Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Olympia – Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Cashmere High School on Thursday, and Cascade High School in Leavenworth on Friday as part of the on-going schedule of school visits in his “Operation:  Allied Against Meth” campaign.

 When:  Thursday, March 29, 2007--Cashmere
9:45-10:45 a.m. speaking to students
Friday, March 30, 2007--Leavenworth
10:00-11:00 a.m. speaking to students   
 What:  Operation:  Allied Against Meth presentation, featuring Attorney General Rob McKenna, a speaker from “Lead On America” of Snohomish County, and a 22-year-old former meth addict who shares her story about meth addiction and turning her life around.   
 Where:  Cashmere High School, 329 Tigner Road, Cashmere 98815
 Cascade High School, 10190 Chumstick Hwy, Leavenworth 98826 

 McKenna launched the “Operation: Allied Against Meth” initiative in May 2005 with presentations to four high schools across the state in partnership with Lead On America and other community-based organizations.

Since then, McKenna has made presentations and distributed materials to more than 20,000 students from 25 different schools.

For more information about the Attorney General’s meth strategy, please visit: /AlliedAgainstMeth/default.aspx

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Contact: Dianna Lahmann, Communications Assistant, (360) 664-0403

 

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