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Adolescent Suicide: In the past 30 years adolescent suicide has increased 400%. (APP)

Self-Esteem: 2 out of every 3 Americans how low self-esteem. (Gallup Poll)

Crime: Every 17 seconds in the United States a child is arrested; children in the US are 10 times more likely to commit murder than comparable aged youths in Canada. (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

School dropout rate: 30% of young people drop out of school before getting their high school diploma. (First 5 of California)

Negative Words: The average child hears 432 negative statements per day to only 32 positive statements. (Jack Canfield, self-esteem expert)

Psychological damage: 80% of people are hurt by words. Research shows that only about 20% of children and adults are able to handle put downs without emotional pain or psychological damage. (California Task Force for Personal and Social Responsibility)

Gossip: Workplace gossip is the clear winner. 60% of people in the workplace cited gossip as the No. 1 problem. (Staffing firm Randstad)

Wyoming ranks fifth in the nation with a rate of 21.8 per suicides per 100,000 population, nearly double the national rate of 10.82. An average of one suicide is committed in Wyoming every four days, and suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students.

It is also important to know that:

No single therapeutic approach is suitable for all people considering suicide or suicidal tendencies. The most common ways to treat underlying illnesses associated with suicide are with medication, talk therapy or a combination of the two.

PREVENTION is about bringing transformational programs into our schools, places of work and churches that effectively build skills and much needed understanding to create a sense of community and belonging. KNOWING that we are here to Make A Difference is essential!

Today, statistics show that 30% of kids in America drop out of school before receiving their diplomas, largely because they feel alone and disconnected.

Adolescent suicide has increased four hundred percent in the past thirty years. Generation after generation, people are literally dying for their parents, spouse, family, friends, colleagues - anyone who will support their dreams and let them know they are valued.

Trillions of dollars have been poured into programs that attempt to stop drug and alcohol abuse, crime and violence, teen suicides, and child and spousal abuse. Yet each and every year this abuse continues to rise.

Our opportunity now is to build a bridge from resignation and mediocrity to passion and possibility. This proactive paradigm creates confident, creative and successful people who are able to build a safer, healthier and more successful community, country and world.

Acknowledgement is a powerful and inexpensive way to reach this goal.

What actions would you take if you knew with absolute certainty that a simple action you could take every day with very little effort that would change your world, and the world at large, dramatically and profoundly for the better?

What if this ability is something every person on this planet possesses, yet few use much if at all?

What if using it regularly would transform your relationship with your husband or wife?

What if doing it would make your colleagues at work not be able to do enough for you, and make the office atmosphere vibrant, productive and alive instead of lethargic, competitive, frustrated and bored?

All of this is possible, yet most people don't recognize this incredible tool or understand its power.

What all of us possess, but most of us don't use often enough, is the power of acknowledgment.

True story: www.AcknowledgmentMovie.com

Many of us have our reasons for not using it, but these are just excuses, rationalizations that hold us back from achieving powerful positive results wherever we are.

God brings us opportunities to shine our light … here is just one of the ways in which we can.

So... If you are at a place in your life where you are, or know someone who is, in a position to give back and help the schools in your community with the social emotional issues facing today's children, then NOW is the time to get on board with bringing my field tested program for Making A Difference with the Power of Acknowledgment UTrain® Program to your local schools.

By giving you my Train the Trainer overview of MDPA UTrain® Program I can help you bring the transforming impact of the "Who I am Makes a Difference" Acknowledgment Story into Your Community's classrooms THIS FALL, along with other momentum building stories / movies: The Teddy Stallard Story, The Simple Gesture and more.

The Make a Difference with the Power of Acknowledgment UTrain® Program is designed to inspire and equip educators with a revitalized educational philosophy and practical techniques that will give life to academic performance and requirements.

Each Lesson in the program comes with discussions and activities to bridge the gap between social emotional issues and their often dramatic, life-altering effects.

So ... I am offering you free training on the delivery of the program, and you can invite whoever will be delivering the program, if that's not you. In my VIRTUAL training, I will give you my BEST Exercise that gets everyone on the SAME PAGE - AND INVOLVED in delivering the program.

Plus, I will be walking you STEP-BY-STEP through exactly how to deliver this site-wide for the greatest results possible. It WILL make a self-sustaining and measurable difference to the entire school for the whole year.

MDPA UTrain® Program is specifically designed to:

==> create social connectedness
==> provide concrete support in times of need
==> teach social and emotional competence

Learn how to get Funding...
Go listen to last week's Fundraising with Corporate Sponsorship TeleCall at:
https://www.InstantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=43310577

Click Here to DOWNLOAD the WORKSHEETS you'll need as you listen.

Our very First school to receive the full program from donations is:

Pueblo City School District 60, Somerlid Elementary/Freed Middle
Their Kick-Off date was this fall. Congratulations to Nadine Garcia' Montoya, Literacy Coach/Specialist for stepping up to make this happen for her school.

"Wow what a fast paced year this has already been! I have been meaning to inform you of our awesome "Make a Difference" kickoff which was held on Friday, September 13. We rolled it out with Kinder-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th and 6th, 7th and 8th assemblies. The students and staff loved the messages! It is so amazing to see blue wristbands throughout the building! Please call anytime so that I may share more with you! Sincerest thanks to you and your program!" -Nadine Garcia' Montoya

CLICK HERE to listen to what Nadine had to say about how straightforward and flexible Make a Difference with the Power of Acknowledgment UTrain® Program was to deliver, to get teachers K-8 on board with and the community it has created with the students.

Here are just a few of the schools who are NEXT IN LINE waiting and ready to commit to doing the entire program THIS FALL ...with your help:

Parkview Elementary, Wyoming, MI
Warren E. Bow Elementary / Middle School, Detroit, MI
St. Stephen Elementary School, St, Stephen, SC
Bosco Home, Jhajjar District Headquarters, Northern India

Applications are coming in every day. Thank you in advance for your help.

Reaching out ...

Mary Robinson Reynolds
Author & Founder, Heart Productions & Publishing
MakeADifference.com/Acknowledge
UTrain® Program for Business, Churches, Organizations and Schools

PS ... Persistently Low Performing Schools Apply HERE.

Heart Productions & Publishing, Greater Boston Area, 800-639-8191