STUDENTS AGAINST VIOLENCE EVERYWHERE ~
NATIONAL SAVE DAY ~ October 24, 2007

The National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) invites you to participate in National SAVE Day! Mark your calendars for this important event to take place on October 24, 2007. This event occurs during National Safe Schools Week.

How is your SAVE Chapter Celebrating
National SAVE Day?

Please email your chapter activities for National SAVE Day to forum@nationalsave.org

National SAVE Day at Desert Hills Middle School, Kennewick, WA


Kristen Henson, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Greensboro, NC

North Chicago High School, Chicago, IL


St. Martinsville High School, St. Martinsville, LA

We handed out stickers and ribbons and put banners in the cafeteria and in front of the school. The SAVE Club is also in the process of collected care packages for our soldiers. - Clinton High School, Clinton, NC

On National SAVE Day, Dr. Richard Keller, coroner, speak to us, and Mr. Leon Rockingham, the Mayor of North Chicago, came to talk to the students about Gun Violence. - North Chicago High School, Chicago, IL

7th and 8th graders went to a presentation on National Day of Concern (against bringing a gun/weapon to school and not to settle problems with a gun/weapon. All grade levels were asked to sign a pledge and banner against guns. We had approximately 150 students sign the bullying pledge in 6th grade and about 600 students of all grade levels signed the gun pledge and banner. The banner will be hung in the hall so that all visitors can see it. - Farmville Middle School, Farmville, NC

We hung posters of students throughout the school who have passed away due to violence and each poster will have a statistic along with it. We also put orange and purple ribbons on all of the lockers, and every fourth ribbon will be orange to represent the 1 in 4 students affected by violence. We had peace pledges outside of the cafeteria for students to sign. Students could buy a Peace Links for $0.25 and put their name on it. Afterwards we put them together by class and the class with the longest link won the Peace Award. - Montbello High School, Denver, CO

On National SAVE Day we planted purple and orange flowers everywhere around the school campus. - Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC

Our chapter asked the whole school to wear orange and purple on SAVE Day - Garner High School, Garner, NC

View what chapters across the country have done for past National SAVE Days.

S STUDENTS STAFF SERVICE

A AWARENESS ACTIVITIES ACADEMICS

V VIOLENCE PREVENTION VOICES VOLUNTEERS

E EMPOWER ENCOURAGE EDUCATE

DOWNLOADS FOR A SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL SAVE DAY!

• DOWNLOAD THE NATIONAL SAVE DAY FLYER - The National SAVE Day flyer contains ideas for each of the elements for a successful SAVE Day. From awareness activities and assemblies, to service projects and community events, there is something for every SAVE chapter.

• NATIONAL SAVE DAY PLANNING... LET'S GET STARTED! - A sample timeline to assist you in planning your activities that begins in early September so that you are ready for the October 24th! Timeline includes planning tips, awarness ideas, and follow-up after your day's activities.

• SAMPLE SAVE DAY PROCLAMATION - A sample proclamation that you can use to have your principal, mayor or governor proclaim October 24, 2007 as National SAVE Day in your school, community or state.

• SAMPLE SAVE DAY MEDIA ADVISORY - A draft media advisory into which you can insert your chapters name, location and activities to share with local media about the great things your chapter is planning for National SAVE Day.

• SAMPLE NATIONAL SAVE DAY RALLY - A sample National SAVE Day Rally Agenda that you can modify for your Chapter. Includes Violence Prevention Message and Bullying Message.

• SAMPLE NATIONAL SAVE DAY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - Sample 30 second Public Service Announcement (PSA) that you can modify to use to promote your National SAVE Day activities. Contact local radio/TV stations to see if they will record/run for you or play them on your local school network or read over daily announcements.

• SAMPLE VIOLENCE PREVENTION PLEDGE - Sample Violence Prevention Pldge that you can modify and ask students and adults to sign as part of your National SAVE Day activities. You can also put the pledge on a banner and ask folks to sign the banner.

• SAMPLE SAVE DAY BROCHURE - Sample National SAVE Day Brochure with space to insert your activities as well as tips for how students and parents can be involved in violence prevention.

• Examples of what Chapters are planning or did for National SAVE Day - View what other chapters are planning or have done for National SAVE Day on the Youth Voices Forum. Be sure to send us what your chapter is planning for National SAVE Day so we can share the ideas with other chapters!

Past National SAVE Day Info