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Building Bridges ... Changing Lives
On Dec. 4, 2007, author and speaker Paul
Vitale presented a free program called “Building
Bridges ... Changing Lives.”
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Sponsors
CHARACTER COUNTS!
ARC of Martin County
Boys and Girls Clubs of Martin County
Children’s Services Council of Martin County
Children’s Services Council of St. Lucie County
Circuit 19 Juvenile Justice Council
Lyric Theatre
Martin County DJJ Council
Martin County Interagency Coalition
Martin County School District
Planned Parenthood of Greater Miami, Palm Beach and the
Treasure Coast
Project Northland
Safe & Drug Free Schools
Shared Services Network of Martin County
Tykes & Teens
United Way of Martin County
The Whole Child Connection Inc. |
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Read asbout
Paul Vitale's
2005
visit to Martin County:
Event shows how
you can be a hero |
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Family Ties:
Surviving the Teenage
Years
This presentation on Sept. 5, 2007,
was designed to
help parents and teenagers bridge the gap between them.
Susan Dockerill, founder of Life
Works Parenting Tools, presented the program. She hit on
these key points:
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Strategies for verbal defense
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Staying calm in difficult
situations
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Confronting major problems
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Hearing what your teen is
really saying
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Helping your teenager cope
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How to spend quality time
together without the attitude
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How to handle friends you have
concerns about
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How to handle the first real
heartbreak
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Redirecting Children/Teens’
Behavior
A follow-up to the Family Ties
presentation was a series of five follow-up workshops
co-sponsored by CHARACTER COUNTS! and the Library
Foundation of Martin County.
The free workshops (which are full) were a $395 value,
with just a
$20 charge per parent to cover the cost of a textbook
and workbook.
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Ethics in the Workplace
On Aug. 14, 2007, CHARACTER COUNTS!
presented
“The Conflicted Employee,” another in its series of
professional seminars designed to help managers increase
productivity, decrease costs and maintain ethical
standards.
Nationally renowned speaker Cindy
Krosky led presentation, which was held at the Wolf
High-Technology Center on the Chastain Campus of IRCC.
“The Conflicted Employee” explored
how to handle employees and situations that “test the
limits.”
“Employers and employees often
struggle to understand what actions are ‘right’ and what
actions are ‘wrong,’” Ms. Krosky said. “Together we will
examine ethical issues faced in the workplace and
methods for properly handling the touchiest of
subjects.”
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Above, Cynthia
Krosky
with CHARACTER COUNTS!
director Holly Laiben.
Cynthia Krosky's Web
site:
acespeaks.com |
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Pioneering educator Erin Gruwell
delivers inspiration |
Erin Gruwell brought the
inspiring story of the Freedom Writers to a free
event Dec. 6, 2006, at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart. About
350 people – including many parents, children,
educators and social services providers – attended
the event.
Gruwell is a pioneering
educator who took a classroom of students no other
teacher wanted, who were filled with hopelessness,
and transformed their lives.
Erin Gruwell is joined by one of
the Freedom Writers, Robyn Marotta (second from right),
and several youngsters from an NAACP group who attended
the event. |
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Read more
about
the event
Stuart News
article
Freedom Writers site
Movie preview
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GET YOUR 'ACT' TOGETHER!
On Oct. 24, 2006, CHARACTER COUNTS! welcomed Jones Loflin back to
Martin County for another enriching professional
seminar.
In 2005, Jones explained that "Herding
Cats is not Impossible" (see below). A year later,
CHARACTER COUNTS! brought him back to present his program
"Juggling Elephants," showing participants how to be the
ringmaster of their work and life arenas.
This professional seminar was
designed to help participants:
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Take action based on purpose.
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Lead with character, clarity and confidence.
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Engage others to work as a team.
It was held at
the Wolf High-Technology Center on the Chastain Campus
of IRCC, Stuart.
For further
information, visit:
JonesLoflin.com
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JugglingElephants.com
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HOW TO BE A HERO
Parents, children and community members explored their "Hero Within”
when nationally renowned
speaker Paul Vitale brought his inspirational message to
Stuart.
Vitale presented his program, "A
Hero Within"
in a free event Nov. 15, 2005, at the Lyric
Theatre. Through his experiences with people from
corporate boardrooms to homeless shelters, Paul has
encountered the seeds of heroism. In his dynamic
presentation, Paul explained
how to achieve heroism on many levels.
In addition to the free community
event at the Lyric Theatre, Vitale also addressed
students at Martin County’s four middle schools and the
Boys & Girls Clubs.
Several local organizations teamed
up to sponsor this event: CHARACTER COUNTS!, Shared
Services Network, Children’s Services Council, Safe &
Drug Free Schools, Martin County Interagency Coalition,
21st Century Grant, Lyric Theatre, McDonald’s. |
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Article from
The Stuart News:
Speaker out to help
Martin County
adults and kids
make sense of life |
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HERDING CATS IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE
Jones Loflin, a nationally known
speaker, author and consultant, helped show members of
the Martin County business community that “Herding Cats
Is Not Impossible.”
CHARACTER COUNTS!, a program of the
United Way of Martin County, presented the business
forum on Oct. 20, 2005, at the Wolf High-Technology
Center at the IRCC Chastain Campus in Stuart.
The four-hour “Herding Cats”
seminar offered advice on how employers can maximize the
productivity of every worker and minimize the time lost
to personality issues.
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Pictured above: CC! chairman Duane Raab with
Jones Loflin
Event sponsors:
Fidelity Federal Bank & Trust
Florida Power & Light
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HOMELESS TO HARVARD
 Liz
Murray's life is a triumph over adversity and a stunning example
of the importance of dreaming big.
CHARACTER COUNTS! brought Liz Murray and
her inspirational message to Martin County to address an
audience filled with business leaders, at-risk youth and
struggling adults. Murray is subject of the movie "Homeless to
Harvard" and the winner of Oprah Winfrey's "Chutzpah Award." The
inspirational event, held Oct. 9, 2004, at the Grace Place,
collected 900 pounds of food for local food banks and also
served as the official kickoff of the United Way campaign. |
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 WHAT
IS RUDENESS
COSTING YOUR BUSINESS?
Dozens of leaders from area businesses and
nonprofit organizations minded their manners at a seminar called
"What is rudeness costing your business" on Sept. 30, 2003. The
program emphasized the “profitability of civility.”
Ann Humphries, a nationally recognized management consultant and
the president of Eticon Inc. Etiquette Consultants for Business,
led participants through discussions about how rude behavior
affects customers and co-workers.
The group examined the perils of gossip, unreturned phone
messages, abrupt e-mails, interruptions, keeping people waiting
and being untidy. On the flip side, participants talked about
the rewards of such admirable behavior as communicating clearly,
being honest, being on time for meetings, showing appreciation,
and having a sense of humor.
This seminar was hosted by CHARACTER COUNTS! and sponsored in
part by First National Bank & Trust Co. |
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 WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?
CHARACTER COUNTS! Board president Duane
Raab with Patrick Grady, who presented the "Who Moved My
Cheese?" program in May 2003. |
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