Four people carry on her battle to get people to butt out
Jump to full article: Edmonton (Alberta) Journal (ca), 2003-05-29
Author: Ryan Cormier / The Edmonton Journal
Intro: Anti-smoking crusaders who concentrate on getting through to kids have won three of the first Barb Tarbox Awards of Excellence in Tobacco Reduction.
The awards, established by the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, were distributed Wednesday as part of a celebration of World No Tobacco Day.
Tarbox garnered national acclaim for her anti-smoking crusade before succumbing to lung cancer on May 18. She had been a smoker for 30 years.
Business, non-profit organization, individual and youth scholarship awards were presented.
Tanya Josephy, 17, a Calgary Grade 12 student, won the $2,500 youth scholarship for her involvement in the Women's Initiative in Tobacco organization. The group of teenage girls is dedicated to preventing other girls from smoking.
"I'm very honoured to win this," said Josephy. "Barb is an inspiration, she's a hero in our times.
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