Sponsored by the Wells River Action Program (WRAP) Prevention Committee
On August 26, 2017, the Wells River Action Program (WRAP) Prevention Committee will sponsor the 2nd Annual Walk for Awareness and Action from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at Kenneth Berry Memorial Park, 143 Main Street, Wells River, Vermont.
The purpose of the walk is to raise awareness about substance use, misuse and abuse.
There will also be a call to action for community members to become involved in their own community’s prevention initiatives. For more information about the walk, and an agenda, please visit Dart-Nek, Drug Abuse Resistance Team on FaceBook.
Parking will be available at Wells River Savings Bank, 47 Main St. N. in Wells River, VT. Transportation will be provided to and from the walk. There will be speakers at 9:00 am to kick off the walk, which will begin at 9:30 a.m. The walk will end back at the park where the event will close with additional speakers and food.
In November of 2016, a town meeting was held in Wells River to address the concerns of area residents as they relate to substance use, misuse and abuse. This led to the formation of the Wells River Action Program Prevention Committee. The committee has met once monthly since January of 2017.
The group includes parents, a member of the local school board, a member of the Wells River Village Trustees and WRAP, the librarian from the Baldwin Library, community professionals with an interest in substance abuse prevention, the prevention consultant from the local office of the Vermont Department of Health in St. Johnsbury, the Regional Prevention Partnerships Coordinator from NVRH, and the Prevention Specialist from NVRH. This is a community led group that receives technical assistance from the prevention professionals involved as needed.
Meetings are typically held on the fourth Monday of the month from 5:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m. at the Baldwin Library. All those interested in prevention work are welcome. For further information contact Cheryl Chandler, Regional Prevention Partnership Coordinator at c.chandler@nvrh.org (802-748-8401), Tennyson Marceau, Prevention Specialist at t.marceau@nvrh.org (802-748-8401) or Tonia Brown, Prevention Consultant at Tonia.Brown@vermont.gov (802-751-0170)
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