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| Great American Smoke Out |
| Thursday, November 15, 2007 |
| The American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout is nationally recognized as a platform to educate the public on the dangers associated with tobacco use and to encourage smokers to quit for a lifetime by starting with just one day. The Smokeout has been celebrated with rallies, parades, the distribution of quitting information, and even "cold turkey" menu items in schools, workplaces, military installations, and legislative halls throughout the US. For more information about how to get involved in the Great American Smokeout and to learn about tobacco cessation strategies, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org |
| Elk Grove High School held activities throughout the day for students to take part in the Great American Smokeout, including pledging to be smoke free for the day, signing up for smoking cessation classes, and creating a graffiti poster with anti-tobacco messages. This year, 1,250 students pledged not to smoke, more than double the number that pledged last year, and 4 signed up for more information on how to quit smoking. Motivational speaker Jim Dedera came in and spoke to all students during their gym periods on an anti-tobacco message, the benefits of choosing to be tobacco free, and the costs of not doing so. |
| Teens Against Tobacco Use (T.A.T.U.) Training |
| Monday, December 3, 2007 |
| Tuesday, February 5, 2008 |
| Teens Against Tobacco Use (TATU) is a peer education program in which high school students are trained to teach about the hazards of tobacco use to middle and elementary school students. |
| An overwhelming number of Elk Grove High School students signed up this past November to be trained to deliver the T.A.T.U. tobacco prevention program to local elementary school students. Due to the overwhelming response this year, the group was split into two groups to be trained. The first group of 21 students were trained in December, with the additional training scheduled for the beginning of February. Last year a total of 28 high school students received this training and delivered the tobacco message to 1,000 elementary and junior high students including those from Salt Creek, Rupley and Clearmont. |
| Freedom From Smoking - Smoking Cessation Classes |
| 2008 Classes Run from 7:00 to 8:30 PM |
The first class offered in the beginning of January just ended and will be followed by a new one beginning April 7, 2008. The class will be held at the Village Municipal Building, 901 Wellington Ave., lower level, Rooms A-B-C. Freedom From Smoking is a seven-session smoking cessation program that was developed by the American Lung Association. It incorporates many well-known techniques for assisting smokers who want to stop smoking and uses a step-by-step approach to changing behavior. |
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Call the Elk Grove Village Department of Health & Community Services at (847) 357-4242 for details of the program, or if you want to sign up to attend. Register by 4/4/2008, space is limited. |
| Kick Butts Day |
| Wednesday, April 2, 2008 |
| Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth to speak up and take action against tobacco use. The Kick Butts Day Activity Guide is full of ideas for activities to hold at your school or in your community. Get together with your friends, neighbors and classmates, and Stand Out, Speak Up, and Seize Control in the fight against tobacco! For more information on Kick Butts Day or to send in for your free activity guide go to www.kickbuttsday.org. |
| Relay for Life of Elk Grove |
| Friday, June 6 - Saturday June 7, 2008 |
| The Relay for Life is an overnight fundraising event for the American Cancer Society designed to spread awareness of cancer prevention, treatments and cures, celebrate survivorship and raise money for research to find more cures for cancer. For more information on the Relay for Life of Elk Grove and how to get involved, visit www.relayforlifeofelkgrove.org/. |
The Relay For Life was held on June 8, 2007. Thirty two Elk Grove Village teams registered to participate. Elk Grove High School students worked with American Cancer Society volunteers to register students and faculty teams. Elk Grove High School students also produced videos focusing on cancer awareness for the event. |
