| MINNESOTA |
As Chief of Police of Babbitt, Minnesota, and an EMT and firefighter as well, Chad Loewen has saved lives. In his dual role as Chief and head of drug education for the department, he says he now saves lives through the Foundation for a Drug-Free World’s Truth About Drugs program. The following is an excerpt from a letter he wrote to the Foundation.
| SOUTH AFRICA |
More than 400 attended Foundation for a Drug-Free World seminars across South Africa in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth.
| SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA |
Volunteers of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World passed out 3,000 Truth About Drugs booklets at Sydney’s Chinese New Year Markets at Belmore Park at this year’s Chinese New Year Festival.
| HUNGARY |
Hungarian police from the northern town of Paszto distributed 3,000 Truth About Drugs booklets in a single weekend at the S.U.N. Festival, a trance music festival held in the Cserhat Mountains.
| INTERNATIONAL |
The Drug Free World app provides mobile access to information on the most commonly abused drugs, youth can instantly view at the time they need it most–when they are being exposed to drugs.
| HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA |
Californians for Drug-Free Youth [CADFY] and the Foundation for a Drug-Free World commemorated the 25th anniversary of Red Ribbon Week on Wednesday, October 26, with an awards ceremony in Hollywood.
| OCALA, FLORIDA |
This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Red Ribbon Week, with its theme being “I am Drug-Free.” In alignment with that message, on October 26 the Florida Chapter of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World reached out to the citizens of Ocala with resources for drug-free living.
| KYRGYZSTAN |
Children attend drug prevention seminar at the largest library in Kyrgyzstan. The booklets and films presented at the seminar go over the facts and figures of the harmful effects of drugs so young people can make their own informed decision to say no to drugs.
| PARMA, ITALY |
Volunteers for the Foundation for a Drug-Free World have been regularly cleaning up trash and unsightly refuse around the city of Parma, Italy.
| ROME, ITALY |
Drug-Free World Foundation members hit the popular night spots of Rome to give the true “dope” on drugs and their harmful effects.
| MODICA, ITALY |
On the eve of All Souls Day, to forward the “Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Life” movement and save lives, the Foundation for a Drug-Free World distributed The Truth About Drugs booklets to hundreds of residents of the town of Modica in the Sicilian province of Ragusa.
| CAPE TOWN, AFRICA |
Soon after conflict between police and residents of Hangberg, Cape Town had reached its boiling point on September 21, one South African native David Undiedt—contacted the Foundation for a Drug-Free World.
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
Runners went from town-to-town carrying the anti-drug message across the length and breadth of the Czech Republic.
| MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA |
The 39th Annual Mountain View Art & Wine Festival kicked off on Saturday September 11, 2010, in the city’s downtown district.
| EL SALVADOR |
Under the banner “Uniting the World,” tens of thousands celebrated El Salvador’s Independence Day, in a September 5th parade and festivities in Los Angeles.
