Drug Awareness Speech Contest

The deadline to postmark all applications will be
Monday, April 15, 2024 for all Districts

Opioid use is on the rise in the United States but one drug, xylazine, has hit the market with a vengeance. This is not a controlled substance in the United States which makes it more illicit and lethal than fentanyl. As you research this drug, please note what it is, how it is prepared, the side effects, and prolonged effects once it is ingested. Remember to include treatments and solutions to prevent your peers from using this drug.

Drug Awareness Speech Contest Coordinator

Lion Pat Jackson
2748 CR 133
Giddings, TX 78942
(512) 517-5662
Email Lion Pat

Topic for the 2023-2024 Year

“An ‘Oldie’ Yet New Drug in Town: Xylazine”

Opioid use is on the rise in the United States but one drug, xylazine, has hit the market with a vengeance. This is not a controlled substance in the United States which makes it more illicit and lethal than fentanyl. As you research this drug, please note what it is, how it is prepared, the side effects, and prolonged effects once it is ingested. Remember to include treatments and solutions to prevent your peers from using this drug.

Eligibility

The Drug Awareness Speech Contest is open to all high school juniors and seniors. Scholarship awards must be collected no later than two (2) years following the recipient’s graduation from High School.

Application Process and Rules

Students should contact their local Lions Club to inform them that they wish to participate in the contest. Then the participant must complete the Common Contest application form, the Medical Power of Attorney Form and sign the Code of Conduct. Students may download each of these from the links below, fill them out in Adobe Reader and submit them according to the rules for the contest. Any questions should be directed to the Contest Coordinator listed above.

2024 Drug Awareness Speech Contest Rules
2024 Common Contest Application Form
2024 Code of Conduct Acknowledgement Form
2024 Medical Power of Attorney Form
2024 Chaperones Guidelines
2024 District Application Check-Off List

Claiming Your Scholarship

To collect your scholarship award, the contest winner or runner-up must submit proof of registration information from a university, college, junior college or vocational school. A formal request for payment, using the scholarship request form below, should be sent to the state office along with any supplemental information needed by the institution (i.e. scholarship forms, etc). Scholarship awards must be collected no later than two (2) years following the recipient’s graduation from High School. Send request for payment to:

Texas Lions MD-2 State Office
P. O. Box 294509
Kerrville, TX 78029-4509
Phone: 830-257-6557

Please note that payment will be made directly to the designated school.  All scholarship awards must be collected no later than two years following the recipient’s graduation from High School.

These instructions also appear in the Contest Rules (see above).
2024 OFY State Scholarship Form

District Application Check-Off List

Districts that sponsor winners to the State Contest will need to follow the below checklist to comply with all procedures for application.
2024 District Application Check-Off List