Woodbine Mayor Issues Proclamation for Alcohol Awareness Month

WOODBINE – The Borough of Woodbine held activities throughout town to commemorate Alcohol Awareness Month.
The Woodbine Municipal Alliance provided special “Step-Up for Prevention” t-shirts to be worn April 15 as part of the Wear Purple to bring awareness of prevention of alcohol abuse.
The Alliance also spoke at the March meeting of the Greater Woodbine Chamber of Commerce, which agreed to help publicize the activities, to wear purple for awareness, and to place literature and flyers in local business.
Woodbine Borough staff (and Mayor Pikolycky), Woodbine AARP Chapter 5292  members, Woodbine Recreation Commission members, staff and administrators at Woodbine Elementary School, were among those wearing these purple shirts.
Students at Woodbine Elementary School also participated by wearing purple April 15.
Alliance members, assisted by local resident Edson Izquierdo, tied purple ribbons around utility poles and outside of the school and the Community Center.
In commemoration of “Alcohol Awareness Month”, the Mayor issued a Proclamation during Woodbine’s Health and Wellness Fair April 4, kicking off the activities for the month.
“Our Woodbine Municipal Alliance partnered with the Greater Woodbine Chamber of Commerce and the Woodbine Elementary School in these activities to encourage alcohol awareness during the month of April,” informed Mayor Pikolycky. ”I commend all those involved for their efforts in this endeavor.”