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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Items celebrating Red Ribbon Week and promoting healthy lifestyles are being distributed to Stark County students in 24 schools through Oct. 31.
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 ...
The Red Ribbon Foundation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the Canadian Multiple Sclerosis Society are examples of organizations that utilize the red ribbon symbol. MADD is an organization founded in 1980 whose mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking.
The luncheons begin at 1 p.m. in the DCU Club at Polar Park and will include a Q&A and Meet & Greets with the speakers. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. Tickets for each session are $25 and include ...
The Red Ribbon Express was launched in India on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2007. The seven coach train was flagged off by United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. [2] The Red Ribbon Express became the first time information and awareness about HIV/AIDS was disseminated through a train service, Indian Railways. [3]