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UNCLAS //N01000//
MARADMIN 485/01
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MRO//
SUBJ/2001 RED RIBBON WEEK NATIONAL CAMPAIGN//
POC/G. T. GOLDSTEIN/SSGT/-/-/TEL:COMM:(703)784-9526//
RMKS/1. EACH YEAR OUR NATION CELEBRATES RED RIBBON WEEK, A NATIONAL
VOLUNTARY EFFORT TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF ILLEGAL DRUG USE
CONSEQUENCES AND THE NEED FOR PREVENTION EFFORTS. RED RIBBON WEEK
WAS INSPIRED BY THE DEATH OF DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION SPECIAL
AGENT ENRIQUE S. CAMARENA, WHO WAS MURDERED BY DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN
1985. HIS SACRIFICE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY PASSING OUT RED RIBBONS
WITH A SLOGAN AND THEME ABOUT A DRUG FREE LIFE DURING THE LAST SEVEN
DAYS OF OCTOBER.
2. THIS ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF THE CONTINUING WORK TO MAKE A DRUG FREE
AMERICA AND A DRUG FREE MARINE CORPS WILL BE MARKED BY COMMANDS
SETTING ASIDE TIME TO EMPHASIZE TO MARINES AND THEIR FAMILIES THE
BENEFITS OF PURSUING A DRUG FREE LIFESTYLE. THIS YEAR'S RED RIBBON
WEEK OBSERVANCES ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 22, 2001.
AS THE RESULT OF AN OVERWHELMING POSITIVE RESPONSE TO LAST YEAR'S
THEME AND CAMPAIGN SLOGAN, THEY WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR THIS YEAR:
"LEAD BY EXAMPLE" AND "GET REAL-GET REAL DRUG FREE".
3. COMMANDING OFFICERS, DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION COORDINATORS, AND
SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING CENTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE THE
AWARENESS OF ILLEGAL DRUG USE CONSEQUENCES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL
PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS, BANNERS, AND NEWS ARTICLES. INFORMATION ON
ILLEGAL DRUG USE PREVENTION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE BUREAU FOR
AT-RISK YOUTH, (800) 999-6884, NATIONAL FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (305)
856-4173 AND NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL INFORMATION
(800) 729-6686. THE USE OF LOCAL DEMAND REDUCTION FUNDS TO SUPPORT
RED RIBBON ACTIVITIES IS AUTHORIZED.
4. PLEASE PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT RED RIBBON ACTIVITIES
TO CMC (MRO) NLT 26 NOV 01.//
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