To the editor:
I’m writing to thank Essex Media Group for supporting the Above the Influence campaign that A Healthy Lynnfield ran this spring.
The enthusiastic response we have received from the community for the successful campaign has been very gratifying. From your multiple articles on the campaign to the weekly profiles of community members who were honored as Champions for Youth, the coverage has been outstanding.
We would also like to thank the school administration, teachers and staff for their support, as well as the A Healthy Lynnfield Youth Leadership Council. Their creation of the video, 21 Reasons to Stay Above the Influence, inspired many younger students with positive reasons not to use alcohol or other drugs. The video can be viewed at https://youtu.be/ESY9BE1IuVg.
It is important to A Healthy Lynnfield that we involve community members in all that we do. We all learned something through this campaign, and we encourage those of you who might not be familiar with it to log onto www.AHealthyLynnfield.org and check out A Healthy Lynnfield on Facebook.
Influences — good and bad — surround us every day. It is how we choose to respond to these influences that impacts us. This is particularly important during impressionable teenage years.
Modeling positive decisions and engaging in supportive conversations with young people helps pave the way to a healthy lifestyle and a healthier community for all. Please take the time to talk with the teenagers in your life and share how making good decisions now can benefit them later in life.
Peg Sallade
Substance Use Prevention Coordinator
A Healthy Lynnfield
