{"id":27533,"date":"2019-11-01T10:05:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T15:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=27533"},"modified":"2019-11-01T10:05:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T15:05:41","slug":"u-s-postal-service-marks-red-ribbon-week-with-drug-free-usa-stamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2019\/11\/01\/u-s-postal-service-marks-red-ribbon-week-with-drug-free-usa-stamp\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Postal Service Marks Red Ribbon Week with Drug Free USA Stamp"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Postal Service today revealed the Drug Free USA Forever stamp during Red Ribbon Week, the nation\u2019s oldest and largest drug use prevention awareness program. The stamp will go on sale in October 2020. Additional details about the stamp dedication ceremony will be announced next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis Drug Free USA Forever stamp will help further raise awareness about the dangers of drug abuse, and the toll it is taking on families and communities around our country,\u201d said Robert M. Duncan, chairman of the USPS Board of Governors. \u201cThe Postal Service is glad to do its part in marking Red Ribbon Week, and renewing our commitment to helping these efforts to educate youth about the dangers of illegal drugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 1988, the National Family Partnership coordinated the first National Red Ribbon Week with President Ronald Reagan and first lady Nancy Reagan serving as honorary chairpersons. The week runs Oct. 23-31 and coincides with National Substance Abuse Prevention Month every October.<\/p>\n

Red Ribbon Week was started after the death of Drug Enforcement Administration special agent Enrique \u201cKiki\u201d Camarena, who was tortured and murdered in 1985 by drug traffickers he was investigating in Mexico. After Camarena\u2019s death, people started wearing red ribbons to honor Kiki\u2019s sacrifice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am very pleased that the U.S. Postal Service will issue a stamp affirming our commitment to a drug-free America,\u201d said DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon. \u201cThis stamp will help raise awareness of the fight against drug addiction and honor those who have dedicated their lives to that cause.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Drug Free USA Forever stamp art features a white star with lines of red, light blue and blue radiating from one side of each of the star\u2019s five points, suggesting the unity necessary at all levels to effectively address drug abuse. Charlottesville, VA, designer Greg Breeding designed the stamp with original artwork by Portland, OR, graphic designer Aaron Draplin. USPS Acting Stamp Services Director William J. Gicker was the art director.<\/p>\n

The stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp, which will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.<\/p>\n

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\nCustomers may purchase stamps and other philatelic products through The Postal Store at\u00a0usps.com\/shopstamps<\/a><\/em>, by calling 800-STAMP24 (800-782-6724), by mail through\u00a0USA Philatelic<\/em>, or at Post Office locations nationwide. Forever stamps will always be equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1?ounce price. Videos of most stamp ceremonies will be available on\u00a0facebook.com\/usps<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Information on ordering first-day-of-issue postmarks and covers is at\u00a0usps.com\/shopstamps<\/a><\/em>\u00a0under \u201cCollectors.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Postal Service today revealed the Drug Free USA Forever stamp during Red Ribbon Week, the nation\u2019s oldest and largest drug use prevention awareness program. The stamp will go on sale in October 2020. Additional details about the stamp dedication ceremony will be announced next year. \u201cThis Drug Free USA Forever stamp […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usps-news","last_archivepost"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27533"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27534,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27533\/revisions\/27534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}