Éduc' Alcool

S’ENTRAIDER À MODÉRER (French only)

The S’entraider à modérer challenge is run in cooperation with Esplanade des jeunes on the Web. It provides an opportunity for people involved with youth organizations to talk about excessive drinking with 13 to 17-year-olds. The goal is for the teens to produce posters, shoot videos, compose songs or organize community activities that encourage their peers to moderate their drinking.

For more information, contact Josée Constant at 514.529.6666 or info@esplanade.org, or visit the website: www.esplanade.org/sentraideramoderer

S’ENTRAIDER À MODÉRER – Fifth edition 2009

For the fifth consecutive year , this challenge invited teens 13 to 17 who belong to a youth group to create an original project on the theme of alcohol abuse. More than $6,000 in prizes was awarded to the participating organizations. The competition provided an opportunity for contestants and youth leaders to discuss excessive drinking and make their citizens’ voices heard. The creative teens designed posters and websites, shot videos, composed songs, organized debates and community activities, all intended to build widespread awareness among as many young people as possible. The winning entries can be seen at www.esplanade.org/defi.

Winners:

Diversity Category: First prize: Maison des jeunes La Relève de Baie-Comeau
Second prize: L’Hôte maison de Montréal
Audience Favourite: Maison des jeunes Saint-Canut de Mirabel

Video/Multimedia Category:
 First prize: Maison des jeunes le Trait d’Union de Victoriaville
Second prize: Maison des jeunes La porte ouverte rue Adélaïde de Saint-Hubert
Audience Favourite: MDJ Sodarrid de Boisbriand

Diffusion prize Grand prize:
Radio Drummond Jeunesse de Drummondville pour « Le spécial Modération »

Special Jury prize École secondaire des Chutes de Shawinigan

S’ENTRAIDER À MODÉRER – Fourth edition 2008

This was the fourth consecutive S’entraider à modérer challenge, presented by Esplanade des jeunes and Éduc’alcool. As spokesperson for this edition, singer Anodajay promoted the competition and composed the start of a song for young people to finish. $6,750 in prizes was awarded to eight youth organizations in Québec. Visit the Esplanade website to see the winning creations and download the song Modère ta consommation that Anodajay recorded with Yann Dupras-Modica, a young writer from Thetford Mines.

Winners:

Diversity Category: First prize: Maison des jeunes La Relève de Baie-Comeau
Second prize: Maison des jeunes La Piaule de Joliette

Video/Multimedia Category:
 First prize: Maison des jeunes de La vallée de la Rouge de Nominingue
Second prize: Maison des jeunes de Saint-Charles-de-Drummond

Public Exposure Prize Maison des jeunes de Saint-Pamphile

Audience Favourite (two winners tied for this prize) École secondaire Îlot des Appalaches
Alternative jeunesse de Trois-Rivières

S’ENTRAIDER À MODÉRER – Third edition 2007

The theme for 2006-2007 was Stop à la surconsommation (Put an end to excessive drinking)

Winners:

Diversity category First prize: Maison des jeunes La Piaule de Joliette.
Second prize: Vallée Jeunesse de Gatineau

Catégorie Video/multimédia First prize: Maison des jeunes de Saint-Hyacinthe
Second prize: Projet LOVE et le Centre éducatif René-Goupil

Diffusion prize Maison des jeunes de Saint-Elzéar

Special Jury prize Association des groupes de jeunes de Haut-Reliefs

S’ENTRAIDER À MODÉRER - Second edition 2006

In 2005-2006, the question for the second "S’entraider à modérer" challenge was “How can you help a friend drink more moderately?”

Winners:

Video/multimedia category Grand prize:
Maisons des jeunes Adomissiles de Saint-Rémi
Maison des jeunes de Saint-Alphonse

Diversity category Grand prize:
L’Hôte Maison de Montréal
3-way tie:
Coup de pouce jeunesse de Montréal-Nord
Maison des jeunes La Baraque de Cantley

Special Jury prizes Maison des jeunes de Sainte-Julie
Maison des jeunes La Porte ouverte de Longueuil
L’Imagerie, local des jeunes de Montréal

S’ENTRAIDER À MODÉRER - First edition 2005

In 2005, the goal was to do something concrete to prevent bad drinking habits among young people: drinking games and binge drinking, drinking as an "activity,” getting drunk as a goal, etc.

The theme was "S’entraider à modérer" and the question was "How can you help young people who are drinking too much become more moderate?"

Winners:

Montreal-Laval Grand prize:
Maisons des jeunes L’Hôte Maison de Montréal

Northern Region Grand prize:
Maison des jeunes La Jonction de Jonquière
Mention spéciale:
Centre jeunesse L’Astral de Radisson

Western Region Grand prize:
Maison des jeunes L’Escapade de l’Assomption

Eastern Region Tie:
Maison des jeunes de Thetford-Mines
Maison des jeunes de Saint-Pamphile

Southern Region Grand prize:
Maison des jeunes La Porte ouverte de Longueuil

Central Quebec Grand prize:
Maison des jeunes Le Trait d’union de Victoriaville

J’AFFIRME MA MODÉRATION 2004

In 2004, the subject was resisting peer pressure, under the theme "J’affirme ma modération." The question: "How do you respond – with feelings, words and actions – to people who try to get you to drink too much?"

Winners:

Mosaic category Overall prize:
L’Hôte Maison de Montréal Best story:
Maison des jeunes de Wotton Most original:
Maison des jeunes La Symbiose de Cap-Rouge

Photo-story category Overall prize:
Maison des jeunes La Destination 12-17 de Warwick Best story:
Maison des jeunes L’Illusion de Desbiens Most original:
Maison des jeunes de Mascouche

MODÉRER, C’EST SAVOURER 2003

In 2003, the competition focused on enjoyment and the benefits of moderation: you can enjoy the taste of your beverage, you can enjoy the company of your friends more at a party, and you can enjoy the morning after without the headache and nausea. The purpose was to get young people to stop for a moment and imagine some creative alternatives.

Winners:

Mosaic category Best story:
École Dominique-Savio de Montréal
Best illustration:
Maison des jeunes La Symbiose de Cap-Rouge
Most original:
Coup de pouce jeunesse de Montréal

Photo-story category Best story:
Tie for first place
L’Imagerie, local des jeunes de Montréal and Jeunesse sans frontières de Gracefield Best technical effort:
Maison des jeunes de l’Entre-jeunes de Rivière-du-Loup
Most original:
L’Imagerie, local des jeunes de Montréal
Overall prize:
Maison des jeunes de l’Or-Blanc d’Asbestos
Special Jury prize:
Maison des jeunes l’Entre-Parenthèse de Chambord

S’ÉCLATER AVEC MODÉRATION 2002

In 2002, the goal was to get young people to think about why they drink, from an enjoyment perspective. The idea was to illustrate the various ways you can have fun without abusing alcohol, and to give young people the means to resist the pressure of “leaders” who drink too much, teaching them to act as a moderating influence among their friends.

Winners:

Grand prize Maison des jeunes La Symbiose de Cap-Rouge

Best Characters First prize:
Maisons des jeunes de Rivière-du-Loup
Second prize:
École Dominique-Savio de Montréal

Best Illustrations First prize:
Jeunesse unie de Montréal
Second prize:
Maison des jeunes Sodarrid de Boisbriand

Best photo-story First prize:
Maison des jeunes Café-rencontre 12-17 du Grand Joliette
Second prize:
Coup de pouce jeunesse de Montréal-Nord

Special mention L’Imagerie, local des jeunes de Montréal