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U P C O M I N G E V E N T S
:
Multicultural
Volunteer Recruitment Social
Event hosted
by SCAN's CASA
Program
June 6,
2010
SCAN at the
Alexandria Symphony Children's Festival
14th Annual
Tee-Off "Fore" Children & Families Golf
Tournament
June 17, 2010
SCAN Volunteer
Appreciation Event
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MAY 2010
Thank
you to everyone who helped kick off our 2010
Northern Virginia Child Abuse Prevention
Campaign Pause for a Child last
month! We successfully reached
thousands of community members
through our public education materials, radio
shows and media coverage. (Not to mention our
fast-growing Facebook cause!)
May is National Mental Health
Month, a relevant opportunity to
consider the importance of mental health for
both child  ren and parents in our
community. Board Member Mary Kudless, MSN,
recently taped an interview with
Comcast Local/CNN Headline News highlighting
the importance of positive parenting as a way to
ensure children's mental health and SCAN's
public education efforts to support positive
parenting. Mary is the Deputy Director for
the Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services
Board.
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 A SPECIAL EVENT TO FIND
SPECIAL VOLUNTEERS
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 SCAN SPEAKS IN THE ALEXANDRIA
TIMES
Last week, the Alexandria Times
published a Letter to the Editor from SCAN's
Executive Director Diane Charles. The letter
commented on the recent
Pediatrics report that provided the best
evidence yet that spanking children causes
aggression later in childhood. Diane's letter brought attention to the
report, but also to SCAN's Pause for a Child campaign and the
need for parent support resulting in healthier,
nurturing forms of discpline. The letter was
able to suggest readers learn more about SCAN's
4 parent support groups in
Alexandria and Fairfax.
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 EVERYONE
CAN SUPPORT SCAN AT OUR ANNUAL GOLF
TOURNAMENT
Consider
all of your choices! In just 1 month
you could be:
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Playing 18 holes of golf, sharing a cart
and enjoying lunch and the Awards Dinner for
only $300
> Enrolling in a 2-hour
instructional golf clinic
and attending the Awards Dinner for only
$100
> Joining the fun under the Westfields
Pavilion for the Awards
Dinner for only $20
> RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!
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SCAN
REACHING PARENTS THROUGH PROGRAMS AND
PUBLICATIONS
SCAN's Public Education Program continues to
provide critical support to parents in our area,
through parenting classes, support groups and
playgroups.
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 WE KNOW THE VALUE OF
VOLUNTEERS!
Mark your calendars for SCAN's
Volunteer Appreciation Event on
June 17, 2010. A formal invitation will be sent
later this
month.
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WHO IS SCAN?
MEET LINDA, A 10-YEAR CASA
VOLUNTEER
 Linda Johnson was
sworn-in as a CASA volunteer in April
2000. Over the past 10 years she has
advocated for over 20 children in Alexandria, and
has become one of the program's most reliable and
committed volunteers.
Being a CASA volunteer is a demanding
endeavor, yet Linda often willingly takes on a new
case as an existing case is finishing
up, and has reported some of the highest
number of volunteer hours during a given
month.
Linda is known for her
comprehensive approach to advocacy, making
sure that she has covered all bases in order to
provide invaluable information for the
Judge.
SCAN and the children of Alexandria and
Arlington are so fortunate to have Linda as a
volunteer!
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