DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAMS
A MESSAGE FROM THE DRUG AWARENESS CHAIRMAN
The Lodge is proud to announce that our Drug
Awareness Program is now in the Pittsburgh publ ic
school system. With the help of the fine folks at
Northside Leadership Conference, Allegheny General
Hospital Partnership and the administrat ion at Allegheny
Middle School in the North Side Commons, we are now
in the process of our 2012-2013 Elks Drug Awareness
poster/essay contest.
We hope that the 595 part icipants will result in winners
of the contest at our Lodge and go on to be the winners
at the Metropol itan District meet ing to be held at our
Lodge in February. And the main object ive is to take
those winners on to the state convent ion in the spring.
And, of course, a special recognit ion of our student winners
at the Grand Lodge level and a ment ion in the
National magazine.
High hopes, of course, but we have faith that the Lodge
and the part icipat ing students of Allegheny Middle
School will have the 2012/2013 poster/essay winners. If
you have any quest ions, please refer them to Joe Brown,
program chairman, or Keith Olash program co-chairman.
<" ELK's Care,Elk's Share,Elk's Say NO To Drugs!!!"
NEW PSA's From The
Elks National Drug Awareness Program!
The Elks National Drug Awareness Program would like to announce the release of three new public service announcements. They are on prescription drug use and marijuana use.
The links below are to the NEW Elks Drug Awareness Program - PSA's.
The password is elks (in lower case)
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• Nat'l Drug Awareness Program releases public service videos
The Elks National Drug Awareness Program would like to announce the release of three new public service announcements on prescript ion drug use and marijuana use. To get to the video links, browse to http://www.elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?LodgeNumber=33 9. Click on News, then on the "Elks National Drug Awareness Program Public Service Annoucements."
The Elks National Drug Awareness Program strives to teach all children and parents about the dangers of ille- gal drug use and prevent the abuse of legalized and pre- script ion drugs. As the largest volunteer drug awareness program in the United States, the program rel ies on state, district and Lodge volunteers to promote a drug- free lifestyle.
By taking pride in America's communities and youth, the program takes act ion against youth drug use through education and inspiration.
To find out how to help the program locally, contact Drug Awareness Program Chairman Joe Brown at 412-758-6112.
Joe Brown
Elks Drug Awareness Program Chairman
behrhugger@aol.com
412-758-6112
412-321-1834
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2012-2013 DRUG AWARENESS POSTER CONTEST RULES
The Elks Drug Awareness Poster Contest was created to help educate children on the dangers of illegal drugs.
Contest is open to children in grades 3, 4 and 5.
They are to draw a poster, using the theme, "THE CHOICE 4 ME IS DRUG FREE" (theme was derived from the Fantastic 4 in the Hard Choices Comic and the use of the word "Choice" from the Milton Creagh Tour) on paper or poster board up to 12" X 24".
Participants must draw the posters themselves, but may get ideas from teachers, parents or friends.
Draw and color a picture related to the theme above. NO TRADEMARK CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED. Judging will be based on, closeness to the theme, neatness, originality, and correct title, which must be included.
DUE DATES: Return all posters by January 15, 2013, to the lodge chairperson. The lodge chair will send three winners, one from each grade level, to the district chairperson by February 15, 2013. The district chair will then send one from each grade level, to the state chairman by March 15, 2013.
All Posters become the property of the Elks.
Required information: Elks Lodge name and number, student's given name, no nicknames, complete address, phone number, grade, age and school name.
Winners will be announced in early April, 2013. One winner from each grade level will be chosen and invited to the Spring Convention in May by the state chairman to receive his or her prize.
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2012-2013 DRUG AWARENESS?ESSAY CONTEST RULES
The Elks Drug Awareness Essay Contest was created to help educate children on the dangers of illegal drugs.
Children are to use the theme "THE CHOICE 4 ME IS DRUG FREE" (theme was derived from the Fantastic 4 in the Hard Choices Comic and the use of the word "Choice" from the Milton Creagh Tour) to write an essay of up to 200 words. Participants must write them, but may receive help from a parent or teacher.
The contest is open to all students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The essays must be legibly hand written, typed or computer generated text is acceptable if validated as original by the student's teacher, and will be judged based on the following: closeness to the theme, neatness, originality and correct grammatical structure. They should be written/submitted on 8.5" x 11" paper.
All essays become the property of the Elks.
DUE DATE: Return all essays for judging by January 7, 2013 to the lodge chairperson. The lodge chair will then send three winners, one from each grade level, to the district chairperson by February 7, 2013. The district chair will then send one winner from each district and grade level to the state chairman by March 7, 2013.
Required information; Elks Lodge name and number, student's name, no nicknames, complete address, phone number, grade, age and school name.
Winners will be announced March 15, 2013. One winner from each grade level will be chosen as the state winner and will be invited to the Elks Spring Convention next May to receive his or her prize.
The Elks Drug Awareness Poster Contest was created to help educate children on the dangers of illegal drugs.
Contest is open to children in grades 3, 4 and 5.
They are to draw a poster, using the theme, "THE CHOICE 4 ME IS DRUG FREE" (theme was derived from the Fantastic 4 in the Hard Choices Comic and the use of the word "Choice" from the Milton Creagh Tour) on paper or poster board up to 12" X 24".
Participants must draw the posters themselves, but may get ideas from teachers, parents or friends.
Draw and color a picture related to the theme above. NO TRADEMARK CHARACTERS ARE ALLOWED. Judging will be based on, closeness to the theme, neatness, originality, and correct title, which must be included.
DUE DATES: Return all posters by January 15, 2013, to the lodge chairperson. The lodge chair will send three winners, one from each grade level, to the district chairperson by February 15, 2013. The district chair will then send one from each grade level, to the state chairman by March 15, 2013.
All Posters become the property of the Elks.
Required information: Elks Lodge name and number, student's given name, no nicknames, complete address, phone number, grade, age and school name.
Winners will be announced in early April, 2013. One winner from each grade level will be chosen and invited to the Spring Convention in May by the state chairman to receive his or her prize.
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2012-2013 DRUG AWARENESS?ESSAY CONTEST RULES
The Elks Drug Awareness Essay Contest was created to help educate children on the dangers of illegal drugs.
Children are to use the theme "THE CHOICE 4 ME IS DRUG FREE" (theme was derived from the Fantastic 4 in the Hard Choices Comic and the use of the word "Choice" from the Milton Creagh Tour) to write an essay of up to 200 words. Participants must write them, but may receive help from a parent or teacher.
The contest is open to all students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The essays must be legibly hand written, typed or computer generated text is acceptable if validated as original by the student's teacher, and will be judged based on the following: closeness to the theme, neatness, originality and correct grammatical structure. They should be written/submitted on 8.5" x 11" paper.
All essays become the property of the Elks.
DUE DATE: Return all essays for judging by January 7, 2013 to the lodge chairperson. The lodge chair will then send three winners, one from each grade level, to the district chairperson by February 7, 2013. The district chair will then send one winner from each district and grade level to the state chairman by March 7, 2013.
Required information; Elks Lodge name and number, student's name, no nicknames, complete address, phone number, grade, age and school name.
Winners will be announced March 15, 2013. One winner from each grade level will be chosen as the state winner and will be invited to the Elks Spring Convention next May to receive his or her prize.
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