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World No Tobacco Day
Essay Contest Reading
Students from Delaware County schools
were asked to participate in a World No Tobacco Day
Essay Contest. "Tobacco Health Warnings" - the theme for
this year's World No Tobacco Day, reinforces the need to
step up graphic warnings on tobacco packages to
discourage consumers from using any form of tobacco
products. The essayists took the opportunity to make a
stand against the dangers of tobacco use.
Essay Contest Winners:
1st Place: Colin Mallee
2nd Place: Victoria Meinhart
3rd Place: Jordan Scargall
The following are excerpts from
the three winning essays:
"If everybody does their part to
help lower the risk of their children being exposed to
tobacco, then we can find a way to solve the problem
nationally. One person's voice can inspire thousands to
speak up and fight against the use and exposure of
tobacco." - Colin Mallee
"It is important that children
learn about smoking and tobacco so they will know the
dangers and risks. Communities need to have programs
that will educate people and maybe they won't be tempted
to smoke." - Victoria Meinhart
"We need labels that not only
deter, but help create a stronger mindset against drugs
altogether." - Jordan Scargall
Below are pictures from the
1st ever World No Tobacco Day Essay Contest Reading,
which took place at Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems in
Media, PA on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
Jordan Scargall (pictured
left) and Colin Mallee (pictured right) reading their
winning essays.
Being given their awards,
certificates, and "goody bags!"
Both winners who came to the
reading were interviewed live on Brandywine Radio!
Congratulations to all
participants!
Your words may
encourage others from becoming
tomorrow's tobacco victims.
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Delaware County Youth Earth Day Cleanup in Media
On Saturday, April 18, 2009, Delaware County
Youth volunteered to clean up cigarette butts along
State St. in Media, PA. The clean-up lasted for
approximately 2 hours and they cleaned up over 3,000
cigarette butts! Thank you to
all the youth who volunteered to help out! Great Job!
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National Kick Butts Day
Kickball Tournament deemed a Success!!
Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems, in
collaboration with the Delaware County Tobacco-Free
Coalition, celebrated National Kick Butts Day on
Wednesday, March 25, 2009, by hosting a kickball
tournament for area teens.
Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that
empowers youth to speak up and take action against Big
Tobacco at more than 2,000 events across the country.
The kickball tournament was sponsored the Southeastern
Pennsylvania Tobacco Control Project, a regional
coalition of health professionals and tobacco control
advocates working to combat tobacco use throughout
Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Montgomery
and Schuylkill counties.
The tournament ran from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will took place at Smedley Field in Springfield, PA.
Over 35 youth came out to play and to support a
tobacco-free lifestyle!
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