"Better Things To Do Than Drugs" Drug Awareness Day

Civil Air Patrol, Trail of Tears Composite Squadron presents their first:

BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN DRUGS

DRUG AWARENESS DAY

Sat. August 1st, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Arena Park, Cape Girardeau

Fun Hands-on Kid's Activities

Demonstrations

Educational Displays

Music and Testimonials

Dramas

Free school supplies packages

(one per student)

Snacks and Drinks for sale

Organizations involved so far:

Civil Air Patrol-- opening and closing color guard performances,leadership and team building activities,

hands-on aerospace activities, aviation related demonstrations/activities, physical fitness activities,

emergency services activities/demonstrations, character development discussions, drug demand reduction

education activities, safety briefings.

Cape County Sheriff's Dept.--Impaired Persons Drug/Alcohol Intoxication Demonstration with fatal vision goggles.

Teen Challenge--music and testimonials

Vision House--info table and testimonials

Puppet Power--Charlotte Reed's puppeteers

local youth groups--dramas

Community Caring Counsel

D.A.R.E.

and others to be announced later