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Show Red ribbon campaign waged against drugs .' : -'L'-'U 3-X HIjyvV 1 V-.n :f - ! .; ; I Y.nw V ' 5 . s. x- A ' - J 7 ! il f r s? 11 -4 . i v- I By KALYN SECRETAN "Create a Drug Free America," will be the goal of the Red Ribbon Campaign Oct. 24-28. Red ribbons will be worn in a national effort to establish a parentcommunity network net-work in every community to support sup-port drug free lifestyles. Carlene Veenker, the Pleasant Grove PTA Council Community Involvement Commissioner handed out red ribbons to the local principals, PTA council and the PTA presidents at a recent Council meeting. The individual PTA's will supply sup-ply ribbons for the school as students stu-dents participate in the national event. Honorary Chairman are President Ronald Reagan and Mrs. Nancy Reagan and Governor Norman Nor-man Bangerter and Mrs. Colleen Bangerter. The Red Ribbon Campaign originated when Federal Agent Enrizue Camarena was murdered by drug traffickers in 1985. The Red Ribbon became the symbol to reduce the demand for drugs, just as the yellow ribbons symbolized the hostages in Iran, and the green ribbon symbolized murdered children chil-dren in Atlanta. Many individual communities across America have organized Red Ribbon Campaigns to create an awareness of alcohol and drug problems. The National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth, Inc. has assumed the leadersh ip role by organizing this first national Red Ribbon campaign. The Utah Federation Fed-eration of Drug Free Youth held a Red Ribbon Run in 1987 and willco-sponsor willco-sponsor the Red Ribbon Campaign in Utah this year. Kathy Harrison, PTA President at Pleasant Grove High, reported the High School students will be observing Drug Free America Week but will be wearing blue ribbons rib-bons as their symbol. The cheerleaders cheer-leaders will kick off the campaign on October 23 and will be wearing red swear shirts. The red sweat shirts and tee shirts are available at the school. The PTA will be involved in-volved each day as the students are all encouraged to wear red on Wednesday. A message will be received at lunch on Thursday with the note, "Say No to Drugs." Night School counselor Bruce Bushnell is involved with the program pro-gram and will be attending each Family Life Class with a message to say "No" to drugs. The High School received a mini-grant on Drug Prevention and events will be held throughout the year. Some kids are drug abusers but so many are not and the school wants the students to express themselves about Drug Prevention. It's Peer Pressure, they want to help students stu-dents have a plan and make a decision deci-sion to stay away from drugs. The students will hand out ribbons rib-bons and ask others to sign a commitment com-mitment they will be drug free. The signatures will be transferred to a scroll and taken to Governor Bangerter from the Pleasant Grove studentbody. Exciting things will occur during dur-ing the year, Mr. Bushnell has Hyrum Smith comingfor an assembly assem-bly in January and hopes to have Dale Murphy later on. The community can demonstrate demon-strate commitment for Drug Free America by wearing and displaying Red Ribbons during the week. Carlene Veenker, standing, of the PTA Council, distributes to Grovecrest Principal Scott VVestover and PTA President Linda Clegg, red ribbons to wear in the Red Ribbon Campaign to create a "Drug Free America." |
