PHOTO OP: Take a photo with Curly, the very friendly tobacco-free camel
WHAT
In celebration of the Great American Smokeout, Tobacco-Free Youth is hosting a day of games and an opportunity to take a photo with Curly the Camel, because we all know real camels don’t smoke. Learn about the resources in your community, connect with others and celebrate a day of tobacco-free living.
WHEN & WHERE
November 17, 2018
2:00 – 6:00 pm
Clark County Event Center, Hall C
FREE
WHY
The Great American Smokeout was started over 40 years ago by the American Cancer Society to challenge people to stop smoking and teach them about the many tools they can use to quit smoking and stay tobacco- free. More than 34 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of death and illness in the world. Smoking causes an estimated 480,000 deaths every year, or about 1 in 5 deaths. More than 16 million Americans live with a smoking-related disease. Quitting smoking improves health immediately and over the long term – at any age. Stopping smoking is hard, but you can increase your chances of success with help. Getting help through counseling and medications doubles or even triples your chances of quitting successfully. 90 of adults begin smoking as teenagers.
WHO
Madison Langer, a National Ambassador for Tobacco-Free Youth, is hosting this Great American Smokeout event to encourage a smoke-free generation and to share resources available in the community to keep our youth from abusing substances. National Youth Ambassadors are high school students who have demonstrated leadership in fighting tobacco in their communities. These advocates are chosen annually as representatives of their state through a competitive application process. They receive training at a week-long Youth Advocacy Symposium in Washington, D.C., and participate in activities throughout the year.