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Kick
Butts Day 2005...
The Nicotine Narcs celebrated KBD's 10th Anniversary on
April 13, 2005 with their annual conference!
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| Dr.
Victor DeNoble showing the crowd what smoking can
do to a human brain. |
In
honor of Kick Butts Day 2005, the NicotineNarcs decided
to hold another conference with Dr. Victor DeNoble to
try and reach even more Macomb County students. The day
was planned on the annual Kick Butts Day of April 13th
at the MISD, and dozens of schools were invited.
Dr. DeNoble agreed to present his life story about working
for Phillip Morris, and share the results of his scientific
studies. He has shared his story with thousands of people,
and the NicotineNarcs decided that he was the best option
to spread the message to their peers.
Over 250 students and 50 adults from as far away as Port
Huron and Detroit gathered on April 13th and listened
to Dr. DeNoble’s story. The group then broke into
three breakout sessions, dedicated to Advocacy, Advertising,
and Tobacco 101.
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| The
crowd from over a dozen schools. |
The
groups who had the least amount of Tobacco knowledge received
the 101 course, while groups that wanted to get more involved
in their schools took the advocacy training (both facilitated
by CARE staff). The remaining students got trained in
the trickery that Tobacco companies use in their advertising
(led by the gracious Plumstreet
team).
The daytime conference was followed by an evening edition
for adults, where Dr. DeNoble gave a similar, but more
in-depth presentation. The day’s events were warmly
received by all in attendance, and many schools approached
NicotineNarc members to get information on joining the
team.
Kick Butts Day is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids'
annual celebration of youth advocacy, leadership and activism.
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Megan
and Jeremy present their powerpoint "How Do
You Want to Die?" to an attentive audience.
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On
April 5, 2006, thousands of youth in every state
and around the world will STAND OUT…SPEAK UP…
and SEIZE CONTROL in the fight against Big Tobacco.
As always, you have the opportunity to get involved and
use kickbuttsday.org
to plan your 2006 activities.
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