Sponsored by Commissioner Barbara Sharief. Board Member Richard DeNapoli attended. Informed Families CEO & President, Peggy B. Sapp, accepted the proclamation. COO Yasmin Mendoza and NFP's Marketing and Communications Director Audri Amoro were in attendance.
Commissioner Sally Heyman, MDPD Director Alfredo Ramirez, Miami Dade Community College Security Director, Yakerie Fernandez and Steve Sawitz. We missed Lorenzo Butler, of The Miami Heat. The lunch was to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week and to thank the following buildings for going RED.
Red Ribbon Mask Collage—Commissioner Heyman and Staff
Red Ribbon Mask Collage- Commissioner Heyman and D4 Police Chiefs
Police Departments- Aventura PD, Bal Harbour PD, Bay Harbor Islands PD, Biscayne Park PD, Golden Beach PD, Indian Creek PD, Miami Beach PD, Miami Shores PD, North Bay Village PD, North Miami PD, North Miami Beach PD, Sunny Isles Beach PD, Surfside PD, and Miami-Dade PD- Intracoastal District.
Red Ribbon Mask Collage—Miami Dade Police Department
Police Departments- Aventura PD, Bal Harbour PD, Bay Harbor Islands PD, Biscayne Park PD, Golden Beach PD, Indian Creek PD, Miami Beach PD, Miami Shores PD, North Bay Village PD, North Miami PD, North Miami Beach PD, Sunny Isles Beach PD, Surfside PD, and Miami-Dade PD- Intracoastal District.
In attendance Acting Director of the DEA, Shea, Postmaster General of the United States, DeJoy, Miss America 2020, Peggy Sapp, President of NFP and Informed Families/The Florida Family Partnership. The stamps are available now online and at your post office. The Post Office receives more than 30,000 request a year to create a stamp about different issues, the process sorts the most pressing issues facing America and creates about 20 stamps per year.
Panel Discussion about Prevention and Treatment moderated by The Retreat, Reed Alexander, Caitlyn Corradino, MS eating disorder counselor addressing co-occurring mental health/substance use disorders, Cynthia Broussard, therapist, Retreat Behavioral Health, and Peggy Sapp, Red Ribbon Week and Prevention
We discussed strategies to help teens overcome some of the challenges related to peer pressure and making difficult decisions
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