Keep reading to learn about upcoming events within your community. For more information about upcoming events, contact krjohn@udel.edu.
April 2024
2nd Annual Plogging on the Pomeroy Trail
April 5th at 10:00 AM
10:00-10:15 AM Registration and supply pick-up for Plogging Event: Address: 461 Wyoming Road Newark, DE 19716 (required for all participants)
10:15-11:15 AM Plogging on Pomeroy Trail (1-3 miles)
11:30-12:00 PM University of Delaware STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Team Activity fun for youth and adults (optional)
This is a rain or shine event. Please dress accordingly.
Deadline for Registration is Monday, April 1st, 2024.
March 2024
2024 National Drug and Alcohol Facts Contest
National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week is observed in March to link people to the facts that
shatter the myths about drug abuse. To get the facts out there, we are having a
drawing/graphic design, video, poem/spoken word, and t-shirt contest.
Visit
NIDA.NIH.GOV to find out more information.
Participants work will be posted on social media during the National Drug & Alcohol Facts
Week, March 18-24, 2024.
DRAWING/GRAPHIC DESIGN CONTEST
Use your creative illustration skills to bring your drawing to life using #MyWhyNDAFW theme! *
Submission requirements:
-Must be 8.5 x 11 size
-Appropriate for age category
-Two key prevention facts
-Creativity/neatness
VIDEO CONTEST
Lights. Camera. Action! Be the director and film a video that features #MyWhyNDAFW theme! *
Submission requirements:
-Length 30 seconds or less
-Appropriate for age category
-Two key prevention facts
-Grabs viewers attention
-Acting is encouraged!
POEM/SPOKEN WORD CONTEST
Express the data or emotions in a powerfully vivid and imaginative style using #MyWhyNDAFW
theme! *
Submission requirements:
-Make it well thought out and powerful
-Appropriate length for age category
-Two key prevention facts
-Creativity
-Voice recording is recommended but optional
T-SHIRT CONTEST
Show us your creativity. Design a t-shirt showing #MyWhyNDAFW theme! *
Submission requirements:
-Use computer program design or drawing on 8 x 11 size
-Appropriate for age category
-Two key prevention facts
-Grabs attention
MyWhyNDAFW theme
*Why is preventing drug use important?
*What are healthy ways you can cope with stress?
*Why do you choose not to use drugs or alcohol?
AGE CATEGORIES
10-12 years old
13-15 years old
16-18 years old
PRIZES
1 st place $50
2 nd place $25
3 rd place $15
For each age category
DUE DATE
March 10, 2024
REGISTER HERE
https://forms.gle/eS28dbKoQEG58sZw5
For more information or questions, feel free to reach out to Lindsay Hughes at
lgooden@udel.edu
Artwork submissions emailed to Lindsay Hughes lgooden@udel.edu
April 14th, 2023
APRIL 2023
Healthy Living Retreat
Looking ahead to April 21st and 22nd, mark your calendars for the 2023 Healthy Living Retreat in Hockessin, DE at the Girls Scouts of Chesapeake Bay Camp Facility!
Teens and adult mentors will be invited for a weekend retreat.
Click and Register Here for the Healthy Living Retreat