Roanoke County LST Banner

The LST program participants at Oak Grove Elementary School in Roanoke County made this cool, tie-dyed banner for their peers at Hidden Valley High School, encouraging them to stay tobacco and drug free. It was on display during Red Ribbon Week in October. Thanks to Fran Kiker in the Guidance Department for the photo!

Carroll County Students

Here are a few fine Carroll County students getting involved in a Kick Butts Day activity and getting an up close and personal look at the tar caused by smoking. The 6th and 7th grade students wrapped up their Life Skills Training program with a year-end pizza party!

Thanks to Jeanette Phillips with Mountain View Youth and Family Services for submitting the photos.

Calling all shutterbugs...

Please, please, please send me some of your digital program pictures.


If you have shots of your programs in action, groups of smiling program participants or pictures of your year-end celebration events etc. PLEASE send them my way.


I'd like to post them here and more importantly also forward them to our Richmond office so they can be included in our grantee clips video at our conference in September.


Let's see those smiling SOUTHWEST faces!

Save the date!

Mark your calendars for the VTSF Annual Grantee Conference

on September 24-25

at the Marriott Newport News at City Center.

We're gearing up with a jam-packed schedule of riveting speakers, information-loaded sessions and resources galore! More registration information will be forthcoming from our Program Specialists Charlie McLaughlin and Terri-ann Brown but as a reminder, be sure to flip forward to your Fall calendar and set aside those dates now.

Small Innovative Grant Opportunity

American Legacy Foundation is currently accepting Letters of Intent (LOI) for the Small Innovative Grants Program. Through this program, Legacy supports projects that advance creative, promising solutions based on sound principles of tobacco control to remedy the harm caused by tobacco use in America. Grants under this program seed new projects or enable an organization to pilot a new idea or approach. Legacy issues renewable grants for up to $100,000 for the first year of funding. Upon invitation, grantees may apply for a second year of funding for up to 50% of the amount awarded in the first year.

All applicants must submit a Letter of Intent. Twice a year, Legacy will invite a limited number of grants under this program. The next deadline for letters of intent is Friday, May 23, 2008, at 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Please visit the Grants section of the Legacy website, http://www.americanlegacy.org/1710.aspx , for guidelines and on-line application instructions.


Robin Scott Program Officer, Grantsph 202.454.5579 fx 202.454.5599 rscott@americanlegacy.org
American Legacy Foundation
1724 Massachusetts Ave, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036

Building A World where young people Reject Tobacco and Anyone Can Quit

About American Legacy Foundation

Two Time Magazine Articles

Thanks to the folks at NRV Community Services for passing these links along. Two neat articles on nicotine addiction.....

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1727624,00.html

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1727161,00.html

Latino Tobacco Use Control Forum - April 22nd

Latino Communities: Up in Smoke?
A National Campaign for Tobacco-Free Latino Lives and Communities

Sully Governmental Center
April 22, 2008
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Chantilly, VA

Program Description
The National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (LCAT) invites you to attend a forum titled, “The Latino Community: Up in Smoke? A National Campaign for Tobacco-Free Latino Lives and Communities”. The goal of the forum is to bring together local organizations in an environment that strengthens current relationships, fosters new ones and promotes change in the Latino community regarding tobacco usage and related matters.

The forum will provide participants with an opportunity to share data and information, strategies and success stories that deal with the issue of tobacco prevention in the Latino community. Presentations will be followed by facilitated group discussions that will offer practical information about tobacco prevention, coalition building and culminate in the creation of a group action agenda.

Target Audience
Among others, Latino community service providers, whether or not services provided deal with tobacco issues, community-based organizations or individuals, governmental health and related agencies and Latino community-based media.

Location
Sully Governmental Center
4900 Stonecroft Avenue
Chantilly, VA 20151

Registration
There is no pre-registration or fee for this event. It is open to the public.

Questions
Wynnie Lamour
Project Coordinator
National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention Control
Telephone 212.334.5738
WLAMOUR@NLCATP.ORG