Woodland Circle K Joins Effort to Stop Underage Drinking

Left to right: Katie Sell, Community Health Coordinator, Healthy Acadia; John Pederson, Sargeant, Baileyville Police Department; Woodland Junior-Senior High School Students Wyatt Cropley, Freshman; Lydia Cropley , Grade 8; Ethann Coleman, Freshman; and Sophia McDonald, Teacher and Student Council Advisor.

In April, Woodland Circle K became the newest community partner to join Healthy Acadia in Project Sticker Shock.

Project Sticker Shock is a community and statewide effort to raise public awareness about the risks of underage drinking and to strengthen the deterrent effect of the law against providing alcohol to anyone under age 21. The campaign aims to reach adults who might purchase alcohol legally and provide it to minors.

Healthy Acadia and business owners across Washington and Hancock counties are partnering to take action to prevent tragedy from happening in our towns. As part of the campaign, bright orange stickers warning about the penalties for furnishing alcohol to minors are affixed to multi-packs of beer and cases of other beverages containing alcohol that remind purchasers of the risk of purchasing or providing alcohol to anyone under age 21.

Healthy Acadia staff, students from Woodland Junior-Senior High School, and law enforcement from Baileyville Police department came to together to adhere the informational stickers to multi-packs of alcohol. Special thanks for April Lee, Manager of Woodland Circle K, for supporting this project.

Thank you, Woodland Circle K, for playing a vital part in our community and helping to prevent underage drinking in Washington County!

Sticker Shock is designed to reach adults who might purchase alcohol legally and provide it to minors. Healthy Acadia and business owners across Washington and Hancock counties are partnering to take action to prevent tragedy from happening in our towns.

For more information about Project Sticker Shock or if you are a business owner that would like to participate in efforts to prevent underage drinking and substance use in our community, contact Mia Petrini in Hancock County or Katie Sell in Washington County.