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Montgomery County, North Carolina
World No-Tobacco Day Softball Fun 2002
May, 2002
World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Softball Fun 2002 is a community-based
smoke-free event targeting girls 10 to 16 years old playing or interested in
softball. The goal of the project is to increase the awareness among these
youth (and their caretakers) of the harmful effects of tobacco use,
including its potential to inhibit their playing skills. Tobacco users will
have the opportunity to meet with certified smoking cessation counselors.
Event coordinators anticipate approximately 100 girls and caretakers. The
day will include several softball skill workshops and tobacco education
sessions. Montgomery County Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU), of whom many
play high school softball, will act as peer educators and group
facilitators. Softball team members from North Carolina Universities are
invited to speak on "Tobacco Use and the Game." Incentives will be awarded
for participation in tobacco-education activities and games. Lunch will be
provided for all participants. At the close of the event, participants will
receive WNTD Softball Fun 2002 certificates of completion.
Press Release — World No-Tobacco Day
Softball Fun 2002
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