Van Buren County Youth
Leadership Council (YLC) and SAFE Coalition will hold “A Colorful Future
for Van Buren County Youth” – Color Run & Town Hall Meeting with parents,
students, law enforcement, community members and health professionals to
discuss underage drinking & tobacco prevention. Everyone is invited to
attend!
WHO: Speakers for the event will be Kitty
Bogle, Pat McAvan and the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office
WHAT: A Colorful Future for Van Buren County Youth will include the
following:
Color Run/Walk from 5:00-6:00 pm
Free Will Donation Dinner cooked by
the Van Buren County Cattleman at 6:00 pm
A Colorful Future for Van Buren County Youth presentation from 6:15-7:00 pm
WHEN: Wednesday,
April 6, 2016. Dinner will be served at 6:00 pm with the program beginning at
6:15pm
WHERE: Roberts Memorial Center- Keosauqua
ADDITIONAL INFO:
Extra-credit is being offered by select teachers for attendance at the
event
Event T-shirts available for $10 with pre-registration by March 29th
with Melissa Daugherty at 319-293-3171 ext. 1271.
Underage drinking is a pressing public health concern that affects the
health and well-being of our nation’s youth, their families and our community. On
the 2014 Iowa Youth Survey 11th grade students reported that 27% did
have at least one drink of alcohol in the past 30 days and that 81% of them
believe it would be easy to very easy to get alcohol in the Van Buren County
area. Underage drinking
contributes to a range of costly health and social problems, including traffic
fatalities, suicide, physical and sexual assault, brain impairment, alcohol
dependence, academic problems and alcohol and drug poisoning. In 2013, underage
drinking cost citizens of the United States $56.9 billion, according to data
from the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center. These costs include medical
care, work loss and pain & suffering associated with underage drinking.
For additional information about the event please contact the Van
Buren County SAFE Coalition at 319-293-6412 or email at info@vbsafecoalition.com
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