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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on October 5, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Thanks to all the teachers out there!

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on October 5, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Real Self Defense

Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 30, 2010 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Look: Josu Tina Jackson is in the paper!

City preps for the ‘real thing’

Volunteers prepare…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 30, 2010 at 3:35pm — 1 Comment

Get your Kids Excited about Reading

Island Books is hosting P.J. Story Time
Second Saturdays at 6:30 pm

This story time is for ages 3-7 years

Saturday, October 9th Norm Brecke

Saturday,November 13th Nancy Stewart

Saturday, December 11th Margaret Read MacDonald

for more info please contact Island Books 206-232-6920, islandbooks@seanet.com

Added by Krista Wells on September 29, 2010 at 2:16pm — No Comments

When the kids are afriad: Self Defense is listening to kids: reposted by request

When the kids are afraid? Self Defense is listening to kids.

*originally Posted by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on February 5, 2010 at 3:30pm

Today there was an incident which involved the police and resulted in the kids at IMS and Island Park to go into the "lockdown" mode.

When something like this happens the kids come in and… Continue

Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 29, 2010 at 1:37pm — No Comments

What would you do to make a difference?

Hello all,

I am excited to now be working towards my black belt. Time to structure and execute on a project that gives back to the community as part of that training. I have some ideas, but I am sure there are many great ideas that I haven't considered. Anyone like to share your ideas of great projects? I'd love to hear them! --Jan

Added by Jan Eveleth on September 28, 2010 at 8:14pm — 3 Comments

Mercer Island is well Prepared

I am a volunteer for the Mercer Island Emergency Preparedness Dept. And yesterday September 22nd was the cities yearly test...in case of a real emergency. We simulated an earthquake with a total shutdown of both bridges, power outages, fires, and even deaths.

It was a real eye opener for me. If an emergency hits, I will be involved at the call center at City Hall. We take the calls, map out where everyone should go to help, open the emergency well, and shelter sites. We will…

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Added by Tina Jackson on September 23, 2010 at 8:38pm — 1 Comment

This is a really cool organization

It's called "They Shall Walk" this guy is a vet who lost his ability to be able to walk when jumped out of an airplane. As a result he starting working on these space aged machines that allow paralyzed people to walk. Check it out it's really cool.

http://theyshallwalk.org/about.asp

Added by Krista Wells on September 23, 2010 at 3:53pm — 1 Comment

Dispose of prescriptions safely on Sept 25th At City Hall

No questions asked: National Drug Take-Back Day September 25…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 17, 2010 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Bicycles for Humanity update

Bicycles for Humanity Seattle is proud to announce that our first shipment of bicycles has been loaded into a shipping container and is on its way to South Africa. The 451 bicycles will be distributed to students

and health care workers to make their journeys easier. The container

itself will become a self sustaining business staffed by locals trained and

dedicated to the repair of…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 16, 2010 at 2:40pm — No Comments

This weeks lessons for our Stop Bullying Now Project:

Week 2 Sept 13-18

review behaviors of bullying from last week: 1. imbalance of power 2. intent to harm 3. threat of further harm.

and work on the POWER OF THE BYSTANDER

60% of bullying is ended when one person takes a stand.

we will role play as well, maybe make some videos;)

Here are some things you can do if you see someone getting bullied:

Tell the bully to stop. Examples: "Cut it out!",… Continue

Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 13, 2010 at 1:52pm — No Comments

My living hero's

I thought about who my living hero's would be a while ago when our new CGN's were testing for their black belts. I have a few of them. The first one would have to be my mom. I guess for the simple fact of, she never gave up on me. I think back now on how she helped mold me into to this adult person that I am. Always there to put a band aid on my knee, the warmth of her hug, how she prepared a… Continue

Added by Tina Jackson on September 10, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Suicide Prevention Day Sept 10

Education, Awareness Key to Suicide Prevention, Treatment September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day

In observation of National Suicide Prevention Week each September the American Psychiatric

Association continues its education and awareness efforts on suicide

prevention and treatment through its public service…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 10, 2010 at 12:25pm — No Comments

Community service

For my community service I decided to help teach other kids about longboarding, and how cool it is. I made sure to let them know how important safety gear is, how to skate safely, and just common curtsy toward people that may be walking by or cars. I first showed them how to stand on the board and go forward. Then how to brake and stop. After they had gotten that down, went went over to do some downhill skating. They were scared at first but after a couple try we all started going from the top… Continue

Added by Eben Diederich on September 9, 2010 at 7:55pm — No Comments

Stop Bullying Now Project, and our association with "The One Hundred"

We are members of a group of amazing martial artists called The One Hundred. We are seeking to redefine the role of the Master Teacher in today’s world. We are asking each other, as martial arts teachers to push ourselves in ways that serve as examples of our collective potential.…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on September 3, 2010 at 11:55am — No Comments

how about getting a real handle cyber bullying?

What is Cyber Bullying?

Cyber bullying is bullying through email, instant messaging (IMing), chat room exchanges, Web site posts, or digital messages or images send

to a cellular phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) (Kowalski et al.

2008). Cyber bullying, like traditional bullying, involves an imbalance

of power, aggression, and a negative action that is often repeated.

Cyber…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on August 28, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

How much do you know about bullying and prevention? take the quiz!

Bullying Quiz (answers and explanations follow the test)

Complete the following quiz by selecting True or False for each question.…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on August 27, 2010 at 12:29pm — No Comments

An Ode to Bullies.

It is easy to be angry, and upset about the behavior of bullies. After all we know that their behavior has terrible outcomes for their victims. But empathy, and compassion for bullies, ought to be part of our approach to the problem of bullying.…

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Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on August 24, 2010 at 9:37pm — No Comments

be strong, be gentle, be beautiful --- One of my living Heroes

Keiko Fukuda, 9th dan, is the highest ranking woman in judo histoy. She

is also the last living disciple of judo's founder, Jigoro Kano. This is

a 10 minute sample of the upcoming documentary film, currently in post

production, "Be Strong, Be Gentle, Be Beautiful."

This is an amazing project, about a phenomenal martial artist. the folks at flyingcarp.com are producing this documentary. it would be wonderful to… Continue

Added by MeLisa Turcott Strongheart on August 20, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments