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The National Family Partnership announces the national contest for its 28th annual Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31.

Here’s how to enter to win $1,000 for your K-12 school and an iPad for the home:

1. Students bring the Red Ribbon Week message home by working alongside parents to decorate their front door, mailbox or fence with a red ribbon and this year’s theme “A Healthy Me Is Drug Free.”

2. Take a photo with the family and your Red Ribbon Week decoration, then upload to www.redribbon.org/contest by Nov. 4
(must be 18+ to upload your photos).

3. The voting begins! Ask your family and friends to vote for your entry Nov. 5-19.

Ten lucky winners from regions across the U.S. will win.

Winners will be announced at Dec. 6 and recognized at winning schools throughout December.

“Students will once again take Red Ribbon Week’s message of prevention home to their neighborhoods with this national contest,” NFP’s Volunteer President Peggy Sapp said. “By decorating their homes together with this year’s Red Ribbon theme, families carry the message to their communities.”

Watch this video to see how easy (and fun) this contest is for families:

The DEA is co-sponsoring this year’s national contest.

“DEA is excited to partner with the National Family Partnership
on this contest that empowers communities to come together to talk about the drug problem,” DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart said. “Red Ribbon Week is also when we honor DEA Special Agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena, who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities safe.”

The NFP was established in 1980, and is a national leader in drug prevention, education and advocacy. Its mission is to lead our nation’s families and communities in nurturing the full potential of healthy, drug-free youth.

Red Ribbon Week is the nation’s largest and oldest drug prevention campaign, reaching 80 million people. NFP created the campaign in response to the 1985 abduction and murder of DEA agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena.

— Find out more:
www.redribbon.org/contest