12/5/15 (Wildwood, NJ) — Cape Assist’s Annual Peer Leadership Conference was a huge success, empowering students to set examples for their peers through leadership, citizenship and personal development. Over 360 local Middle School and High School students attended the event on November 18th at the Wildwood Convention Center. Jeffrey Bucholtz, the keynote speaker, performed a dynamic presentation entitled, “Together We Can: Stepping Up to End Violence.” Other workshops held included the following.
High School:
What Will You Do? Leadership and Social Action (Jeffrey Bucholtz, We End Violence)
Job Interview (Perry Mays, Faith at Work)
Making Smart Decisions (Hon. John Rauh, Judge Superior Court)
What to Expect with Encounters with Police Officers (Dan Auld and Middle Township Police Dept.)
Breaking the Ice (Cape May County Technical High School Peer Leaders)
Can You Hear Me Now? (Lower Cape May Regional High School Peer Leaders)
Middle School:
The Power of Community: Pay It Forward (John Lynch, Lunch with Lynch Foundation)
Mindfulness Matters (Carol Pittaluga, Health and Wellness Practitioner)
Cooperative Games (Wildwood High School Peer Leaders)
Did You Hear About?.. (Lower Cape May Regional High School Peer Leaders)
The 5 B’s – How to Resist Peer Pressure (Joe Faldetta, Cape Assist)
Don’t Be 4 Sale! – Tobacco/Marijuana Education (Temerity Berry, Cape Assist)
The winners of the Peer Leadership Challenge, “The Power of a Bystander” were: 1st place – Middle Township Middle School; 2nd place – Lower Cape May Regional High School; 3rd place- West Cape May Elementary School.
The winning social media hashtag name is #CMC Youth Strong. “The purpose of the new hashtag is to promote a positive image of Cape May County youth,” said Natalia Wilber, Cape Assist Healthy Community Coalition Coordinator/Community Educator, “We’d like to encourage all local organizations and individuals to use the new hashtag whenever they post something fun or positive pertaining to youth activities.”
To donate or for more information, visit www.capeassist.org, call (609) 522-5960 or like us on Facebook. Your donations make it possible for the organization to offer its much needed services and programs.
The Cape Assist organization is a non-profit agency, dedicated to servicing Cape May County for over 30 years. Cape Assist promotes health and wellness in the community, implementing research-based services to seniors, schools, businesses, and organizations, all structured to enrich families and build healthy communities. 609-522-5960. www.capeassist.org 3819 New Jersey Avenue, Wildwood, NJ 08260
