NEWS RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Andrea Blakeway
Public
Relations Specialist
Office:
(504) 712-2244
May
6,
2008
Students
to complete D.A.R.E. program at seven
local 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, May 9 through May 20 at local elementary schools
where students have completed the 17-week Drug Abuse Resistance
Education (D.A.R.E.) program. The D.A.R.E. program
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 |
|
May 9, 2008 |
G.T. Woods Elementary |
9:30 a.m. |
|
May 14, 2008 |
Chateau Elementary |
9:00 a.m. |
|
May 15, 2008 |
Our Lady of Perpetual Help |
10:00 a.m. |
|
May 16, 2008 |
Audubon Elementary |
9:15 a.m. |
|
May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008
May 20, 2008 |
Alexander Elementary
Maggiore Elementary
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton |
9:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
2:00 p.m. |
Pictures
of the culminations will follow.
If you would like to attend
any of the upcoming D.A.R.E. Culminations, please contact Andrea
Blakeway, Public Relations Specialist for the Kenner Police
Department at (504) 712-2244.
More
Information:
For more information on these events or the D.A.R.E. program,
please contact KPD D.A.R.E. Officers Ronnie Barger at (504)
712-2345 or Byron Corley at (504) 712-2344. Information on the
KPD D.A.R.E. program can also be obtained at the Kenner Police
Department Website,
www.kennerpd.com.
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