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Thank You Everyone!!
We had a wonderful turn out for our 5th Annual Kick Butts Day Event at the Juneau Courthouse Courtyard. Over 100 hotdogs were cooked and served during our 12:00-1:00pm event. The youth attending were Teen’s Against Tobacco Use volunteers. The kids handed out to participants “The cost of smoking calculators, Alaska Quit-line information, and other pamphlets related to smoking and how to quit.”
Kick Butts Day, is a nationwide initiative that makes kids leaders in the effort to stop youth tobacco use.
“Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable death in our country,” says Sara Wilber, Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance Youth Work Group representative. “Teens all around the state are working in their communities on tobacco prevention projects to help make Alaska a healthier place. They recognize they have an important role in shaping a future and changing social norms around tobacco use and exposure to secondhand smoke. By speaking up and taking action, they are agents of change in this preventable epidemic.”
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Tobacco Program, Teen’s Against Tobacco Use, Department of Health and Social Services, and Department of Public Health would like to thank the community of Juneau for your support in attending this worthwhile and lifesaving event. We would like to thank our contributors Costco, Wal-Mart and Fred Meyers who donated food and beverages for the event. We would also like to thank SEARHC and Bartlett Regional Hospital for their collaboration and attendance at this event.Check out our Facebook page to see more pictures from the event!
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