Saline County Sheriff Rodney Wright presented a grant award of $530 to representatives of the East End Intermediate School on behalf of the Arkansas Sheriffs Association.

Accepting the award for the school were Principal Jayme Steinbeck and Assistant Principal Lynn Cardin.  Principal Steinbeck expressed her gratitude to the Arkansas Sheriffs Association and the Saline County Sheriff’s Office.  The school intends to use the grant award to fund their efforts to reduce drug abuse among school children.

Sheriff Wright encourages all residents of Saline County to learn more about the National Red Ribbon Campaign by visiting www.redribbon.org.