October 7, 2017

UPR Pledge Drive

UPR Fall Drive Logo


The air is crisper. The mountainsides are tinged with orange. That must mean we're close to another fall tradition: UPR's bi-annual Pledge Drive.
You an call in to make your donations beginning Monday, Sept. 20, continuing through Tuesday, Sept. 26.

Monday will be CHaSS Day, featuring special CHaSS guests and segments throough out the day. CHaSS Dean Joe Ward will be interviewed live at 9 a.m. Monday by UPR News director Kerry Bringhurst.

If you're interesting in being a volunteer during the pledge drive, visit:
http://bit.ly/2x9v09y

UPR's Original Series 'A State of Addiction: Utah's Opioid Epidemic'


URP reporters will be traveling the state to collect stories for its orginal series on the opioid epidemic in Utah. Listeners are invited to share their stories of how this devastating health and social trend wrecks families and relationships -- let alone the high number of overdose deaths earch year, one of the highest in the nation.
Outreach events are planned for:

Moab - Tues. Oct. 2
6PM Historic Star Hall - 159 E Center

Price - Wed. Oct. 4
6PM Jennifer Leavitt Student Center Multi-Purpose Room
USU Eastern - 451 E 400 N

Vernal - Thurs. Oct. 5
6PM Uintah County Library - 204 E 100 N

Logan - Block Film Festival: Fri. Oct. 6
The Opioid Crisis Panel Discussion
5PM -Starrsteppers LEARN Venue - 70 West Center
7PM - Film Showing at the Lyric Theatre -28 W Center

Ogden - Utah Film Center: Wed. Oct. 18
7PM Peery's Egyptian Theater - 2415 Washington Blvd

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