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11 Aug

Three Ways to Incorporate Wellness with Your Team

Worksite wellness is a great way to get staff energized and excited about their own health. It’s also a way for staff to show support to each other, which will bring about a better team overall. Wellness in the workplace might seem like a taxing task, but it doesn’t...
26 Jul

The City of Snellville Helps Prevent Drinking and Driving

Drinking and driving is never a good choice. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), “Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those crashes involve an underage drinking driver.” The dangers of...
25 Jul

Team Building Activity: Say What?

Say What? Have you ever been talking to someone and could tell they were saying one thing but meant something else? Have you ever been misunderstood when you thought what you said was clear? Sometimes miscommunication can be caused by factors other than our words....
21 Jul

Beginning Red Ribbon Week 2016 at GTI: #MyStoryIs…

From Tell Your Story to #MyStoryIs… Tell Your Story. This theme from Georgia Teen Institute 2016 resonated with youth from all across the state of Georgia this year at Oxford College. These three small words impacted lives in really big ways this summer. Youth and...
12 Jul

Team Building Activity: Mine Field

Mine Field Imagine navigating a space filled with objects you can’t step on. Now imagine the same task but without your eyesight. The only thing you have to guide you is a peer’s voice leading you through. Your peer can see the mine field ahead, and you must rely...
7 Jul

GTI 2016: The Year of Telling Your Story

Speak up. Express yourself. Raise your voice. Do your thing. Say how you feel. Tell Your Story. 2016 was a big year for Georgia Teen Institute as participants were encouraged more than ever before to use their voices in BIG ways. From keynote speakers to team building...
4 Jul

Give Your Program a Praise Makeover

Contributed by Jennifer Bateman, Ph.D., Boys & Girls Clubs of America, National Vice President, Health, Wellness & Gender Praise is a powerful motivator for youth and one of the most efficient tools staff can use to shape desired behavior in out-of-school...
1 Jul

Got Service? Get Involved in the Gwinnett Great Days of Service

Contributed by Ellen Gerstein, Executive Director, Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services The Gwinnett Great Days of Service is designed to gain community awareness for the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services and more than 800+ health and human...
27 Jun

Team Building Activity: Risk Zones

Risk Zones Groups that could benefit from bonding and getting to know one another on a deeper level can sometimes use a team building activity that encourages participants to open up a little and identify with one another. The goal of Risk Zones is to understand risk...
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