2016-2017 SADD Club Meeting Dates
The SADD Club will meet immediately after school on the following Mondays in the Media Center:
August 29th
September 12th & 26th
October 10th & 24th
November 7th & 21st
December 5th
January 9th & 23rd
February 6th & 27th
March 13th & 27th
April 24th
May 8th & 22nd
Additional meetings may be called when special activities and projects are taking place.
The SADD Club conducts/participates in many community service projects throughout the school year. Please find below a list of event/activities on the calendar for 2016 thus far:
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Red Ribbon Week began after the kidnapping, torture and brutal murder of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena in 1985. Agent Camarena had been working undercover in Guadalajara, Mexico for over four years.His efforts led to a tip that resulted in the discovery of a multimillion dollar narcotics manufacturing operation in Chihuahua, Mexico. The successful eradication of this and other drug production operations angeredleaders of several drug cartels who sought revenge. As a result, they murdered key informants and then, on February 7, 1985, theykidnapped Agent Camarenaand his pilot Captain Alfredo Zavala-Avelar (taken separately on the same day).After DEA Agent Camarena and Captain Zavala-Avelar were kidnapped, the DEA launched a massive investigation. The agents found local law enforcement uncooperative at best. DEA Administrator Jack Lawn and US Attorney General Edwin Meese sought greater support from Mexican officials including the Mexican Attorney General but to no avail. Orders from US Customs Commissioner William von Raab effectively closed the US/Mexico border for days putting pressure on the Mexican government to assist.
Soon, representatives of the Mexican Federal Judicial Police (MFJP) presented a tip to DEA Agents claiming that Agent Camarena had been mistakenly kidnapped by a man and his three sons. The MFJP informed the agents that a raid of the man's ranch in Angostura would take place the following morning and invited them to come. However,the MFJP raided the ranch before DEA agents arrived. During the raid, they shot and killed five individuals. Not long after, a passerbydiscovered the bodies of both Agent Camarena and Captain Zavala-Avelar by the side of the road not far from the ranch.
The DEA's investigation revealed that Agent Camarena had been tortured extensively before he was murdered. Audiotapes of the tortureshowed that medical doctors actually kept Agent Camarena alive in order to continue the interrogation. Evidence collected revealed that both Agent Camarena and Captain Zavala-Avelar were initially buried in one location and then moved to the ranch where they were found.
The dramatic events that followed Agent Camarena's disappearance were chronicled in national media here at home. They exposed the dark world of drug trafficking including how far drug traffickers would go to maintain power and control.
In Agent Camarena's home town, Calexico, CA, the public outpouring of support turned in to an organized community response in which citizens dawned red ribbons.They became a voice for prevention in order to reduce the demand for illegal drugs and illegal use of legal drugs in America. The following year the California State PTA adopted the Red Ribbon Campaign. Then, in 1988, Red Ribbon Week was recognized nationally with President Ronald and First Lady Nancy Reagan serving as the Honorary Chairs.
Today, the Red Ribbon Celebration brings millions of people together to raise awareness regarding the need for alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention, early intervention, and treatment services. It is the largest, most visible prevention awareness campaign observed annually in the USA..
The BCHS SADD Club is Sponsoring
A
Food Drive
For
HELP of Beaufort
September 1st – September 30th
Boxes are in the Front Office or bring your donations to the meetings.
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Furniture Warehouse Coat & Jacket Drive
October 19th – December 11th
The BCHS SADD Club is sponsoring a coat, jacket, hoodie, sweatshirt, and sweater drive to assist Furniture Warehouse in efforts to help those in need in Beaufort County.
Part of the donations this year will be sent to flooded areas
in South Carolina.
Donations may be left off in the front office and will picked up
weekly to transport to Furniture Warehouse.
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Sign-Up for Wake Up South Carolina!
Tuesday, November 24th
3 pm – 5 pm (set-up– 3 students can ride down with Mrs. Grooms and should meet her in the BCHS parking lot at 2:30 pm)
5 pm – 7 pm
7 pm – 9 pm
9 pm – 10 pm (clean-up)
Wednesday, November 26th
Noon – 3 pm (3students can ride down with Mrs.Grooms and should meet her in the BCHS parking lot at 11:30 am)
3 pm – 6 pm
6 pm – 9 pm
9 pm – 10 pm (clean-up)
Remember, we will be serving hot beverages outdoors so dress appropriately for weather. We will serve until 10 pm each night or until supplies run out for the day. If you are coming down for a late shift, be sure to call me at 843-252-6364 to make sure we are still operating. When going to the Welcome Center, you must actually go into Georgia and turn around and come back into SC to get to the Welcome Center. Students riding down with Mrs. Grooms must remain for the entire night unless parents will be picking them up early. Pizza will be ordered each night for a meal.
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Toys for Tots
SADD and the BCHS MCJROTC
Is
Sponsoring Toys for Tots
From December 1st through December 16th
All donations should be taken to the MCJROTC classroom.
Small, new, unwrapped toys for all ages.
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American Education Week – November 16th – November 20th
SADD will be honoring the administration, faculty & staff
On
November 17
By
Providing fruit for them to have throughout the day.
Bags of apples, oranges, grapes, pears, bananas, grapes, or other fruits
are needed to make this happen. All donations should be left in the front office on the morning of the 17th.
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Operation Christmas Child
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
6 PM
BCHS Cafeteria
Students, parents, guardians, faculty, staff and community members
are invited to join in on filling shoeboxes with goodies to send all around the world.
Items needed are individually wrapped hard candy, pencils, crayons, bars of soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs/brushes, small toys, socks, gloves, and postcards of our area (non-military toys and no postcards of
our military installations).
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