Riverhead Students Say 'No!' To Drugs

RIVERHEAD, NY — Even the youngest can learn the life-saving lesson of saying "no" to drugs.

Wearing matching anti-drug shirts, Riverhead Central School District students from Pulaski Street Elementary School will take to the streets for the 33rd annual "Say No to Drugs March" on Friday from 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Sponsored by the Riverhead Community Awareness Program, the march is the culmination of CAP’s annual anti-drug program, which provides students with education about, and skills for, leading a drug-free life, a release from the district said.

As part of the program, trained community volunteers and eighth-grade peer leaders teach several anti-drug workshops throughout the school year to fifth, sixth, and seventh-graders.

Following the march, students will hear from guest keynote speaker Sgt. Sean Cassidy of the New York National Guard Counter Drug Task Force.

After the march, the kids will enjoy a picnic provided by the Loyal Order of Moose Lodge Members and the Pulaski Street PTO.

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