FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Andrea Blakeway

Public Relations Specialist

Office: (504) 712-2244

January 18, 2008

Students to complete D.A.R.E. program at four schools

KENNER—Kenner Police Department D.A.R.E. Officers, Ronnie Barger and Byron Corley, will hold D.A.R.E. culminations, or graduation ceremonies, January 22 through January 24 at local schools where students have completed the 17-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. D.A.R.E. educates students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and teaches them conflict resolution. The program also teaches kids how to build self-esteem, resist peer pressure, and lead healthy drug-free lives.

The culminations will be held as follows:

DATE	SCHOOL	TIME
January 22, 2008	John Clancy Elementary	2:30 p.m.
January 23, 2008	Walter G. Schneckenburger Elementary	10:00 a.m.
January 23, 2008	Washington Elementary	2:30 p.m.
January 24, 2008	Greenlawn Terrace Elementary	9:30 a.m.

Pictures of the culminations will follow. For more information on these events or the D.A.R.E. program, please contact D.A.R.E. Officers Ronnie Barger at 712-2345 or Byron Corley at 712-2344. Information on the KPD D.A.R.E. program can also be obtained at the Kenner Police Department Website, www.kennerpd.com.

-KPD-

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