BAINBRIDGE – Law enforcement, addiction organizations, affected families, Senator Fred Akshar, and more than 300 community members are expected to attend a heroin awareness program Wednesday, March 9, at the Bainbridge-Guilford High School.

It is the YES LEADS groups at the Afton and Bainbridge High Schools that are co-sponsoring the event dubbed “Dinner, Dessert and Direct Talk.”

This event is free and open to the public, with a pizza dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m.

The heroin awareness program is set to begin promptly at 6 p.m.

YES LEADers will provide supervised open gym for students in Grades K-5 for the duration of the event.

According to a release from the organization sponsoring the event, hundreds of students and families are expected to attend.