Celebrate FAMILY DAY: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children on Monday, September 25, 2023

 

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 next Monday, September 25, 2023. Family Day is 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 the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they will be to smoke, drink, or use illegal substances. You can learn more about this initiative, sign the family day pledge, and receive tips to talk with your children, by visiting www.informedfamilies.org.

Families can also show support for prevention of substance abuse by participating in the Annual Red Ribbon Campaign events locally. The 2023 Red Ribbon Run, presented by title sponsor Publix Super Markets, will take place on Saturday, October 28 at Lake Mirror in Lakeland with the Kids Fun Run for K-8 students, along with a Family Fun Run for parents to run/walk with their children, plus a great new World Tour vendor area featuring healthy snacks and fun activities around the world. 

Registration is FREE on the Red Ribbon Run tab at InnerActAlliance.org for K-8 students who pre-register prior to 10/28/23; Adults pay $5 for the Family Fun Run. Kids must register by 10/14/23 to be guaranteed a free Run t-shirt. On race day, check-in for the Kids Fun Run starts at 7:00 am at the 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 25 and continue through October on InnerActAlliance.org. Kids may post completed challenges on the IAA Facebook page.

"The Annual Red Ribbon Run encourages healthy family activities to reduce the likelihood of substance abuse, bullying, and other risky behaviors," said InnerAct Alliance's Executive Director, Angie Ellison. "Please plan to eat dinner as a family on September 25 and join us on Saturday, October 28 by sponsoring, running, or volunteering at the Red Ribbon Run!"  

Register Today on the Red Ribbon Run tab on
www.inneractalliance.org

 Post Red Ribbon Weekly Challenges on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/InnerActAlliance