Red Ribbon Week October 21-October 26
by Terri James
October 15, 2007
Red Ribbon Week: Look
at Me, I'm Drug-Free!
Olympia West's annual Red Ribbon Week will kick off on Sunday,
October 21, with Red Ribbon Week Prayer Day. Each day of the week
will offer special activities for the students and communities to
emphasize drug awareness and the importance of saying no to drugs.
The week will end with a Rip Roarin' Regional Red Ribbon Rally at
the Grade School Park in Minier on Friday, October 26, from 6:00 -
9:00 pm. There will be 2 special efforts going on now through the
end of Red Ribbon Week to help emphasize drug awareness. First,
look for collection kettles throughout the communities of
Armington, Hopedale, and Minier where you can deposit your used
eyeglasses. After the rally, these will be given to the Hopedale
Lions Club for distribution through their vision program. Second,
the school will be collecting cans of food with red labels. The
goal is to collect 1,438 cans of food to illustrate the number of
people who die every 24 hours in the US from drug related causes.
After the rally, the cans will be distributed among the churches
for their food pantries.
Red Ribbon Week:
Schedule of Events
The students of Olympia West Elementary are ready for an
exciting week around the theme, Look at Me, I'm Drug-Free! The
communities are invited to show their support of a drug-free
lifestyle by participating in the events along with the students.
The schedule of events includes a theme for each day of the week
starting on Sunday, October 21, and wrapping up on Friday, October
26.
Sun, Oct 21 Red Ribbon Week Prayer Day
Mon, Oct 22 - “Looking from the Inside Out” - Wear your clothes
inside out
Tues, Oct 23 – “Double Vision” - You and your friend dress
alike
Wed, Oct 24 – “Dare to Stare at my Hair” - Crazy hair day
Thurs, Oct 25 – “Shade out Drugs” - Wear your sunglasses
Fri, Oct 26 – “Rally Around the Red Ribbon” - Wear red
The rally on Friday night will be in the Grade School park from
6:00 - 9:00.
