News From Morell Prince Edward Island
Morell SAVE Chapter
Posted:Thursday 31st January 2008 07:08 (Updated: Monday 4th February 2008 11:42)
This is the first year for the Morell SAVE Chapter and the group is hard at work with plans and activites.
- Currently there are 8 members in the Morell Chapter. The President is Kelsey Doucette. Meetings are held every Thursday. Three school staff take turns working with facilitator Maxine MacLennan as school liaisons. They are John D. Farrell, Carolyn Pendergast and Brenda Myers.
- This is the first year for the Morell Chapter so we are concentrating on getting to know each other and deciding what to do as a group.
- SAVE Week Nov. 27 - Dec. 1st: An Assembly was held. President Kelsey Doucette hosted the event and introduced the speakers. Constable Earl Woods spoke to us on relationship violence and its many forms and Maxine MacLennan introduced the new chapter and thanked the school for inviting SAVE to be a part of the Morell community. The event was covered by the press.
- Gemini Screen Printing owner Dave Beaton presented the students with new pink T-shirts. The colour pink was chosen in support of the anti-bullying campaign started in Nova Scotia.
- Students raised money for activities by selling SAVE bracelets to their fellow students. They raised $87.00. They will be taking orders for pink T-shirts for Family Violence Prevention Week.
- Morell SAVE students are currently working on radio commercials to be aired during March break and at Graduation
