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We are excited to announce that our annual award celebration to recognize individuals, programs, and organizations supporting prevention in Burlington is now virtual! Please join us Wednesday, September 30, to celebrate our local prevention heroes. This will not be just another Zoom meeting! We will be opening up the night at 6:30 with a socializing section and the celebration will begin at 7:00. We hope to see you all there!
Become a Roots of Prevention Sponsor!
Become a sponsor of our Roots of Prevention Award Ceremony and join us in recognizing and celebrating the individuals, programs, and organizations working to make Burlington a healthier and safer place for all of us! Click here to fill out our online sponsorship form.
This event is free and open to the public. REGISTER HERE A $10 donation is appreciated, but not required to attend.
We look forward to seeing you at the celebration!
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We hope you will join us for our first virtual event to celebrate our local prevention heroes.
This will not be just another Zoom meeting! We’ll have time for socializing, a silent auction, as well as a keynote and plenty of opportunity to honor those in Burlington supporting a healthier community for us all – something we all know is more important these days than ever before.
Wednesday, September 30th from 6:30-8:30 pm
6:30-7:00 Silent Auction! Social activities and networking! Burlington trivia! Prevention in action!
7:00-8:30 Program, including keynote and awards
This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is required. REGISTER HERE. A $10 donation is appreciated but is not required to attend.
A link to join the online event will be emailed to all registrants prior to the start.
Reach out to Tori at tori@burlingtonpartnership.org with questions.
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Our Lives Our Voices Series: Fire Up About Youth Advocacy Virtual Workshop
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fire-up-about-youth-advocacy-tickets-123728115123
Are you a Burlington middle or high schooler? Are you interested in impacting others and your community in meaningful ways?
This workshop is part of the free Our Lives Our Lungs Youth Empowerment Series for Burlington middle and high school-aged youth interested in opportunities to learn skills to advocate for positive changes about issues they care about.
In this virtual event, national speaker and advocate Lincoln Mondy, from Advocates for Youth, will share info about the film he created to raise awareness of tobacco issues and prompt critical questions about activism, public health, and the worth of the black body in the US. He will help you think about what you’ve been taught about power, who holds it, and what those with power look like.
The event will also feature a panel of 3 local activists who will share their stories of being involved in change efforts in the Burlington community with time for participants to ask questions. Panelists include:
–Liza Ryan – Champlain College Student involved in advocacy work related to substance abuse prevention treatment, stigma, police brutality, mental health
–Tian Berry – Community volunteer bringing attention to issues of homelessness in Burlington
–Safiya Ibrahim – Member of Above the Influence Burlington at BHS, participation in Our Lives Our Lungs video and public education about tobacco industry targeting of minority populations
A zoom link will be sent closer to the event.
To learn more about the Our Lives Our Lung Series and sign up to receive information about the variety of workshops, self-care activities and social event offered in Burlington this fall click here:http://www.burlingtonpartnership.org/2020/08/olov/
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The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
Go to https://takebackday.dea.gov/ to locate collection sites near you.