2007 MYAA MOA

Membership in MYAA offers:

• Assistance with public policy

• Youth development training and mentoring

• Tool kits serving as mobilization and policy implementation guides

• Media and marketing expertise

• New range of options that make reducing underage drinking efforts easier

• Electronic communications via newsletters and bulletin boards

• Opportunity to participate in statewide campaigns that benefit local prevention efforts

• Help in changing underage drinking norms

• Strategies to decrease tolerance toward underage drinking

• Access to training/resource pool of individual members

• Access to a national network striving to reduce underage drinking

• Coordinated statewide advocacy efforts

•  Provides the governing structure to MYAA

• The Coordinating Council shall have 20-25 members (That number will be evaluated regularly, and changed as needed)

•  Council member must attend 75% of all meetings (Special circumstances will be excused)

• Provides leadership to the coalition

• Council member will be a voting member of MYAA for coalition decisions

• A membership agreement will be signed yearly

• Must be actively involved in coalition planning

•  Help develop a communication system among MYAA, Support Centers and local communities

• Share MYAA messages with your community members, local leaders and elected officials

•  Develop and maintain relationships with local officials as well as state legislators

• Assist with rallying grassroots legislative support as needed

• Promote policy changes at the local and county level

• Assist with rally youth support

(Individuals can move within the levels of membership, which will be evaluated as needed.)

MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS!!