FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2005

CONTACT: Bambi Wagner, (515) 271-1995 or bambi.wagner@drake.edu

CHARACTER COUNTS! CLASSES HELD IN CEDAR RAPIDS

The Institute for Character Development at Drake University and Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are pleased to announce that a CHARACTER COUNTS! class will be held in Cedar Rapids on August 1-2, 2005. This training will be offered at no cost to the participant due to financial contributions from Touchstone Energy Cooperatives.

“Making An Impact: A Framework for Character Development” is aimed at giving participants the tools they need to start a CHARACTER COUNTS! initiative in their school or community. Additionally, through a partnership with Area Education Agency 10 in Cedar Rapids, 1 hour of staff development credit or 1 hour of Drake graduate credit is available for this course.

CHARACTER COUNTS! is a process of teaching, encouraging, advocating and modeling six universal ethical values, the Six Pillars of Character: Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring & Citizenship.

To register for this class, or to learn more, please visit our website at www.iowacharacter.org or contact Education Director, Bambi Wagner at 515-271-1995.

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