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Restaurants smoke-free for a day
The Macomb
County Tobacco Prevention Coalition, in association with The
American Cancer Society, participated in the annual Great American
Smokeout on Nov. 16. The Great American Smokeout is a national day
designed to help smokers quit smoking, if even for only one day.
Four area restaurants also participated in the day by becoming smoke-free
for 24 hours.
The Macomb
County Tobacco Prevention Coalition, which teaches youth about
the dangers of tobacco use and encourages quitting tobacco in all
age groups, sponsored the event in Macomb County. Red Robin in Roseville,
and Country Inn restaurants in Warren, Sterling Heights and New
Baltimore all participated in the event by making their restaurants
smoke-free all day.
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| From left, student Jeremy Tyrell; Karen Hill, manager
of The Country Inn restaurant in Warren; student Megan
Boelstler; Jamie Siefert of CARE; and student Peter Pellerito
stand in front of the Country Inn, showing off the banner
displayed there during the Great American Smokeout on
Nov. 16. Tyrell, Boelstler and Pellerito are part of the
Nicotine
Narcs, a youth group in Macomb County that helps combat
smoking among young people. |
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"The whole event was based around asking people to go smoke-free
for one day," said Jamie Siefert, a community organizer with
Community Assessment Referral and Education. "It's just asking
people to quit for one day, just to see if they feel better. It's
amazing how proud you feel if you can just go 24 hours."
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