If you want to support students making healthy choices and you're looking for a midweek spirit-lifter, this is the perfect event for you. Attendance is free. Refreshments will be served.

What: H.E.L.P. Ceremony
Date: Wed, May 1st
Time: 7:00-8:00pm
Where: Mount Abraham Union High School Auditorium

United Way of Addison County (UWAC) believes it's important to teach youth how to avoid the dangers of substance use by actively engaging them in the education process and empowering them to make a difference. For the past three years, UWAC has addressed this by implementing H.E.L.P (Health Education Learning Program) in Addison County high schools. H.E.L.P is a comprehensive program that encourages students to adopt healthy behaviors, provides opportunities for them to practice new skills, prompts important peer discussions around substance use/abuse, and increases protective factors that are known to discourage substance abuse.

This year, two area high schools (Hannaford Career Center & Mount Abraham Union High School) have implemented H.E.L.P into their health curriculum and 88 students have taken part since January. The program recently culminated with the completion of student-made "Prevention Public Service Announcement (PSA) Videos." The winning PSA team will be awarded with a trip to Washington DC for the CADCA Youth Summit, a national prevention networking conference!

Please join us on May 1 to celebrate the student, staff & volunteer participants of the 2019 Health Education Learning Program! We will debut the students' PSA's, announce winners, present youth leadership awards, and have a lot of fun.

Learn more about H.E.L.P or the upcoming event by contacting Jesse Brooks, UWAC's Prevention Coordinator: jesse@unitedwayaddisoncounty.org (802) 388-7189.