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Show November 1 02.qxd 12/7/2021 3:16 PM Page 4 THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 4 Volume VII Issue II November 1, 2002 An Idea That’s Registering: Take Your Kids To Vote (NAPSI)-Whether they are toddlers or teens, electing to bring your kids to the polling place and into the voting booth with you is always a good idea. Democracy makes a great first impression. That is the message of the “Take Your Kids to Vote” campaign, an effort of the Council for Excellence in Government, the Partnership for Trust in Government and dozens of nonprofit, corporate, labor and nongovernmental partners to make voting a family tradition and turn around the declining voter turnout of recent years. The goal is to get kids familiar and comfortable with voting, and to foster an important civic habit for a lifetime. A recent study by the Council for Excellence in Government showed that parents have an amazing influence on their children’s future voting habits. Twice as many young adults, who grew up with political discussion in their homes, believe voting is important as those who did not. Seventy-five percent of young adults who grew up with political discussion at home are registered to vote. And young people whose parents regularly voted are twice as likely to vote as their peers. Less than half of college-age students are registered to vote; 1 in 5 actually do in off-year elections. The “Take Your Kids to Vote” campaign has several tips to help parents start a conversation with their kids, and make the connection between their communities and their elected officials: • Pick an issue that is important to your fam ily (the environment or education, for example) and follow it through the cam paign. Ask your kids where the candidates stand on this issue. Do they agree? CERT cont. from page 1 provided much of the assistance. Sherrie Ellis, CERT coordinator for unincorporated Weber County and other contract cities, was in attendance for the Valley mock disaster. When the volunteers decided Valley Elementary was safe to enter, the volunteer triage team went in and marked and ranked disaster. Some of them have already put their knowledge to work, volunteering in the Riverdale flood disaster a few years ago. Tom Halliday commented on how good it felt to help the residents of Riverdale. “The more people who are trained in our Valley, the • Take a walk around your neighborhood and see how many campaign signs and bumper stickers they can spot. Who do they belong to? What messages do they convey? • Encourage kids to talk to other adults (grandparents and other family members), and find out about the first time they voted. • If kids have a specific question for a candi date, help them to write a letter or send an e-mail. • Watch the news and political debates together as a family, and talk about it after wards. • Make Election Day a special family day. Bring your children to the polls with you. Explain what you are doing, and why it is important. For more information, including games and links to important election resources and kid-friendly sites, log on to www.takeyourkids tovote.org. When you make voting a family tradition, your children will be more likely to vote when they reach 18. Editor’s Note: Election day 2002 is • Take your kids with you when you register Tuesday, November 5. to vote. Don’t forget to Vote Nov. 5 CERT member perform triage on victims. Principal Roger Bailey labeled during CERT exercises. all of the victims, determining who needed help first. Valley Elementary principal Roger Bailey was one of 27 pretending to be injured. He died in the exercise because he was miss marked during triage. As one of the members of the CERT team, the mock disaster made me aware of how much more I needed to learn. As we went through the mock earthquake, we all had so many questions. If this had been a real earthquake, we wouldn’t have known how to deal with all the injuries. The mock disaster helped to pin point areas that volunteers may need to review. CERT refresher classes are held in the Valley on a quarterly basis. Volunteers graduate from the CERT training by attending each required class. Only two graduated this session—Sue Hansen and Rod Carver. The other members will attend follow-up classes to makeup those classes they missed so they can graduate. Community volunteers are being sought to enroll in the training so residents will be adequately prepared when a disaster strikes in the Valley. Past graduates also attended the mock more lives we will be able to save when a disaster hits. We need to know how to help our family, friends, and neighbors who may need help in an emergency situation. As a community it is our duty to learn all we can to help in any way we can. Knowing what to do CERT members restrain volunteer/victim as she tries to re-enter the building. will help us take care of the problem, instead of becoming part of the problem.” After the hard day of rescuing and being rescued, the Valley Market provided pizzas for the volunteers, while Brent Christensen from Meadow Gold donated drinks. Attendees seemed to appreciate the contributions. While the rescuers were tired from carrying out victims, the victims were tired of lying in the dark for two hours screaming for help. (They were terrific screamers, by the way!) During this mock disaster, two people died unnecessarily because of insufficient experience and knowledge. Fortunately, refresher courses and additional training is available. Please take advantage of CERT training during the next session. Come and learn how you can help save your family and friends. If we all work together, we will be prepared. If you are interested, please call Darla at 7452365. REMAX EXECUTIVE CLUB 801-745-1538 “Cheryl served as the elected member of the Utah State Board of Education representing the top of Utah from 1996-2000. Her knowledge of Education Policy and Funding make her the perfect choice for Weber School District . I know she will be an enthusiastic advocate for children in our schools.” -- John Watson, past Chairman “Cheryl’s passion for education keeps her substituting, traveling to schools throughout the state, and volunteering in elementary and secondary schools. 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