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<p><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This email is being sent out on behalf of the Red Ribbon Luncheon Committee<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are excited to begin planning for the
<b>2025 Red Ribbon Award Ceremony & Luncheon</b>! This year, we are releasing the nomination form early to ensure everyone has ample time to submit their nominations. We look forward to receiving nominations and reading about the hard work members of your organizations
are doing in the field of drug prevention! Feel free to share this email with other colleagues or counterparts who are doing outstanding work in the field of drug prevention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Additional details regarding the event date, time, location, and registration will come later.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Red Ribbon Nominations:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> In advance of the event, please take a moment to nominate individuals for the following award
categories using the attached nomination form:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Frank Goldsmith Lifetime Achievement Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Law Enforcement Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Excellence in Prevention Advocacy Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Outstanding Prevention Program Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Deb Nixon Education Award<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Justice System Community Excellence Award<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please submit all nominations by
<span style="color:red">Friday, August 29, 2025, at 5:00 PM</span>. Submissions can be sen<span style="color:black">t to:
</span></span></b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:SD.Community.Outreach@dea.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">SD.Community.Outreach@dea.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We encourage you to submit your nominations early.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony & Luncheon Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">M<span style="color:#242424">arla Kingkade</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#242424">San Diego County Substance Use and Overdose Prevention Taskforce</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#242424">Center for Community Research</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:#242424">8885 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 335</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="color:black">San Diego, California, 92108</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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