It is a class 1 misdemeanor for anyone under 21 to buy, consume, or possess any alcoholic beverage. Penalties, upon conviction, include: a minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service, loss of driver's license for 6-12 months, up to 12 months in jail, and possible expulsion from school. The additional penalty for driving after illegally consuming alcohol is mandatory loss of a driver's license for one year or a delay in obtaining a first driver's license. For use of a fake ID to purchase an alcoholic beverage, the additional penalty is loss of a driver's license for up to one year. For more information, click on this image to visit out website.