RED RIBBON IDEAS FOR FAITH BASED 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 members about the dangers of underage drinking and drug use.
• Encourage your community to enter the Red Ribbon Photo Contest for a chance to win an iPad for their family - and $1,000 for a local school.
• Sponsor a local school or school system with Red Ribbon Theme Merchandise.
• Use our social media tips to post Red Ribbon Week messages on your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
• Encourage your community to take a stab at creating the 2024 National Red Ribbon Theme. The winner will 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.
• Talk to your members about securing and taking inventory of their medicine cabinet to prevent prescription drug abuse.
• Write "Celebrating Red Ribbon Week" on your email signature.
• Incorporate Red Ribbon Week into your weekly sermon.
• Raise money for a local prevention organization with a Red Ribbon Week potluck dinner.
• Distribute red ribbons at your services.
• Sign the Red Ribbon Pledge.
• Volunteer to speak about the latest drug trends to a group of parents or to speak about the dangers of underage drinking and drug use to students in your community.
• Access Natural High’s free celebrity drug prevention videos and download their research-based curriculum to guide discussions.
• Organize a Miles of Quarters Campaign to support prevention.
• Display Red Ribbons and posters on the interior and exterior of your building.
• Include a special Red Ribbon insert in bulletins.
• Hold prayer vigils for those affected by the use of drugs.
• 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!