Warren County youth ages 11-14 are invited to participate in this year’s Health Video Contest running now through January 14th! Youth can submit a video 30 seconds or less about any of the following topics:
Email ryan@warrencoalition.org for more info.
The Warren Coalition teamed up with Warren County Middle School to promote drug and bullying prevention education during Red Ribbon Week October 23-31. In addition to playing Jeopardy with Warren Coalition staff, Warren County Middle School students were invited to design posters to share why they choose to be drug-free or to encourage other students to choose to be drug-free. More than 25 students submitted a poster to compete for prizes provided by Warren Coalition. The students saw all of the slides and were able to vote using Google Forms. The poster submissions were all kept anonymous, so that students were voting for the slides rather than their friends. Amy Lelito, the Technology Integration Coach at Warren County Middle School, tallied the results and announced the winners:
Each of the three students received a $25 Amazon gift card.
During Red Ribbon Week, Warren Coalition staff visited both Skyline and Warren County Middle Schools to play “Red Ribbon Week Jeopardy.” In this version, participants got the opportunity to answer questions individually, and possibly win a prize corresponding to the value of the question.
While the 6th, 7th and 8th graders each had their own unique personalities, they were all similar in their drive to win. The classes could be initially shy, but each class started to open up and get into the game. At the end of the week, with many prizes gone and many correct answers given–along with many explanations!–we hope the kiddos had as good of a time as we did, and hopefully learned something along the way. While Red Ribbon Week comes to an end, the mission of raising awareness never ends. So, we will take “Raising Awareness” for 500 and keep the game going!
An anonymous donor has stepped up to offer a Giving Day challenge for this year: they will match up to $7,500 in gifts!
To meet this challenge, the Coalition is launching its first all-out Giving Day campaign. And we need you!
Every gift received or pledged on November 30th will count towards the goal, no matter how big or small. Here’s how you can help:
For more information, contact Christa Shifflett at christa@warrencoalition.org