PROJECT SAVE OUR CHILDREN

PROJECT SAVE OUR CHILDREN

THE FUTURE IS OUR CHILDREN

Joseph A. Burgos took the initiative to commence a strategy against substance abuse. He designed a poster and titled it Drugs. He wrote his strategy against substance abuse and sent it with a Drugs Poster to Governor Hugh Carey of New York. Sometime later, the Governor referred his letter to the Division of Substance Abuse Services in Albany, New York. The Assistant Director, Lynn Ansara sent him a letter of appreciation and thanked him for sharing his artistic talent. This was the beginning of the strategy against substance abuse and its affect on youths nationwide.

THE MESSAGE AGAINST SUBSTANCE ABUSE MUST REMAIN STRONG IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS.

LETTERS OF APPRECIATION

State of New York-Division of Substance Abuse Services, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Executive Park South, Albany, New York 12203 - From: Julio A. Martinez, Director and Lynn Ansara, Assistant Director. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for your interest in the drug problem and for sharing your artistic talent. Letter dated: September 15, 1980

Oficina del Gobernador, La Fortaleza, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 - Carlos Romero Barcelo, Gobernador and Antonio Quinones Calderon, Secretario de Prensa y Comunicaciones. Estimado seņor Burgos: El gobernador comparte su preocupacion y me pide que le informe que su Administracion, especialmente a traves del Departamento de Servicios Contra la Adiccion, continua buscando las formas y maneras de controlar este vicio que tanto daņo hace a nuestra humanidad. Con los saludos afectuosos del seņor Gobernador, a ls cuales me permito unir los mios. Letter Dated: 5 de mayo de 1981

State of New York, Division of Substance Abuse Services, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Executive Park South, Albany, New York 12203 - Julio A. Martinez, Director and Lynn Ansara, Assistant Director for Communications. Dear Mr. Burgos: We believe that the concerted efforts of local groups and dedicated individual like yourself are a vitally important part of New York State's, and our Nation's efforts to combat drug abuse. Letter Dated: September 23,1981

State of Florida, Department of hrs Health and Rehabilitation Services, 1317 Winewood Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 - Bob Graham, Governor and Don A. Walsh, Administrator of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you very much for your support in this effort. Letter Dated: September 24, 1984

State of Minnesota, Department of Public Welfare, Centennial Office Building, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155 - Leonard W. Levine, Commissioner. Dear Mr. Burgos: We would appreciate a complimentary copy of your poster to see if it could be used to enhance our efforts. Thank you for your concern about this important problem. Letter Dated: September 26, 1984

State of New Jersey-Department of Health, Alcohol, Narcotic and Drug Abuse Unit CN 362, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 - J. Richard Goldstein, M.D. Commissioner and Terrence O'Conner, Executive Assistant. Dear Mr. Burgos: Your concern for the problems associated with drug abuse is appreciated. Letter Dated: September 27, 1984

State of New Hampshire, Department of Health and Welfare, Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Hazen Drive-Concord, New Hampshire 03301 - John H. Sununu, Governor. Sylvio L. Dupuis, Commissioner and Geraldine Sylvester, Director. Dear Mr. Burgos: I would like to request that you forward me a copy of your "Drug Poster". Letter Dated: October 1, 1984

State of Missouri, Department of Mental Health, 2002 Missouri Boulevard, P.O. Box 687, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 - Chrisopher S. Bond, Governor and Paul R. AHR, PH.D., M.P.A.-R.B. Wilson, Director: Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sharing your concerns. Letter Dated: October 5, 1984

Texas Department of Community Affairs, 2015 South IH 35, Box 13166, Capitol Sta., Austin, Texas 78711 - Mark White, Governor and Rafael Quintanilla, Executive Director. Charlene Doria Ortiz, Director of Drug Abuse Prevention Division. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for offering your "Drug Poster". Your concerns for drug abuse are shared by this administration. Letter Dated: October 10, 1984

Social Services, 150 West North Temple, Suite 350, P.O. Box 2500, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110-2500 - Scott M. Matheson, Governor. Norman G. Angus, Executive Director and F. Leon PoVey, M.S.W., Division Director of Alcoholism and Drugs. Diane G. Pulver, Librarian. Dear Mr. Burgos: We would like, if possible, to receive a sample of your poster in order to review it for our library. Thank you for your help. Letter Dated: October 10, 1984

State of Michigan, Office of Substance Abuse Services, Department of Public Health, 3500 N. Logan, P.O. Box 30035, Lansing, Michigan 48909 - James J. Blanchard, Governor. Gloria R. Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.N. Director and Eileen K. Walters, Community Assistance Coordinator. Dear Mr. Burgos: If you would like to send your "Drug Poster" and any other materials to us, we will be happy to forward them to the clearinghouse. Thank you for your letter and interest in substance abuse issues. Letter Dated: October 15, 1984

Oficina del Gobernador, La Fortaleza, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901 - Carlos Romero Barcelo, Governor and Jose Gustavo Alcala, Ayudante Especial del Gobernador. Estimado seņor Burgos: El gobernador nos ha referido su carta, en la cual usted expresa su preocupacion por el consumo de drogas tanto en Nueva York como en Puerto Rico. Reciba un saludo cordial del Gobernador al cual me place unir el mio propio. Letter Dated: 31 de octubre de 1984

New Mexico Health and Environment Department, Post Office Box 968, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0968 - Tony Anaya, Governor. Joseph Goldberg, Secretary and Anne Griego, Drug Abuse Bureau. Dear Mr. Burgos: We have received your letter concerning a poster you are willing to make available to interested parties. Please send us a copy. Thank you for your interest and concern. Letter Dated: November 9, 1984

TAADC, The Tennessee Association of Alcohol and Drug Councils, TAADC Clearinghouse, 250 Venture Circle, Suite 201, Nashville, TN 37228 - Tania V. Barnes. Dear Mr. Burgos: I have been informed that you have a poster, "Drugs," which is available for distribution. I would very much like to receive as many copies as possible for that purpose. Your anticipated cooperation and assistance will be most appreciated. Letter Dated: December 13, 1984

The City of New York, Office of the Mayor, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, 250 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10007 - Ed Koch, Mayor. Kenneth Conboy, Coordinator and Kevin B. Frawley, Deputy Coordinator. Dear Mr. Burgos: We commend you on your interest in the criminal justice process and hope that you will continue to be a concerned and civic-minded person. Thank you for writing. Letter Dated: December 13, 1984

The City of New York, Office of the Mayor, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, 250 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10007 - Ed Koch, Mayor. Kenneth Conboy, Coordinator and Kevin B. Frawley, Deputy Coordinator. Dear Mr. Burgos: I very much appreciate your sending me copies of your "Drugs" poster. Your commitment to the public welfare is most impresssive. Letter Dated: January 2, 1985

United States Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 - Christopher J. Dodd, Senator of Connecticut. Dear Mr. Burgos: Your drug poster is a good example in sending a strong message about the dangers of drug abuse. Once again, I applaud your efforts and appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with me. Letter Dated: April 2, 1985

State of West Virginia, Department of Health, Office of the Director, 1800 Washington Street East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305 - Arch A. Moore Jr., Governor. David K. Heydinger, M.D., Director. Dear Mr. Burgos: Again, thanks for sharing your thoughts on drug abuse and the copy of your "Drug Poster." Letter Dated: April 15, 1986

Bridgeport Public Library, Burroughs Building, 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 - Louise Minervino, Librarian. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for your poster and for your concern with this issue. This, we feel, is a constructive alternative in taking drugs. Letter Dated: April 25, 1986

State of Vermont, Agency of Human Services, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, Vermont 05676 - Grechen B. Morse, Secretary for Agency of Human Services. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for your poster. I appreciate your interest and initiative in helping to combat the drug problem in this nation. Again, thank you, and good luck. Letter Dated: November 7, 1986

Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, P.O. Box 1797, Richmond, Virginia 23214 - Howard M. Cullum, Commissioner. Tamara Lucas Stovall, Director of Prevention, Promotion and Library Services. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sending us a copy of your poster graphically depicting the evils of drug abuse. We commend you on your efforts and hope that they will have some effect in reducing substance abuse in our country. Letter Dated: November 12, 1986

The City of New York, Office of the Mayor, Coordinator of Criminal Justice, 250 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10007 - Peter J. Benitez, Coordinator and Charles J. Heffernan, Jr., Deputy Coordinator. Dear Mr. Burgos: It is good to know that there are citizens such as yourself who take the initiative and try to offer solutions to the problems which our society is plagued with today. Your designs were very creative. Thank you for writing. Your time and trouble are greatly appreciated. Letter Dated: April 7, 1988

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Board of Education of the City of New York, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 - Joseph A. Fernandez, Chancellor and Nilda Soto Ruiz, Chief Executive for Instruction. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for taking the time to share Project: Save Our Children, as a means to combat the drug problem that exists in our schools and communities. My best wishes to you in your endeavors as a concerned citizen to help this country become drug-free. Letter Dated: February 8, 1990

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Education, 1385 Hancock Street, Quincy, Massachusetts 02169-5183 - Harold Raynolds Jr., Commissioner of Education. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you very much for sharing materials from your Save Our Children Campaign with me. I am grateful to citizens like yourself who demonstrate initiative and commitment to one of the greatest challenges of our time. Letter Dated: March 1, 1990

State of South Carolina, Department of Education, Rutledge Office Building, Columbia, S.C. 29201 - Charlie G. Williams, State Superintendent of Education and W. Robert Banks, Education Program Consulttant, At-Risk Youth Section. Dear Mr. Burgos: I am pleased to learn about your project, "Save Our Children Program." The program has potential. Thank you for your sharing your idea with us. I appreciate your attention to fighting this drug epidemic that is found in our country. Letter Dated: March 7, 1990

Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 - Robert E. Bartman, Commissioner of Education. Dear Mr. Burgos: Form entitle "Project: Save Our Children" I do appreciate your sharing your ideas with us. Good wishes. Letter Dated: March 8, 1990

State Board of Education, 650 W. State Street, Boise, Idaho 83720 - Cecil D. Andrus, Governor. Rayburn Barton, Executive Director. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sending copies of your drug form and poster to this office. Letter Dated: March 8, 1990

State of New Jersey, Department of Education, CN 500, Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 - Saul Cooperman, Commissioner and Joel Bloom, Assistant Commissioner, Division of General Academic Education. Dear Mr. Burgos: I am responding to your letter regarding Project Save Our Children. I appreciate your concern for preventing drug abuse among New Jersey students. Thank you for contacting the State Board of Education with your program suggestion. Letter Dated: March 12, 1990

Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 500 Education Building, State Capitol Complex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-4503 - Wilbur Walker, Director of Student Affairs. Dear Mr. Burgos: We very much appreciate your sending the materials relative to your "Save Our Children" project which represents a "grass-roots" approach to intervention of illicit drug activity in our communities across the nation; and your vivid poster depicts reality to me and perhaps others on what eventually happens to drug abusers. We commend you on your efforts to abate illicit drug activity in our various communities across the nation. Please keep up the much needed public service work. Letter Dated: March 14, 1990

State of Iowa, Department of Education, Grimes State Office Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146 - Karen K. Goodenow, President Spirit Lake. Dianne L.D. Paca, Vice President Garner and K. Goodenow, State President Board of Education. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sending us copies of your program to address the war against drugs. Letter Dated: March 16, 1990

Kansas State Department of Education, Kansas State Education Building, 120 East 10th Street, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1103 - Glendia J. Henley. Substance Abuse Program Specialist. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for your expressed interest in the health and well being of Kansas youth. The project, "Save Our Children", proposed in your letter is certainly admirable. Your efforts are to be commended. Letter Dated: March 16, 1990

State of Texas, Texas Education Agency, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1494 - Leroy F. Psencik, Director Division of General Education. Dear Mr. Burgos: Your letter regarding Project: Save Our Children has been referred to me. Thank you for sharing your suggestions and materials with us. You can indeed count on the agency's support in that effort. Letter Dated: March 15, 1990

Washington State Board of Education, Old Capitol Building, FG-11, Olympia, WA 98504-3211 - R.E. "Tiny" Jorgensen, President. Kathleen Anderson, Vice President and Monica Schmidt, Executive Director. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sending a copy of your "Drugs" poster and your letter regarding Project: Save Our Children. Your dedication and commitment to the prevention of substance abuse is greatly admired. Letter Dated: March 22, 1990

The State of Wisconsin, Department of Public Instruction, 125 South Webster Street, Madison, WI 53702 - Herbert J. Grover, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Pamela J. Wilson, Chief Pupil Services Team Section. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sharing your "Drugs" poster and the form, Project: Save Our Children. On behalf of youth, we commend your commitment to working toward a solution to this very complex problem that pagues our society. Letter Dated: March 27, 1990

State of New Hempshire, Department of Education, State Office Park South, 101 Pleasant Street, Concord, N.H. 03301 - Charles H. Marston, Commissioner of Education and Douglas H. Brown, Deputy Commissioner. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sending me copies of your contribution to the "Drug Epidemic" in the United States entitled Project: Save Our Children. You are to be commended for your efforts on behalf of the welfare of the public. Letter Dated: April 2, 1990

North Carolina State Board of Education, Educational Building, 116 West Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603-1712 - Howard H. Haworth, Chairman of Morganton. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sharing "Project: Save Our Children." We will review the information that you have provided as part of an ongoing effort in our state to increase our student's awareness and rejection of drugs. Letter Dated: April 3, 1990

Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, 4505 Executive Park Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - Guy Hunt, Governor. Fred Gainous, Chancellor. Dear Mr. Burgos: We applaud your efforts to eradicate the use of drugs among our youth. Hopefully your efforts will be received favorably across the country. Letter Dated: April 9, 1990

Florida Department of Education, The Capital, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - Betty Castor, Commissioner of Education and Nancy Fontaine, Drug-Free Schools Program Director. Dear Mr. Burgos: The Commissioner has asked me to review your letter and materials relating to drug abuse prevention. Ideas such as Project: Save Our Children may help in the affort. Thank you for your commitment to the war on drugs. Letter Dated: April 10, 1990

Board of Education of the City of New York, 110 Livingston Street, RM. 650, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201 - Joseph A. Fernandez, Chancellor and Vincent Giordano, Director Substance Abuse Prevention. Dear Mr. Burgos: Thank you for sharing your poster "Drugs" with us. Its anti-drug message is one which we certainly want to spread. We are adding this poster to our Resource Center. Thank you again for your concern about our youngsters and the dangers that substance abuse pose for them. Letter Dated: November 9, 1990

NYPD

NO MORE DRUGS at the 90TH Precinct in Brooklyn, New York 11206 - SAY NO TO DRUGS.

NO MORE DRUGS at NYPD PSA 3 in Brooklyn, 25 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11206, Commanding Officer, Captain Steven Haynes, Tel. 718-386-4101. Fighting to get Drugs and Crime out of New York City Public Housing in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.

NO MORE DRUGS at Utica Police Department, 413 Oriskany Street W., Utica, New York 13502. Chief of Police, C Allen Pylman, Tel. 315- 735-3301. Fighting to get drugs and criminals off the streets.

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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DRUGS POSTER WAS A CONTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC SERVICE BY ARTIST JOSEPH A. BURGOS, JR.

GOD BLESS OUR CHILDREN