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PDFNJ Takes Best of Public Relations Trophy at 50th Annual NJ Ad Club Jersey Awards
Posted 6/8/2018
MILLBURN — The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) and The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey received accolades for their Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series at Wednesday evening’s NJ Ad Club 50th Annual Jersey Awards, earning the Best of Public Relations award for the statewide effort to address the opioid epidemic.
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hudsonreporter.com: A romp on the White House lawn
Posted 6/1/2018
When Angelo Valente, executive director of the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey, got a call from the White House in late May, he didn’t quite believe it at first.
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The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey Participates in White House Sports and Fitness Day
Posted 5/31/2018
WASHINGTON – The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) helped to highlight the benefits of youth sports participation at the White House Sports and Fitness Day on Wednesday in the nation’s capital.
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nj.com: Mariano Rivera, Herschel Walker, Donald Trump and some Jersey kids have this in common
Posted 5/31/2018
WASHINGTON -- A group of New Jersey students will join President Donald Trump, former New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera and former football star Herschel Walker at the White House Wednesday to utter a well-known two-word phrase: Play ball.
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nj.com: N.J. students have a ball with Trump and Mariano Rivera at the White House
Posted 5/31/2018
WASHINGTON -- Herschel Walker was a running back in pro football, but on Wednesday he played quarterback, throwing passes to kids at White House Sports and Fitness Day. His receivers included two eighth graders at St. Francis Academy in Union City, Matthew Potter and Helena Stuhr, both 14.
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jerseyshoreonline.com: “Knocking Out” Opioid Addiction One Town At A Time
Posted 5/30/2018
LITTLE EGG HARBOR – Ocean County officials, experts, and nearly 100 concerned residents gathered at the Cavalry Baptist Church in Little Egg Harbor to create a deeper dialogue around the ever-growing opioid epidemic in New Jersey.
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Mercer County Residents Discuss Opioid Epidemic with Experts at Town Hall
Posted 5/24/2018
EWING — A large group of Mercer County residents gathered at The College of New Jersey on Wednesday night to learn more about the opioid crisis sweeping the nation at the final Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall, sponsored by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.
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Experts Detail Opioid Epidemic’s Impact on Essex County
Posted 5/23/2018
BLOOMFIELD — Essex County experts provided residents a comprehensive look into the opioid epidemic ravaging the county and the state at a Knock Out Opioid Abuse Town Hall Series hosted Tuesday night by the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey and the Horizon Foundation for New Jersey.
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nj.com: New Milford fourth-grader earns first place in folder contest
Posted 5/23/2018
NEW MILFORD -- Briella Biggins, a student at B.F. Gibbs Elementary School, is a first-place winner in the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey's Design a Fourth-Grade Folder Contest. Biggins shares the honor with Allison Yodis from Eleanor Rush Intermediate School in Cinnaminson.
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tapinto.net: Wardlaw+Hartridge Fourth Graders Promote Drug Free New Jersey
Posted 5/23/2018
EDISON, NJ -- The fourth grade health class at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in Edison, taught by Dawn Francavilla of Somerset, was involved in designing a folder for a Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. The students were challenged to create anti-drug artwork relating to the theme "Fun Things to do Instead of Doing Drugs."