Fit for Life Summer Programming!
As summer is fast approaching, we want to make you aware of a few upcoming opportunities! Starting
June 17th, Fit for Life will be operating at four sites across the Valley area. We will be in Westfield,
Knoxville, Elkland, and Lawrenceville partnering with the Summer Feeding program to provide kids free fun and structured games and activities from 12-2:30 Mondays-Fridays. Registration for Fit for Life will
come to you from the schools in the month of May, so please keep an eye out for that and consider
sending your kids to Fit for Life this summer.
April is Alcohol Awareness Month
It’s a good time for families to discuss the impact of drinking on pre-teens and teens. It’s important for your child to understand that alcohol changes how their brain develops, can land them in risky situations, and gets in the way of their goals. What should you say? Have an open and honest discussion with your child that will help them to make healthy choices. Here are some tips to get you started:
DEA National Drug Take-Back Day - April 27th, 2024
The National Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. Spread the word to your friends and family by sharing this post to promote the proper disposal of unused or expired medications, including in-person collection sites! You never know who you could be helping. www.DEATakeBack.com
FMI:
Here is our list of Full Time Medication Collection Sites
listed on our website for Tioga County, PA
https://www.tiogapartnership.org/prescription-medication-collection
~Keep Tabs on the Road, Not Your Phone
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
The campaign aims to reduce traffic crashes, injuries, and fatalities caused by distracted drivers.
Distracted driving is caused by a driver taking their eyes off the road, their hands off the wheel or their mind off the task of driving. It includes texting while driving, eating, or drinking behind the wheel, other passengers, adjusting the music and more. It is important to note that even hands-free cell phone use is a distraction as the conversation or tasks distract the driver from their most important task, safe driving.
Texting is the most alarming distraction. Sending or reading a text takes your eyes off the road for 5 seconds. At 55 mph, that's like driving the length of an entire football field with your eyes closed.
Texting while driving is not only dangerous, but also illegal. Pennsylvania law prohibits a driver from reading, writing, or sending a text-based communication while driving.
Driving deserves and requires your full attention. To learn more about distracted driving or other traffic safety topics, please visit www.penndot.pa.gov/safety.
