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Home My WebLink AboutNewsletter...... ,, A.A. ......0 SA A .1,15,1. J. 1A1A1.5 ntge101J .„ r ca ' h. f F MI- SLETrrk A not -for -profit dedicated to recognizing and rewarding young people in our community for positive behavior, accomplishments and good deeds! Dear Friends of Do The Right Thing: Another school year has begun and we hope everyone had a wonderful summer. For the first month of the school year, Do The Right Thing had a record number of schools nominate as well as a record number of nominations. One hundred and thirty seven Miami -Dade County- Public Schools nominated a total of 760 students. Keep them coming everyone! One of my goals this year is to get to know our schools, administrators, teachers and students better. It is no easy feat as Do The Right Thing works with our entire county of over 400 schools, however, I will be making site visits to any interested schools. If you would like me to come speak to your teachers and/or students about the Do The Right Thing Program, please call us at 305-579-3344. Also, in our ongoing effort to encourage folks to nominate kids, DTRT is once again having our monthly drawings for $25 gift cards to places such as Regal Theaters, Starbucks, Ruby Tuesdays, etc. Anyone who submits a valid nomination, which meets our minimum criteria, will have their name entered into a drawing for the gift card of the month. Thanks, as always, for your support of Do The Right Thing and remember, if you know a child who has "done the right thing," we want to hear from you. Find us at www.d atherig htth in o in c. orq or on our Facebook group page Do The Right Thing of Miami, Inc. Sincerely, Jodi Atkison Executive Director Do The Right Thing "Victory Against Violence' Pledge Woo hereto SCAMe OlyPI! of r.L edo hoes f Ikenl? olrI is A school year with. violence. Is nha we do allege No guns. oo knives Oaf s nhas m choose. A rear al pear' on lieea well 111 Doing,o,-y wln.IllghL Thing. fie ,,, cry! ihAgalpslhin.yrs Is our cry, 1 —I reach Wishu.l A c! DTRT Hosts Youth Rally Against Violence Six Hundred Students Take A Pledge Against Violence Now a highly anticipated annual event, Do The Right Thing was pleased to host the "Back Without A Bang!' Youth Rally Against Violence at Jungle Island on September 26th. Fifth grade students from nine City of Miami elementary schools pledged a school year without violence by taking the "Victory Against Violence!" pledge led by Chief of Police Manuel Orosa. Several schools also perforated unique presentations against violence such as skits, songs and dances. The "Back Without A Bang!" Youth Rally Against Violence was created by Do The Right Thing to address the national problem of school violence and encourage a more peaceful environment in our schools. After signing the 4 foot X 8 foot pledge card which will be mailed to Govemor Rick Scott, the students toured Jungle Island, took in a few animal shows and enjoyed pizza at the Pavilion. Students from Edison Park K-8 Center take the 'Victory Against Violence!" pledge. In This Issue Back Without A Bang Rap It Up Contest Coordinator Comer Top 10 Winners 2012-2013 DTRT Poster/Calendar of Events DTRT Police Academy Scholarship Summer Salute Awards Dinner Photo Gallery 2012-2013 DIRT School Poster/Calendar This year's DTRT poster/calendar of events went out to all Miami -Dade County Public Schools in Aucust! Our theme this year..."Do The Right Thing and Unleash Your Potential!" Pictured along with Chief Manuel Orosa and several of our 2011-2012 DTRT Top 10 Winners are K-9 Officer Alfredo Delgado and his partner Rambo, who greeted everyone with lots of tail wagging and sloppy kisses! Special thanks to Rene Pimentel of Rene Pimentel Photography who took the beautiful photo! First Do The Right Thing Police Academy Scholarship Winner Graduates! http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-from-Do-The-Right-Thing.html?sold=110477... 10/ 17/2012 1'I VY ii Vi11 LV 111G 1N1,'11L 111111g Page 2 of 5 Signing the pledge for Govemor Rick Scott. Chief Manuel Orosa (left) leads fifth grade City of Miami students in the anti -violence pledge. Anti -Crime Rhyme Time... Elementary and Middle School Students invited to Enter the Do The Right Thing "Rap It Up!" Contest! Calling all students in 3rd-6th grades! It is that time again for the annual DIRT "Rap It Up!" contest where students are asked to write and performtheir own raps about "doing the right thing!" Information including a rap poster and contest rules were mailed to all MDCPS elementary and middle schools in August through School Malt The contest runs from October 1-31, 2012 with all entries due to DTRT on or before November 5, 2012. Prizes include an iPod nano for First Place winners, $75 Best Buy gift cards for Second Place winners and $25 Best Buy gift cards for all semi- finalists. All finalists will also receive trophies. DTRT will be holding preliminary auditions at the Miami Police Training Center's auditorium on December 7th with the final competition on December 21st. We welcome all students to join us in rapping against crime! Coordinator Corner New information and updates for the 2012-2013 school year! DTRT is pleased to offer a new prize for our Top 10 tanners this school year. The program will be awarding eBook Readers to all 90 top winners. Also, our monthly Special Recognition Winner in the elementary category will receive a day at Rapids Water Park with the DTRT Program along with three of their family members or friends. The monthly Special Recognition Winner in the middle or high school category will win a trip to New York City with the DTRT Program. Congratulations to Jill Dubman-Hyman from North Miami Elementary who won a $50 VISA gift card for entering the DTRT Facebook poster/calendar contest Any school staff member who uploaded a photo of the DTRT poster hanging at their school onto our Facebook group page (Do The Right Thing of Miami, Inc.) was eligible to win. Please join our Facebook group if you have not already done so as we plan to do this each school year! Also don't forget, each month DTRT holds a drawing to win a $25 gift card for anyone who nominates a student meeting the minimum four sentence requirement. Winners will be notified by phone. Do The Right Thing Top 10 Winners Congratulations to the following winners from the remainder of the 2011-2012 school year: DECEMBER 2011 Michael Campes - Colonial Drive Elementary Jorge Coira - Hialeah Gardens Middle Diego Dominguez - MAST Academy Juan Figueroa - Homestead Middle Zanubea Flowers- Miami Central Senior Frank Jacques - Miami Central Senior (NYC Trip Winner) Johnny Simon - Colonial Drive Elementary (Rapids Water Park Trip Winner) Neelanshu Thapar - Coral Reef Senior Daniel Tippenhauer- Miami Carol City Senior Joselin Velasquez - Hialeah Gardens Middle JANUARY 2012 Dayana Bosch - Hialeah Gardens Middle DTRT President Rona Brandell and DTRT Executive Director Jodi Atkison celebrate the graduation of Ronald Page from the City of Miami Police Academy. Congratulations to Officer Ronald Page who graduated in July from the City of Miami Police Academy. Ronald was the first recipient of the Senior Police Executive Angel Calzadilla/Do The Right Thing Police Memorial Scholarship and received $6,000 towards academy expenses such as test fees and tuition. Do The Right Thing would also like to congratulate David Celis, a recent graduate of South Miami Senior High, who was awarded the scholarship for the 2011-2012 school year. David has just begun his training and is pleased for the opportunity to follow in his fathers footsteps with a career in law enforcement If you know a current high school senior interested in becoming a police officer, please help us spread the word about the Senior Police Executive Angel Calzadilla/Do The Right Thing Police Memorial Scholarship. Applications for graduating seniors are available through the Do The Right Thing Program's website at www.dotheriohtthinginc.orq. DTRT is pleased to honor the memory of Miami Police Senior Executive Assistant and DTRT Board Member Angel Calzadilla through this gift. To inquire, call305.579-3344. David Celis, a graduate of South Miami Senior High, is awarded the second annual Angel Calzadilla Police Memorial Scholarship at the DTRT Summer Salute Awards Dinner in June. Pictured kr.. Father Luis Celis, DTRT Executive Director Jodi Atkison, David Celis, Jeanette Calzadilla, Jackie Calzadilla and Major Delrish Moss. Summer Salute 2012 Do The Right Thing held its annual Summer Salute Awards Night on June 16th at the new Marlins Park! DTRT Top 10 Winners for the 2011-2012 school year and other guests enjoyed music, jugglers, balloon artists, acrobats, photos with Billy the Marlin and ballpark food to celebrate the end of another successful school year! http://myemail. constantcontact.com/News-from-Do-The-Right-Thin a.html?soil=110477 10/17/7019 1 agc .) ui J Candice Davis - Miami Carol City Senior Sheilda Dessources - Miami Central Senior Jonathan Gomez- Homestead Middle Alexandra Lavado - Miami Beach Senior Michael Parrott - MAST Academy Yvelise Pena - West Miami Middle (NYC Trip Winner) Anjee Rodriguez - Southside Elementary (Rapids Water Park Trip Winner) Coition Stouffer - Coral Reef Elementary Jonthan Vidal - MAST Academy FEBRUARY 2012 Maria Arevalo - Miami Central Senior (NYC Trip Winner) Alexa Arteaga-Ruth K Broad Bay Harbor K-8 (Rapids Water Park Trip Winner ) Ricky Augustin - Fulford Elementary LaRon Burke - Homestead Middle Oscar Cruz - M.A. Milam K-8 Paris Knights - Ruth K. Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Blake Loring - Ruth K Broad Bay Harbor K-8 Brianna Meurrens - Coral Reef Elementary Ariana Miranda - Colonial Drive Elementary Bruna Silva - Southside Elementary MARCH 2012 Katherine Acosta - Southside Elementary (Rapids Water Park Trip Winner) Samuel Alonso - Ponce De Leon Middle Antwon Brooks - Miami MacArthur South (NYC Trip Winner) Mesline Eugene - Miami Central Senior Melvin Glenn - Dr. Robert B. Ingram Elementary Matthew Rose - Hialeah Gardens Middle Stephanie Scull - Hialeah Gardens Middle Antoinette Spears- Miami Carol City Senior Amanda Trompeta - Hialeah Gardens Senior Jake Trout - Coral Reef Elementary APRIL 2012 Isabela Corzo - American Senior Claudia Estupinan - Hialeah Gardens Middle Michael Gonzalez- Miami Central Senior Stefanie Kopetman-Ruth K Broad Bay Harbor K-8 (Rapids Water Park Trip Winner) Myckenley Moise - Santa Clara Elementary Jeniffer Noa - Hialeah Gardens Middle Anael Resendiz - Miami MacArthur South (NYC Trip Winner) Anthony Royal - Miami Central Senior Gilbert Soles - Hialeah Gardens Senior Jonathan Yoc - Kinloch Park Middle MAY 2012 Davian Bamentos - Aventura Waterways K-8 Amy Flores - Youth Co -Op Charter Cassandra Mooney -Youth Co -Op Charter Rigoberto Mora - Kinloch Park Middle (NYC Trip Winner) Briana Napper - Miami Central Senior Jalik Navarro - M.A. Milam K-8 Mathew Pineda - Hialeah Gardens Middle Marilyn Reyes - Colonial Drive Elementary (Rapids Water Park Trip Winner) Traenique Saunders - Miami Central Senior Wendy Zaldivar - Hialeah Gardens Middle Glenn Steinberg, coordinator for Colonial Drive Elementary, received the honor of having his school named DTRT Elementary School of the Year. Principal Maritza Jimenez, coordinator for Hialeah Gardens Middle, graciously received the title of DTRT Middle School of the Year. Stephanie Pitts, coordinator for Miami Central Senior High, is proud to have her school named the DTRT High School of the Year. Zoo Miami Director of Communications Ron Magill, who served as our event emcee, hams it up for the camera with his wife Rita and Billy the Marlin! Assistant Chief Rodolfo Llanes and Major Delrish Moss present a special award to dinner sponsor UAIC represented by Blanca Aparicio. Congratulations also goes to the following: *DTRT Nominator of the Year - Maritza Jimenez, Hialeah Gardens Middle *DIRT Coordinator of the Year - Maritza Jimenez, Hialeah Gardens Middle *DIRT Student of the Year (Elementary) - Toniyah Washington -Colonial Drive *DTRT Student of the Year (Middle) - Rigoberto Mora-Kinloch Park *DTRT Student of the Year (High) - Anael Resendiz-Miaml MacArthur South http://myemail. constantcontact. com/News-from-D o-The-Right-Thing.html?so id=110477... 10/17/2012 ivcvvJ 11U111 LJU 111G i\.lg'11L flung Page 4 of 5 MNROLO ®®ram r7--1 CONGAATULAT!O. S DO THE RIGHT THING '.Tor 10 WINNERa Strit,51, ,on-. ,..rq ...... _ ua:o sr ffia An ad congratulating all 90 winners for the 2011- 2012 school year ran in The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald on July 13, 2012. The Do The Right Thing Program is brought to you by: RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OE SOUTH FIDNDA About Us i LItlt FOUNDATION '�A� den q Ili vveoao miscue mwwr JUNGLE U'DT AUTOMOBILE uZuPAWECIMAPAN'r:'. �1 S LA N� ZOOPUB LIX SU PER MARKETS MIAMI CHARITIES AUM hOMe Shale Click on logos above to Zink to sponsor websites. Do The Right Thing is a non profit organization operating in cooperation with the City of Miami Police PHOTO GALLERY The 2011-2012 elementary DTRT Special Recognition Winners, along with DTRT Executive DirectorJodi Atkison, enjoyed a fun -filled day at Rapids Water Park in June. Each student winner was allowed to bring three guests courtesy of DTRT! DTRT 2011-2012 Top 10 winners were guests of the Miami Marlins on July 15th where they were honored on the field during a special pre -game ceremony. DTRT bumper sticker sightings are on the rise! Every child nominated to our program wins not only one of these stickers, but also a DTRT tee shirt, personalized certificate and letter from the Chief of Police! Board of Directors Hemant "Henry" Patel Ex Officio Rona Brandel! President Juanita Walker Vice President Daniel Alfonso Treasurer Kristina S. Bettendorf Secretary Rosalind Castle Ivonne Cuesta Dennis Jackson Media Advisor . http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-from-Do-The-Right-Thing.html?sold=110477... 10/17/7.(11 7 ivG vv3 11 V111 1JV 111G 1LLU1g Page 5 of Department to recognize and reward young people for their positive behavior, actions and good deeds. To nominate a student log on to www.dotheriohtthinginc.orq. Find us on FBcebook®. Help Us Raise $ Through Goodsearch An easy way to help DTRT raise funds is by utilizing the GoodSearch search engine when browsing. Simply add the GoodToolbar to your browser and every purchase and web search you make will count as a donation to DTRT. Happy shopping! GoodSearch Trine Robinson/NBC 6 Founding Members Carol McCracken Marzell Smith Advisory Board Dori Alvarez Blanca Aparicio Donald March, Jr., Ada Rojas Commissioner Marc Samoff Akua Scott Lloyd Speck Commissioner Francis Suarez Selection Committee Liz Babun-Matos Vilma Diaz-Neda Delrish Moss Lynda Roberts Aileen Rodriguez Kathy Thurston Staff Jodi Atkison Executive Director Ariadna Espinosa Administrative Assistant http://myemail.constantcontact.com/News-from-Do-The-Right-Thing.hl nl?soid=110477... 10/17/2012