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"HANDS ACROSS THE
BORDER"
PROGRAM
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(Page Last Updated: October 18,
2005)
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23,
2005
3:30-4:45 pm
at ELKS' CAMP BARRETT
in ANNAPOLIS, MD.
(at the Flag
Memorial - next to the Dining
Hall)
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Opening Ceremony;
Invocation, National Anthem
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Distribution of Red Ribbons to
all in attendance
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History of Hands Across the
Border and Red Ribbon Celebration
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Gathering of all
Citizens on a large Red Ribbon, while singing "God
Bless America"
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Red Balloon
Release
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Comments
from Md-De-DC Elks State
President - H. Lee Davis
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Closing
Ceremony
~ Master of Ceremony:
Joseph McGeeney, State Chairman Elks Drug
Awareness Program
Next scheduled
HAB meeting:
TBA
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The Drug
Awareness Program presents
a Special Event each Year in
October titled,
"Hands Across the
Border"
...this event
signifies the kickoff or beginning of
the
annual
Red Ribbon
Celebration nationwide, it is
presented each year from October 23-31.
The kickoff each
year is held on the Sunday
preceeding the start of the Red
Ribbon Campaign.
This event each
year is to show that our
communities are united
against Drugs
& Alcohol Abuse in our communities.
We join Hands Across the
Border
exactly on the
same day and at the same time each
year across the Nation.
This is done on
this special day at 4:00 pm
(EDT)
- [3:00 CDT/2:00 MDT/1:00
PDT] across the
country,
as we are United against
the Illicit Drugs
that are killing our Youth!
The
Red Ribbon
Campaign is in honor of Enrique
"Kiki" Camarena, Special
Agent with the DEA, that was brutally tortured
and murdered
by the Mexican Drug Cartel in 1985,
as he investigated
the smuggling of Marijuana into the
United States.
This event was
started by Agent Camarena's Family in his honor
to show that one
person
truly can make a
difference in the fight against Drugs
in our communities.
2004
RED RIBBON CELEBRATION &
HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER
THE ANNUAL "HANDS ACROSS
THE BORDER" PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMUNITIES OF LAUREL, MD.
ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17 FROM
2-5 pm
Several hundred
people came to Alice B. McCullough Field for a day of
festivities. There were many displays presented from the
Elks Drug Awareness Trailer
with Fatal Vision Goggles and drug look-a-like
kits, REALITY
USA Trailer, Laurel Police Dept. - DARE Car, Md. State Police
Medi-Vac Helicopter, U.S. Park Police Helicopter, Local
Fire Dept. Apparatus, Prince George County Sheriff
Office, Md. Corrections K-9, etc.
The Elks also presented to
the public (at no cost);
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Hot Dogs,
popcorn, soft drinks
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Drug Awareness
items including; satin Red
Ribbons, T-shirts, Red
Balloons, Pencils, Rulers, DAP Hats, Frisbees,
sunglasses, stickers, DAP Literature,
etc.
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DJ
Music
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The program agenda included
the joining together on Large Red Ribbons, that stretched over 100
feet in length, held by the citizens attending as
the 4:00 p.m. hour arrived along with the release of
helium filled Red Balloons by
the children in attendance. This joining together on
this large ribbon made of felt, was presented in front
of the Md. State Police Medi-Vac Helicopter and the
Laurel Police DARE
car as all sang "God Bless
America". The ceremony continued with the brief
march to the stage, while continuing to hold the large
red ribbon, and a brief
history of the Red Ribbon and
Hands Across the Border was
presented. A few words were given by Carroll Wagner,
President (Md-De-DC Elks
Association), then a Proclamation was presented to the
Elks by the Office of the Mayor of Laurel. The ceremony
concluded with a brief speech by the Laurel Council
President and the Chief of Police for
Laurel.
Many Thanks are extended to
the Committee for their time and efforts over several
months in the planning of this year's "Hands Across the
Border" event.
The
Committee Members were:
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Pat
& George Larkin - Laurel Elks #
2283
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Kevin Larkin & Stacy New - Laurel
Elks # 2283
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Carl & Beth Robinson - Laurel Elks
# 2283
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Carl & Mary Vogt - Calvert Elks #
2620
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Erin Muscarella - Laurel Elks #
2283
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Cindy Taylor - Crisfield Elks #
1044
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Joe
McGeeney - Chairman - Essex Elks #
1866
Thanks are also extended to those that
helped during the day of the event for their time and
efforts!
The 2005 event will
be held at a Location
at
Harbor Place in Baltimore's Inner
Harbor
(between the Light Street and Pratt Street
Pavilions)
All further
information can be obtained by contacting either:
Joe McGeeney, State
Drug Awareness Chairman
or
one of the DAP District
Chairmen
All
contact information is posted on this web site
on the page titled DAP Home, Click on this
Link: DAP Home
Below is a list of Elk Members that have served
on past HAB Committees:
- Joe McGeeney, PDD,
State Chairman DAP -
Essex #1866
- Carl Robinson, PDD, State
Vice Chairman DAP - Laurel #2283
- Carroll Wagner, PDD, PSP -
Ocean City Elks # 2645
- Carl Vogt, PDD, SW District
Chairman DAP - Calvert #2620
- Mary Cardinal-Vogt - Calvert
Elks # 2620
- Cindy Taylor, SE District
Chairman DAP - Crisfield Lodge #1044
- Pat Larkin, DAP Lodge
Chairman - Laurel Lodge #2283
- George Larkin, PER -
Laurel Lodge #2283
- Stacy New - Laurel Lodge #
2283
- Kevin Larkin - Laurel Elks #
2283
- Erin Muscarella, PER - Laurel
Elks # 2283
- Ramona H. Agriesti,
NC District Chairman DAP - Annapolis Elks #
622
- Henry Rinta, PDD - West
District Chairman DAP - Frederick Elks # 684
- Darwin Leatherman, PDD - St.
Mary's Elks # 2092
- J. Terry Ober - Kent Island
Elks # 2576
- Benjamin Stone, PER - Kent
Island Elks # 2576
- H. Lee Davis, PDD, State
President - Essex Elks # 1866
- Michael Perry - Towson #
469
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ANYONE INTERESTED IN HELPING ON THIS COMMITTEE IN 2005,
PLEASE CONTACT ONE OF THE MEMBERS LISTED ABOVE.
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* Visit our National Elks Drug Awareness Program Website:
www.elks.org/drugs
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