Smokeless Does Not Mean Harmless – Getting the Word Out
Mini grants were awarded to 15 youth groups across the state to fund their grassroots projects designed to increase knowledge and reduce usage of spit tobacco in Kansas through March 15, 2008. The groups came up with unique and innovative ways to reach out to youth in their communities and get the word out about the dangers of smokeless tobacco. Click here for project summaries.
2007 truth tour
The American Legacy Foundation has launched its 2007 truth tour, which will make 60 stops in 49 cities across 29 states. Click here for more details and at www.thetruth.com.
TASK website has a new face-lift
Have you noticed the recent face-lift of the TASK website? Thanks to your input, the new website is up and running. The new website is easy-to-navigate and makes getting involved in TASK’s tobacco-free campaign easy and interactive.
Get the facts on how deadly smokeless tobacco is for you! Get involved with your local board – it’s only a point and click away! Come see the difference TASK can make in the fight against Big Tobacco. Check it out!
Smokeless Does Not Mean Harmless:
The Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition (TFKC) and TASK, the statewide youth movement against tobacco, recently received a grant from the Sunflower Foundation for a "Smokeless Does Not Mean Harmless" project to increase youth knowledge and reduce usage of spit tobacco in Kansas.
This project involves collaboration between the Sunflower Foundation, the Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition, the Tobacco Use Prevention Program of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, and TASK.
Funding for this project was provided by the Sunflower Foundation: Health Care for Kansans, a Topeka-based philanthropic organization with the mission to serve as a catalyst for improving the health of Kansans.
