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Message: Here's a great article I found at www.northwestnavigator.com: -- Naval Hospital Bremerton held a command Right Spirit Fair April 10 as part of the Navy’s Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Deglamorization Campaign. “We wanted to increase awareness for our entire staff here,” said Chief Information Systems Technician Alexis Barnhart, event organizer. Since recently becoming the commandís Drug and Alcohol Program Advisor, Barnhart has actively pursued bringing and organizing such events as the Right Spirit Fair to the facility. “Our ultimate goal is to have no alcohol related incidents of any kind. By providing information and awareness and also focusing on what other activities and resources are available we hope that our staff will make the right choices,” Barnhart added. Organizations invited to participate in the event included Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Kitsap County Traffic Safety Task Force, Bremerton Police Department, NHB’s award-winning Health Promotion, Navy Region Northwestís Liberty Programs and Tours, as well as Fleet and Family Support Center, and Navy Region Motorcycle Safety. Events featured interactive involvement with such displays as non-alcoholic mocktail beverages, field sobriety tests, drunk goggles and various informational displays and awareness resources. “Those goggles make everything blurry and very, very disoriented and dizzy,” said Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Ken Hendricks, NHB laboratory-clinical pathology technician. The goggles, supplied by Navy Region Motorcycle Safety, simulate a BAC Level of approximately .07 up to .1.7 and 2.0. Beside this being good insight for us on active duty, I also have two teens that are around that age that they need to be more conscious of making responsible decisions.î Also included was a Right Spirit Essay Contest, asking for a 500-word or less submission article on ìwhat responsible drinking means to me.î The top winner anonymously turned in a self-portrayal of alcohol awareness. Others chosen for their selection received their choice of special liberty chits or gift certificate to local eateries. http://www.northwestnavigator.com/index.php/navigator/regionalnews/right_spirit_fair_focuses_on_awareness/
