Red Ribbon Week

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BRIEF SUMMARY

Red Ribbon Week is an awareness campaign to bring light to the dangers of drugs in America. It is anti-drug/drug awareness campaign.  The National Family Partnership (NFP) organized the first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign. NFP provides drug awareness by sponsoring the annual National Red Ribbon Campaign™. Since its beginning in 1985, the Red Ribbon has touched the lives of millions of people around the world. The Red Ribbon Campaign came about in response to the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena, when angered parents and youth in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction cause by drugs in America.

KEY POINTS

• Red Ribbon Week 2018 is October 23rd-31st.
• The 2018 National Red Ribbon Week theme: Life Is Your Journey, Travel Drug Free.™

SHARED WISDOM

• Q: Each year, in my elementary schools, we use stickers and such to promote being alcohol, tobacco and drug free.  We would like to look at other ideas that can make our message stronger. (From Counselortalk, September 2018) New Ideas For Red Ribbon Week
  • A:  We have an essay contest for 2-3 and a poster contest for K and 1, the local LLC provides prizes.

  • A:  I know I always consult the official RRW website: http://redribbon.org/blog/introducing_2018_red_ribbon_theme/ You can get the theme and they have some free resources and others for a small charge. They have some great ideas for school-wide activities.  I always make my focus more broad-to healthy choices on general. We have daily announcements about healthy choices and dress up days. I am attaching a couple of things from last year.

    • RRW 2017 announcements

    • RRW jeopardy

    • Red Ribbon Theme Days Sign 2017

RESOURCES

• Red Ribbon Campaign
  
• 2018 Red Ribbon Theme
  

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This post was created by QRST ContentManager on September 10, 2018.