SAVE Promise Club Resources

Empower youth to be leaders of change!

• Deliver an elevator speech using this guide.
• Host a poetry slam inspired by Start With Hello and Say Something themes. Download this activity guide.
• Create an action plan to solve a school culture issue and empower changemakers. Learn how
• Hurdles can arise when being leaders of change. You can use this focus group protocol if challenges arise.
• Empower and equip students with the Say Something message all year with these 10 best practice activities.

Educate youth on how they can prevent violence!

• Our PSA videos teach others to know the signs. Use these circle discussion guides.
• Run a Town Hall discussion about issues important to your club, school, and community. Download your guide.
• Educate peers on how to continue building relationships after “Hello.” Use these blob and role play activities in your meeting. Then ask to facilitate them in homeroom or advisory classes school-wide to build connections and community.

Incorporate mindfulness for mental health into your meetings. Use this Bubbles and Breathing icebreaker. Or Mindful Minutes for K-5. Share these Sandy Hook Promise Mindful coloring pages with teachers and classmates.

Engage youth in violence prevention activities!

• Engage and involve trusted adults to keep the Say Something message going strong! Use this You Can Trust Me Because activity and trusted adult sign templates in the Say Something Signature Activity packet.
• Practice Creative and Courageous Hello styles with this activity.
• Break the ice using these Engaging Teambuilders and Icebreakers!
• Play Buddy Search Bingo or a Human Scavenger hunt to connect youth.
• Learn the SAVE Promise Club “pump it up” chant and show your club spirit!
• Reach out and help with these Service Actions.

Encourage youth to be Upstanders!

• What happens after saying hello? Practice the art of conversation using these activities Start With Hello Virtual or In-Person Lunch Talk Cards and Wrist Band Conversation Starters and Igniters.
• Build community in your club with Yays and Heys!
• Encourage kindness and celebrate the power of “Hello” by participating in November’s World Kindness and World Hello Days.
• Generate positive relationships, connections and inclusion by running icebreakers with the larger school community during homeroom, morning meeting, or lunch. Here are some ideas.
• Celebrate one another’s successes with SAVE celebrations. Get your “party” started and celebrate!