InnerAct Alliance to be Featured in Lakeland Chamber of Commerce’s Nod to Nonprofits Tour Series

InnerAct Alliance to be Featured in
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce’s Nod to Nonprofits Tour Series for March

Polk County, FL – InnerAct Alliance, and its coalition partners StandUP Polk and UthMpact, are proud to be chosen by the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce to be highlighted in its Nod to Nonprofits Tour Series for the month of March.   

The Nod to Nonprofits event is held monthly to spread awareness about worthwhile local nonprofit organizations that impact our community in positive ways. It will take place on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at 10:00 am, at the 2018 Project Prom Store, located next to Hollister store at Lakeland Square Mall, 3800 U.S. 98 North, in Lakeland. Participants will have an opportunity to see some of the prom formal wear available free of charge to high school students in need and learn more about InnerAct Alliance’s community programs. Registration and event information can be found at: http://business.lakelandchamber.com/events/details/inneract-alliance-nod-to-nonprofits-tou r-series-8580

InnerAct Alliance, formerly the Drug Prevention Resource Center, is a nonprofit agency established in 1985 to reduce the abuse and underage use of harmful substances along with involvement in other risky behaviors while supporting positive healthy decisions through: Community Awareness and Support; Prevention Education; Economic Support; and Leadership Development. The agency serves the Hardee, Highlands and Polk County communities with prevention services including science-based education programs and awareness events that touch the lives of youth, parents, families, businesses, faith-based organizations, and others in need with an important substance abuse prevention message. The education division is comprised of a dozen professionals who teach in over 60 schools in Polk, Highlands and Hardee Counties.

In addition, the agency organizes one of the largest Red Ribbon Campaigns in the state of Florida, including Polk County’s Red Ribbon Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids Run events in November, to inspire individuals and families to achieve healthy drug-free lifestyle goals and show support for bullying and substance abuse prevention. The Red Ribbon Run, scheduled on November 10, 2018 at Lake Mirror, is a popular family participation event that brings together half marathon and 5K runners, over 1,500 kids run participants, volunteers, and local business partners, sponsors, and spectators. InnerAct Alliance also serves as the fiscal agent for the StandUP Polk (adult-based) and UthMpact (youth-based) Coalitions for a Drug-Free Polk, collaborations which lead community efforts to reduce underage use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. StandUP Polk and UthMpact partner in events like Project Prom and the Annual Prevention Summit year-round.

For additional information on the March 21^st event, please contact InnerAct Alliance Executive Director, Angie Ellison, at (863) 802-0777.