Upcoming Training Sessions in Three Regions
TASK is holding training sessions in three regions across Kansas for teens designed to educate and encourage teens to ask questions and seek answers about the tobacco industry’s marketing and manufacturing practices. Training will be in the following locations from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm with registration at 8:30. The sessions are free and will include lunch and prizes.

Southeast Region:
Training will be September 20th at the Neosho County Community College in Chanute.
Counties: Allen, Neosho, Bourbon, Crawford, Labette, Montgomery, and Cherokee.

North Central Region:
Training will be September 20th at the Kansas State University Student Union in Manhattan.
Counties: Jewell, Cloud, Mitchell, Washington, Republic, Lincoln, Dickinson, Clay and Ottawa.

Southwest Region:
Training will be September 27th at the Clarion in Garden City.
Counties: Wichita, Scott, Lane, Ness, Hodgeman, Finney, Kearny, Gray, Haskell, Grant and Meade.

Kansas Spit Tobacco Summit
"Smokeless Does Not Mean Harmless"
2007 Summit was a great success. Click here to check out pictures and presentations.

Click to download this PDF to submit to your local school or community newspaper.

 

Kick Butts Day
Huge Success
KBD is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' annual celebration of youth advocacy, leadership and activism. KBD is a day to stand out, speak up and seize control in the fight against tobacco. It is an important opportunity to raise awareness about the tobacco problem and support strong tobacco prevention policies.Click here for full story.

Great American Smokeout
November 20, 2008
Every year, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout® by smoking less or quitting for the day on the third Thursday of November. The event challenges people to stop using tobacco and raises awareness of the many effective ways to quit for good!
Click here for complete details.

 

Some additional information for events are available for download as PDF (Portable Document Form) documents — a form of electronic fax. These files may be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat software, including the free Acrobat Reader available free at www.adobe.com.