Write a commentThe Oswego County SAFE Fair via Zoom this coming Wednesday and Thursday, October 21st and 22nd is hosted for the 7th year by the VOW Foundation.
Again, this event is free and prizes will be awarded for gift cards to Dunkin Donuts, Subway, Stewarts, GJP Italian Eatery, Dominos, CMOO and many more. Registration includes an entry. Be sure to register at www.vow-foundation.org/event. Registration is free but required. The Zoom link will be provided by e-mail.
Live Presentations scheduled for Wednesday, October 21st run from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and change at 30 minute intervals. Topics include Mental Health, Substances, Addiction and Wellness. Interactive Games are for all ages and provide valuable information! The Schedule includes Wellness During Quarantine with Kdee Raflowski of Integrity Counseling, Talk Saves Lives with Karen Heisig of the AFSP, an interactive game, Kahoot! Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault & Substance Abuse with Katie Petro from OCO SAF, The Facts About E-Cigs & Vaping with Eric Stranack of Farnham Family Services, Mindfulness Practice with Katherine Strieter and the CARE students from CiTi BOCES, Poison Prevention Updates During the Covid Pandemic with Lee Livermore of Upstate New York Poison Center, an interactive game, Kahoot! Tobacco Marketing and Reality Check with Melissa Potter of the Tobacco-Free CNY Program, and Living in Unprecedented Times: Narcotics and a Pandemic with Shane LaVigne, Oswego County High Intensity Drug Traffic Area (HIDTA) Drug Intelligence Officer. There will be time for Q&A following most sessions.
Live Presentations scheduled for Thursday, October 22nd starting at 2:00 p.m. include How Community Coalitions Fight Substance Abuse with Tyler Ahart from the Oswego County Prevention Coalition. NARCAN Training provided by Sarah Banach of Farnham Family Services at 2:30 p.m., arrangements will be made to provide kits, LGBTQIA+ Resources for Parents, Allies and Questioning Individuals in Oswego County presented by Cheyanne Velasquez and Alexander DeSacia with OCO’s Youth Health Advocate Program (YHAP), Local Treatment Options for Substance Use Disorder with Alan Francis of Farnham Family Services, an interactive game Kahoot: Oswego County Resource Trivia with Cheyanne Velasquez of OCO’s YHAP, The Community of AA/NA, presented by Anthony Caputa and Guest, Family Advocate with Hillside Family of Agencies Serenity Hellinger will present Strategies to Support Virtual Learning.
All presentations will be recorded live and will be made available to registered guests in the near future on the VOW website. Registration is free and required at www.vow-foundation.org/event.
Spotlight Interviews will premiere on YouTube and the VOW Website on Tuesday, October 20. Spotlight Interviews were held by Teresa Woolson, President of VOW Foundation recently. Learn more about community service agencies and volunteers with Farnham Family Services, Road2Recovery CNY, Victory Transformation, Helio Health, OCO Clubhouse, Recovery Peers, Kristina’s House of Hope, OCO Crisis Hotline and Erie Shore Judicial Services. Learn about the valuable services available and how to access them.
Drawings for prizes using registration entries as well as entries during the event, will take place during and following the event. Please enter your name and email address into the CHAT feature during each presentation for extra entries. Prizes will also be awarded following the Interactive Games Kahoot!
The VOW Foundation, formed in 2013 following the death of Victor Orlando Woolson from Synthetic Drugs, is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization. Register for the event at www.vow-foundation.org/event. For more information, check out the website or Facebook page. To contact Teresa Woolson, call (315) 402-6119 or email board@vow-foundation.org.
