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Events to Highlight 1200 Deaths a Day from Tobacco in U.S.
Jump to full article: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 2006-04-03
Intro: Washington, DC - Thousands of kids across America take center stage in the fight against tobacco on April 5 as they participate in the eleventh annual Kick Butts Day. About 2,000 events are planned in all 50 states (for a list of events in each state, visit www.kickbuttsday.org).
Sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Kick Butts Day is an annual celebration of youth leadership and activism in the fight against tobacco use. This year, Kick Butts Day is focusing attention on the number 1200 – the number of Americans who die every day because of smoking and exposure to secondhand smoke (totaling 438,000 deaths a year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
This Kick Butts Day, youth are organizing creative displays to highlight the number 1200 and provide a stark reminder that these lives are not just statistics, but family members, friends and colleagues. Many of the events will feature displays of 1200 pairs of empty shoes. Other events include a display of 1200 footprints that students will sign at Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville, New Jersey; a display of 1200 ribbons in Juneau, Alaska; and an event in Salt Lake City, Utah, where 1200 youth will simultaneously "drop dead" in a public square.
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