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Latest Updates:
Next Tobacco-Free Coalition Meeting:
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
at Riddle Hospital
(1068 W. Baltimore Ave., Media, PA 19063)
For more information, please contact Aria at
484-444-0412.
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SAVE THE DATE!!
Legislative Community Forum!
Thursday, September 30, 2010: 7AM-9AM
Riddle Hospital - Health Center 3, Community Education
Room
Come and meet the Delaware County
Candidates!
FREE Continental Breakfast!
This public event is a unique opportunity to find out
your local candidate's
views on health/health care and/or environmental issues
affecting the citizen’s of Delaware County.
The morning will include a brief networking session
during a Continental breakfast. Then each candidate will
have three minutes to share his/her views.
A question and answer period will follow the
presentations..
This election will play an important role in determining
the
future direction of Pennsylvania.
This event is sponsored by the Delaware
County Tobacco-Free
Coalition in collaboration with Main Line Health -
Riddle Hospital.
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Barking for Clean Air Dog Fair
Deemed a Success!!
On Saturday, May
8, 2010, the Delaware County Tobacco-Free Coalition
hosted a "Barking for Clean Air" Dog Fair to educate the
public about how secondhand smoke can affect pets! Over
75 people and their dogs came out to learn more about
local pet resources and businesses.
Some of the
vendors that were in attendance included: Barkbusters
Home Dog Training; Four Paws Pet Sitting Plus;
Lorraine's Pet & House Sitting Services; Delaware County
ASPCA; American Lung Association; Local Cessation
services from both Main Line Health Systems, Crozer
Keystone Health System, and Family and Community Service
of Delaware County; American Cancer Society, and the
Delaware Co. Tobacco-Free Coalition!
It was an fun
day had by both people and dogs alike!
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The Delaware County Tobacco-Free Coalition has gone
GREEN!
The Coalition has decided to go
green and make our newsletter, The Smoke-Free Focus,
electronic! Please send your name, organization, and
email address to
aburgess@holcombbhs.org
to ensure you are on our new emailing list!
Thank you for your support!
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Penn Wood High School Students host
2010 Kick Butts Day Sale!
On Wednesday, March 24 & Wednesday, April 28, 2010, Penn
Wood High School GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) students
celebrated Kick Butts Day, which is a national day where
teens encourage their peers to kick tobacco habits and
become tobacco-free! The youth coordinated a Kick Butts
Day lollipop and air freshner sale to be at all lunches
on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 & Wednesday, April
28, 2010. The students sold goods and also educated
their peers and school personnel on what Kick Butts Day
was and the resources out there for someone to quit
smoking. In addition, tobacco ads that specifically
target African Americans from the "Not a Cough in a
Carload" collection were displayed. Students enjoyed
looking at the ads and realized how tobacco companies
target them.
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