By Joe Boczek, Mary Jo Coppoolse, and Shelly Poe
For GameChanger
What: Approximately 2,500 middle and high school students from Independence Middle and High School and Shady Spring Middle and High School are coming to the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center to view the GameChanger award-winning prevention education film One Pill Can Kill and to hear from various speakers educating them about the life-threatening dangers of opioid, substance misuse and deadly fentanyl.
When: Tuesday, April 28th at 10:00 AM
Where: Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center, 200 Armory Drive, Beckley, WV 25801
Who: Joe Boczek, Executive Director, GameChanger
Meg Bulger, Education and Community Relations Liaison, GameChanger
Moore Capito, US Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
Dr. Serena Starcher, Superintendent, Raleigh County Schools
Greg Duckworth, President, Raleigh County Commission
Linda Eppling, Representative, Raleigh County Commission
Daniel Hall, Representative, Raleigh County Commission
Details: GameChanger, in partnership with Raleigh County Schools, along with federal and state officials and its corporate partners listed above, is sponsoring an awareness assembly to continue to educate students on the dangers of opioids, substance misuse and deadly fentanyl. This program, among many GameChanger events, is designed to bring awareness to the deadly issues that our youth and teens face every day.
Contact: Joe Boczek (304) 288-5924; [email protected] // Mary Jo Coppoolse (301) 641-2829; [email protected] // Shelly Poe (334) 707-4910; [email protected]
