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 Department of Community and Recreation Services
12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 1050
Fairfax , Virginia 22035
Media Contact:  Patricia L. McClenic, Public Information Officer
703-324-5641, TTY 711, Fax 703-222-9792
DCRS@fairfaxcounty.gov
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec

 April 24, 2008

3^rd Annual Northern Virginia Regional
Youth Against Dangerous Actions and Peer Pressure Conference

The Northern Virginia Regional Youth Against Dangerous Actions and Peer Pressure (YADAAP) Conference will be held on April 26, 2008 at Mount Vernon High School, 8515 Old Mt. Vernon Road, Alexandria from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The Conference is led by teens from Fairfax County, Loudoun County, and the City of Manassas Park.  Activities will focus on issues in schools and communities.  Breakout sessions include media imagery, teen driving, cliques, and teen promiscuity.  The keynote speaker is Mike Andrews, and expert in developing youth leadership.  Registration is limited to 32 teams (a teen and an adult sponsor).  The conference is free and open to
9^th – 12^th graders and an adult sponsor.

 

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Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. For information, call Patricia McClenic, 703-324-5641, TTY 711

Patricia.McClenic@fairfaxcounty.gov