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The DEA Red Ribbon Week Patch Program was an effort by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration designed to provide members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts the opportunity to earn a special patch by promoting and engaging in related anti-drug activities celebrated during Red Ribbon Week. The program was a promotional effort only ...
October 25, 2024 at 10:54 AM CANTON − More than 15,000 items celebrating Red Ribbon Week and promoting healthy lifestyles are being distributed to Stark County students in 24 schools through Oct ...
Oct. 28—Ector County ISD hosted a kickoff for Red Ribbon Week Monday in the parking lot of the administration building. This year's theme is "Life is a movie, film drug free." School district ...
Oct. 18—Area schools are getting ready for the annual Red Ribbon Week campaign, which aims to spread awareness to students about the dangers of using drugs. This year's campaign is themed ...
Millions of Americans currently participate in Red Ribbon Week activities, according to the National Family Partnership (NFP)—the Red Ribbon campaign's national organizer. The Drug Enforcement Administration , a Federal partner in Red Ribbon Week, describes it as “the most far-reaching and well-known drug prevention event in America.”
Ribbon Color First use Author Meanings Pink ribbon: October 1992 [1] Alexandra Penney for Self and Evelyn Lauder [2] Breast cancer awareness [2] Red ribbon? Heart disease [3] [4] 1985 Duncan Hunter and Henry Lozano's Camanera Clubs: Substance-abuse awareness [4] including tobacco, alcohol and drugs (Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American ...
In the US, the White House began marking World AIDS Day with the iconic display of a 28 foot (8.5 m) AIDS Ribbon on the building's North Portico in 2007. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] White House aide Steven M. Levine, then serving in President George W. Bush 's administration, proposed the display to symbolize the United States' commitment to combat the world ...
The Red Ribbon Express seeks to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS, promote safe sex and reduce discrimination against AIDS victims in India, especially those in rural regions. India has the third largest population of HIV/AIDS victims worldwide (with over 2.4 million people affected in 2007), after South Africa (5.7 million) and Nigeria (2.6 ...