Shed The Meds Event Thursday In Mount Kisco

MOUNT KISCO, NY — On Thursday, State Senator Terrence Murphy will partner with the Village of Mount Kisco, the Westchester County Police Department, and the Mount Kisco Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Council to bring his "Shed the Meds" program to Mount Kisco. Anyone with unwanted or expired medications can bring them to the Fox Senior Center where they will be disposed of safely.

"Many people who come to Shed the Meds have been storing large quantities of drugs in their medicine cabinets for years, unsure of how they can get rid of them," Murphy said in a press release. "The 'Shed the Meds' program takes potentially dangerous prescription drugs off the streets that could otherwise threaten our children and families."

The details for Thursday's event are as follows:

WHAT: Shed the Meds Program comes to Fox Senior Center for the first time. The program offers anyone with expired or unused prescription drugs the opportunity to dispose of them safely.

WHERE: Fox Senior Center, 198 Carpenter Avenue, Mount Kisco, New York 10549.

WHEN: 1 p.m. Aug. 16

WHO:

• Senator Terrence P. Murphy
• Jean Farber, Mt Kisco Deputy Mayor, and Village Trustee
• Isidoro Albanese, Mt. Kisco Board of Trustees
• Peter F. Grunthal, Mt. Kisco Board of Trustees
• Other Local Elected Officials

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