TOBACCOFREE/News Releases for June 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2008

Contact: Pam Schultetus, (850) 668-2222,
media@tobaccofreeflorida.com

GRANDMOTHER IS INSPIRATION FOR WINNER OF TOBACCO FREE FLORIDA YOUCARE CONTEST
Top 25 Videos Airing on Exclusive Statewide On-Demand Channel

Tallahassee, FL - Tobacco Free Florida today announced the winner of the YouCare video contest. Rachel Sbrissa from Clearwater was selected out of 150 entries for her video that shares why she chooses not to smoke. Sbrissa's grandmother, her inspiration for the entry, was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation for lung cancer when the video was being created,...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2008

Contact: Pam Schultetus, (850) 668-2222,
media@tobaccofreeflorida.com

RIVALRY ASIDE, MARLINS AND RAYS TEAM UP TO FIGHT TOBACCO
Players Hit Home "I Care" Message to Fans

Tallahassee, FL - They are rivals on the baseball field, but together the top-ranked Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays are leading a campaign to educate Floridians about the dangers of tobacco. Tobacco Free Florida, an initiative of the Florida Department of Health, has teamed up with FSN Florida/Sun Sports to reach Floridians with its messages of smoking and smokeless tobacco prevention and...