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InnerAct Alliance is proud to partner with Bob Evans Restaurant locations in Lakeland (North and South), Davenport, and Lake Wales to offer Family Night on Tuesday, October 2, 2012. Families will receive free Red Ribbon prevention materials and information to help keep kids and families drug free!
The October 2nd Family Night Dinner special includes KIDS EAT FREE, and there will be fun craft activities for the kids at the North Lakeland location, compliments of Michaels.
Participating Bob Evans Restaurant locations include:
North Lakeland – 3130 U.S. Highway 98 N
South Lakeland – 6425 South Florida Avenue
Davenport – 43700 Highway 27 (US 27 & I-4)
Lake Wales – 23269 Highway 27 (next to Eagle Ridge Mall)
Research by The National Center on Addiction & Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA) consistently finds that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs. Family meals are the perfect time to talk to your kids and to listen to what’s on their mind.
For more information on Bob Evans Family Night, please call InnerAct Alliance at (863) 802-0777.
StandUP Polk, the Coalition for a Drug-Free Polk, is proud to present two important community events to kick off the 2012 Red Ribbon Campaign, the Annual Drug Summit and Fall Purge Your Pill Rx Drop Off.
The Coalition Partnership of Hardee County Alliance for Substance Abuse and Pregnancy Prevention, Drug Free Highlands, and StandUP Polk is proud to present the 3rd Annual Drug Summit on Thursday, September 27, 2012, from 8 am to 5 pm, at the W.H. Stuart Conference Center, 1710 U.S. 17 in Bartow. This collaborative event will help to inform about the latest drug trends, and develop proactive measures to prevent substance abuse in our families, schools and businesses.
Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi, will be on hand as a guest speaker, and the keynote speaker for the event will be Paul Doering, M.S., a Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice Emeritus at the University of Florida, College of Pharmacy. Participants may earn free CEU’s, CME’s, or Certificate of Attendance. The fee for the Drug Summit event is $20, and includes breakfast and lunch.
Our community’s first Fall Purge Your Pills Rx Drop Off will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, from 10 am to 1 pm, at Everest University’s Lakeland Campus, located at 995 East Memorial Blvd., Suite 110. For info, call (863) 274-7008.
Then on Saturday, September 29, 2012, StandUP Polk and local law enforcement agencies will join the Drug Enforcement Administration for Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at 6 locations in Polk County, from 10 am to 2 pm, for citizens to turn in unused or unwanted Human and Pet Medications for safe and proper disposal:
Auburndale Police Dept. – 2 Bobby Green Plaza, Auburndale, FL.
Haines City Police Dept. – 35400 Highway 27, Haines City, FL
Lake Alfred Police Dept. – 190 North Seminole Avenue, Lake Alfred, FL
Lake Wales Police Dept. - 133 East Tillman Avenue, Lake Wales, FL
Lakeland Police Dept. – 219 N. Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland, FL
Winter Haven Police Dept. – 125 N. Lake Silver Drive NW, Winter Haven, FL
Medication may also be taken to any of the county’s 4 permanent drop sites at the Auburndale Police Department (2 Bobby Green Plaza, in Auburndale, weekdays, 8 am-5pm), Haines City Police Department (35400 Highway 27, in Haines City, 24 hours/7 days), Lake Alfred Police Department (190 North Seminole Avenue, in Lake Alfred, 24 hours/7 days), and Winter Haven Police Department (125 North Lake Silver Drive NW, in Winter Haven, weekdays 8am-6pm).
Medications may be safely disposed of at home by dissolving medications in water, mixing with coffee grounds or cat litter, pouring into a zip lock bag, and putting in your trash. Do not dump any medications into the toilet to avoid harming lakes and ground water. Previous prescription medication collections held in Polk County, FL have resulted in nearly 1,700 pounds of recovered pharmaceuticals.
Visit https://secure.qgiv.com/for/standup/event/13015 to register online to attend the Drug Summit. For more information, call Hardee County ASAPP (863) 773-6349 (Suzanne Lambert); Drug Free Highlands (863) 382-2138 (Aisha Alayande); or Stand UP Polk at (863) 802-0777 (Lisa A. Jones).
Unwanted, unused or expired prescription drugs present dangerous risks to our community when they fall into the wrong hands, and they may potentially damage our environment through improper disposal. Prescription drug take back events, sponsored by StandUP Polk Coalition for a Drug-Free Polk and local law enforcement agencies in Polk County, have resulted in collection and safe and proper disposal of 3,000 pounds of unwanted medication turned in by the public over the past two years.
The partnership is pleased to announce the establishment of 4 permanent secure collection drop-boxes at the following police department locations for citizens to turn in unwanted human and pet medication year-round:
Auburndale Police Department – 2 Bobby Green Plaza, Auburndale, FL (weekdays, 8 am-5pm)
Haines City Police Department – 35400 Highway 27, Haines City, FL (24 hours/7 days)
Lake Alfred Police Department – 190 North Seminole Avenue, Lake Alfred, FL (24 hours/7 days)
Winter Haven Police Department – 125 N. Lake Silver Dr. NW, Winter Haven, FL (weekdays, 8am – 6pm)
"Citizens can just come to any of these locations to drop off their prescription drugs anonymously,” said Lt. Keva Harris of Haines City Police Department, who serves as the Coalition’s law enforcement task force chairperson. “We appreciate the community's help in keeping dangerous medication off the street."
Medication must be deposited in a sealed container. No loose pills, liquid medication, or contraband will be collected at the permanent sites.
“With 1,300 pounds of medication collected at the Spring 2012 Pill Drop event, the need for secure sites to provide safe collection on more regular basis became even more apparent. We would like to thank the Community Foundation of Greater Lakeland for assisting with the purchase of these permanent drop boxes for Polk County,” said Angie Ellison, executive director of InnerAct Alliance, a partner in the StandUP Polk Coalition.
Our community’s first Fall Purge Your Pills Rx Drop Off will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, from 10 am to 1 pm, at Everest University’s Lakeland Campus, located at 995 East Memorial Blvd., Suite 110. For info, call (863) 274-7008.
Then on Saturday, September 29, 2012, StandUP Polk and local law enforcement agencies will join the Drug Enforcement Administration for the national Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, from 10 am to 2 pm, for citizens to turn in unused or unwanted Human and Pet Medications for safe and proper disposal, at 6 locations in Polk County: Auburndale Police Dept. 2 Bobby Green Plaza, Auburndale; Haines City Police Dept. 35400 Highway 27, Haines City; Lake Alfred Police Dept. 190 North Seminole Avenue, Lake Alfred; Lake Wales Police Dept. 133 East Tillman Avenue, Lake Wales; Lakeland Police Dept. 219 N. Massachusetts Avenue, Lakeland; Winter Haven Police Dept. 125 N. Lake Silver Drive NW, Winter Haven.
StandUP Polk, the Coalition for a Drug-Free Polk, is a group of concerned citizens, law enforcement, community and business leaders working together to take a stand against drugs and bring about positive change for Polk County. For more information, please contact Lisa A. Jones, StandUP Polk coalition coordinator, at (863) 802-0777.
