Three Chatham-Kent Sports Organizations Awarded Tobacco Free Grants
Mike Persyn of Wallaceburg Lacrosse accepting his organizations grant for $1,500 - Submitted Photo
This fall the South West Tobacco Control Network offered Tobacco Free Sports Grants to sports teams in South West Ontario who submitted plans to develop and implement programs, to educate sporting participants and spectators and enforce a tobacco free policy. Three grants in total were issued in Chatham-Kent to the Wallaceburg Figure Skating, Wallaceburg Lacrosse and Chatham Granite Club.
Wallaceburg Lacrosse received $1,500, Wallaceburg Skating Club recieved $500, while the Chatham Granite Club received $500.
Tobacco-Free Sport and Recreation policies protect young people. These policies:
- Prevent youth from starting to use tobacco industry products
- Gives everyone a chance to perform at their best
- Protect children from second-hand smoke
- Creates a culture free of tobacco industry products
- Protect the environment
- Help smokers quit
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