Celebrate FAMILY DAY: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children on Monday, September 26

 

InnerAct Alliance and coalition partners, StandUP Polk and UthMpact, encourage your family to participate in Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children on Monday, September 26, 2022. Family Day began in 2001 as a national effort to promote family dinners as an effective way to reduce youth substance abuse and other risky behaviors. Research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University consistently finds that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they will be to smoke, drink, or use illegal substances. To learn more about this initiative, sign the family day pledge, and receive tips to talk with your children, visit www.informedfamilies.org

Families can also show support for prevention of substance abuse by participating in the Annual Red Ribbon Campaign events. The 2022 Red Ribbon Run & Challenge, presented by title sponsor Publix Super Markets, will take place on Saturday, October 29 at Lake Mirror in Lakeland with the Red Ribbon Run for K-8 students, along with a Family Fun Run for parents to run/walk with their children plus a great new Fitness Fun Zone featuring healthy snacks and activities. Registration is FREE at RedRibbonRun.com for K-8 students who pre-register by 10/29; adults pay $5. Race check-in for the Kids Fun Run begins at 7:00 am at Lake Mirror Auditorium, Family Fun Run takes place at 8:30 am, and grade heats begin at 8:45 am (times approximate). 

Weekly Red Ribbon Challenges with themes of nutrition, fitness, and anti-bullying begin September 26 and continue through October on the event website for kids to complete and post on the Red Ribbon Facebook page to earn points for prizes.

"The Annual Red Ribbon Run encourages healthy family activites, which reduce the likelihood of substance abuse, bullying, violence, and other risky behaviors," said InnerAct Alliance's Executive Director, Angie Ellison. "Please plan to eat dinner as a family on September 26 and join us on October 29 by sponsoring, running, or volunteering at 

www.RedRibbonRun.com or https://www.facebook.com/RedRibbonRunSeries.”