[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                 TRIBUTE TO CLAWSON COMMUNITY COALITION

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                               of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 6, 1994

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, from October 23-31, 1994, the City of 
Clawson, MI will hold a Red Ribbon Celebration, as part of a national 
campaign to eliminate the illegal use of drugs in schools, workplaces, 
and communities.
  Over 5,000 ribbons imprinted with this year's theme, ``Healthy Means 
Drug Free'', will be distributed throughout the community. Adults and 
children are encouraged to wear the ribbon in support of drug free 
lifestyles. At the end of the week, the Clawson participants will be 
asked to sign the back of their ribbons with the name of someone for 
whom they wish a drug-free life, and send it to a Member of Congress. I 
am pleased the Clawson Coalition has volunteered to collect the ribbons 
and present them to my office.
  The newly formed Clawson Community Coalition is the sponsor of this 
year's event and I congratulate them on their first effort at bringing 
together a community to address a serious societal problem. The use of 
illegal drugs in our places of work and in our schools jeopardizes the 
safety of our workplace and the safety of our children. We have long 
recognized that too many young children find drugs to be part of a 
glamorous lifestyle, but it is the exact opposite. It has a poisonous 
effect on an individual's abilities and judgment, and too often leads 
to serious physical injury or death.
  It is vital that individuals, especially young Americans, take notice 
that their peers are drug-free. it will combat the pressure on 
schoolchildren to begin experimenting with drugs, and demonstrate the 
reality that illegal drug use is not tolerated by our society.
  Mr. Speaker, I applaud the action of the Clawson Community Coalition 
to reduce illegal drug use in schools and in the workplace. Their Red 
Ribbon Celebration is an important undertaking and deserves our full 
support.

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