What Is RID?

RID is an acronym for Remove Intoxicated Drivers, the national civic organization with which RID of Oak Ridge/Anderson County is associated. The membership of RID is dedicated to:

Collecting information
Raising public awareness
Working with the government
Supporting victims - on the issues of drunk driving

RID does not advocate prohibition, but opposes drinking and driving.

Faith Based Mentoring Seminar

9 AM to 4 PM, August 25, 2007

Multipurpose Room

Oak Ridge First United Methodist Church

1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830

Meeting is sponsored by Remove Intoxicated Drivers of Oak Ridge/ Anderson County and the Social Concerns Committee of Oak Ridge First United Methodist Church.
Meeting will take place in the large Multipurpose Room of Oak Ridge First United Methodist Church with seating being Classroom Style with tables and chairs.
A lunch meal will be supplied from 12:00 PM till 1:00 PM in the multipurpose by the United Methodist Women of First United Methodist Church at cost for $4.00. Attendees are welcome to brown bag their lunch or go out to lunch.
The Faith Based Mentoring Seminar is based on work by an Episcopal Group in CT with the work being formalized by Cheryl Czuba of the University of CT. The program took 88 released felons and followed them for 8 years with the Faith Based Mentoring Program to be described. The expected recidivism rate for this group was 70% and the achieved rated was 10% or an 85% reduction due to this program.
A 1 ½ inch loose leaf manual of the above program will be provided and described to aid in its adoption locally at an at cost fee of $4.00.
Additional speakers will be an ex- offender, a substance abuse counselor, and a parole or probation officer.
Registration deadline to receive a loose leaf manual of the training material and a meal at the meeting is August 12, 2007.

Agenda

8:00-9:00	Registration
9:00-9:20	Welcome and opening challenge –The Reverend Ken Birt, Oak Ridge First United Methodist Church
9:20-9:35	Overview of the training and introductions – Dr. William Kelly Dagenhart, President of Remove Intoxicated Drivers of Oak Ridge/Anderson County
9:35-10:00	Breaking the cycle of incarceration through faith- The Reverend Dean Yancy, Prison Chaplain at Brushy Mountain State Prison
10:00-10:25	Break
10:25-11:15	Mission, goals ,objectives and steps in initiating a mentoring program-Cherry Czuba, Extension Educator, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
11:15–12:00	Serving time: thoughts from an ex- offender- Chuck Robertson, Drug and Alcohol Counselor, Steps House, Knoxville
12:00–1:00	Lunch
1:00-2:00	Substance abuse issues-Jill Brown-Silvey, Recovery Services, MATCH Program, Ridgeview Mental Health Center, Oak Ridge
2:00-2:45	Steps in initiating a mentoring program-Cherry Czuba
2:45-3:00	Break
3:00-3:30	Steps in initiating a mentoring program-Cherry Czuba
3:30-4:00	Putting the training into action and evaluation- Cherry Czub

Registration form material - Faith Based Mentoring Seminar

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O $4.00 fee enclosed for lunch if desired  
O $4.00 fee enclosed for the training manual if desired    Make Check out payable to RID for sum of both amounts
Scholarships are available by calling Kelly Dagenhart.
Please mail to First United Methodist Church, 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Phone there is 865-483-4357

Questions may be directed to Dr. William Kelly Dagenhart, 865-483-8801, or to dagenhartwk@bellsouth.net

RID 2006 National Coalition Conference

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by Doris Aiken, RID USA President and Founder

Are you satisfied with 17,000 lives lost and 300,000 serious injuries due to drunken drivers and more than 4,000 (mainly youth) dead due to alcohol poisoning?

You have been active and effective over the years in lowering the slaughter of Americans in impaired crashes. Now we need to join forces to say with one voice, what must happen to stop the carnage and the preventable heartbreak, especially since the apparent demise of the National Commission Against Drunk Driving (NCADD).

I invite you to come to the RID 2006 National Coalition Conference on May 27^th and half day Sunday, May 28^th, 2006 in Oak Ridge, TN. The agenda will allow us to address victims’ rights, new and tested technological developments, what has worked and what needs to be done locally and nationally to deliver life and safety from the irrevocable harm suffered by so many Americans.

National speakers will help us to focus and strengthen our combined message. You will hear from John Moulden, retired President of the NCADD, US House of Representative John J. Duncan, Jr. and other national speakers and experts.

Most importantly, you will be there talking with your colleagues, spreading your knowledge acquired over the years, and knitting yourself into the solid wall of resistance to public apathy and legislative mindset.

The Conference Agenda is give below. A list of some the initiatives known to be effective in many states and countries and conference registration form can be found HERE. Please check those you would support and return your choices, including your additions, along with indication of whether you plan to attend the conference.

Oak Ridge is beautiful in May and merits your interest as a spring vacation spot. I hope to see you there!

Agenda RID National Coalition Conference

Theme: “In an abundance of counselors, there is safety” Proverbs 11:14b

Who should attend: Grass roots activists, DUI victims, national, governmental, and local leaders in health and highway safety, driver licensing, and alcohol health issues and YOU!

The agenda includes: four refreshment breaks, two buffets (lunch and dinner banquet), four national speakers (advocates, experts, politicians, and panelists), victims’ memorial, and awards for DWI enforcement.

Friday 5-26-06 Registration and Pre-meeting Events

Registration table open from 6-9 p.m. at Double Tree Hotel
Registration table completion of the collection of Important Impaired Driving and Underage Drinking Reforms provided by all Coalition Groups that starts soon after this conference announcement for use in the Sunday 5-28-05 Closing Panel Discussion a decision making. The aim is to get coalition agreement on important issues to work for completion. RID National will act as a clearing house and will collect these goals for discussion by E-mail and fax iterations up until conference start under the direction of RID National President Doris Aiken. A list of these preliminary goals will be available in the handouts at conference registration. These Impaired Driving and Underage Drinking Action Items will also be available on the RIDORAC web site http://www.discoveret.org/ridorac as soon as input is available from planned attendees and will be kept up to date up until conference time so that groups can discuss them before representatives come to Oak Ridge. A preliminary list on computer for screen display will be available by RIDORAC for on line modifications during the meeting final conference panel discussion to come to a final decision.
Determination of how to help speakers and out of town guests by the local RID Registration Desk personnel.
6 - 9 p.m. Set-up of displays in the meeting room(s). We have two thirds of the room reserved and we can get the other third if registration demands (except on Saturday night)

Saturday, May 27, 2006 Meeting at Double Tree Hotel in Oak Ridge, TN

8:00 - 8:55 a.m. Registration and Exhibits
8:55 a.m. Opening Prayer by Rev. Jake Morrill
9:00 a.m. Meeting Introduction by Local RID President Dr. W. Kelly Dagenhart (5 minutes)
9:05 a.m. Meeting details by Local Arrangements Chairman Dr. Fred Barry
9:10 a.m. Welcome to Oak Ridge by Mayor David Bradshaw
9:15 a.m. RID 2006 National Coalition Convention Welcome by RID National President Doris Aiken
9:30 a.m. Kickoff Speaker: Kendell Poole, Director of the Tennessee Governor's Highway Safety Office, “Governor Bredesen’s Plan for Reducing Impaired Driving in Tennessee”
10:00 a.m. Morning Break Plus Exhibits
10:30 a.m. “National DUI Statistics and Trends in DUI Legislation” Sandy Richardson, Regional Alcohol Coordinator for NHTSA Southeast.
11:00 a.m. Police and Court Data Base Systems, Sharing Between States, New Developments, and Trends, Bob Richie, Governor’s Highway Safety Commission.
11:30 a.m. “New Developments in DUI Arrest Procedures, Technical and Other Equipment, and Their Use in Court”, Lt. Jessie Brooks (TN Highway Patrol)
12:00 PM Introduction of Luncheon Speaker by National RID President Doris Aiken
12:05 - 1:30 p.m. Conference Speaker-“Why Can’t We Stop Drunk Driving”, John Moulden, Former President of the National Commission Against Drunk Driving NCADD
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. Exhibits
1:30 p.m. “Drug/DUI Court and Experience”, Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr. of Blount County Circuit Court (30 minutes)
2:00 p.m. Afternoon Panel Session on Drug Courts. Short Video (3 minutes) followed by a discussion panel (30 minutes) Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Jr., Dr. W. Kelly Dagenhart, Ron Hanaver.
2:30 p.m. “Impaired Driving by Drugs Other Than Alcohol”, Gene Marie Rutkauskas, Helen Ross McNabb Center (30 minutes)
3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break plus Exhibits
3:30 p.m. “Underage Drinking Prevention Programs at the University of TN”, Speaker Dan Reilly (15 minutes)
3:45 p.m. Underage Drinking Problem Video “Without Warning” (17 minutes)
4:03 p.m. “Campus Underage Drinking Prevention”, S. Daniel Carter, Security on Campus, Inc. (27 Minutes)
4:30 p.m. “SADD’s Actions in Knoxville”, Blaze Manning, Miss Preteen Tennessee.
4:45 p.m. Awards for Best DUI Enforcement by Local Police and Knox District Of TN Highway Patrol, RID of Oak Ridge/Anderson County President Dr. W. Kelly Dagenhart and RID National President Doris Aiken
5:00 - 6:30 p.m. Break plus Exhibits plus music by the “Dulcimer and Strings Trio” at various times during dinner period.
6:30 p.m. Banquet serving and Conference Announcements
7:00 p.m. Introduction of TN State Senator Randy McNally by Dr. W. Kelly Dagenhart
7:05 p.m. Introduction of Banquet Speaker US Representative John J. Duncan, Jr. by Senator Randy McNally
7:10 p.m. “Present and Future US Government Programs to Reduce the Impaired Driving Problem”- US House of Representatives John J. Duncan, Jr. (30 minutes)

Sunday, May 28, 2006 Programs on Victims Issues, Rehabilitation, and Enforcement

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Exhibits plus late registration (coffee and donuts)
9:00-9:15 a.m. Victim’s Candle Light Procession with music by Michelle Goethert and brief opening remarks by Fran Helmstadter
9:15 a.m. Opening Prayer and Sermon on Victim’s Issues - Rev. Bill Mooney (15 minutes)
9:30 a.m. “Faith Based Mentoring as a Method to Reduce Offender Recidivism“, Cheryl Chzuba, University of Connecticut (30 minutes)
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. “Compendium of Good Local Group Programs”, National RID President Doris Aiken
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. “RID’s Gold and Vision That We Can Eliminate More Than 90% of the Impaired Driving Problem by 2015“, Dr. William Kelly Dagenhart, RID Oak Ridge and Doris Aiken, RID National.
11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Wrap Up Panel Summary of Agreed on Major Anti-Impaired Driving and Underage Drinking Needed Actions;, Doris Aiken, RID National; Dr. W. Kelly Dagenhart, RID Oak Ridge; Sandy Richardson, NHTSA; Cheryl Chzuba, University of Connecticut; Carl McDonald, MADD; Blaze Manning, SADD; Daniel Carter, Campus Security
12:30 - 12:45 p.m. Computer compilation of the 11:30 a.m. Panel Needed Actions and Printout, Dr. W. Kelly Dagenhart
12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Press Conference and Press Release of Conference Actions Needed List, Doris Aiken and Panel
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Exhibit take down and clearing of conference materials from Double Tree Hotel
1:30 p.m. Conference Registration Table and Travel Booth Closes and Conference is officially over.

Registration is $75. Speakers will not be charged a registration fee.

Double Tree Hotel Accommodations: $105/night + taxes for both double and king size rooms. No charge for extra persons. Make reservations directly to hotel by phone: 865-481-2468 or Toll Free: (800) 222-TREE. Online reservations available. Group Code is “RID”. Deadline for RID special room rate is May 5, 2006. Afterwards, best general room rate will apply.

Conference Links

Board Meeting Information

The Remove Intoxicated Drivers Board meets at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month in room 204 of Oak Ridge First United Methodist Church at 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Vistors are welcome.

Be a Friend of RID

RID wants you to be a friend . . . because we care.

A friend is a person who provides support, and someone who is an ally. A friend is someone you can count on. RID is counting on you to be a friend. We are counting on you to support RID's efforts to remove intoxicated drivers from the highways and the waterways. We invite you, friend, to work with us to achieve our goals. Please contact us to learn what you can do.

RID welcomes friends who will make financial contributions, no matter how small. RID depends exclusively on contributions for financial support.

RID is an all volunteer organization and RID is counting on you. Just as RID is committed.

Because we care, too.

Please send your contribution to RID, P.O. Box 4863, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-4863

Court Watch

What Is a Court Watch?

Our courts are busy; drunk driving charges are common. With 30 or more court sessions each month, details about repeat offenders, side bar deals, and trends in sentencing are often lost. Public awareness of trends in our legal system is important if continued improvements are to be made in protecting the driving public from drunk drivers.

The Court Watcher is a volunteer who attends one or more sessions each month to report the proceedings to the RID organization. The Court Watcher does not have to be a legal expert. He or she simply records the docket numbers, the names of the participants, the charges and verdict or action. These data are reported to RID for analysis. Based on the results, RID is in a position to make suggestions to and exchange ideas with law enforcement officers and state legislators.

One prosecutor commented that the Court Watch Program is a boost to the effective prosecution of drunk drivers.

Court Watching can be very interesting and rewarding. For some, court watch will be a real eye-opener. Simply watching the proceedings—the judicial system in action—can be an educational experience.

Information gathered by court watchers is also shared with others in news articles and by members of the RID Speakers' Bureau. The increased public awareness of the toll drunken drivers inflict on society is in no small measure reflective of the outstanding work performed by RID Court Watchers!

Did You Know That...

Each year, drunk drivers in America kill about 17,000 people? It took worldwide airline crashes 20 years to approximate this carnage.

53.8% of all traffic fatalities on Super Bowl Sunday were alcohol-related? No other holiday has such a high percentage.

More than 300,000 people lost their lives in alcohol-related traffic crashes during a 13-year period from 1982 to 1995; whereas 58,000 military personnel died or were declared missing in action during the 15 year Vietnam War.

Defend your right to drive on any highway without being threatened. Be a Court Watcher, Now!

How to Become a Court Watcher

If you can spare four or more hours a month to help make our community a safer place to live, then contact a RID chapter member. The address, e-mail and phone number are below.

There is no obligation for you to learn more about the service. If you agree to serve, you will be given a short training session and can begin your service with an experienced watcher.

Give us a call now and learn how you can help.

You can view our Court Watcher’s Manual in PDF format. Adobe® Reader® is required to view this document. Click to download if needed. A Microsoft Publisher version is available on request.

W. Kelly Dagenhart, President
110 Newton Lane
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
865-483-8801
dagenhartwk@bellsouth.net

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