GARDEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

6562 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA  92845

RED RIBBON WEEK

 OCTOBER 2009

Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largets drug prvention campain in the country. It is one of the many ways for communities, schools and families to unite and take a visibly united stand against substance abuse.  The Red Ribbon Week campaign was started when drug trafficerls in Mexico City murdered DEA agent Kiki Camerena in 1985.  Fellow officers and colleagues began wearing red ribbons in memory of Kiki Camerena and it soon became a symbol of intolerance towards the use of drugs. At Garden Park Elementary School we support the dream of a drug free America and the concept that one person can make a difference. 

During the week of October 19th, Garden Park Elementary School will be actively participating in Red Ribbon Week.  Our Red Ribbon Week coordinator, Andrea Perez, has worked closely with our teachers, students, and community members to come up with fun and meaningful activities that will focus our attention on staying drug free. Students will tie red ribbons on the back parking lot fence, wear red clothes, wear their clothes backwards, sign a drug free pledge, and decorate their classroom door with a drug free mantra. 

A special thank you goes out to Andrea Perez, our RRW coordinator (two years in a row), who diligently worked with students, teachers and community members to make Red Ribbon Week meaningful and enjoyable to all who actively participate.  Kudos Mrs. Perez! 

Should you have any questions or comments regarding Red Ribbon Week, please let us know.   We would be happy to entertain your questions and/or you have regarding this drug-free program here at Garden Park Elementary School.

Updated October of 2009.