Fentanyl Awareness Music Video Shoot & Fundraiser

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FENTANYL AWARENESS MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT & FUNDRAISER ~ FREE!

Nonpartisan Family Fun Event with Kid Friendly Activities, Food Trucks & Free Naloxone

WHEN:  Sunday, 5/19/24 from 12 noon – 4 pm with FREE PARKING

WHERE:  Legion Stadium, 2149 Carolina Beach Road, Wilmington NC 28401

WHO:  Open to the Public!  Kid Friendly!  FREE!  Anyone who lost a loved one to fentanyl, allies, advocates for life-saving NALOXONE in ALL NC SCHOOLS, music lovers, students, educators, health care providers, publicity hounds, anyone who dreams of being in a music video, law enforcement, press, nonprofits, those in recovery.

CONTACTS

Scott Maitland, Side-By-Side Entertainment, 516-304-6499, sidebysideent@gmail.com

Barb Walsh, fentvic.org, 919-614-3830, barb@fentvic.org

FEATURED ARTISTS:                                    22JAX  &  LADYDICE song collaboration “For Yall”

Z107.5 fm with Foz broadcasting live!

SCHEDULE 12-4pm:  12 gates open.  Entire time = games, raffle, food & music. 1-2pm Nonprofits Speak on Dangers of Fentanyl & Urge Naloxone in ALL NC Schools & Public Spaces.  2-3pm Video Shoot.  3:30 Raffle Drawing. 

NC NONPROFITS WHO FIGHT FENTANYL SAVE LIVES TOGETHER!

Fentvic.org, Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina

Forgotten Victims of North Carolina

Fight4Me Foundation

It’s Bigger Than Me:  Michiko La’Deja Duff Foundation

FACTS:

  • 17,212 NC residents’ fentanyl involved fatalities in 10 years.  Fentanyl fatalities occur in all 100 NC Counties, 2013-Jan 2024 (NC OCME)
  • 469 fentanyl fatalities in New Hanover County in 10 years 2013-3/2023 (NC DPH Injury&Prevention Branch Epidemiology Surveillance Informatics unit)
  • 7 out of 10 ‘street’ pressed copy-cat pills contain lethal fentanyl additives (DEA 2023)
  • 10 NC residents killed by fentanyl each day (NC OCME)
  • This means 10 more NC families implode each day.
  • NC is #4 in nation in fentanyl fatalities (CDC 2023) yet #10 in population.
  • Fentanyl is leading cause of death in NC for 18–25-year-olds (CDC 2022)
  • Links to NC fentanyl fatality data.  Go to www.fentvic.org website, select RESOURCES tab, select NC COUNTY REPORTS, select COUNTY NAME you are interested in.

RULES:  Have fun! Sandbags must be used for all tents and banners, no stakes in ground.  No weapons of any kind.  No alcohol.  No political signs

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