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RED RIBBON WEEK® OCT. 23-31 • WWW.REDRIBBON.ORG
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We’re excited to announce the 2023 Red Ribbon Campaign
Theme, “Be Kind to Your Mind. Live Drug Free.™” Submitted
by Danielle Helm, a Youth Service Coordinator from Russell
County Middle School in Russell Springs, Kentucky. This
year’s theme is a reminder that everyday Americans across
the country make signicant daily contributions to their
communities by being the best they can be because they live
Drug-Free!
“I chose this theme because drugs alter our current
brain development and hinders further growth. Drugs
decrease levels of neurotransmitters in the reward system
of our brain, such as Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin,
and Endorphins. This can block our brain from naturally
experiencing happiness,” said Danielle. “Be Kind to Your
Mind. Live Drug Free. ™” is about making positive choices to
be happy and healthy-that is being kind to our mind.”
Theme submissions are accepted each year from January
1st through December 4th and winners of the contest
receive $500 in Ribbon Week themed merchandise courtesy
of Nimco, Inc. NIMCO is the only place families, children,
and schools can purchase Red Ribbon Merchandise Theme
material to support ongoing drug education in the schools.
Learn how to submit your 2024 Theme suggestion by visiting:
www.redribbon.org/theme/contest/
Red Ribbon Week takes place each year from October 23rd
through 31st. We invite you to join us by getting involved and
continue to make America Drug-Free.
INTRODUCING THE 2023 NATIONAL RED RIBBON THEME:
BE KIND TO YOUR MIND. LIVE DRUG FREE.
™
Danielle Helm
Youth Service Center Coordinatior
Russell County Middle School
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www.redribbon.org
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Dear Educators:
Preventing alcohol, tobacco, vaping and drug abuse is a big job. It is
one that must be embraced by parents, teachers, students, and the entire
community. Your school has the opportunity to educate students and
teachers about the dangers and consequences of alcohol, tobacco, vaping
and drug use during this year’s Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31st. It is
an ideal way for people and communities to unite and take a visible
stand against substance abuse.
e Red Ribbon Campaign was started when drug trackers in Mexico
City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camarena in 1985. is began the
continuing tradition of displaying Red Ribbons as a symbol of intolerance
towards the use of drugs. e mission of the Red Ribbon Campaign is to present a unied commitment
towards the creation of a DRUG-FREE AMERICA.
e Jim orpe Association/Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame has composed this guidebook with the
assistance of the National Family Partnership to oer educators an outline of suggested Red Ribbon
activities and current information, trends, and attitudes regarding youth alcohol, tobacco, vaping and
drug abuse. Your school may order and display Red Ribbon materials with the national Red Ribbon
theme from the National Family Partnership website www.NFP.org.
We have listed suggested activities that your school and community can use to involve students in the
Red Ribbon Drug Free Youth Celebration. If you have any questions regarding Red Ribbon Week
activities or Jim orpe Association/Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame’s Bright Path Youth Program,
please contact us at 405-427-1400 or www.oksportshof.org.
Sincerely,
Mike James
President
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
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It Takes A Community To Teach Prevention
How will you celebrate Red Ribbon Week
®
?
Schools
• Plan essay and poster contests about drug
prevention
• Create theme days and coordinate fun and
impactful prevention activities
• Decorate the interior and exterior of your school
• Decorate your homeroom door
• Invite parents and families to a special
health fair or education program
• Organize a Red Ribbon Rally
• Organize a Miles of Quarters Campaign
• Screen Natural High videos (naturalhigh.org)
Business
• Wear Red Ribbons and distribute to
your employees
• Display Red Ribbons and posters on the
interior and exterior of your building
• Place a Red Ribbon message in your
advertisements and monthly statements
• Sponsor a School
• Sponsor a Classroom
• Identify and share local prevention,
intervention and treatment resources
with your employees
Government
• Wear Red Ribbons and distribute to
sta and employees
• Display Red Ribbons on interior
and exterior of city and county
buildings
• Encourage police and re departments to
participate in Red Ribbon Activities
• Display Red Ribbon Car Magnets on all
your governmental cars
• Include Red Ribbon Message in
employee pay checks and in utility bills
• Identify and share local prevention,
intervention and treatment resources
with your employees and outside
community
Law Enforcement
• Wear Red Ribbons and distribute to
sta and ocers
• Display Red Ribbon Car Magnets on all
your patrol cars
• Oer to speak at community
programs on alcohol and other drugs
Faith Based
• Distribute Red Ribbons at your services
• Incorporate a drug-free message into
your sermon.
• Include a special Red Ribbon insert in
bulletins
• Distribute Red Ribbons at your
services and explain the signicance of
the campaign
• Hold prayer vigils for those aected by
the use of drugs
• Identify and share local prevention,
intervention and treatment resources
with your members.
Medical
• Display a basket of Red Ribbons in the
waiting room lobby for patients and
family members
• Display the Red Ribbon message with
posters and banners in your facility
• Incorporate screening, brief
interventionand referral to treatment
(SBIRT) into your daily practice
Media
• Inform the community about the Red
Ribbon Campaign
®
, encourage them to
participate
• Wear Red Ribbons and distribute to
your employees,
• TV Anchor person, news reporters, etc.
Everyone!
• Celebrate National Plant the Promise Week –
October 23-31st! During Red Ribbon Week
®
schools,businesses, families and youth across
America will plant bulbs that will bloom and serve
as a reminder to stay drug-free. In most regions bulbs
that are planted during October, will bloom in
April, during National Alcohol Awareness Month.
Order your bulbs today!
Red Ribbon Activities Guide, References and Resources.
For more activity suggestions, visit www.redribbon.org/activities.
The name Jim Thorpe has always been synonymous with strength, resilience and defying the odds.
Since its founding more than 30 years ago, INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation has been proud to
carry on that tradition.
When tragedy strikes – when people have their independence and abilities stolen from them by
an accident or disease – Jim Thorpe is the rehabilitation facility Oklahomans choose. This is where
the best rehab experts, the latest technological advances and the most comprehensive lineup of
unique and imaginative therapies all come together to cultivate the most important element of any
recovery: genuine hope.
It’s all a part of the INTEGRIS promise: to be here For you. For health. For life.
To learn more about inpatient services, call 405.644.5253 or to schedule an outpatient
appointment, call 405.945.4500.
integrisjimthorpe.com
Everything You Thought
Was Impossible
Has Happened Here.
Locations
Baptist • Edmond • Enid • Grove
Moore • INTEGRIS Cancer Institute
Southwest • Yukon
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ENTRY FORM
(This form must be attached to the back of each entry)
Name _______________________________________________________________________________________________
School _______________________________________________________________________________________________
School Address______________________________________________________________________________________
Date of Birth ________________________________Age ____________ Grade ________________________________
Name(s) of Parent(s)/Guardian(s) ____________________________________________________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Phone Number _______________________________________________________________
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Email _________________________________________________________________________
Teacher’s Name _____________________________________________________________________________________
Teacher’s Phone Number ___________________________________________________________________________
Teacher’s Email ______________________________________________________________________________________
DEADLINE: All entries must be received by December 22, 2023.
Winners will be honored at a special ceremony by
the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame during the Spring of 2024.
Submit Entries to:
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
20 South Mickey Mantle Drive
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
2023 BRIGHT PATH ART & ESSAY CONTEST
The Red Ribbon Art & Essay Contest Celebration is an opportunity for schoolchildren to come together and
celebrate being drug, alcohol, tobacco and vape-free! Students are encouraged to enter the art and/or es
-
say contest, emphasizing this year’s Red Ribbon Campaign theme “Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free.”
Each school may submit entries in the art and essay contests from each of the following age groups:
5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-16 and 17-18 years old. All art and essay entries become the property of the
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Bright Path Youth Program and will not be returned.
Art Poster Size: 11” x 17” preferred.
Essays: Must be 250 words or less and can be typed or handwritten.
All entries must include the entry form below completed for each individual student. First, second and
third place will be awarded in each age group for both the art and essay contest. If a student enters both
categories and they qualify for 1st, 2nd or 3rd place, they may only be a winner in one category.
The name Jim Thorpe has always been synonymous with strength, resilience and defying the odds.
Since its founding more than 30 years ago, INTEGRIS Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation has been proud to
carry on that tradition.
When tragedy strikes – when people have their independence and abilities stolen from them by
an accident or disease – Jim Thorpe is the rehabilitation facility Oklahomans choose. This is where
the best rehab experts, the latest technological advances and the most comprehensive lineup of
unique and imaginative therapies all come together to cultivate the most important element of any
recovery: genuine hope.
It’s all a part of the INTEGRIS promise: to be here For you. For health. For life.
To learn more about inpatient services, call 405.644.5253 or to schedule an outpatient
appointment, call 405.945.4500.
integrisjimthorpe.com
Everything You Thought
Was Impossible
Has Happened Here.
Locations
Baptist • Edmond • Enid • Grove
Moore • INTEGRIS Cancer Institute
Southwest • Yukon
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ACELEE ELLIS
11-13
2022-23 ESSAY WINNERS
Ages 8-10
1st – Kenzi McMilln, Claremont Elementary
2nd – Ajay Basnet, Canyon Ridge Intermediate School
3rd – Athena Knighten, Homer Elementary
Ages 11-13
1st –Acelee Ellis, Fort Towson Elementary
2nd - An Pham, Oakridge Elementary
3rd - Carma Hudgins, Whitebead Elementary
KENZI MCMILLIN
8-10
www.redribbon.org
®
RYLEE WYRICK
17-18
SYMPHONY VELOZ
14-16
Ages 14-16
1st – Symphony Veloz, Elgin High School
2nd – Reanna Rich, Kansas Middle School
3rd – Olivia Vargas, Capitol Hill Middle School
Ages 17-18
1st – Rylee Wyrick, Mooreland High
School
2nd – Lorelei Starling, Elgin High School
3rd – Hannah Eilers, Mooreland High School
3rd - Grayson Pittman, Mooreland High School
2022-23 ART WINNERS
Ages 8-10
1st – Keeley Cope,
Homer Elementary
2nd - Annaliese Collins,
Central Elementary
3rd - Acelyn Land,
Bixby East Intermediate
Ages 11-13
1st – Brandon Burdeshaw,
Fort Towson Junior High
2nd – Levi Drewery,
Oakridge Elementary
2nd – Jenna Clutter,
Lone Grove Middle School
3rd - Andrea Aguilera Ponce,
Capitol Hill Middle School
KEELEY COPE
8-10
BRANDON BURDESHAW
11-13
14-16
KRIS LEHMAN
SAROCHA DRYE
17-18
Ages 14-16
1st – Kris Lehman, Lone Grove Middle School
2nd – Cheyenne Parkinson, Walters High School
3rd – Enalyn Avila, Elgin High School
3rd – Devon Laurenzana, Walters High School
Ages 17-18
1st – Sarocha Drye, Elgin High School
2nd – Brayden Parker, Elgin High School
3rd – Asia Rivers, Elgin High School
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First: Schedule the campaign: Set up a schedule for the morning
announcement messages and Parent messages. Decide what day
the Photo Contest yer will be sent home with the students.
Morning Announcements: Read the Morning Announcement
Script in this guide. Schedule the announcements to begin on
October 23rd. Repeat the message 5 times before October 31st.
The last morning announcement should be on October 31st. Our
announcement script can be edited to meet the specics of your
school.
Parent Phone Message: Read the Script in the tool kit. Schedule
the recorded parent message the week before October 23rd and
then again on October 23rd. This message can be edited to meet
the specics of your school. Red Ribbon Week is most eective in
preventing substance abuse with parent involvement.
Spread The Word: Distribute the Photo Contest yer to the students
to take home.
Email to Teachers and Sta: Let teachers and sta know the
schedule and theme for Red Ribbon. Everyone can participate!
Teachers can encourage their students to get involved by entering
the National Red Ribbon Photo Contest.
Tell Us About Your Campaign: We want to promote the awesome
job you did with the campaign. Go to redribbon.org/contact and tell
us about your experience.
RED RIBBON CHECKLIST
LETS GET STARTED
www.redribbon.org
2023 Red Ribbon Celebration Drug-Free Pledge Drive
2023 RED RIBBON DRUG FREE PLEDGE DRIVE
The goal of the Red Ribbon Campaign and the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame is to inspire Oklahoma’s
schoolchildren to live a drug, alcohol, tobacco and vape-free life! To celebrate this commitment, we
would like to give them the opportunity to sign their own 2023 Red Ribbon Celebration Drug-Free Pledge.
Each student who signs the pledge will receive an Oklahoma Red Ribbon Celebration Drug-Free Club
Card and a Certicate of Recognition. Certicates are endorsed by Oklahoma’s Governor, along with
many other Oklahoma legends and celebrities.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Teacher, request your students to sign the Master Pledge Sheet on the following
page (you may copy as many Master Pledge Sheets as needed). You do not need to send in the Master
Pledge Sheets, only the total number of pledges by lling out the bottom half of this page below. The
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame will send you the appropriate amount of Recognition Certicates and
Drug-Free Club Cards in the Spring of 2024.
Mail or E-Mail the following information, no later than December 22, 2023, to:
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame ~ 20 S. Mickey Mantle Dr. ~ Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Phone: 405-402-1836 ~ [email protected]
Total # of Pledges ________________________________________________________________________________________
School Name _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Teacher/Red Ribbon Coordinator _________________________________________________________________________
Teacher Email ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Drug Free Pledge
I pledge to lead a drug-free life. I want to be healthy and happy.
I will say NO to alcohol. I will say NO to tobacco.
I will say NO to vaping. I will say NO to illegal drugs.
I will help my friends say NO.
I pledge to stand up for what is right.
Signature Print Name
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2023 RED RIBBON MASTER PLEDGE SHEET
RED RIBBON WEEK
®
PLEDGE
Spread the word to get
parents and your
community involved
in Red Ribbon Week
®
• Download and print pledge to send home with students.
• Distribute the pledge to parents at school events, PTA meetings
or other community events.
• Post pledges around school to show participation in your campaign.
• Download the pledge from www.redribbon.org/downloads.
A group of St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools 2nd graders sign their
names on a banner to pledge their intent to stay drug-free as part of Red
Ribbon activities. OHIO, 2001
RED RIBBON WEEK
®
ACTIVITIES
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• Put the Red Ribbon Theme on the school marquee to deliver the message in the school and
community.
• Have “wear red” day at school and other spirit days during the week. Incorporate prevention
curriculum into classes each day.
• Schedule a speaker to speak to the students about the risks associated with drug use.
• Use the Red Ribbon Theme to create an Essay or Poster Contest.
• Use the Red Ribbon theme to decorate each classroom door and then each class competes
for the best door.
• Use red material or plastic red Solo cups to spell out the Red Ribbon theme in the school
chain link fence.
• Make small red bows for all students and sta members; wear the red bow every day during Red
Ribbon Week
®
. Students who wear it every day win a prize.
• Deliver a drug prevention message every day during the morning announcements.
• Show the winning poster during the morning announcements.
• Read the winning essay during the morning announcements.
• Create a “Wall of Pledges” on a giant piece of poster paper in the main hallway. Print the Red
Ribbon Theme on the poster paper and hang it up. Anyone who takes the “Pledge”signs his/her
name on the poster.
• March around the school grounds chanting the Red Ribbon Theme or organize a walk-a-thon.
• Schedule a student screening of “Natural High” videos (www.naturalhigh.org)
www.redribbon.org
www.redribbon.org
®
Cordele Housing Authority resident employees (from left)
Joni Turner and Rosalyn McDonald and sta member
Dorothy Clark tie red ribbons for Red Ribbon Week,
Oct. 23-31. The red ribbons adorn area signposts and
businesses to promote a drug-free lifestyle. GEORGIA, 2001
RESOURCES
We’ve compiled some of our favorite educational resources and lesson plans for you below. We hope
these will help to make your Red Ribbon Week the most impactful ever.
Resources
Charlotte’s Web
Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Free America Foundation
DUI Resources: A Guide To Charges, Treatment, and Supportive
Services
Lock Your Meds
Drunk Driving Statistics
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
National Association for Children of Alcoholics
National Highway Trac Safety Administration
National Institue on Drug Abuse
Natural High Red Ribbon Resources
NIDA for Teens
Students Against Destructive Decisions
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
The White House Oce of National Drug Control Policy
Lesson Plans
Fentanyl Awareness Guide for Parents, Teens, and College Students
Montana Meth Prevention
Natural High For Educators
NIDA’s Lesson Plan and Activity Finder
www.redribbon.org
®
Nancy Johnson and Caroline Chandler smile their
approval to the proclamation issued by Mayor
David Fain and county commission chairman
Raymond Miller. GEORGIA 2001.
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WHEREAS, Alcohol and other drug abuse in this nation has reached epidemic stages; and
WHEREAS, It is imperative that visible, unied prevention education eorts by community
members be launched to eliminate the demand for drugs; and
WHEREAS, The National Family Partnership is sponsoring the National Red Ribbon
Campaign
®
oering citizens the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to
drug-free lifestyles (no use of illegal drugs, no illegal use of legal drugs); and
WHEREAS, The National Red Ribbon Campaign
®
will be celebrated in every community in
America during “Red Ribbon Week
®
”, October 23-31; and
WHEREAS, Business, government, parents, law enforcement, media, medical, religious institutions,
schools, senior citizens, service organizations and youth will demonstrate their
commitment to healthy, drug-free lifestyles by wearing and displaying Red Ribbons
during this week long campaign; and
WHEREAS, The City of ___________________________ further commits its resources to ensure the
success of the Red Ribbon Campaign
®
;
NOW THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
that the City of ________________________ does hereby proclaim October 23-31, 2023,
as RED RIBBON WEEK
®
and encourages its citizens to participate in drug prevention
education activities, making a visible statement that we are strongly committed to a
drug - free state.
Mayor ______________________________________
Attest ______________________________________
City Clerk ______________________________________
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PROCLAMATION FOR
RED RIBBON WEEK
®
www.redribbon.org
Answer key on page 23
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Bigelow Hills Intermediate School teacher
Kristin Hudok helps 4th grader Travis Friar
paint handprints on wall. All children that
belong to the Just Say No Club at the school
were allowed to paint the walls as a Red
Ribbon Week Activity. OHIO, 2001
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• Hello students: As you already know this (next) week is Red Ribbon Week
®
and the theme for
this year is “Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free.
TM
”.
• Besides participating in activities at school, we are asking all students to take the Red Ribbon
message home and share it with their families and friends.
• Want to win an iPad and $1,000 for our school? Enter the Red Ribbon Photo Contest. It’s easy,
it’s fun and it’s free. Go to www.redribbon.org/contest.
School Personnel: Insert any other activities, announcements, schedules, speakers etc.
RED RIBBON WEEK
®
MORNING ANNOUCMENT:
RED RIBBON WEEK
®
RECORDED MESSAGE TO
PARENTS SCRIPT
Good evening parents. This is calling from .
Students are getting ready for Red Ribbon Week
®
2023 – this year’s theme is: Be Kind To Your Mind. Live
Drug Free.
TM
. At school, students will engage in activities that promote a drug free and healthy lifestyle.
Please partner with us and discuss this message at home, at the dinner table, at family outings, and with
friends and extended family. Ask your child to show you the yer he/she received from school about Red
Ribbon Week
®
.
Want a fun way to start or continue the conversation about drugs with your children AND have a chance
to win an iPad? National Family Partnership is sponsoring a photo contest. This contest is free, simple
and you could win an iPad and $1,000 for our school!!
Log onto www.redribbon.org and nd out more!
Thank you and have a wonderful evening.
www.redribbon.org
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www.redribbon.org
SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR PREVENTION
Participating in Red Ribbon Week
®
just got even easier! National Family Partnership encourages you to participate to
help us spread the message across America. All you have to do to participate is tweet or post on Facebook with any or
all of the suggested language below to spread the word about Red Ribbon Week
®
: See the examples below, copy the
language you want to use on your blog or social networking site and start spreading the message!
Sample Tweets Sample Instagram Posts
• Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free.
TM
– Celebrate Red
Ribbon Week (October 23-31).
• It’s Red Ribbon Week
®
and I am taking a stand against
drugs. Join me. Take the pledge: www.redribbon.org/pledge
• Today, I’m honoring Kiki Camarena, a DEA agent who died
while ghting substance abuse. Join me in celebrating Red
Ribbon Week
®
2023. Take the pledge: www.redribbon.org/
pledge
• Join me in celebrating Red Ribbon Week
®
. Our children
have the right to grow up drug free – and we have the
responsibility to make that happen. Take the pledge:
www.redribbon.org/pledge
• I’m entering the Red Ribbon Photo Contest to win an
iPad and $1,000 for my school. You can enter at
www.redribbon.org/contest.
• I’m a teacher who believes in a drug free future for my
students. Join me in celebrating Red Ribbon Week
®
(October 23-31)
• I’m a parent who believes in a drug free future for my
children. Join me in celebrating Red Ribbon Week
®
(October 23-31).
• Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free.
TM
– Celebrate
#RedRibbonWeek (October 23-31).
• It’s Red Ribbon Week
®
and I am taking a stand against
drugs. Join me. Take the pledge: www.redribbon.org/pledge
• Today, I’m honoring Kiki Camarena, a DEA agent who died
while ghting substance abuse. Join me. Take the pledge:
www.redribbon.org/pledge. #RedRibbonWeek
• Join me in celebrating Red Ribbon Week
®
. Take
the pledge: www.redribbon.org/pledge.
#BeKindToYourMindLiveDrugFree
• I’m entering the Red Ribbon Photo Contest to win an iPad
and $1,000 for my school. You can enter too at
www.redribbon.org #RedRibbonWeek
• I’m a teacher who believes in a drug free future for my
students. Join me in celebrating Red Ribbon Week
®
(October 23-31). #BeKindToYourMindLiveDrugFree
• I’m a parent who believes in a drug free future for my
children. Join me in celebrating Red Ribbon Week
®
(October 23-31). #BeKindToYourMindLiveDrugFree
• Be Kind To Your Mind. Live Drug Free.
TM
– Celebrate
#RedRibbonWeek (October 23-31).
• It’s Red Ribbon Week
®
and I am taking a stand against
drugs. Join me. Take the pledge: www.redribbon.org/pledge
#RedRibbonWeek
• Today, I’m honoring Kiki Camarena, a DEA agent who died
while ghting substance abuse. Join me. Take the pledge:
www.redribbon.org/pledge. #RedRibbonWeek
• Join me in celebrating Red Ribbon Week
®
.
#BeKindToYourMindLiveDrugFree #RedRibbonWeek
• Take the pledge: www.redribbon.org/pledge.
#BeKindToYourMindLiveDrugFree #RedRibbonWeek
• I’m entering the Red Ribbon Photo Contest to win an iPad
and $1,000 for my school. You can enter too at
www.redribbon.org #RedRibbonWeek
Sample Facebook Posts
RED RIBBON WORD SEARCH
ANSWER KEY
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KINDNESS
MIND
MINDFULNESS
RED RIBBON WEEK
LIVE DRUG FREE
NFP
HEALTHY CHOICES
AWARENESS
CELEBRATION
DEA
COMMITMENT
ENRIQUE
CAMARENA
CAMPAIGN
COMMUNITIES
EDUCATION
FAMILY
GRASSROOTS
NATIONAL
PARENTS
PREVENTION
SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP
NURTURING
POTENTIAL
DRUG FREE YOUTH
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RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN | 2023
www.redribbon.org
2023 ENRIQUE CAMARENA
RED RIBBON AWARD
RECIPIENT
Katie Nuñez Vasquez
Student Activist and Community Leader
Santa Barbara, California
History
Enrique (Kiki) Camarena was a Drug Enforcement Administration Agent who was tortured and killed in Mexico in 1985.
Agent Camarena believed that one person would make a dierence. His sacrice serves as a catalyst to encourage
others to make a visible commitment to eradicating drug abuse from our homes, schools, communities and nation. The
National Family Partnership (NFP) and its network of individuals and organizations (including Informed Families/The
Florida Family Partnership) continue to deliver his message of hope to millions of people every year.
Purpose
The Enrique Camarena Award recognizes and honors one person who has made a signicant contribution in the eld
of drug prevention, and who personies Agent Camarena’s belief that one person can make a dierence.
Criteria
Nominees must:
• Be an individual, not a corporation or organization
• Be a professional, volunteer, community activist, or parent
• Be a positive role model, committed to a healthy lifestyle
• Have made an outstanding contribution in the eld of drug prevention
Guidelines
Nominations must be submitted with the attached Nomination Form.
Nominations may be made by a person or an organization.
Nominations should be in narrative form and no more than one (1) page in length and include the following:
• Specic achievements, such as new programs developed through nominee’s eorts
• Specic programs, publications, etc., that the nominee has participated in which encourage
and motivate others to take active roles in drug education and prevention
• Leadership and organizational abilities of the nominee
• Time and eort contributed by nominee
• Success in recruiting and motivating others
One award will be given. The winner will be selected by National Family Partnership
®
and announced in February 2024,
all decisions are nal. Nominations must be received by Monday, December 4, 2023. Late nominations will not be
accepted. All nominations become the property of The National Family Partnership.
ENRIQUE CAMARENA RED RIBBON AWARD
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RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN | 2023
ENRIQUE CAMARENA RED RIBBON AWARD
PLEASE MAIL FORM AND ONE-PAGE NARRATIVE TO:
National Family Partnership, 2490 Coral Way, Suite 303, Miami, FL 33145
or email to redribbon@nfp.org
Nominee: _______________________________________________________
Adddress: ______________________________________________________
City: _______________________ State: _______ Zip: ________
Phone: ( ) _____ - ___________ Email: _____________________
Please check all that apply:
Professional Activist
Volunteer Parent
If nominee is employed and position is applicable, list position and organization:
___________________________________________________________________________________
Person / Organization Making Nomination:
Name: __________________________________________________________
Adddress: _______________________________________________________
City: _______________________ State: _______ Zip: ________
Phone: ( ) _____ - ___________ Email: _________________________
Nomination Form
Deadline: Monday, December 4, 2023
www.redribbon.org
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RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN | 2023
Red Ribbon, specically, has not been evaluated. However, Red Ribbon is based on scientic principles for
substance abuse prevention. The White House Oce of National Drug Control Policy as well as federal
departments of education, justice, and health and human services supports the following principles that have
been tested through rigorous research methods.
Evidence-Based Principles for
Substance Abuse Prevention
1. Address appropriate risk and protective factors for
substance abuse in a dened population.
2. Use approaches that have been shown to be
eective:
a. Reduce the availability of illicit drugs,
alcohol, and tobacco for the under-aged
through laws and policies
b. Strengthen anti-drug-use attitudes and
norms through sharing information and
engaging in activities
c. Strengthen life skills and drug refusal
techniques
d. Reduce risk and enhance protection in
families by setting rules and communicating
e. Strengthen social bonding
f. Ensure that interventions are appropriate
for the populations being addressed
3. Intervene early at important stages and
transitions.
4. Manage programs eectively by ensuring
consistency, training sta and volunteers,
and monitoring and evaluating programs.
Has Red Ribbon Been Evaluated?
Six Prevention Strategies
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, 1992.
Prevention Primer
Information Dissemination
Prevention Education
Alternative Activities
Community-Based Processes
Environmental Approaches
Problem Identication and Referral
Oce of National Drug Control Policy, Executive
Oce of the President of the United States
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RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN | 2023
CREATE
THE 2024
RED RIBBON
THEME
Do you have a great idea for the next
National Red Ribbon Week® theme?
Submit your ideas for the 2024 National Red Ribbon
®
Theme Contest. If you win, you will receive national
recognition and $500 worth of 2024 Red Ribbon
Week Theme Merchandise for your local K-12 school.
Email redribbon@info.org or mail to:
NATIONAL FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
2490 Coral Way, Suite 303, Miami, FL 33145
Please include your name, school, telephone
number and email address
ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED
BY DECEMEBER 4, 2023
For more info and helpful tips, visit www.redribbon.org/theme/contest/
For more details and a list of
terms and conditions, visit
www.redribbon.org/contest
www.redribbon.org
HOW TO ENTER
Get Votes!
Ask your friends, family, colleagues and school
contacts to vote for your photo on our website.
Decorate
Home Entries
• Most Creative Home
• Best Use of Family and Community
• Best Use of The Theme
• Most Ambitious
• Most Educational
School Entries
• Most Creative School
• Best Use of School and Community
• Best Use of The Theme
• Most Ambitious
• Most Educational
Families may submit a photo of
a home decoration
Schools may submit a photo of
a school or virtual school decoration
Receive the most votes in your
Region for your entry
Receive one of the following
Judges Awards:
ENTER
WIN
2
WAYS TO ENTER
WAYS TO WIN
Entry Period Oct. 1 - Nov. 1, 2023
Voting Period Nov. 2 - Nov. 16, 2023
Winners Announced Dec. 4, 2023
Snap A Photo & Upload
Take a picture of your Red Ribbon decoration
(preferably with people in it!) and upload
to www.redribbon.org/contest. You must
be 18 years old to enter, so parents (or for
school entries, school sta or PTA members)
must submit the photos.
ENTER THE 2023
NATIONAL RED
RIBBON WEEK
®
PHOTO CONTEST
Win An iPad & $1,000
For Your School
Decorate your Home front door, mailbox or
fence with a (double-looped) Red Ribbon and
this year’s theme: “
Be Kind To Your Mind. Live
Drug Free.
TM
”
Decorate your School with a (double-looped)
Red Ribbon and this year’s theme: “
Be Kind To
Your Mind. Live Drug Free.
TM
”
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For more information please go to www.redribbonschools.org
The Red Ribbon Campaign
®
is the largest universal prevention
campaign in the nation.
Since 2005, over 70 schools nationwide have already received the honor or Red Ribbon certication. The Red
Ribbon Certied Schools
®
(RRCS) program assesses and celebrates the successful eorts of schools in the
prevention of substance abuse among youth.
Why Certify Your School?
Receive national recognition for your school’s eorts to:
• Produce safe, healthy drug-free kids
• Increase parental involvement in schools
• Improve academic performance
• Improve awareness and social norms around alcohol and drug use
Parents and teachers, ask your school to get Red Ribbon Certied.
Schools go through a rigorous review of how they promote a healthy school
environment. Students will be impacted in the following ways:
• Better Academic Performance
• Higher Graduation Rates
• Lower 30-day Use Rates
• Less Binge Drinking
• Lower Alcohol and Drug Initiation Rates
BECOME A RED RIBBON CERTIFIED SCHOOL
IN FLORIDA
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RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN | 2023
For more information please go to www.redribbonschools.org
The Red Ribbon Campaign
®
is the largest universal prevention
campaign in the nation.
Since 2005, over 70 schools nationwide have already received the honor or Red Ribbon certication. The Red
Ribbon Certied Schools
®
(RRCS) program assesses and celebrates the successful eorts of schools in the
prevention of substance abuse among youth.
Why Certify Your School?
Receive national recognition for your school’s eorts to:
• Produce safe, healthy drug-free kids
• Increase parental involvement in schools
• Improve academic performance
• Improve awareness and social norms around alcohol and drug use
Parents and teachers, ask your school to get Red Ribbon Certied.
Schools go through a rigorous review of how they promote a healthy school
environment. Students will be impacted in the following ways:
• Better Academic Performance
• Higher Graduation Rates
• Lower 30-day Use Rates
• Less Binge Drinking
• Lower Alcohol and Drug Initiation Rates
BECOME A RED RIBBON CERTIFIED SCHOOL
IN FLORIDA
www.redribbon.org
®
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RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN | 2023
For more information please go to www.redribbonschools.org
The Red Ribbon Campaign
®
is the largest universal prevention
campaign in the nation.
Since 2005, over 70 schools nationwide have already received the honor or Red Ribbon certication. The Red
Ribbon Certied Schools
®
(RRCS) program assesses and celebrates the successful eorts of schools in the
prevention of substance abuse among youth.
Why Certify Your School?
Receive national recognition for your school’s eorts to:
• Produce safe, healthy drug-free kids
• Increase parental involvement in schools
• Improve academic performance
• Improve awareness and social norms around alcohol and drug use
Parents and teachers, ask your school to get Red Ribbon Certied.
Schools go through a rigorous review of how they promote a healthy school
environment. Students will be impacted in the following ways:
• Better Academic Performance
• Higher Graduation Rates
• Lower 30-day Use Rates
• Less Binge Drinking
• Lower Alcohol and Drug Initiation Rates
BECOME A RED RIBBON CERTIFIED SCHOOL
IN FLORIDA
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