Pubdate: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 Source: Airdrie Echo (CN AB) Copyright: 2004 Airdrie Echo Contact: http://www.airdrieecho.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1558 Author: Brooke Hogemann CHURCH RAISES DRUG AWARENESS An Airdrie church is partnering with local RCMP this weekend to promote drug awareness in the community. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is holding the drug awareness presentation at the church Saturday at 7 p.m. "We would like to offer (the presentation) to the community -- to be able to recognize when kids are using drugs, to get treatment and help for that," LDS spokesman Clement Ferland said. "We like to serve the community and serve others." The evening will include an hour-long presentation by an RCMP member, with a question-and-answer period at the end of the hour. As part of the RCMP's community policing objectives, the police service is involved in problem-solving partnerships and in offering prevention programs to the community. As such, the RCMP have drug awareness services at different locations across the country. Their mission is committed to making communities safe and healthy by reducing drug abuse. "We thought it would be great to have a presentation to offer parents and kids about drugs, to be aware of drugs and people selling drugs," Ferland said. "We'd like to open this to the community" he added. "Everyone is welcome." - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin