Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is a Nationally Recognized Week in October, dedicated to raising awareness about addictive substance, and violence prevention.  It is our biggest event of the year. This week long events starts with the "Opening Ceremony" and ends with the "Walk for Hope." During the week we hold different events to engage the community in an effort to bring about community awareness, connectivity and change.
Our town-wide Walk of Hope will take place on the evening of October 26, 2019.
Kits are $12 each with local pickup.
Kits include 10 luminaries and 10 candles.

​All Sales proceeds will support the establishment and implementation of healthy family programming with a focus on prevention and awareness.
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Champions for Youth: an annual nomination program where each youth organization can choose to submit the name of one adult mentor and one extraordinary youth into nomination for the Champion for Youth Award. The nominees and recipients are recognized every year at the Walk of Hope. 

Visit: ​youthcoordinator9.wixsite.com/wlfdchampions4youth
The “Walk of Hope” was established in 2014 to close our Annual Red Ribbon Week Campaign. On October 27th, we will gather at the Wallingford Parade Grounds at Town Hall and walk down town to the Gazebo… luminary bags will light our way. The event will include the luminaries along Center Street, participating
businesses and organizations, and our closing ceremony. 

Your bag can be written out In Honor, In Memory, or In Support of someone or something near and dear to you, or just an inspirational phrase that brings light to our mission:

“Raise awareness and reduce substance use among youth to foster healthy, caring, responsible, citizens by engaging Wallingford’s community resources.”

The bags have a suggested donation of $2.00 and will be available up until the day of the event. Updated information and purchase of these bags will be available at all of the Coalition activities. Thank you for your continued support!