Otter Cares Just Gave Us $50,000!!!!
Just yesterday I was talking with Scoot Crandall, our Executive Director who recently announced his retirement, and he was telling me that one goal he has always had for Team Fort Collins was for us to be truly Team FORT COLLINS, meaning more fully supported financially by our community. He laughed and said, “It’s probably [...]
April 28 Nationwide Prescription Drug Take Back-Day in Fort Collins
Announcement from Fort Collins Police Services: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is again partnering with local law enforcement agencies for the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day to be held on Saturday, April 28, 2012, to focus national attention to the issue of pharmaceutical controlled substance abuse and proper disposal of unused, unneeded, and/or expired [...]
Down For Life Hip Hop Expo 2012 a HUGE SUCCESS
Thank you to everyone who made the Fourth Annual Down For Life Expo an amazing event. Here’s the numbers: 849 attendees through the doors 146 performers 72 volunteers 27 free-style dance competitors 11 crew-to-crew competitors 16 vendors 8 rap competitors 3 community murals completed Thank you to the financial sponsors who contribute to this event: [...]
Down For Life Hip Hop Expo Coloradoan Video
Our Fourth Annual Down For Life Hip Hop Expo is March 31, 2012. Check out this video that the Colorado did that shows Choice City Breakerz working to spread the word about the Expo. Questions about the Expo? Want to get involved? Email Stacey@teamfortcollins.org or call 970-224-9931. Thank you Coloradoan!
Fort Collins featured in National Geographic’s “American Weed”
Our very own Fort Collins is featured in a new National Geographic Television series called “American Weed”. This multi-episode special explores the medical marijuana industry and how Colorado, and Fort Collins in particular, approached this critical issue. To quote National Geographic…”Find out what happens when a small Colorado town must decide whether or not to [...]
One in Nine U.S. High School Seniors Have Used Spice in Past Year
Spice=K2=Synthetic Marijuana. According to NIDA‘s 2011 Monitoring the Future report, synthetic marijuana is making its presence known in high schools. Percentage of U.S. 12th Grade Students Reporting Past Use of Drugs Other Thank Alcohol and Tobacco, 2011 (N=approximately 14,900) Check out the article “Your Teen Probably Knows All about Synthetic Drugs (like Spice, K2 and [...]
teen brains – beautiful!
I just finished reading a FANTASTIC article that was in National Geographic. It’s called Beautiful Brains by David Dobbs. It does a phenomenal job explaining the development of the teen brain and outlines why adolescents may be the most adaptive creatures on the planet. Adolescence, so often seen as a problem, can it really be [...]
Colorado Launches New DUI Resource Website
New website chock full of information about DUI’s in Colorado, including a BAC calculator (Blood Alcohol Content). The user-friendly website focuses on 1. Preventing DUIs 2. Got a DUI, now what? 3. Resources Click Here To Check It Out.
