West Indianola and Rochester Elementary-USD 345 School District

Red Ribbon Calendar of Events - October 19-22, 2010
Theme: "Call On Me To Be Drug Free"

Tuesday- "Team Up Against Drugs"

• Students and teachers will wear their favorite team shirt or jersey.
• Night Out – Families who wear red will be able to receive 25% off entire bill (Gambinos).
• Tina Boles Cyber-bullying presentation

Wednesday- "Put a Cap on Drugs"

• Students and teachers will wear their favorite hat.
• Night Out – Families who wear red and say they are wearing Red in honor or Red Ribbon Week will receive a free yogurt parfait, side salad or apple dippers. (McDonalds 46th Street)

Thursday- "I Can, You Can, We Can"

• Students and teachers are encouraged to bring can goods on this day to donate to the Topeka North Outreach Mission.
• Team building – Rochester (a.m.) West Indianola (p.m.) – Tammy Adams ValueOptions
• Night Out – Families who wear red will be able to receive a free small frosty/ice cream (Pad).

Friday- "Wear Red Friday"

• Students, parents and teachers will wear red to celebrate Red Ribbon Week.
• Students will have their face tattooed.
• Students will sign Drug Free pledge
• Night Out – Families who wear red w/flyer can purchase one small blizzard treat and receive one free. (Dairy Queen)

Silver Lake Elementary-USD 372
October 25-29, 2010

Also this year ValueOptions^® Prevention, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Tammy Adams, taught students in Silver Lake Elementary on the prevention of substance use as well as a curriculum on being alike/different.

Activities for the week include:

• Coloring pictures to hang throughout the community at local businesses. Some of the pictures are of a bear that states "Drugs are Unbearable" a monkey that states "Don't Monkey with Drugs"
  • Those Silver Lake businesses collaborating with the effort are as follows:
  • Casey's General Store
  • Kidney Insurance Agency
  • Silver Lake Library
  • Silver Lake Post Office
  • Gambino's
  • Wehner's Grocery Store
  • Window Design
• Signing a certificate of accomplishment for completing Red Ribbon Week.
• Signing a Red Ribbon banner which was posted in the elementary school.
• Passing out snack bags with pencils, stickers, suckers, and a statement about the collaboration of Red Ribbon Week to take home to their families.