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October 21, 2008 marks the 10th anniversary of NSAIDD Day.
The 10th Anniversary Celebration of NSAIDD Day at Welland Centennial Secondary School
was a success!
On October 21, 2008, OSAID Group of 20 high school students, coordinated by Laurie
Iannetti, Staff Advisor for OSAID at Welland Centennial Secondary School has prepared many interactive activities that involves
student participation. NSAIDD Day at Welland Centennial School started with an assembly attended by
300 students, followed by interactive games and presentations. At attendance were:
- The Director of Education, Mr. Hoshizaki
- Superintendent
Mr. Stainsby
- Mr Pellitier
- 6 grade eight students from Quaker Road School.
- The
Chief of Police Ms. Southall
- Constables Cathy Edgecombe
and Lori Emick.
- Matt Evans from OSAID (Ontario Students Against
Impaired Driving)
- Anne Leonard from OCCID (Ontario Community
Council on Impaired Driving)
- Britanny Beatty, keynote speaker.
For complete coverage of the event see articles by Welland Tribune.
Welland Tribune - Centennial host the launch of NSAIDD Day
NSAIDD Day Launch Pictures
NSAIDD Day Acknowledgment from Government of Canada
Ministry of Transportation - Jim Bradley
Saskatchewan Minister of Education - Ken Krawetz
Alberta Minister of Education - Dave Hancock, Q.C.
City of Toronto - Mayor David Miller
Manitoba Minister of Education, Citizenship and Youth - Honourable Peter Bjornson
Newfoundland Labrador Minister of Education - Joan Burke, M.H.A
Yukon Minister of Education - Patrick Rouble
Northwest Territories Minster of Education, Culture and Employement - Jackson Lafferty
This year NSAIDD Day celebrates our 10th anniversary Canadian Youth Against Impaired Driving (CYAID) was formed in 1990 as an effort
to unite impaired driving related youth initiatives across Canada. CYAID membership includes over 25,000 Canadian youth. The
image above shows a group of students in New Brunswick who came together to celebrate 18+ years of CYAID. In 1999 all the delegates at the Canadian Youth Against Impaired Driving (CYAID) conference felt they
needed to have a national day of action, and from that conversation the creation of National Students Against Impaired
Driving (NSAID) day was born.
Since 1999, National Students Against Impaired Driving has expanded to new heights
and in 2006 we added an extra “D”. The extra “D” represents distractions as it is a reality and impacts the lives of many Canadian students.
This year we
celebrate the 10th anniversary of National Students Against Impaired and Distracted Driving Day (NSAIDD Day) , this movement has spread across the country and we hope you join us on Tuesday October 21st 2008
as we celebrate Canadian students who are committed to ending impaired and distracted driving.
| Students at an NSAIDD Day event |
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