Red Ribbon Week
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Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley discusses the purpose of Red Ribbon Week with Cassadaga Elementary kindergarten students.
CASSADAGA — An attentive and inventive group of Cassadaga Elementary kindergartners interacted with Chautauqua County District Attorney David Foley during Red Ribbon Week. The district attorney came to the school to talk with the students about making good healthy choices, the importance of thinking clearly and working hard in school to achieve their dreams. After describing what it took for him to become a lawyer, Foley asked the 5- and 6-year-old youngsters what they wanted to be. The answers came quickly. Some wanted to become police officers, others wanted to be fire fighters while another’s aspiration was to become a doctor. Still another wanted to “plant flowers” and another said she wanted to become an animal. When asked which kind, she replied “a giraffe.” Foley told the students their dreams can come true (with the exception of becoming a giraffe, which he didn’t mention) if they stay drug free and work hard in school.
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