11/5/2012 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Minutes

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TOWN OF MASHPEE OFFICOF SELECTMEN 16 Great Neck Road North • '' Mashpee,Massachusetts 02649 ti r '•., �,4 4,: -+ Telephone- 5 39-1401 November 5. 2012 Kelley Foundation Board of Directors 20 forth Main street South Yarmouth, MA o2664 Dear Board of Directors: As Chairman of the Mashpee Board of Selectmen, and a member of Mashpee Cares, I am writing in support of the Falmouth Prevention Partnership's Kelley Foundation grant proposal. The Mashpee Cares coalition brings many community sectors together to support the well-being of Mashpee youth. since substance abuse is at the heart of most of the issues that youth face today, we have invested a significant amount of our coalition's time and energy into gathering information and assessing just how prevalent the problem is in our community. Through the recommendation of the Falmouth Prevention Partnership, we administered the Communities that Care survey to all students in grades 6-12. This survey has been used extensively across the country in prevention work to identify specific areas of concern regarding substance abuse and other risky behaviors. Based on the results of our survey, the Partnership has recommended activities and programs for. our coalition. t we are. proud of our accomplishments to date, but collaborating. with a successful coalition and having staff on board to further 'our . - mission is not only very exciting, but is fully supported by Mashpee Cares. with programs such as our new 24/7 prescription drug take-back program, Chris Herren's Project Purple, and Parents who Host Lose the Most, we can directly impact more than 1,o o o families in our community. We look forward to taking Mashpee Cares to the next level with the mentor hip of the Falmouth Prevention Partnership; we are grateful to be.asked to present our program to your foundation for consideration, Sincerely, Michael R. Richardson, Chairman Mashpee Board of selectmen