“ROXBORO ELKS DISTRUBUTE OVER 2,200 DRUG AWARENESS MARVEL COMIC BOOKS TO STUDENTS”

By: Derrick Sims

The Roxboro Elks Lodge #2005 partnered with the Person County School System and Roxboro Community School to reach out to students as part of its Fall Drug Awareness Campaign. All fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade students in the Person County School System received a copy of the Elks “Hard Choices” comic book featuring Marvel super heroes and Elroy the Elk in a battle against drugs . The campaign encompassed reaching out to nine elementary and middle schools to a total of 2,212 students. The Roxboro Elks understand how critical it is for young people to lead a drug free life style and this project encourages a dialogue between parents, teachers and children by addressing a serious topic in a fun, familiar format.

The Roxboro Elks Lodge #2005 would like to thank the Person County Superintendent and the Roxboro Community School Executive Director for agreeing to allow the school system to partner with the Drug Awareness Campaign along with Bob Miller, the NC Drug Awareness Chairman, for his assistance with this project. The Elks would also like to thank the many principals and teachers that embraced this program and look forward to continuing future partnerships in an effort to make our community a better place.

Keywords: “Elks” – “Education” – “Drug Awareness”

Word Count: 234

Point of Contact: Derrick Sims, Roxboro Elks #2005, Exalted Ruler