Fifth Graders to Participate in Red Ribbon
Rallies – May 6 & 13, 2015
Polk County, FL – Nearly 6,000 fifth grade
students have been invited by InnerAct Alliance to attend Red Ribbon Rallies in
May to encourage the choice of a positive lifestyle without the use of drugs. Events
will take place on Wednesday, May 6, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at The
Lakeland Center, and on Wednesday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. at the Polk State
College Gym in Winter Haven.
The prevention rallies focus on reinforcing
critical substance abuse resistance skills before students enter middle
school. The facts show that the majority
of young people choose not to use drugs or alcohol. Instead, they find effective ways to deal
with everyday pressures and challenges in their lives without resorting to
substance use.
The guest speaker is Patrick T. Grady, a
former middle and high school educator who travels throughout North America
inspiring and encouraging individuals to do their best in all of their
endeavors. Community leaders and law enforcement members will also be on hand
to encourage the choice of a positive, healthy lifestyle without the use of
drugs.
Fifth grade students have been challenged to
participate in the Fifth Grade Rally for The Facts Contest and create original
essays, poems, and posters that illustrate how they choose to live their lives
drug free and convey the truth about how most young people do not use drugs or
alcohol. Contest winners will be recognized during the rallies with cash prizes
of $100, $50 and $25 awarded to overall first place winners in each contest
category.
The mission of InnerAct Alliance is to reduce
the abuse and underage use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs through:
Community Awareness and Involvement; Prevention Education; Economic Support;
and Leadership Development. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency is proud to have
provided substance abuse prevention to the Hardee, Highlands and Polk County
communities since 1985 with services including science-based education in elementary
and middle schools, teen-driven social marketing, and awareness events that
touch the lives of youth, parents, families, businesses, faith-based
organizations, community groups and others with an important substance abuse prevention
message.
For further information on the Fifth Grade Rallies
on May 6 and 13, please call InnerAct Alliance at (863) 802-0777.
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