Maryland, Delaware & DC
Elks Association
 
DRUG AWARENESS
PROGRAM
Email us at:
dap@mddedcelksassn.org
(Page Last Updated:
November 16, 2005)
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Since
its inception in 1983, the Elks Drug Awareness
Program has worked to prevent drug use by our
youth through education. The Elks recognize that
they are not experts in the field of drug
education. However, we do have the resources -- in
dollars, facilities and volunteers -- to work with
the experts to ensure that young people know the
facts about drugs. In addition to sponsoring
seminars, workshops and drug-free functions, we
print and distribute literature developed by
authorities on drug awareness. Since 1983, we've
printed and handed out more than 125 million
pieces of literature to students, their teachers
and their parents. |
DRUG ABUSE IS TODAY'S GREATEST threat to
America's
youth. This abuse of drugs interferes with learning,
alters personalities and injures health. Drug abuse
destroys the potential of tomorrow's leaders before that
potential can develop.
Drug abuse
must be
vanquished!
In 1983, the Elks joined the battle with a
vigorous program to increase awareness of the dangers of
drug use through community education. The Elks
program
concentrates on marijuana, cocaine,
alcohol and tobacco. The Elks are also concerned about
the use of steroids, inhalants and LSD by young
people.
The goal of our state association program
is to foster prevention: to help youths decide not to
use these drugs before they start by convincing them of
the adverse mental and physical consequences of drug
use. Accordingly, the Md-De-DC Elks are
endeavoring to reach youths in elementary and junior
high schools, particularly from fourth through ninth
grades, with the message that drug use is dangerous. The
program actively involves Parents,
Teachers, Community Drug
Agencies, the Maryland State
Police, many County Sheriff's
Departments, Reality
USA, the
media, and other concerned
citizens.
Our program is designed to stop drug use
before it starts. The attitudes and behavior of youths
in the fourth through ninth grades can still be
influenced. Our objective is to increase their awareness
through education of the adverse consequences of drug
use, so that they decide for themselves to avoid drugs.
These points should be kept in
mind:
1. There is no such thing as a
"soft" or 'hard" drug.
2. There is no such thing as
"responsible" use of an illegal drug. You may see
materials that recommend the policy of "use not abuse."
Any use of an illegal drug is abuse!
3. Prevention/Education is the
key.
The Md-De-DC Elks Drug Awareness Education
Program has targeted four drugs of abuse: marijuana,
cocaine, alcohol and tobacco. Marijuana is the most
widely used illicit drug of abuse today, cocaine is
highly addictive and dangerous, and alcohol is the most
widely abused drug among teenagers. Tobacco, researchers
say, will eventually take the lives of more young people
than all other drugs combined.
You may obtain a number of booklets and
information which will help you understand the problem
by contacting the Md-De-DC Elks, Drug Awareness State
Chairman at 410-780-0786 or by writing to us at 412
Stemmers Run Road, Baltimore, MD 21221. All you need do
is give the address to where you wish the information
sent. You may also request the information by
email: DAP@mddedcelks.org
WORKING TOGETHER WE
WILL ALL MAKE AMERICA DRUG
FREE!
Joseph
E. McGeeney, PDDGER
State
Chairman
Elks Drug
Awareness Program
(assistance with this message received from our
SW District Chairman, Carl
Vogt)
* Drug Awareness Resolution Adopted at
the
Elks National Convention, Wednesday, July 16,
1986 *
BE IT RESOLVED,
that the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, its state associations, and local Lodges affirm
and support the concept of "no-use" messages on drugs
and alcohol to the nation's youth; and our opposition to
the concept of "responsible use" of illicit substances.
The messages to our children must be "no illicit drugs
ever" and "no alcohol under the legal age."
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that
the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, its state
associations, and local Lodges oppose the legalization
or decriminalization of the use, possession, sale, or
production of psychoactive substances, including
cannabis, cocaine, and heroin, for anything other than
authorized research or scientific purposes.
ELKS DRUG
AWARENESS PROGRAM
MISSION
STATEMENT
THE MISSION OF THE ELKS
DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM IS
TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE AND
COOPERATIVE APPROACHES TO
THE PREVENTION OF ILLICIT
SUBSTANCES
BY THE YOUTH OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED
THROUGH EDUCATION OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS,
AND BY ASSISTING SCHOLASTIC
INSTITUTIONS WITH PROGRAMS AND MATERIALS.
ELKS DRUG
AWARENESS PROGRAM
GOALS
CONDUCT CONFERENCES,
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING SEMINARS
TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING
OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
TO PROVIDE A VISION AND
PRACTICAL SKILLS NEEDED TO TRANSFORM
SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTO
RESTORATIVE USEFULNESS.
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TO DEVELOP, COLLECT AND
CIRCULATE RESOURCES ON SUBSTANCE ABUSE,
INCLUDING CURRICULUM,
MANUALS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER MATERIALS.
We, the Md-De-DC Elks Association...
have a very active Drug Awareness
Program,
it has the support of all 40
Lodges, which is divided into 5
Districts.
The State Drug Awareness
Program Team/Committee consists of:
1 - STATE CHAIRMAN
/ 1 - STATE VICE
CHAIRMAN
5 - DISTRICT
CHAIRMEN / 40
- LODGE CHAIRMEN
and 1 - STATE
ADVISOR (PSP)
* ALL
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR EACH OF THE ABOVE
TITLES
ARE
LISTED ON THE DRUG
AWARENESS PAGES ON THIS
WEBSITE,
Email us at:
dap@mddedcelksassn.org
Our Drug Awareness Program
Team/Committee has
many programs available,
that our Lodge
Chairmen have access to,
for use in their
many Community events, that the Elks
attend.
Several of these
programs will be featured with their own dedicated page on this
site:
Display Trailers (3) /
Floor
Displays / Table Display / Literature Display Stands
/
Look-a-Like Drug Kits
/ Fatal
Vision Goggle Kit / and our newest
member...
"Elroy T. Elk" -
a
quality Character Costume depicting an ELK!
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Check out the many
pages of our Drug Awareness
Program. We also
will provide a page that has special links
for other
interesting web sites for the continued Education of our Youth and
Adults.
Our State
Association Drug
Awareness Program has
a very Special
Program that many of
our Lodges are
lifetime Sponsors;
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The "REALITY" Program
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...it is a Drug
& Alcohol Prevention Education Program for
Youth between 14
& 21 years of age.
STATE
CHAIRMAN:
JOSEPH E. McGEENEY,
PER, PDDGER
North Central District
- Essex Lodge #
1866
412 Stemmers Run Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21221
(Home & Fax)
443-772-2318 / (Cell) 443-994-8564
Email:
dap@mddedcelksassn.org
STATE VICE
CHAIRMAN:
CARL A. ROBINSON, PER,
PDDGER (Beth)
North Central District
- Laurel Lodge #
2283
1021 8th Street
Laurel, Md.
20707-3810
(Home) 301-604-4153
Email: carl_robinson@msn.com
SOUTH EAST DISTRICT
CHAIRPERSON:
CINDY
TAYLOR (Gordon)
Crisfield
Lodge # 1044
4910 Bevins Road
Marion, Md. 21838
(Home) 410-623-3613
Email: cindycynt@aol.com
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LODGES
IN THIS DISTRICT
INCLUDE:
SALISBURY, MD. #817 /
CRISFIELD, MD. #1044 / CAMBRIDGE, MD. #1272 /
EASTON, MD.
#1622 /
POCOMOKE CITY, MD.
#1624 / SELBYVILLE, DE. #2173
/ SEAFORD, DE. #2458 /
CAPE HENLOPEN, DE.
#2540 / KENT
ISLAND, MD. #2576 / OCEAN CITY, MD.
#2645
NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN:
MICHAEL S.
PERRY
TOWSON LODGE
#469
61 Cherrywood Court
Cockeysville, Md.
21030-1928
Home: 410-771-1732 /
EMAIL: cptmike13@aol.com
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LODGES
IN THIS DISTRICT INCLUDE:
TOWSON,
MD. #469 / ANNAPOLIS, MD. #622 / ESSEX, MD.
#1866 /
GLEN BURNIE, MD. #2266 / LAUREL,
MD. #2283 / BOWIE, MD. #2309
/
BURTONSVILLE,
MD. #2465 / SEVERNA PARK, MD. #2482 / BROADNECK, MD.
#2608
NORTH EAST DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN:
AMANDA L.
HARE
MILFORD, DE. LODGE #2401
23009 DEEP
BRANCH RD.
GEORGETOWN, DE. 19947
HOME:
302-856-6285 / CELL:
302-745-0854
EMAIL: Amanda.Hare@state.de.us
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LODGES
IN THIS DISTRICT
INCLUDE:
WILMINGTON,
DE. #307 / HAVRE de GRACE, MD. #1564 / DOVER,
DE. #1903 / NEWARK, DE. #2281 /
ABINGDON, MD. #2354 /
MILFORD, DE. #2401 / CHESTERTOWN,
MD. #2474 / ELKTON, MD.
#2618
WEST DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN:
HENRY
V. RINTA (Sharon)
Frederick Lodge #
684
76 Sherwood Drive
Walkersville, Md. 21793
(Home) 301-845-6705
Email: beaglebebe@adelphia.net
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LODGES
IN THIS DISTRICT
INCLUDE:
CUMBERLAND,
MD. #63 / HAGERSTOWN, MD. #378 / FROSTBURG,
MD. #470
FREDERICK,
MD. #684 / WESTMINSTER, MD. #2277 / OAKLAND, MD.
#2481
SOUTH WEST DISTRICT
CHAIRMAN:
CARL
F. VOGT (Mary)
Calvert Lodge #
2620
895 Leesburg Ct.
Huntingtown, Md. 20639
(Home)
410-535-2417
Email:
carlfvogt@earthlink.net
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LODGES
IN THIS DISTRICT
INCLUDE:
WASHINGTON-ROCKVILLE,
MD. #15 / PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD. #1778 /
ST. MARY'S COUNTY,
MD. #2092 /
CAMP SPRINGS, MD.
#2332 / WALDORF,
MD. #2421 / DEALE, MD. #2528 / CALVERT, MD.
#2620
DRUG AWARENESS PROGRAM
ADVISOR:
TERRY A. LAGIER,
PSP (Connie)
North East District
-
Dover Lodge # 1903
953
Lockmeath Way
Dover, De. 19901-6523
(Home)
302-697-3592
EMAIL: talagier@aol.com
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* Visit our National Elks Drug Awareness Program Website:
www.elks.org/drugs
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