A Salute to Our Community's
Tobacco-Free Leaders

On November 7, 2007 at Proctors Gallery in Schenectady, the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition, in partnership with Tobacco-Free Healthy School and Reality Check Youth Action, celebrated organizations, businesses, and municipalities that established a tobacco-free policy, refused tobacco industry sponsorship, or made other significant contributions to promote a healthy and tobacco-free Capital District community.

Tobacco control efforts in the Capital District are working because people in the Capital District are working. It is individuals in each of these organizations and businesses who make the difference. Their commitment is the reason why we are ultimately winning the fight against Big Tobacco.

There’s a role in this effort for everyone. Our 2007 Honorees demonstrate that. We hope you'll join us in saluting them. And we hope they inspire others to join our coalition because our work is far from done.

"No Thanks, BIG Tobacco" Policies

Animal Protective Foundation
For their commitment to neither accept nor solicit any tobacco industry contributions, sponsorships or promotions.

The City of Troy      
For their commitment to neither accept nor solicit any tobacco industry contributions, sponsorships or promotions.

Clinton’s Ditch
For their commitment to not participate in any activities that promote the use, sale or distribution of tobacco products.

Curves of Schaghticoke
For their commitment to neither accept nor solicit any tobacco industry contributions, sponsorships or promotions.

The Parker Inn
For their commitment to not participate in any activities that promote the use, sale or distribution of tobacco products.

Smoke-Free Housing

The Eddy
For their commitment to improving the public health by implementing a comprehensive campus wide smoke-free policy.

YWCA of Schenectady
For improving public health by implementing a comprehensive smoke-free policy in their community residence.

Tobacco-Free College Campus

Maria College
For their commitment to a Tobacco-Free College Campus by adopting the first comprehensive, campus wide tobacco-free policy in the Capital Region. 

Tobacco-Related Community Research

The College of Saint Rose
The Sage Colleges
Schenectady County Community College
Union College
For their significant contributions to the Tobacco-Free College Campus initiative through their campus wide participation in the 2006-07 College Student Tobacco Use Survey.

Tobacco-Free Healthy Schools

East Greenbush Central School District
For their leadership as a Tobacco-Free Healthy School and for their creative and successful efforts in promoting adolescent cessation from tobacco use.

Rensselaer City School District
For their leadership as a Tobacco-Free Healthy School and for being the first school district in Rensselaer County to pass a comprehensive tobacco-free policy.

Voorheesville Central School District 
For their leadership as a Tobacco-Free Healthy School by developing and enforcing a comprehensive tobacco-free policy.

Tobacco Advertisement-Free Magazine Resolution

Schenectady City School District Wellness Committee
For their leadership role in the unanimous passage by the Schenectady City School District Board of Education of a Tobacco Advertisement-Free Magazine Resolution.

Excellence in Media

The Daily Gazette     
For their fair, accurate, and comprehensive coverage of tobacco-related news.

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