Challenges and Incentives

Challenge #1ย 

Barnes and Noble Nook โ€“ Drawing

Two Nooks will be given away.ย  One for the North end and one for the South end participating communities.

Bullying, a part of life?ย  Maybe, but does it have to be?ย  NO.ย  The St. Maryโ€™s County Sheriffโ€™s Office sees and understands the growing trends in technology, our youth, and our adult community.ย  Bullying isnโ€™t isolated to children; as a matter of fact adults face bullies in the workplace and the community too.ย 

Our children learn how to handle these situations from usโ€ฆyouโ€ฆthe parent.ย  The Sheriffโ€™s Office has posted three illustrated book series called โ€œTime for Kids Extraโ€ distributed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National bullying Prevention Campaign.ย  An ย ย e-book written my Rita Y. Toews โ€œThe Bullyโ€ and โ€œBullying Online and at Schoolโ€ resource book for Parents.ย 

We make the change together!ย  Letโ€™s celebrate a โ€œNo Bully Zoneโ€, as part of our National Night Out event.ย  What a great way to ease into the upcoming school year, here are the rules.

Rules:ย 

1.ย ย ย ย  Participating community members can go online to www.firstsheriff.com andย click on the link for National Night Out.

2.ย ย ย ย  Read one of the three available books from HRSAโ€™s National Bullying Prevention Campaign.ย  (printable too) TFK vol. 1- 3

3.ย ย ย ย  During the National Night Out event in your community, locate yo