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Truth Summer 2010 Tour...
Coming
to a City Near You!
Truth, the
nation's largest smoking prevention campaign for youth, kicked off its 11th
annual nationwide summer tour on Friday, June 25, with tour stops all across
America. The Truth campaign is
run and funded by Legacy, a national public health foundation, with the
mission of keeping young people from smoking and helping all smokers quit. The Truth campaign extends its mission to
educate young people about the adverse health and social effects of tobacco use
by traveling throughout the United States this summer. The "crew members" consist of charismatic
young adults selected from a national pool of applicants who will interact with
teens across the country along the stops, which primarily include popular
summer musical and sporting events.
This summer's tour consists of two different
crews and their signature orange "truth
trucks" which, together, will make more than 60 stops. One crew will spend the summer traveling with
the Vans Warped Tour, an annual
summer rock festival. The second truth
crew will appear at a number of different events, including the AST Dew Tour
(an action sports tour), the 6th annual Afro-Punk Festival
(celebrating music, skating, and BMX riding), as well as a number of other
spontaneous appearances at popular teen-oriented events and venues.
"...Touring gives us the opportunity to reach
teens directly in their own environment, with our important life-saving
messages...," said Dr. Cheryl Healton, President and CEO of Legacy. At most tour stops, a natural gathering place
is created around the truth truck and zone. In the zone, crew members hold
fashion shows, teach DJ lessons, play games, and distribute truth "gear" - fashionable and trendy
items reflecting tobacco messages. The relaxed atmosphere provides a great
environment for crew members to discuss tobacco issues in a non-threatening
way.
Check the schedule here to
find a truth tour stop near you!
News & Events contains links to previous newsletters & information related to previous workshops.
Maryland health experts weigh in on diabetes risk after quitting -- January 6, 2010
Maryland 4th-lowest rate of adult smokers -- December 7, 2009
Towson University will go Smoke-Free! -- November 16, 2009
Playground smoking ban under consideration -- September 15, 2009
Secondhand Smoke Harms
Mental Health? - July 7, 2010
Smoke-free Air Laws
are Working! - July 7, 2010
Taxes Increase
Increases Cessation Among Substance Abusers and the Mentally Ill - July
7, 2010
Maryland institutes a FREE Quitline for all residents.
Fax to Assist is here! Click here to learn more.
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