Supportive, informed communities help reduce barriers to care EASTON, MD A community conversation about stigma and recovery is set for noon on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at the Talbot County Senior Center in Easton. The lunch and learn event is part of Talbot Goes Purple and focuses on how people can challenge stigma within themselves […]
Continue ReadingAnyone needing pills picked up should complete online form EASTON – Any housebound Talbot County resident with unused medications can have at-home pick up for National Drug Take Back Day on October 26, 2024 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Talbot Goes Purple this week announced its first mobile prescription medication collection from 9 a.m. […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD The fourth annual Festival of Hope is set for August 31, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Anchor Church in Easton and includes the eighth year kick-off for Talbot Goes Purple. The festival is a partnership between Talbot Goes Purple and Mid-Shore Restoring Hope in Women and coincides with international overdose awareness […]
Continue ReadingNew location announced plus recovery speaker EASTON – The third annual Festival of Hope is set for August 31, 2023 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Anchor Church in Easton and includes the seventh year kick-off for Talbot Goes Purple. The festival is a partnership between Talbot Goes Purple, Mid-Shore Restoring Hope in Women and […]
Continue ReadingEASTON, MD VFW Post 5118 recently donated $5,000 to support Talbot Goes Purple, a substance use prevention program in Talbot County. Talbot County Sheriff Joe Gamble founded Talbot Goes Purple (TGP) in 2016. Since then, the program has spread across the state while continuing in Talbot County, with a focus on students in grades 5-12. […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – Talbot Goes Purple student clubs are debuting projects on the science of substances at a science fair set for 6 p.m. March 23 at the Easton Volunteer Fire Department. The clubs include students at Easton Middle School, Easton High School, and St. Michaels Middle School, who work on a variety of activities geared […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – Talbot County public middle and high school students and administrators are spreading kindness as part of Random Act of Kindness Week this month. Random Act of Kindness weeks runs February 12 through 18, 2023 this year, as part of the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation, which is a small non-profit that invests its […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – Talbot Goes Purple has extended the deadline for submissions in its substance use prevention student PSA contest. The contest originally ran September 1 through October 31 – the deadline is now December 31, 2020 in order to hopefully get more students to participate. The contest is open to all Talbot County students and […]
Continue Reading96.7 WCEI and 94.3 WINX-FM partnership supports educational initiative EASTON – Talbot Goes Purple seeks student ambassadors for this year’s educational initiative, set to kick-off in September. Talbot Goes Purple (TGP) is an educational and awareness prevention program that empowers our youth and our community to ‘Go Purple’ as a sign of taking a stand […]
Continue ReadingEASTON – The public is invited to an evening of free ice skating from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Talbot County Community Center as part of Talbot Goes Purple. Talbot County Department of Parks & Recreation is waiving the $7 per person admission for this event, which is open […]
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