Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week
October 20-28, 2007

Since 1988, Orange County has been celebrating Red Ribbon Week, a national drug prevention effort that takes place during the last week in October.  Drug Use Is Life Abuse has played a leading role in this effort.  Over the past 19 years, we have provided Red Ribbon wristbands to every school-aged child in the public and private schools as well as many businesses and government agencies throughout Orange County.  This is an astounding 1,000,000 Red Ribbon wristbands annually.  Additionally, we help to coordinate a business incentive program that allows the students wearing Red Ribbons to receive an incentive gift in recognition of their being drug-free.  We are proud to be the only organization that services the entire county in this way and provides all materials free-of-charge.

Red Ribbon Week at Sonora Elementary School 2007

Drug abuse awareness among youths and children is DUILA's main focus. Orange County Sheriff Deputy Scott presented an educational slideshow for kindergarten, second, third and fourth grades at Sonora Elementary School. During his presentation, emphasis was made on how drugs changes the way a person ACT, THINKS and FEEL. The presentation used colorful cartoon characters to help identify with the children.

Objectives included

• Drug Trends
• Good and Bad Drugs
• Drug Influence Identification
• Drug Prevention

After the presentation, students were able to take their photos beside the special Drug Use Is Life Abuse - Orange County Sheriff Department's black Humvee.

Contact (714) 647-4593 for more information.

Drug Use Is Life Abuse | P.O. Box 28 | Santa Ana, CA 92702