Introducing 40 Years – 40 Stories of InnerAct Alliance!

 

For four decades, InnerAct Alliance has been Polk County's trusted prevention leader. We're celebrating our 40th anniversary by sharing a special memory from each year that our agency has been in existence since 1985 - along with the incredible programs that continue our mission today!🙌

Story #1: Pride of Lakeland Was Born

In 1986, we organized our first "Just Say No" Anti-Drug March through downtown Lakeland. Nearly 3,000 students rallied together at the Civic Center, making a visible statement against drugs. This 1989 photo from The Ledger shows Scott Lake Elementary students with their creative banner leading the charge!

Today, that spirit lives on through our Annual  Red Ribbon Run - one of Florida's largest drug prevention awareness events! Thousands of K-8 students and families father around Lake Mirror each October for our FREE one-mile fun run celebrating healthy, drug-free lifestyles. 

Celebrating Generations of Prevention: The photo above shows a Dad who ran in the Red Ribbon Run as a young boy, and now his kindergartner plans to run too! 🎀

Please Support 40 More Years of Prevention!

$40 one-time gift = prevention services for a family

$40/month = up to 12 families in 2026
$400/month = 120 families in 2026

Donate by

texting IAA to 26989

https://www.inneractalliance.org/#donate

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Stay tuned as we share more stories celebrating our community's commitment to preventing harm and promoting health!

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