Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

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

 When:  Thursday, May 17, 2007
7:30-8:30 a.m. and 8:30-9:30 a.m. speaking to students
Friday, May 18, 2007
12:10-1:10 p.m., speaking to students
 What:   Operation:  Allied Against Meth presentation, featuring Attorney General Rob McKenna, a speaker from “Lead On America” and a 22-year-old former meth addict who shares her story about meth addiction and turning her life around.
 Where:  Stadium High School, 111 N. E Street, Tacoma  98403
 Bremerton High School, 1500 13th Street, Bremerton  98337

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 30 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
Ryan Shannon, Media Relations Manager, (360) 753-2727

 

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