San Benito County Behavioral Health will join others across the
nation to raise awareness about drugs and encourage healthy choices
as it celebrates San Benito County’s 20th Annual Red Ribbon Week,
October 23-31.
San Benito County Behavioral Health will join others across the nation to raise awareness about drugs and encourage healthy choices as it celebrates San Benito County’s 20th Annual Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31.
This year’s theme “Drug Free is the Key” helps create awareness of the drug problems facing every community; to develop parent and community teams to combat alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; and to promote a drug-free lifestyle for all Californians
This year, Red Ribbon Week is being kicked off with the Red Ribbon 2 Mile Run and Festival Oct. 24 at Dunne Park.
Schedule of events includes:
8 a.m. Pre-registration and same day registration
10 a.m. 2 Mile Run at Dunne Park
10:45 a.m. Guest Speaker – to be announced
11 a.m. Aztec Dance Performance
11:15 a.m. Raffle Prizes
11:30 a.m. Run Winners Announced
Noon Chicano All Stars Perform
12:15 p.m. Poetry Contest Winners Announced (Clubhouse)
12:45 p.m. Raffle Prizes
1 p.m. Chicano All Stars Perform
1:10 p.m. Poster Contest Winners Announced (Clubhouse)
2 p.m. Sammy Ramirez Performs
2:15 p.m. Raffle Prizes
The festival will also include a pet adoption, food vendors, local law enforcement agencies, the CHP, Fire Department, and various service organizations who sponsor food and information booths.
Red Ribbon Week is one tool in a comprehensive continuum of prevention activities, and provides an excellent starting point for implementation of community-based prevention efforts. Red Ribbon activities at local schools include: Plant the Promise at R.O. Hardin Elementary School on October 29th. The Promise is to stay drug and alcohol free by making smart and safe decisions. The red bulbs grow and arise as a natural stop sign to drugs and alcohol from entering the school. Also, a Red Ribbon Rally will be held at Marguerite Maze Middle School; Red Ribbon Theme Week at Rancho San Justo Middle School; and, a Red Ribbon Door Decorating Contest at Gabilan Hills Elementary School.
Red Ribbon Week was established by Congress in 1988 to commemorate the work of Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration agent, who was murdered in the line of duty and has come to represent the belief that one person CAN make a difference in the fight against drugs. The Red Ribbon campaign promotes this belief and encourages a drug-free lifestyle and involvement in drug prevention efforts.
For more information on San Benito County Behavioral Health’s Red Ribbon Week, call 831-636-4020 or visit www.sbcprevention.com and www.active.com.
