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Helping to build
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The Council on Addictions of New York
State (CANYS) is an organization of prevention, education, intervention
and treatment agencies throughout New York State that meets to address
concerns and issues that both affect the practice of prevention,
intervention and treatment of alcoholism, drug abuse, and problem gambling
as well as of organizational efficiency including administrative,
managerial programmatic, fiscal and staff and Board concerns.
Our mission is to effectively address problems related to alcohol,
tobacco, drug use and gambling problems in our local communities as well
as regionally and statewide.
CANYS is also committed to advocating for education about problems
related to alcohol, tobacco, other drugs and gambling and their associated
problems.
Our approach is community-based, and our commitment
often translates into a call to action for effective social and health care policies and
laws, and to change cultural norms throughout our society.
Alcoholism and drug abuse remain the NUMBER ONE
Public Health Problem in America. Each day, over 1,500 Americans DIE because of
alcohol, tobacco or other drugs, and many thousands more find themselves in hospitals, in
mental institutions, jails and prisons, or in family or divorce court because of the
far reaching and devastating effects.
Alcoholism, Chemical Dependency
and Compulsive Gambling continues to affect
1-in-every 4 New York State Families!!!
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OFFICERS OF THE
BOARD: 2010 |
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President:
Larry Calkins
Seaway
Valley
Council for
Alcohol/Substance Abuse Prevention, Inc.
2 Riverside Drive
Canton
,
New York
13617
Phone: (315) 379-1211
Fax: (315) 379-0429
www.seawayprevention.org
E-mail: lcalkins@svpc.net
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Vice-President:
Julie Dostal, Ph.D.
Executive
Director
LEAF
Council on Alcoholism\Addictions, Inc.
80 Water Street
Oneonta
,
NY
13820
Phone:
(607) 432-0090
Bus
2: (800) 339-1894
Fax:
(607) 432-3195
www.leafinc.org
E-mail:julie@leafinc.org
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Treasurer/Secretary:
Dan Shubsda
Northpointe
Council, Inc.
800 Main St., Suite 2A
Niagara Falls
,
NY
14301
Phone:
(716) 282-1228
Fax:
(716) 282-1238
www.northpointecouncil.org
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BOARD MEMBERS - 2009
The
Board consists of 9 members
including the Past President.
Board
members elected by
CANYS
membership
to serve a 3 year term
Board
members:
Nelson Acquilano
,
Finger Lakes
Bill Bowman, Jefferson
Larry Calkins –
Seaway
Valley
Julie Dostal – Otsego
Judy Eckman - Saratoga
Laura
Elliott-Engel, Cattaraugus
Jennifer Faringer, Monroe
Pat Munson, Chautauqua
Dave Ramsey –Dutchess
Dan Shubsda
,
Niagara
Jim Conklin, Orange
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STRATEGIC
PLAN COMMITTEES:
Membership
– Jennifer Faringer
Laura Elliot Engel
Advocacy – Nelson Acquilano
Betty Currier
Support
and Development –
Julie Dostel
Susan Jenkins
Legacy
– Bill Bowman
Nelson Acquilano
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Betty
Currier recipient of
2008
America
Honors Recovery Award!
Congratulations
to Betty Currier, former Executive Director
of the LEAF Council on Alcoholism!
Betty has been
nominated and selected to receive one of the Johnson Institute’s 2008
“
America
Honors Recovery” awards. The purpose of this award is to
recognize individuals who have survived their addiction experience AND
have made major contributions so that others might recover from alcohol
and other drug addiction.
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"Over forty nominations were received in our office and our
selection committee had the difficult task of going through all the
inspiring stories, experiences, and contributions to choose just six
individuals for the award this year.
On
Thursday, September 25, 2008 we will be hosting the Fifth Annual
“
America
Honors Recovery” Luncheon at the National Press Club in
Washington
,
DC
where you will receive your award. We will pay for all your travel
and lodging expenses to
Washington
. Christopher Kennedy Lawford is serving as chair of this year’s
luncheon.
Sincerely,
James G. White
President/CEO
Johnson Institute



CONGRATULATIONS
BETTY....
and a Special Thank-You for everything you have done !
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COUNCIL ON ADDICTIONS
OF
NEW YORK
STATE
MEETING
SCHEDULE

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MEETING SCHEDULE/ LOCATIONS
2010
February
4-5
Albany
, Holiday Inn Express
518-438-0349
April 8-9
Geneva
, Ramada Lakefront
315-789-0400
June
10-11
Albany
, Holiday Inn Express
518-438-0349
August 12-13
Geneva
, Ramada Lakefront
315-789-0400
Sept
30-Oct 1
Albany, Holiday Inn Express
518-438-0349
December
2-3
Geneva
,
Belhurst
Castle
315-781-0201
Please
Make Reservations Early!!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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CANYS
COUNCIL
ON ADDICTIONS
OF NEW YORK STATE
c/o
58 Brunlar Court
, M52,
Cooperstown
,
NY
13326
Please
take time to renew your membership. If
you aren’t currently a member, please consider joining CANYS in 2010!
The Council on Addictions of New York State, Inc. (
CANYS
) is an organization of community-based prevention, education,
intervention and treatment agencies throughout
New York
State
. Our meetings address concerns and issues that affect prevention,
treatment and recovery of diseases of addiction. We also support each
other on issues related to organizational efficiency.
CANYS continues to grow! As an incorporated statewide organization, we are
undertaking projects that support the mission of Council: advocating on
local, regional, state and national levels; sharing resources to promote
public awareness. Currently, over 85% of Councils in NYS became 2009 paid
members, reflecting our growth of 15% over the last several years!
Please take time to renew your membership.
If you aren’t currently a member, please consider joining CANYS
in 2010!
A typical CANYS
Meeting format…
A
CANYS
meeting is a wonderful opportunity to network, share with colleagues both
the excitement of new program development as well as the challenges we
face. Often we will schedule a workshop or information meeting on Thursday
afternoon, followed by, a break from our hectic work schedules, with
Thursday evening dinner. The
Friday business meeting provides us all with the opportunity to share both
successes and challenges, most often finding out that we are not in this
alone. Most importantly the strength of the CANYS meeting gives us the
opportunity to work together to assure the strength and effectiveness of
all community-based prevention, education, intervention and treatment
agencies in
New York
State
.
We frequently invite key leadership to our Friday
morning meetings. Guests/Invitees
for 2009 included: Associate
Commissioner Mary Ann Christopher (OASAS), Roberta Leis (Join Together),
Robert Pezzolesi
(Founder/Coordinator of the Alcohol Advertising Reform Initiative), John
Debes (OASAS Bureau of Prevention), Greg Baydus (NY SED), and Steve Kipnis,
MD; OASAS Medical Director.
Additionally in 2009 CANYS revisited and updated our
2007 Strategic Planning in preparation for our new Executive Committee
which will start in January of 2010. CANYS’s Support and Development
Committee produced our “Guide to Member Services” also in 2009. With
the development of strategic public policy priorities this year, CANYS
commissioned (4) Issue Briefing papers to be used by CANYS members on the
following priorties:
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Issue Briefing #1: Alcohol Consumption & Alcohol Related
Problems
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Issue Briefing #2: The 21 Minimum Legal Drinking Age
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Issue Briefing #3: Wine Expansion in
New York
State
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Issue Briefing #4: Medical Marijuana
Each of these issue briefing papers were distributed
both through the CANYS egroup and posted on the CANYS website at
www.canys.net.
What a statement it would be if EVERY Council in
New York
State
became a member in 2010 and we are so close to reaching that goal!
The annual dues of $225 for 2010 remain the same as the annual
membership dues for the last several years. But, if this presents a
hardship for your budget, you may submit a request for reduced hardship
dues which will be reviewed by the
CANYS
Board.
As 2009 comes to a close, I want to take this opportunity to thank each of
you for your ongoing support and commitment to CANYS. It has been my
absolute pleasure and honor to serve CANYS as President for the last three
years. Please join me now in both welcoming and extending your ongoing
support and commitment to CANYS and our new CANYS officers for 2010:
Larry
Calkins, President
Julie Dostal, Vice President
Dan Shubsda, Secretary/Treasurer
Please
send your 2010 membership to:
Dan Shubsda, Treasurer
Northpointe Council, Inc.
800 Main St., Suite 2A
Niagara Falls
,
NY
14301
Please write “2010 Membership” on the memo line and
note the new address.
We thank you for your support!
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Form!

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PERSONAL FINDINGS

"CANYS is especially helpful to me. I find mutual support from colleagues who do what
I do, it helps me keep current with statewide initiatives, we share ideas and experiences
with new prevention curriculums, strategies, etc., find assistance with personal issues,
share Fundraising ideas, use the Thursday sessions to solve/address the concerns that we
have, and it provides a forum to speak regularly with Jean Miller and Fran Harding."
-- Jim Conklin
"I am most appreciative of our advocacy and success with "repealing" the
10% holdback of state aid. All in all from the NYSCADA days until now, the group has
really functioned as a (mini) support group for executive issues. We have sponsored some
trainings and rallied people to the Legislative Day, but mostly it has been support."
-- Susan Jenkins
"I relish the knowledge and support of existing Directors, and I sit there like a
sponge absorbing the information. CANYS keeps me informed about events, assists with
things like Council posters, gives us a heads-up on funding and program issues, there is
development of friendships, and a sharing of information and support networks. I
especially appreciate the influence of the Councils regarding OASAS and other entities
(NCADD, Channing Bete)."
- - Brad Finn
"We interface with agency Execs highly skilled in community based prevention work and
surf the "public funding" streams. I have been an admirer at how much many of my
colleagues have been able to accomplish in their communities. I have received inspiration
and guidance from many at CANYS and I am grateful for all of your willingness to share
things with me such as policies, procedures, employee manuals, & staffing & salary
information. My membership in CANYS has made my work at LICADD much easier. Thank
you."
-- Jim Devine
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH :
"T hroughout
history,
it has been the
inaction of those who could have acted;
the indifference of
those who should have known better;
the silence of the
voice of justice when it mattered most;
that has made it
possible for evil to triumph."
-Haile Selassie -
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