Thank you to all who made the Council’s 20th Annual Summit such a success: honorees, attendees, presenters, speakers, exhibiters, and Cou ncil staff. Thanks also to the New Jersey Prevention Network and Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey for providing additional event staff for the Summit. To Lynn Edwards, a special thank you, for her moving remarks and for presenting the W. Cary Edwards State Volunteer of the Year Award to Laurie Smith of Atlantic County.

The Council is appreciative to all who provided Summit evaluations which, from their review, leads us to conclude the Summit was indeed a success: 86 percent of attendees found the overall quality of the Summit to be outstanding or excellent; 85 percent found the keynote speech to be outstanding or excellent; and others were similarly pleased with the Summit management, registration process, and even the Summit’s food and beverage.

PHOTOGRAPHS

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Lynn Edwards (l), presenting the first-ever W. Cary Edwards State Volunteer of the Year Award to Laurie Smith of Atlantic County. Acting Executive Director John Hulick (r)	Eric Arauz, Keynote Speaker "An American Resurrection: One Man's Pilgrimage from Child Abuse and Mental Illness to Salvation." To learn more: www.ericarauz.com

SUMMIT FEEDBACK


“One of the best GCADA summits; excellent speakers and topics, gave me hope for the future of prevention and treatment.”

“I overall loved this conference and I look forward to attending many many more.”

“My first time here. I was very impressed. Amazing all the knowledge in this room and used for a common cause.”

“Keynote speaker was great! He did an excellent job talking about need to remember ‘the person’ we work with and he included ‘his story’ which personalized the message. A message that reminds the volunteers why they are volunteering in prevention.”


WORKSHOPS


Many requested workshop presentations be made available which the Council is pleased to provide as follows:

Leadership and You – Perfect Together (CADCA presentation) (NCADD-NJ presentation)

Opportunities in New Jersey New Anti-bullying Bill of Rights--What’s it all about?

Involve and Connect Your Coalition with Law Enforcement

Social-Emotional and Character Development (SECD): Keeping Kids Drug-Free and On-Task in the Classroom

Current Statewide Drug Trends

Recovery Support Programs in New Jersey


Thank you again to all who made the 20th Annual Summit such a success. We look forward to seeing you at the 21st Annual Summit next September, stay tuned for details!!