The D.A.R.E. banner above the circumference of the ice surface elicited great reaction from the crowd during the 10 second rotations which happened numerous times during the game.
“I am currently conducting a DOT in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is the provincial police service here (similar to the US State Police) and have been involved with D.A.R.E. for 20 years.

The main sponsor for the program is the provincial hockey team known as the Newfoundland ‘Growlers’. This is a farm team of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

We were invited to watch a game they played against the Pennsylvania Royals (from Reading, Pennsylvania, US). Unfortunately, it did not end up in favor of Newfoundland.”

– Harry Lawrenson, National Director, D.A.R.E. Canada

33rd D.A.R.E. Officer Training (PROERD) Santa Catarina – Brazil

33rd D.A.R.E. Officer Training (PROERD) Santa Catarina – Brazil

The graduation of the 33rd class of instructors of the Educational Program of Resistance to Drugs and Violence (Proerd/D.A.R.E.) of the Military Police of Santa Catarina was conducted on the 28th of September 2023. The event took place at the Golden Hotel and Events...

17th PROERD/D.A.R.E. National Officer Training Culmination

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The Federal District conducted and just completed the 17th PROERD/D.A.R.E. National Officer Training, which was held September 11 - 22, 2023. Officers from multiple Brazilian states attended the course and were certified to teach the program. This was a significant...

Panama D.A.R.E. Officer Training 2023

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The Executive of Preventive Police Programs of the country of Panama through their D.A.R.E. Program’s unit, participates as a course administrator in the first training seminar for new D.A.R.E. Panama Officers. The Training is being conducted August 21-September 1,...

25 Years of PROERD Celebrated in Rio Grande Do Sul

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A training seminar conference celebrating 25 years of PROERD (D.A.R.E.) was recently conducted in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. At the conference instructors were trained to strengthen drug and violence prevention education practices through the new curriculum, My...