No
stranger to Red Ribbon Week, Johanna celebrates the event every year at
her local elementary school in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Coincidentally, Johanna¹s mom, Elissa Colón, is a former elementary school teacher who organized Red Ribbon Week activities each year for students at her school.
Elissa
Colón sees Red Ribbon Week as a gift to parents and schools and a
wonderful opportunity to introduce a sometimes difficult, but
nonetheless important, topic to children. As the Youth Ambassador, Johanna will
help spread the Red Ribbon Week message in her local schools; at
national Red Ribbon events; online through social media; through print,
TV and online media interviews and other opportunities as they
arise.
Red
Ribbon Week (October 23-31) is the oldest and largest drug prevention
program in the nation,
The National Family Partnership was
established in 1980 and is a national leader in drug prevention,
education and advocacy. Its mission is to lead our nation¹s families and
communities in nurturing the full
potential of healthy, drug-free youth. Red Ribbon Week is the nation¹s
largest and oldest drug prevention campaign. NFP created the campaign in
response to the 1985 abduction and murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki"
Camarena. Learn more about NFP at
www.nfp.org.
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