Red Ribbon Week Activities for Business Leaders

Here are some ideas to make this year's Red Ribbon Week celebration the best yet!

• Use Red Ribbon Week as an opportunity to continue talking to your employees about drugs. Let them know that alcohol and drug use will not be tolerated.
• Sponsor a local school with Red Ribbon Theme Merchandise.
• Encourage your employees to enter the Red Ribbon Photo Contest for a chance to win an iPad for themselves - and $1,000 for their child's school.
• Use our social media tips to post Red Ribbon Week messages on your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
• Secure and take inventory of your medicine cabinet to prevent prescription drug abuse.
• Encourage your employees to work with their kids to submit ideas for the 2024 National Red Ribbon Theme. They'll gain national recognition and $500 of Red Ribbon theme merchandise for their child's school. 
• This year’s theme is “Life Is A Movie, Film Drug Free.™” submitted by Cheryl Holsapfel, Digital Art Teacher, and Devansh Aggarwal from Solon Middle School.
• Write "Celebrating Red Ribbon Week" on your email signature.
• Contact a local governmental official about declaring October 23rd-31st Red Ribbon Week in your community.
• Raise money for a local prevention organization by charging $5 for employees to wear denim on a special Red Ribbon jeans day.
• Distribute red ribbons to your coworkers and staff.
• Sign the Red Ribbon Pledge.
• Volunteer to speak about the latest drug trends at a local Chamber Meeting.
• Organize a Miles of Quarters Campaign to support prevention.
• Display Red Ribbons and posters on the interior and exterior of your building.
• Check out what other prevention organizations are offering to make your Red Ribbon Week the most impactful yet at www.redribbon.org/resources
• Send Us Your Best Idea. We'll filter out the best and add them to this list!

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