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Van Warped Tour backs FEND
Vans Warped Tour bands back FEND, an app educating young adults about opioid dangers Can a mobile app help to address the opioid crisis in the U.S.? That’s the goal behind FEND, an app that’s taking advantage of technology solutions like machine learning and...
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The FEND Movement Launch Party
The following are interviews conducted by SunCity Paradise’s Founder and CEO, Sean Ritchie, at the FEND Movement launch party in New York City at the Cutting Room. — — — Sean Ritchie: How did your and Warped Tour’s involvement come to be with FEND? Kevin Lyman: It was...
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Kevin Lyman Teams Up With Former NY Governor David Paterson to Combat Opioid Crisis
It’s May 23 and on East 32nd Street, between Madison and Park Avenues in New York City, the Cutting Room is hosting an exclusive event manned by Vans Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman. While Lyman is most famous for establishing Warped back in 1995 and successfully...
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12 Ways Cities are Stepping Up in the Fight Against Opioids
By James Brooks for Cities Speak President Trump outlined his plan to combat the opioid epidemic at an event in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday. In Manchester, overdoses through early March were up 23 percent from this time last year. (Getty Images) On Monday,...
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Forbes: Warped Founder Kevin Lyman On The End Of Warped, The Opioid Crisis And Social Awakening
By Steve Baltin June 21 marks the beginning of the end for the Vans Warped tour. That day, as they have for the last 24 years, tens of thousands of young fans will gather, this time in Pomona, California, and watch a cavalcade of bands -- 3OH!3, the Used, Black Veil...
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