Introduction

What You Can Do

Family Day

Kansas Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free

Kansas Youth Leadership Summit (KYLS)

Red Ribbon

SADD

Red Ribbon PDF Downloads:

Kansas Red Ribbon Items Order Form

Red Ribbon Quilt Loan Agreement

Kansas Red Ribbon News Magazine 2005

Other PDF Downloads:

Resolution on Underage Drinking 2009

What Will You Do?

Make a Difference

Get Involved - Red Ribbon        

Campaign | Booklet | History | Get Involved | Red Ribbon Quilt | Fatal Vision Goggles | Red Ribbon Tool Kit | Awards | Activities | Links

Red Ribbon Week is October 23-31, 2009
The Red Ribbon campaign provides a major force for raising awareness and mobilizing communities in the fight against drugs through its annual Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31. Since 1995, Kansas Family Partnership has enlisted thousands of Kansans to join in the fight against the illegal use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Red Ribbon Week is a time when communities come together to present a united and visible commitment toward the creation of a drug-free America.

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You're Invited to the 10th Annual Red Ribbon Recognition Luncheon - February 5, 2010
 

Kansas Family Partnership, Inc. and the Red Ribbon State Planning Committee invite YOU to attend the 10th Annual Red Ribbon Recognition Luncheon on February 5th, 2010.

Click here to see the invitation and registration form.

Prepare for National Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31 with the annual Kansas Red Ribbon Campaign Booklet. The 2009 issue includes the history of Red Ribbon week, a celebration schedule, upcoming events, award criteria, video contests, contact information for local resources, fun games and more.  Reading this will help you stay up-to-date with the Kansas Red Ribbon Campaign and how we celebrate all year long. 

Click Here to Download the free Red Ribbon Booklet created and developed by the Kansas Red Ribbon State Planning Committee and Kansas Family Partnership, Inc.  The 2009 Kansas Campaign Red Ribbon Booklet is available for download only.

The deadlilne for award entries is due Monday, November 23, 2009!

Download the 2009 Red Ribbon Awards Nomination Essay here

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In 1985, a Drug Enforcement Agent named Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was murdered. Kiki was very close to uncovering the identities of key members of a Mexican drug cartel. He was kidnapped and killed just days before he was to identify these kingpins of illegal drug trafficking in Mexico.

Enrique's death enraged many Americans, and people in his hometown of Calexico, California began wearing red ribbons in his memory. The red ribbon symbolized Kiki's sacrifice to prevent loss of life from drug use. Local parent groups across the nation joined in honoring Kiki by wearing red ribbons and in 1988, the National Family Partnership and its affiliated organizations began to wear Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to fight the illegal use of drugs.

In 1988, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, began distributing red ribbons that promoted "Toward a Drug Free Kansas." In 1990, a local Topeka coalition, the Topeka Drug Awareness Coalition (TDAC), became the Kansas affiliate for the National Family Partnership. This volunteer group promoted the National Red Ribbon Campaign statewide through small grants and big hearts. The campaign began to grow, and in 1995, the coordination of the Red Ribbon Campaign was transferred to the Kansas Family Partnership.

Since 1995, KFP has enlisted thousands of Kansans to join in the fight against the illegal use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. Each year, the Red Ribbon Campaign provides a major force for raising awareness and mobilizing communities in the fight against drugs.

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Red Ribbon Training

Each year, KFP sponsors Red Ribbon Training for over 200 Kansas youth and adults. This one-day training program is designed to create awareness, build coalitions and support healthy, drug-free lifestyles. It provides the catalyst for schools, businesses, parents, churches, law enforcement, doctors, government, social service organizations and others to join together to promote effective prevention messages throughout their communities.

The Annual Red Ribbon Training will be held in April, 2010.  Please keep checking back for more information and registration forms closer to the date. 

More information is available on our Training and Events page.  Please contact Maria Torrez Anderson if you have questions about attending the 2009 event.  She can be contacted at (800) 206-7231 or via e-mail at: mtanderson@kansasfamily.com

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Did you know that the Kansas Red Ribbon Quilt is available for check-out year 'round?  The quilt is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for displaying at your Red Ribbon event.  The Quilt is available for check-out for a one-week period and a loan agreement must be completed and approved before the Quilt will be sent to you.  For more information, please access the Red Ribbon Quilt Loan Agreement, or contact Maria Torrez Anderson at KFP at (800) 206-7231, or via e-mail at mtanderson@kansasfamily.com. 

Fatal Vision® is an evidenced-based training tool used to vividly demonstrate the concept of impairment and the dangers of alcohol and other drug misuse and abuse. The Fatal Vision® Goggles distort vision and cause reactions that mimic behaviors exhibited by someone under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Thousands of law enforcement personnel around the world use the Fatal Vision® Goggles in community outreach and prevention programs. For more information, please access the Fatal Vision® Goggles Loan Agreement, or contact Maria Torrez Anderson at KFP at (800) 206-7231, or via e-mail at mtanderson@kansasfamily.com. 

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Kansas Family Partnership, Inc. and the Red Ribbon State Planning Committee have made celebrating Red Ribbon Week easy with the new Tool Kit, a bag filled with educational supplies.

Access the Red Ribbon Tool Kit
order form here

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Kansas leaders recognize individuals and communities for their drug prevention efforts at the annual Red Ribbon Recognition Luncheon. Nominations are submitted to KFP following Red Ribbon Week each year, and winners are selected by the statewide Red Ribbon Committee.

AWARDS ENTRIES DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
(Check the Red Ribbon booklet for info)

The Awards Luncheon will be on Friday, February 5, 2010.  Please consider attending!  It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and recognize prevention efforts at the local level.

Current and Past Red Ribbon Award Winners:

•2009

•2008

•2007

•2006

•2005

•2004

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The Kansas Red Ribbon State Planning committee joined Mark Parkinson, Governor of the State of Kansas, as he signed a Red Ribbon Proclamation declaring the week of October 23-31, 2009 as Red Ribbon Week in Kansas. The Governor encourages every resident of Kansas to show support for a drug-free community by wearing a red ribbon during that week.

Front Row: Maria Torrez Anderson, Topeka; Kitty Frank, Strong City; Gov. Mark Parkinson, Topeka; Phyllis Marotta, Topeka; Shana Burgess, Kansas City

Back Row: Shelly Mann, Manhattan; Kelli Flanner, Lawrence; Lana Kraus, Topeka; Jason Verbeckmoes, Wichita; Edna Buttler, Topeka; Jane Stueve, Topeka

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American Council for Drug Education

National Institute on Drug Abuse

Midwest HIDTA

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Community Anti Drug Coalitions of America

National Family Partnership

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