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Press Releases

January 22, 2010:
 FLORIDA'S FORMER SECRETARY OF JUVENILE JUSTICE TO SPEAK IN SARASOTA

Dr. Anthony J. Schembri, the former Florida Secretary of Juvenile Justice under Governor Jeb Bush will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming 5th Annual Sarasota Shining Stars Recognition & Awards Luncheon on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota Grand Ballroom....more

December 9, 2009:
 LOCAL COALITION PROVIDING SAFE, NON-ALCOHOLIC “MOCK”-TAIL RECIPES AND HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS

The Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse (SCOSA) added a brand-new page to their already popular website that they hope will assist local efforts to reduce alcohol related accidents both on the road and in the workplace....more

October 6, 2009: 
Sarasota County To Light Up The Night Remembering Those Lost To And
Suffering From Substance Abuse
NOPE National Candle Light Vigil aimed at bringing awareness to the issue of substance abuse and to memorialize those lost to drug and alcohol related deaths....more

 

 

May 1, 2009: 
Alta Vista Elementary School Fifth Graders Get Sobering Lesson in Alcohol Use
 

Fifth graders at Alta Vista Elementary School in Sarasota, FL learned about the dangers of underage alcohol use when Hilary Woodcum, Outreach Prevention Coordinator for the Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse visited their school to participate in a Reach Out Now Teach-In ....more

 

 

April 20, 2009: 
Free Community Service "Project AIM" - ARE YOU A RESPONSIBLE VENDOR?
 

The Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse (SCoSA) is currently scheduling Responsible Vendor Training programs called Project AIM (Alcohol Impairment Measure) as a free community service to Sarasota County businesses in an effort to prevent and combat underage drinking ....more

 

 

March 30, 2009: 
New National Campaign Aims To Reduce Teens’ “Social Sources” Of Alcohol
 

We Don’t Serve Teens, a new national campaign to reduce underage drinking, is focusing on the social sources that may provide teens with access to alcohol ....more

 

 

March 6, 2009: 

Retired Sheriff's Major Honored as Community "Shining STAR"


The Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse (SCoSA) will honor recently retired Sheriff's Office Major Timothy Carney with its prestigious "Shining STAR" award at their 4th Annual "Sarasota Shining Stars" Award & Recognition Luncheon ....more
 

January 21, 2009: 

YMCA Head Carl Weinrich, named SARASOTA'S "Citizen of the Year"

   
The Sarasota Coalition on Substance Abuse (SCoSA) will honor YMCA CEO/President Carl Weinrich as its "Citizen of the Year" at their 4th Annual "Sarasota Shining Stars" Award & Recognition Luncheon ...more

 

September 18, 2008:

Substance Abuse Coalition Increases Staff to Address Underage Drinking

 

"Partnership will Sarasota School District AIMs to reduce alcohol use among teens"  The Sarasota County School District recently received a 3-year grant from the United States Department of Education to address underage drinking in Sarasota County ...more

 

 

 

 

 

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