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CC+10 sponsored a YMHFA training for staff at Ames Community Schools district office. Nearly 30 staff members from both the middle and high school took part in the training. The foundation is always looking for schools or groups to train. If you are interested please reach out.
Cameron Carico Memorial Classic : August 24, 2019
Mark your calendars and start calling your foursome. CC+10 again is returning to Toad Valley for the Cameron Carico Memorial Classic! This time the event is presented by Please Pass the Love. Online registration is going on now at www.pleasepassthelove.org. The funds raised this year will be benefit school mental health resources around the state of Iowa. Come join the money and help us raise awareness and funds for mental health!
Alec Nigut demonstrating what it means to be +10
Alec Nigut is a friend of CC+10. As a service project in May Alec raised $250 for the foundation. It should be pointed out that Alex is a 7th grader. To show this kind of commitment and heart of service at a young age is truly amazing. Alec we thank you for your support and know you have a bright future.
The Big Give- Over $8,000 Raised!
WOW! The CC+10 Board would like to send a HUGE thank you to the Johnston student council, Buffalo Wild Wings, Famous Dave's and Pizza Ranch. The BIg Give raised over $8,000 for the Cameron Carico +10 Foundation. We encourage you to continue to dine at this delicious establishments as they supported us. Each year Johnston High School Student Government raises money for a selected charity. The Cameron Carico +10 Foundation will be the recipient of the students’ generosity, time, and hard work this year.
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Mental Health First Aid Training Course
The Cameron Carico Foundation is now sponsoring Youth Mental Health First Aid training courses for teachers all over Central Iowa. Our mission of healthy and happy families through suicide prevention and mental health education is reaching a new level. The Foundation has teamed up with local Youth Mental Health First Aid trainers to teach and certify teachers from Des Moines, Johnston, Waukee, I-35, SE Warren, Carlisle, Norwalk, Indianola, and Martsendale St. Mary's. CC+10 board members realize the important role teachers and coaches play in our children's lives and hope the training will help those "first responders" to better recognize the signs of mental health crisis.
Year one of our Youth Mental Health Training for a huge success and we have plans to further expand this into next year. If you have already attended a training we would love to hear from you.
Year one of our Youth Mental Health Training for a huge success and we have plans to further expand this into next year. If you have already attended a training we would love to hear from you.
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National Suicide Awareness Week
We asked local high school students to participate in national suicide prevention week by wearing yellow and/or writing love on their wrist. Students at Johnston, Scavo and Southeast Polk joined together to raise awareness and to remember those who we have lost. Suicide is a hard topic to talk about but together we can break that stigma and help those in need. Remember to follow us on Twitter and Facebook as we plan for awareness events.
Finding Kind
The Kind Campaign is a recognized movement, documentary, and school program that is based on the belief in kindness. Finding Kind helps bring awareness and healing to the negative effects of girl-against-girl bullying. The founders Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, both who have been affected by female bullying, created a documentary and non-profit organization that has affected hundreds and thousands of girls across America.
On September 27, 2012 the Kind Campaign came to Johnston Middle School. The assembly was held for freshman and eighth grade girls about girls bullying each other. The assembly opened with the founders Lauren, and Molly introducing the journey of the Kind Campaign. They spoke about their own experiences with girls bullying them while they were young. They also spoke of their experiences while they were on the road filming the documentary Finding Kind.
Secondly in the assembly the girls watched the documentary Finding Kind. The documentary displayed many emotional instances of girls bullying other girls all across the country. Lauren and Molly referred to the girls bullying other girls as “girl on girl crime.” The documentary helped open the eyes of many girls and showed them their “crimes” on other girls in the school. It helped them see what they had done to hurt others and how they needed to change themselves.
At the end of the assembly all of the girls took the Kind Pledge. The Kind Pledge is a pledge that talks about girls trying to end girl on girl bullying. All the girls read it aloud and signed their copy of the pledge. Everyone also wrote apologies to someone they had been mean to over the years. They were encouraged to say they were sorry and try to fix something that had happened. At the conclusion of the assembly the girls were told to hang their pledges up somewhere where they would be able to see it and think about it. They were also encouraged to give their apologies to the people they had wrote them to.
The Kind Campaign is an influential movement that is helping thousands of females across the country! It open eyes to the problems in my school and gave us the tools to know how to change ourselves. After, the assembly, I really saw a change in my school. People where more conscious of what they were saying and how their words might affect someone. The Kind Campaign really is a great thing and I am glad that Lauren and Molly are doing this. The Cameron Carico +10 Foundation was happy to help sponsor this event. The Kind Campaign aligns perfectly with our mission of happy and healthy families. We hope to continue to help bring in groups or speakers who share our values and beliefs.
-Kate Carico
On September 27, 2012 the Kind Campaign came to Johnston Middle School. The assembly was held for freshman and eighth grade girls about girls bullying each other. The assembly opened with the founders Lauren, and Molly introducing the journey of the Kind Campaign. They spoke about their own experiences with girls bullying them while they were young. They also spoke of their experiences while they were on the road filming the documentary Finding Kind.
Secondly in the assembly the girls watched the documentary Finding Kind. The documentary displayed many emotional instances of girls bullying other girls all across the country. Lauren and Molly referred to the girls bullying other girls as “girl on girl crime.” The documentary helped open the eyes of many girls and showed them their “crimes” on other girls in the school. It helped them see what they had done to hurt others and how they needed to change themselves.
At the end of the assembly all of the girls took the Kind Pledge. The Kind Pledge is a pledge that talks about girls trying to end girl on girl bullying. All the girls read it aloud and signed their copy of the pledge. Everyone also wrote apologies to someone they had been mean to over the years. They were encouraged to say they were sorry and try to fix something that had happened. At the conclusion of the assembly the girls were told to hang their pledges up somewhere where they would be able to see it and think about it. They were also encouraged to give their apologies to the people they had wrote them to.
The Kind Campaign is an influential movement that is helping thousands of females across the country! It open eyes to the problems in my school and gave us the tools to know how to change ourselves. After, the assembly, I really saw a change in my school. People where more conscious of what they were saying and how their words might affect someone. The Kind Campaign really is a great thing and I am glad that Lauren and Molly are doing this. The Cameron Carico +10 Foundation was happy to help sponsor this event. The Kind Campaign aligns perfectly with our mission of happy and healthy families. We hope to continue to help bring in groups or speakers who share our values and beliefs.
-Kate Carico
Iowa Legislation Update
Led by Brian Carico, Cameron’s dad, and Senator Janet Peterson a bill was introduced to the senate. The
bill called for an act providing for training on suicide prevention and trauma-informed care for school
personnel. A non-legal summarization of the bill is it would provide mental health professionals, school
administration, educators and guidance counselors to receive training on suicide prevention and trauma
informed care prior to each license renewal.
The file was well received at first and was passed in the senate. As it moved on through the legislative system, it stumbled on the issue of how it was going to be paid for and monitored. While it failed to pass in
the house the issue of suicide prevention and trauma informed care was brought to the attention of our legislation. Representative Ron Jorgensen has agreed to work with the Department of Education for training that would not require legislation. While that is positive, it does not make the training
mandatory. UPDATE: The initiative has now passed as part of a new bill.
Michael Cameron – President Cameron Carico +10 Foundation
To read more click on the two hyperlinks below.
bill called for an act providing for training on suicide prevention and trauma-informed care for school
personnel. A non-legal summarization of the bill is it would provide mental health professionals, school
administration, educators and guidance counselors to receive training on suicide prevention and trauma
informed care prior to each license renewal.
The file was well received at first and was passed in the senate. As it moved on through the legislative system, it stumbled on the issue of how it was going to be paid for and monitored. While it failed to pass in
the house the issue of suicide prevention and trauma informed care was brought to the attention of our legislation. Representative Ron Jorgensen has agreed to work with the Department of Education for training that would not require legislation. While that is positive, it does not make the training
mandatory. UPDATE: The initiative has now passed as part of a new bill.
Michael Cameron – President Cameron Carico +10 Foundation
To read more click on the two hyperlinks below.
2012 Cameron Carico Memorial Classic
One of the many activities Cameron enjoyed was playing golf with his older cousins. Michael, Tim, Justin and Cameron would golf together every chance they could. The team of athletes lacked golfing skill, but the foursome grew closer through time spent together on the course.
The first annual CC Memorial was held in September 2012 at Bright-Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines. The course was packed with 144 golfers and over 30 volunteers. A great time was had by all, and the foundation was able to raise $11,000 for Iowa Health Student Assistance Program. The golf tournament is a yearly September event. Check out our pictures page to see photos of this year's Memorial Classic.
Click to read Todd Erzen's story in the Des Moines Register.
The first annual CC Memorial was held in September 2012 at Bright-Grandview Golf Course in Des Moines. The course was packed with 144 golfers and over 30 volunteers. A great time was had by all, and the foundation was able to raise $11,000 for Iowa Health Student Assistance Program. The golf tournament is a yearly September event. Check out our pictures page to see photos of this year's Memorial Classic.
Click to read Todd Erzen's story in the Des Moines Register.
