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Partners for a Healthier Community's Healthy Youth Task Force holds a prevention poster contest each year to involve young people in thinking about the importance of prevention in their lives. This year's event was held on June 11th at the Fall River Marine Museum on Water Street. This year's theme was "making good choices".


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(Above) Guest Speaker Linton Harrington of The Trustees of Reservations chats with Sue Sterrett of the Fall River Public Schools.


Winners pictured above (Left to right) McKayla Oliveira, Melissa Borges, Erin Duffy, Jaela Jang an Destinee Gifford or Community Development Recreation

 
Grace Gerling (right) with first place winner McKayla Oliveira


Winners pictured above (Left to right) Jennifer Kershaw, Jim Sem, Anthony Rogers, Walter James Arruda , and Counselor Rosemary Valencia


First Place Winner Jim Sem receives his award from Fall River Public Schools Alternative Middle School Counselor Rosemary Valencia.


Winners pictured above (Back row, Left to right) Jobby Norgueras, Arlene Fernandes, Agatha Fernandes, Brittany Awer, Christopher Couch. (Front row) Gregory Gerald Gundberg, Gregory Charles Gundberg.


First Place Winner Brittany Awer with Janet Shartle of May Children's Services
 

Winners pictured above (left to right) Destiny Dacosta (Troop 1108), Jocelyn Monteiro (Troop 1163), Samantha Clark, Marissa Pariseau, Alexandrea Carreiro, and Brittany Monteiro (all of Troop 1108) of the Girl Scouts Council of Southeastern Massachusetts

 First and Second Place winners Destiny DaCosta and Jocelyn Monteiro with Membership Director Marcia Picard.

1st Prize Winner, Destiny DaCosta, Somerset Middle School, Girl Scout Troop 1108

1st Prize Winner, McKayla Oliveira, Age 10, Grade 4, Community Development Recreation

1st Prize Winer Brittany Awer, The Children's Team

1st Prize Winner, Jim Sem, Fall River Public Schools, Middle School Alternative Program
The Healthy Youth Task Force is a broad-based community task force whose mission is to build and support an alcohol, drug and violence-free healthy community for youth. For more information, contact Billie Jane Valente at bjv@frfsa.org

 

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