COMMUNITY PREVENTION
& EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS
Thank you to the Hatzalah of the Rockaways & Nassau County for allowing Saving Lives Five Towns to hold this annual Sunday event on their premises. We are so very grateful for your continued support of our mission to reduce youth access.
We also want to thank the Nassau County 4th Precinct “POP” unit for their oversight of our event and making sure these medications were sent for destruction at the end of the day.
Additional thanks go out to our Coalition members from Gural JCC, Northwell Health, Tempo Group, Hewlett-Woodmere Business District, White Deer Run Network, Acadia Healthcare, Saving Lives Youth Coalition, and a myriad of volunteers who helped us have a smoothly run successful event.
A very special shout out to Councilwoman Melissa Miller who attended our event, bringing medications to dispose. We are appreciative of time out of your busy schedule to come out and support our efforts to Keeping Our Kids Safe!
Susan Blauner, Director
Issac Cwibeker, Coalition Coordinator
Arts Below Sunrise 2024
Thank You David Friedman, President of the Hewlett Woodmere Business Association, for another beautifully, successful family oriented community festival. Saving Lives Coalition is proud to participate.
Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition is proud to be a Sponsor for the Ogden Elementary School Night Winter Wonderland 2023
For Further Information on Location
Contact: issac.cwibeker@guraljcc.org
4th of July
Underage Drinking Prevention
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HEWLETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CARE CAMP
Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition would like to thank the staff of Hewlett Elementary School for inviting us to join in the CARE Camp 2023. We would also like to convey our thanks and appreciation to Christal Olivero, SSgt, NYANG as part of the NY National Guard Counterdrug Task Force for continuing their participation with our Coalition to address community youth mental health, prevention and awareness.
Thank You Five Towns
Put A Lid On It (LID) Campaign Reaches New Goals
As part of its LID (Lock Inventory Dispose) campaign, the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition, under the auspices of the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC, successfully hosted its Second Annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the Hatzalah Station on West Broadway on April 23rd .
The LID Campaign encourages people to lock their needed medications, inventory what they have and easily and safely dispose of those meds that are unused or expired by bringing them to our Drug Take Back event.
Recognizing the high proportion of the observant Jewish community in our area, Susan Blauner, Director of Saving Lives explained, “The national drug take back days are held on Saturdays, but to accommodate the Five Towns, we hold ours on Sunday to great success.”
This past Sunday, 134 pounds of meds were collected as people walked or drove in and dropped off their unneeded medications. This is almost double the amount we collected at our first well-received and well-attended program last year and has now become an annual community event. “People were blessing and thanking us for making this happen. It’s clearly making a difference and helping to save lives,” continued Blauner.
Saving Lives is very grateful to our Coalition partners, first of all to Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau for allowing us the annual use of their emergency station, as well as to the Nassau County Police Department, Northwell Health, Hewlett Woodmere Business District, Tempo Group and others who participated and supported Saving Lives on this very important project.
Launched in 2019, the Coalition is made up of community leaders from business, education, government, health care, law enforcement, faith-based, media, parents and young people, youth services and behavioral health organizations. The Coalition will continue its work to focus on youth mental health, mental health, education, prevention and awareness of the dangers of youth drug and alcohol misuse.
For more information about joining the Saving Lives Coalition or to find out where permanent local medication drop boxes are located please contact Susan Blauner at: susan.blauner@guraljcc.org
Purim 2023
Parent Purim Safety Tips
2022 COALITION YEAR IN REVIEW
YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
2022 COMMUNITY HOLIDAY CAMPAIGNS
Thanksgiving Holiday
Underage Drinking/Impaired Driving Campaign
PARENT/YOUTH FENTANYL DANGER CAMPAIGN
HALLOWEEN DANGERS
COMMUNITY ALERT 2022
FENTANYL POISONING & THC EDIBLES
Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Simchat Torah
Community Holiday Greetings
Underage Drinking Campaign 2022
LI HERALD – LIVING IN THE FIVE TOWNS COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
PRESCRIPTION DRUG & FENTANYL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
The Jewish Star
Long Island Herald
Five Towns
Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition Would Like To Thank The Village of Cedarhurst and the Nassau County 4th Precinct Police Department for a Wonderful National Night Out Event.
We Are So Appreciative For All That You Do For Our Community!
National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood comaraderie to make our neighborhoods safe and more caring places to live.
DR. ERIC BORNSTEIN
The Dangers of Vaping, Nicotine & Marijuana
That Can Harm Your Kids
ARTS BELOW SUNRISE
EXCITING DAY AT THE ARTS BELOW SUNRISE MUSIC & S.T.E.A.M FESTIVAL
THANK YOU DAVID FRIEDMAN FOR ORCHESTRATING SUCH A WONDERFUL STREET FAIR FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY.
THANK YOU TO OUR YOUTH COALITION COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOLUNTEERED FOR THIS EVENT.
Thank You to the Administration, Staff & Youth of Hewlett Elementary School for inviting Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition and the National Guard Counter Drug Task Force – Master Sergeant Carissa Siry and Christal Oliver, SrA, NYANG to Spend CARE Days with you.
Courageous, Active Citizen, Respect & Empathy
TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD
SUPERVISOR DON CLAVIN
COUNCILMAN ANTHONY D’ESPOSITO
SAVING LIVES FIVE TOWNS DRUG & ALCOHOL COALITION
ROCKVILLE CENTRE FOR YOUTH COALITION
LEGAL DOES NOT MEAN SAFE!
DRUG AWARENESS EDUCATION
Presentation Webinar
Your Teens Emotional Health
Presented By
Madeline McGee, PhD
Cassandra D’Accordo, PhD
Marijuana Day – 4/20
PASSOVER 2022
UNDERAGE DRINKING COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN
MARCH 2022
UNDERAGE DRINKING CAMPAIGNS
HOLIDAYS & UNDERAGE DRINKING
Underage Drinking Prevention
Holiday Season 2021
Underage Drinking Prevention
Chanukah 2021
Underage Drinking Prevention
Thanksgiving Holiday Season 2021
Put A LID On It – Lock Inventory Dispose Campaign
Thank You To The Five Towns Community
73 Pounds of Unused/Expired Medications Collected in Just 3 Hours!
Thank you to Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County for Hosting Our Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
Thank You to the Nassau County 4th Precinct Police Department for Supervising The Sunday Take Back.
Thank You to our Co-Hosts Northwell Health and Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association and Tempo Group for Your Support In Helping to Make This A Successful Event!
MEDICATION INVENTORY SHEET
To Obtain Free Copies of the Medication Inventory Sheets, Please Use the Contact Form at the Bottom of This Page and Saving Lives Coalition Will Provide These To You.
HELP TO REDUCE YOUTH ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION & OVER THE COUNTER MEDICATIONS BY KEEPING AN INVENTORY IN YOUR HOME
Saving Lives Coalition/LI Herald Living in the Five Towns Directory
Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition is Proud to Be a Part of the Hewlett Soccer Parents Association
Underage Drinking
Community Holiday
Awareness Campaign
Sukkot 2021
Village of Cedarhurst
Nassau County 4th Precinct
National Night Out
International Overdose Awareness Day
The Dark Side of the Web & Social Media Addiction
Dr. Eli Shapiro – The Digital Citizenship Project
Dr. Joshua Wyner – Associate Principal HAFTR, School Psychologist
Robert Ruppert, LMHC – Northwell Health
Yossi Strickman – Project Trust
Narcan® Training
The Power to Save a Life Is In Your Hands
Chaplain David Kushner, Director of Government Relations and Special Projects
Amudim Community Resources
Summer and Teen Risky Behavior
Dr. Faye Zakheim – Adjunct Assistant Professor
NYU Silver School of Social Work
Underage Drinking
Fourth of July 2021
Underage Drinking
Memorial Day
Graduation 2021
Marijuana Alert
Community Call To Action
PASSOVER 2021
ST. PATRICK’S DAY 2021
PURIM 2021
Teen Suicide, Anxiety, Substance Misuse During and Post COVID
Sandeep Kapoor, MD MS-HPPL
Vera Feuer, MD
Heather Hugelmeyer, LCSW
SAVING LIVES FIVE TOWNS DRUG & ALCOHOL COALITION
& TEMPO GROUP INC.
SPONSORING RED RIBBON WEEK
COMMUNITY VIRTUAL NALOXONE TRAINING
FALL 2020
HIGH HOLIDAYS YOUTH ALCOHOL MISUSE
MEDICATION DISPOSAL UNIT
Due to the dedicated efforts of the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug and Alcohol Coalition to reduce youth access to Prescription Drugs and in conjunction with CVS Drugs and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Long Island Division acquired approval to install a local Medication Disposal Unit within the Cedarhurst CVS Drug Store.
Families now have local disposal abilities in addition to the Nassau County 4th Precinct Police Department to eliminate unused medication within their homes, thereby reducing youth access.
TEENS FOR TEENS MEDIA CONTEST
PURIM HOLIDAY – COMMUNITY TEEN ALCOHOL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
CADCA DC FORUM PARTICIPATION
Saving Lives Five Towns participated in 4 days of fully packed intensive education at the Community Anti- Drug Coalitions of America Forum (CADCA) in Washington, DC along with fellow Long Island Coalition Partner, Ruthanne McCormack, Project Coordinator of The Rockville Center Coalition for Youth as well as Pamela Mizzi, Director of Prevention for the Long Island Prevention Resource Center – Family Service League.
We had the opportunity to meet and network with fellow coalition members from across the spectrum of the United States as well as spend an entire day on Capitol Hill in personalized meetings with members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to discuss legislation and funding for coalitions addressing youth drug and alcohol misuse.
NEW NASSAU COUNTY VAPING LAW TAKES EFFECT
Long Island Herald Five Towns – to read article click here
A new Nassau County law, in effect since Jan. 1, 2020 allows only flavorless and tobacco, mint or menthol flavored e-cigarette and liquid nicotine products can be sold in the county.
Saving Lives Five Towns Coalition Director, Susan Blauner speaking before the Nassau County Legislature to promote ban on flavored E-Cigarettes.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION MEETINGS
SAVING LIVE FIVE TOWNS COALITION & NCSY JUMP EVENT
COMMUNITY HIGH HOLIDAY YOUTH ALCOHOL AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Saving Lives Five Towns Drug & Alcohol Coalition Participation in Woodmere Fire Department Annual Family Educational Event
NASSAU HERALD
Gural JCC
Saving Lives Five Towns
Drug and Alcohol Coalition Launch
The goal of the Saving Lives Five Towns Drug and Alcohol Coalition is to make the Five Towns a safe and healthy environment for our youth.
Drug Awareness
Community Event
