Events :: Vernon Rocks

Back to School Billboard

September 3, 2021 /

We have a new billboard up to encourage healthy decision-making during the new school year! Be sure to check it out on Route 83!

Vernon ROCKS Coalition Attends RHS Freshman Orientation

September 1, 2021 /

August 25th 2021, the coalition had the pleasure of attending Freshman Orientation and meeting the incoming RHS freshman class! The Vernon ROCKS was a stop on their tours to educate them on mental health, dispel misconceptions about common substances, and...

VRC Presents at BOE

August 27, 2021 /

At the end of August, the coalition Chairperson, Michelle; Project Director Cassie; Prevention Program Support Specialist, Holly; and the coalition's evaluator, Bonnie, presented our RHS 2021 Youth Voices Count survey data in front of the Vernon Board of Education. This...

Annual Meeting!

August 5, 2021 /

Every year the coalition hosts an annual meeting to recognize the people and events that have made the coalition a success throughout the year. This year's annual meeting was especially special because we were able to look back at how...

Vernon ROCKS Attends NON!

August 4, 2021 /

Vernon ROCKS was ecstatic to be out in the community, partaking in this year’s National Night Out (NNO) event on the 3rd of August in Vernon. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood...

Vernon ROCKS Attends July in the Sky

July 8, 2021 /

Vernon ROCKS was excited to partake in a community event for the first time in a long time! Throughout the pandemic we have done our best to adapt and still provide resources, knowledge and outreach to the community about youth...

Drug Takeback Day

March 26, 2021 /

Bring your old or unwanted pills to the Walgreen’s in Rockville on April 24,2021 from 10 AM -2 PM to participate in the National DEA Drug Take Back Day. National Take-Back Day is a safe and convenient way to dispose...

Hidden in Plain Sight

February 24, 2021 /

Please join us during National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week for a Hidden in Plain Sight Virtual Presentation. Email cschend@thevillage.org to register Find more information HERE

DEA Drug Takeback Day October 2020

October 25, 2020 /

[caption id="attachment_3965" align="alignright" width="365"] Information and Resources given out in partnership with Manchester Change Collaborative to all the Take Back participants[/caption] The Coalition is making headlines for our drug take back initiative! On October 24th,2020 we partnered with Walgreen’s in...

Sticker Shock!

September 14, 2020 /

MVPP has been working throughout the towns to continue our prevention methods despite having to social distance. One thing we have done is place lawn signs, targeting different subgroups of teens, with messaging to discourage substance use by focusing on the...