Wrestling doesn’t just strengthen you physically, but it helps you in the classroom as well. It builds self-esteem and the ability to apply greater focus on your goals…both athletic and academic. I am a supporter of the Wrestling Takes Down Drugs® campaign in order to send a message to students that you can avoid the devastation of drugs.
I grew up on Long Island and I am grateful for the positive influence wrestling had on my life. It is difficult to now watch the devastating impact that drugs are inflicting in our communities. I believe that wrestling can help make a difference by empowering young people to stay away from the temptation of drugs.Quint Kessenich Explains How Wrestling Fights the Exploding Opioid Epidemic by Building Self Confidence in Our Children
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Wrestling Takes Down Drugs Campaign Fights Addiction
Originally posted in the Farmingdale Observer By Mike Adams – January 12, 2020 Opioid abuse has plagued Long Island for years. In response to the crisis, one organization is striving to use sports as a way to keep young people off the wrong path. Wrestling Takes Down Drugs (WTDD), a campaign started by the nonprofit…
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Massapequa and Freeport compete in ‘Wrestling Takes Down Drugs’ initiative
Originally printed in Newsday https://www.newsday.com/sports/high-school/wrestling/massapequa-freeport-wrestling-takes-down-drugs-1.40653215 By Gregg Sarra gregg.sarra@newsday.com @Gregg_Sarra Updated January 16, 2020 8:50 AM PrintShare Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder walked to the center of the Massapequa gym and started to speak. The Freeport and Massapequa wrestlers surrounded him in a large circle as the crowd listened to his impassioned speech on how…
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Wrestlers take the pledge against drugs
This article was originally published in the LI Herald https://www.liherald.com/stories/wrestlers-take-the-pledge-against-drugs,121301 By Darwin Yanes Long Beach and Valley Stream Central High School wrestlers took a pledge against drugs at a dual meet at Long Beach Middle School on Dec. 17. Friends of Long Island Wrestling — a Wantagh-based organization that uses wrestling to help to build…
OBHS Wrestling Helps Lead Charge to ‘Takes Down Drugs’
This article was originally printed in The Observer https://www.obenschools.org/Page/1755 Recognizing the growing epidemic of opioid addiction on Long Island, the varsity wrestling teams at Oyster Bay and Locust Valley high schools became the first to commit to an island-wide campaign to “Take Down Drugs.” The campaign, launched by the Friends of Long Island Wrestling in…
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FOLIW’s Wrestling Takes Down Drugs Program Grants 7 Scholarships
The Wrestling Takes Down Drugs program helped fulfill the dreams of several young wrestlers as it awarded seven scholarships to the Long Beach summer wrestling camp. In addition to the financial support given to the wrestlers, the wrestling camp took time out of its week-long curriculum to highlight the dangers that addictive drugs can inflict…
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Bellmore-Merrick wrestlers pledge to ‘Take Down Drugs’
This article was originally printed in the LI Herald. https://www.liherald.com/stories/bellmore-merrick-wrestlers-pledge-to-take-down-drugs,121782 By Alyssa Seidman At an inter-district match between Calhoun and Mepham high schools on Jan. 8, the varsity wrestling teams were recognized for their participation in an island-wide campaign to combat the local opioid crisis. This season, 38 wrestlers from Mepham and 45 wrestlers from…
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