JANUARY, 2008
Crime Stoppers Month
Sponsor: Crime Stoppers International
Contact: Margie Sellerhoff
Phone: 800.245.0009
Martin Luther King Day of Service
Sponsor: Corporation for National Service
Contact: Drew McGowan
Phone: 914.997.4640 or 609.655.7400
FEBRUARY, 2008
MARCH, 2008
National Inhalants & Poisons Awareness Week
Sponsor: National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
Contact: Harvey Weiss
Phone: 800.269.4237 or email
APRIL, 2008
National Healthy Kids Day
Date: April 12, 2008
Sponsor: YMCA
Visit www.ymca.net to find your local YMCA.
National TV-Turnoff Week
Dates: April 21 - 27, 2008
Sponsor: TV-Turnoff Network
Phone: 202.333.9220
National Healthy Schools Day
Date: April 28, 2008
Sponsor: Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
Phone: 518.462.0632
Alcohol Awareness Month
Contact: Denise Stevens
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 216
National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Contact: Helen Varvi
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 212
National Public Health Week
Sponsor: American Public Health Association
Contact: Lakitia Mayo
Phone: 202.777.2742
National Volunteer Week
Sponsor: Points of Light Foundation
The Volunteer Centers National Network
Contact: Kisha James
Phone: 202.729.8168
National Youth Service Day
Sponsor: Youth Service of America
Contact: Vince Meldrum
Phone: 202.296.2992
Take Our Daughters To Work Day
Sponsor: Ms. Foundation for Women
Contact: Gail Maynor
Phone: 800.676.778
MAY, 2008
Prevention First Annual Gala: The Road to Success
Friday, May 9, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Circle BMW
Contact: Michelle Cicalese
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 219
Pharming in New Jersey (free training)
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Location: Prevention First
Contact: Barbara Sprechman
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 211
Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
Sponsor: Prevention First
Contact: Denise Stevens
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 216
JUNE, 2008
Excellence in Prevention Awards
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at noon
Location: The Renaissance, Ocean, NJ
Sponsor: Prevention First
Contact: Michelle Cicalese
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 219
National Sobriety Checkpoint Week
Sponsor: Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Nationwide Insurance
Contact: Brandy Anderson
Phone: 214.744.6233
JULY, 2008
National Parent’s Day
Sponsor: National Parent’s Day Coalition
Contact: Belinda Rollins
Phone: 202.530.0849
AUGUST, 2008
National Night Out
Sponsor: National Association of Town Watch
Contact: Matt Peskin
Phone: 610.649.7055
SEPTEMBER, 2008
ChessFest 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Location: Asbury Park Boardwalk
Sponsor: Prevention First
Contact: Barbara Sprechman
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 211
Flyer
Sponsorship opportunities/pay securly online
Treatment Works Month
Sponsor: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Contact: Ellen Shapiro
Phone: 301.443.5052
National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Sponsor: US Dept. of Health & Human Svcs., SAMHSA
Join the Voices for Recovery:
Build a Stronger, Healthier Community
Contact
OCTOBER, 2008
Prevention First Annual Golf Outing
Monday, October 20, 2008
Location: Eagle Oaks Golf Club, Farmingdale, NJ
Contact: Michelle Cicalese
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 219
America’s Safe Schools Week
October 19 - 25, 2008
Sponsor: National School Safety Center
Contact: Karen Whitney
Phone: 805.373.9977
Drug-Free Work Week
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Labor
Purpose: To highlight the fact that working drug-free is the key to preventing workplace safety and to encourage workers with alcohol and drug problems to seek help.
For more information about how to keep your business drug-free,
contact: Barbara Sprechman
Phone:
732.663.1800 ext. 211
Child Health Month
Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics
Contact: Pete Peterson
Phone: 847.981.7667
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Sponsor: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Contact: Rita Smith
Phone: 303.839.1852
Family Health Month
Sponsor: American Academy of Family Physicians
Contact: Carrie Vickers
Phone: 816.333.9700
Make a Difference Day
October 25, 2008
Sponsor: The Points of Light Foundation—USA Today Weekend
Phone: 800.416.3824 or email
Let's Talk Month
Sponsor: Advocates for Youth
Contact: Barbara Huberman
Call 202.419.3420 or email
National Crime Prevention Month
Sponsor: National Crime Prevention Council
Phone: 202.466.6272
National Red Ribbon Week
Every October 23 - 31
Sponsor: National Family Partnership
Contact: Ileana Reyes
Phone: 305.856.4886
Talk About Prescriptions Month
Sponsor: National Council on Patient Information and Education
Email: ncpie@ncpie.info
Phone: 301.656.8565
NOVEMBER, 2008
Great American Smokeout
Sponsor: American Cancer Society
Held annually the third Thursday in November
Contact: National Office
Phone: 404.329.7544 /or/ 732.280.2323 /or/ 800.ACS.2345
DECEMBER, 2008
World AIDS Day
December 1, 2008
Sponsor: American Association for World Health
Contact: Publicity Coordinator
Phone: 202.466.5883
—or—
Contact: VNA of Central Jersey – AIDS Resource Center
Phone: 800.947.0020
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month
Sponsor: National 3D Prevention Month
Contact: Denise Stevens
Phone: 732.663.1800 ext. 216
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