We are happy to provide the following Community Events – Open to the Public. This information was provided at our February coalition meeting by the Montgomery County Office of Drug & Alcohol. Please note that many of the opportunities have expired however, we felt it important to provide the remaining opportunities to our community.

UPDATE: In light of the current conditions related to COVID-19, dates are subject to change. We will continue to provide updated information as it becomes available.

Presented by: Community Youth Foundation

The Indian Valley held a week long celebration to show our Character Counts! participating in National Character Counts! Week. During the week many businesses, organizations and schools in the Souderton Area School District participated by wearing corresponding colors for each pillar of character, Caring, Trustworthiness/Honesty, Citizenship, Respect and Responsibility! Several events were recognized as well including an anti-bullying event and a pink out in the school district. Signs throughout the Indian Valley reminded community members to participate. Here is a compilation of all the pictures submitted to the coalition throughout the week. Thank you to everyone who participated. We really do live in a community where “Character Counts!”

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 – Souderton Area High School

Doors open at 6:00 pm

Join the Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition and D.A.R.A (Drug Addiction Resource Alliance) for a Youth and Family Forum focusing on Addiction Prevention.

The Honorable Steven T. O’Neill will provide information on the Montgomery County Drug Court. Robert Frankil, RPh, will provide information on the Prescription Monitoring Program and there will be a compelling presentation by the “Heads UP” program addressing drug problems from a preventive standpoint.

Beginning at 6:00pm, treatment providers and support groups will be available to share resources and answer questions. Drug paraphernalia will be on display along with addiction professionals prepared to provide a description and overview of signs and symptoms of use. The Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition will be on hand to discuss prevention efforts in the Indian Valley.

Also available, will be a naloxone training. If interested in this training, please contact donnap@northpennymca.org.

The Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition is an initiative of the North Penn YMCA.

Interested in becoming a member? The Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition welcomes any community member interested in helping to keep the youth in our community “Healthy, Safe and Drug-Free.” Our group meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Souderton Area School District Office at 12:00pm.

The IVCCC uses the Communities that Cares operating system that takes communities through a well-defined and structured process to prevent adolescent problem behaviors and promote positive youth development.

Join us as we plan for the upcoming school year! We can make a difference!

The Indian Valley Character Counts! coalition is an initiative of the North Penn YMCA.

Join the Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition and the Franconia Township Police Department on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Franconia Elementary School for a Prescription Medicine Take-Back Day Event. Bring your child for an opportunity to share “Cookies with a Cop!” We look forward to seeing you!

It was an honor and privilege for the Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition to be awarded the Charles H. Allebach, Jr. Community Service Award, presented to the Coalition by the Indian Valley Chamber of Commerce on January 17, 2019. The coalition also received citations from the Senate of PA and the House of Representatives from State Respresentative Steven R. Malagari for their work in the community.

Below is an excerpt from the Souderton Independent in reference to the Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition receiving the award as reported by Bob Keeler from the Independent.

“Our mission is to promote positive youth development by providing information, supporting programs and strengthening community relationships that promote the principles of Character Counts and that build assets to help Indian Valley youth stay healthy, safe and drug-free,” Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition said in awards information.

The Charles H. Allebach Jr. Community Service Award is named in honor of former longtime Souderton Mayor Charles Allebach, who died in 2017.

“If you knew Charlie, you knew what kind of man he was,” Indian Valley Character Counts! Coalition President Christopher Hey said. “He was all about Character Counts. He was quite a character, too.” 

It’s fitting that the coalition is being presented the award named after Allebach, Hey said.

“He was on our board. There wasn’t an event he didn’t come to. There wasn’t a time when he didn’t open his checkbook to help us stay afloat,” Hey said. 

He encouraged those in attendance to, like Allebach, be positive role models to the young people in their lives. 

“That’s what builds character,” Hey said.

The Strengthening Families Program scheduled for February 12, 2019 has been cancelled due to the inclement weather. An e-mail with more information has been sent to each family with updated scheduling. We look forward to seeing you all next Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Be careful out there!