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2010 Team Packet Now Available

Admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:49:33 -0800

Download the 2010 Team Packet (348KB Adobe PDF document) now to register your team for the September 25, 2010 Drug Free Relay! Return the registration form by September 10 to get the Early Bird Discount!

Check out photos from last year's event to see the kind of action you won't want to miss this year!

Grants 2010

Ryan — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:57:16 -0800

The time is now to turn in your grant & scholorship applications. The grant review process will begin Febuary 1st. Please have all applications in by January 31st. Information on applying for a grant can be found on our web page.

Thanks lets work towards a drug free community in 2010!

2009 Team Packet Now Available

Admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:18:16 -0700

Download the 2009 Team Packet (365KB Adobe PDF document) now to register your team for the September 26, 2009 Drug Free Relay! Return the registration form by September 10 to get the Early Bird Discount!

News Release - Grant Awards From Proceeds of 2008 Relay

Admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:05:41 -0700

News Release: For Immediate Release

The Drug Free Relay has awarded the following grants from the proceeds of the 2008 Relay:

Major Grants (from $1,000 - $4,000) were awarded to the Drug and Alcohol Free New Year's Eve Party sponsored by area churches with leadership from Youth for Christ, and to Union County Juvenile Drug Court.

Mini Grants (from $100 - $500) were awarded to LMS D-Fy, Grande Ronde Area Youth, Grande Ronde Youth Orchestra, LHS Drug Free Graduation Night Party and the Arts for All Festival.

One $500 scholarship was awarded to Kaitlin O'Reilly and two $250 scholarships were awarded to Rosetta Sharrard and Gregory Wanta.

Organizers thank all those who helped with the Relay's success last year and invite anyone interested in helping with the 2009 Relay to come our next meeting (time and place to be announced on our news blog at http://news.drugfreerelay.org). Questions? Call Don Kellogg or Ryan Hildebrandt, or see our Contact page at http://www.drugfreerelay.org/contact.html.

Grant Meeting

Ryan — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:54:17 -0800

It is time to award grants. Anyone interested in attending a meeting to help pick the grant award winners should meet at Smokehouse restaurant at 7:00AM March the 10th.

2008 Relay Photos Coming

Admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:20:09 -0700

The 2008 Drug Free Relay has been accomplished, and photos from the Saturday, September 27, 2008 event are being posted.

Watch the Photos section of this blog over the next few days and weeks for new additions!

You can also see some more Relay photos at the La Grande High School Band Boosters Blog.

If you have any relevant Flickr, Picasa or other online photo collections of this event, let us know so we can publish links.

Where Is The Drug Free Relay Held?

Admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:34:22 -0700

This year's Drug Free Relay will take place on Saturday, September 27 between 10am - 10pm at the La Grande High School Running Track, near H Avenue and Cedar Street. (LHS main entrance is 708 K Avenue, La Grande)

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Team Participation Packet Now Online

Admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:34:37 -0700

The Team Participation Packet for 2008 is now online at http://www.drugfreerelay.org/participate.html. You can download the packet as a PDF file from a link in the "Form or Join a Team" section or by clicking here. Fill out and return to us ASAP. We look forward to seeing you on September 27th!

Welcome!

Admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:59:29 -0700

Welcome to our new "blog" (short for "web log") for your DrugFreeRelay news and announcements as events unfold.. We also intend to publish photos of relay activities and events. Visit our main Web site at http://www.drugfreerelay.org for background information, application forms for grants and scholarships, instructions on forming or joining a relay team, and lots more.

The latest news article will usually appear at the top of the opening page of the blog. The blog also keeps a searchable history of all published news articles, so you can always look up something you might have missed in the past.

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