MEDIA ADVISORY: Attorney General McKenna to visit Southwest Washington schools for Operation: Allied Against Meth

Olympia – Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit several schools in Eastern Washington next week as part of the on-going schedule of school visits in his “Operation:  Allied Against Meth” campaign.

When: 
Thursday, February 21, 2008
• 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. – Toutle Lake High School
• 10:25 – 11:25 a.m. – Wahkiakum High School
• 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Kelso High School

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: 
Toutle Lake High School, 5050 Spirit Lake Highway, Toutle, WA 98649
Wahkiakum High School, 500 S. 3rd Street, Cathlamet, WA 98612
Kelso High School, 1904 Allen Street, Kelso, WA 98626
 
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 25,000 students from 45 different schools.

For more information about the Attorney General’s meth strategy, please visit the Operation: Allied Against Meth website. 

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Contact: J. Ryan Shannon, Media Relations Manager, (360) 753-2727