Thank you for submitting your National Red Ribbon Week contest entry form to Event Promotions Now. We are delighted you took the time to document and send in your event highlights and would like to congratulate you on a job well done! It is our pleasure to announce the winners for the 2007 National Red Ribbon Week Contest:
The first place winner, and the recipient of $300 CASH, is Silverlake Elementary in Pearland, Texas, who chose the theme I’m Drug Free! My Dreams Mean The World To Me! to celebrate their Red Ribbon Week. Silverlake held a kick-off celebration complete with a visit from the Chick-fil-A Cow who gave out drug free bracelets, hugs and handshakes. The school hung EPN’s Celebrate a Drug-Free Life banner in the hallway and also made a custom I’m Drug Free! My Dreams Mean The World To Me pledge banner for all students to sign. The week was chock full of fun with crazy sock day and Cap On Drugs hat day, with prizes being awarded to both students and teachers alike for the best socks/caps in each grade. The school also hosted an anti-drug rally with a special motivational guest speaker who performed yo-yo tricks, handed out prizes, and offered positive inspiration, warning against the dangers of drugs. Finally, the school conducted a Slam The Door On Drugs door-decorating contest, in which the winning classrooms creatively decorated their doors utilizing the Dreams theme.
The second place winner, and the recipient of $200 CASH, is Harlandale Middle School in San Antonio, Texas. Harlandale adopted the theme of Be A Drug Free Hero for the week-long celebration, in which students, faculty and staff alike dressed up as their favorite superhero, sporting EPN’s Be A Drug Free Hero ribbons. They also decorated their front offices with Say No To Drugs ribbons, the library with anti-drug books and bookmarks, and the cafeteria with encouraging drug-free messages. They hosted a costume parade,dress up days, and a pep rally. Harlandale rounded out the week with a crazy slippers theme day along with a Be A Drug Free Hero door-decorating contest.
The third place winner, and the recipient of $100 CASH, is Westwood Elementary in Friendswood, Texas, who chose the theme Drugs Are Not In My Character for their Red Ribbon Week celebration. From pledge posters to colored shirt days, pep rallies to Halloween costume parades, Westwood topped off their celebration by literally wrapping the whole town red with ribbons and bows!
Once again, congratulations to our contest winners and thanks to everyone who took the time to submit a contest entry. It has been such a thrill to read how EPN helped to meet your Red Ribbon Week needs. We value all the ways you chose to honor this very special event and look forward to serving you again for National Red Ribbon Week: 2008!
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