ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beginning October 9 for five days, thousands of employees of commercial freight transportation and logistics company, Con-way Inc. , will make special deliveries to an estimated 800,000 young people in over 1,100 schools across the country.
In place of their usual delivery of shrink-wrapped palletized freight, Con-way employees will make anti-drug presentations to the students. The company's efforts support the Red Ribbon campaign, a nationwide anti-drug initiative that will be conducted later in the month. Some presenters will arrive at the schools in Con-way Freight tractors and trailers, which serve as an added attraction for the youngsters. Other activities will include face painting, pep rallies and puppet shows, all with an anti-drug theme.
After the employee makes the presentation, students will be asked to take a drug-free pledge. The company plans on distributing 800,000 ribbons with the message "Win the Race for Life - Live Drug Free" to students taking the pledge. Schools will also receive a poster featuring three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Jack Sprague and his daughter Paige who is in the seventh grade. Sprague drives the number 60 Con-way sponsored Wyler Racing Toyota Tundra in the series.
Con-way has supported Red Ribbon since 1980. The initiative is in memory of slain Drug Enforcement Agency agent Enrique Camarena and is in its twenty- first year.
San Mateo, California-based Con-way Inc. , is a $4.2 billion freight transportation, logistics, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing company.
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