FIFTH-GRADERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN RED RIBBON RALLIES ON MAY 20 and MAY 22, 2019

FIFTH-GRADERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN
RED RIBBON RALLIES ON MAY 20 and MAY 22, 2019

Over 6,000 fifth grade students have been invited by InnerAct Alliance to attend Red Ribbon Rallies this month to encourage the choice of a positive lifestyle without the use of drugs. Events will take place on Monday, May 20, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Heartland Church, 225 Avenue B NW, in Winter Haven for students in the Winter Haven/Haines City area and on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland for students in the greater Lakeland area.  

Prevention rallies focus on reinforcing critical substance abuse resistance skills before students enter middle school. 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 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.

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 harmful substances along with involvement in other risky behaviors 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.

Ove