Fit & Healthy St. Mary's - Health & Fitness Expo!

The official flyer for this Sunday's Health & Fitness Expo!
Hope to see you there!

Meeting Tonight: Healthy St. Mary's Partnership

 

All are welcome to attend tonight's meeting of the

Community Initiative for A Healthy St. Mary's

at the Lexington Park Library at 5:30 p.m.

Participants can assist in community level efforts

surrounding obesity, chronic disease,

tobacco use and substance abuse.

Hope to see you there!

PROM Time!

WHOA - NOT a pretty picture!

Prom time -

make it something you will want to remember,

not something you want to forget!

Dresses, tuxedos, flowers, hair appointments, dinner reservations, where to take the photos, and after prom party plans - a whole lot going on!

We aren't going to lecture you and tell you to not drink - you can make choices which are right for you. So if your prom plans do include drinking alcohol, please be careful. Excessive or binge drinking can have disastrous results ... and hugging the toilet is minor compared to what can happen.

Be SAFE! Here are some awesome suggestions:

1. Designated drivers or limo services = awesome!
2. Be careful of your intake - too much, too fast can be too much.
3. Buddy System - you learned about it in kindergarten and it's still a solid plan.
4. Keep your phone close.
5. Listen to your intuition - if you have even the slightest feeling that you're in the wrong place at the wrong time, then make a new plan and get rolling.

Winner of the JUST for TODAY CONTEST!

This was Katherine's winning post
on the Can You Afford It? Facebook Page:

 

I knew someone who ...

"... drank all types of alcohol when he was very young

and did it a lot. Now, he is an alcoholic

and has massive brain damage because of his drinking.

He was so bad off at one time

that he was in the hospital and he checked himself out

because he "needed" a drink.

To this day he needs help from a his family

because the drinking did permanent damage to his brain."

 

JUST for TODAY CONTEST! You Just May WIN!

Entries may be submitted all day today -

right through midnight -

Tuesday, April, 23, 2013!

Send in submission or post to qualify

to WIN the $25 Gift Card to Starbucks!

Play It Safe Down on the Island!

The Tiki Bar Opening marks the kick-off of spring/summer on Solomons Island and once again, a terrific group of concerned citizens with be heading up the designated driver program. Thousands of people will swarm the island this Friday and Saturday from Southern Maryland and beyond - by car, motorcycle, bicycle, shuttle, bus, cab, limo, boat, and on foot - to party with the masses. Enjoy everyone, but please, please, please be careful.

As in previous years, the designated driver program is sponsored by Bob Hall LLC, Anheuser Busch, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, the Maryland State Police, the Calvert Alliance Against Substance Abuse and the Calvert and St. Mary’s counties Community Traffic Safety programs. Because the designated drivers play a key role in helping to keep people safe, each DD will win a prize immediately and will also be entered into one of the drawings for the grand prizes. For more information, click HERE.

You can pick up your car, motorcycle,

bicycle, or boat the following day.

It's worth it ... it really is.

 

Please Play it Safe!

 

Want to Be Part of the Community Alcohol Coalition?

A dedicated group of people, mostly volunteers, attends monthly meetings of the Community Alcohol Coalition (CAC). This group of professionals, educators, business owners, county government employees, students, marketing professionals, media representatives, and law enforcement meet on a monthly basis to discuss the ongoing efforts for creating awareness on the dangers of underage and/or binge drinking within our community. Each person brings so much to the table during brainstorming sessions about the best ways communicate our message - a message which may save lives.

The CAC could use your help!

If you are interested in becoming part of this important community outreach, please join us for the upcoming meeting on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Health Connections in the Outpatient Pavilion of MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. Your ideas, enthusiasm, talents, and participation are most welcome and appreciated!

Hope to see you on Tuesday!