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 staff, patients and members of your community about the dangers of underage drinking and drug use.
Sponsor a local school or school system with Red Ribbon Theme Merchandise.
Encourage staff, clients and members of the community to enter theRed Ribbon Photo Contestfor a chance to win an iPad for themselves - and $1,000 for their child's K-12 school.
Use oursocial media tipsto post Red Ribbon Week messages on your Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Talk to your staff, clients and members of the community about securing and taking inventory of their medicine cabinet to prevent prescription drug abuse.
Tell staff, clients and members of the community to take a stab at creating the2024 National Red Ribbon Theme. Winners will gain national recognition and $500 of Red Ribbon theme merchandise for their 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.
Access Natural High’s free celebrity drug prevention videos and download their research-based curriculum to guide discussions.
Write "Celebrating Red Ribbon Week" on your email signature.
Incorporate Red Ribbon Week into your newsletters.
Raise money for a local prevention organization with a Red Ribbon Week walk-a-thon.
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.
Organize a Miles of Quarters Campaign to support prevention.
Display Red Ribbons and posters on the interior and exterior of your buildings.
Display Red Ribbon posters at your facilities.
Check out what other prevention organizations are offering to make your Red Ribbon Week the most impactful yet atwww.redribbon.org/resources
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