Teens From Nine Area Towns Will Gather in Madison To Learn How To Fight Substance Abuse

Madison Patch (Madison, CT) July 14, 2011


"The town of Madison, along with eight other communities, has planned a Youth Leadership Conference to be held July 15, 2011 at the Congregational Church Green in Madison. Sponsored by the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut, participating towns are: East Haven; Branford; Guilford: Madison; Clinton; Westbrook; Old Saybrook Tri-town (Chester, Deep River, Essex) and Haddam-Killingworth.
'We are proud to be supportive of grassroots efforts to combat underage drinking,' said Peter Berdon, executive director and general counsel of the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut, the trade association for the distribution tier of the wine and spirits industry.
At the conference, teens will learn leadership and community organizing skills and the importance of 'assets,' the ingredients a young person needs for success." Read More