Smoke Free Virginia Now

UPDATE - MAKING PUBLIC PLACES SMOKE FREE 

As follow up to the Regional Meetings that the Virginians for a Healthy Future held this summer, VFHF will be conducting a series of Conference Calls the week of October 27 -31 to provide all members with an update of the “Latest and Greatest” in the campaign to make Virginia smoke free in 2009!  

On the calls we will share and discuss with you:

• Plans for the 2009 General Assembly Session - preliminary discussion of strategy
• The Postcard Campaign: how many we have collected - where we have collected lots of signed cards and the areas we need a little more help
• Passage of Local Resolutions in support of Smoke Free Policy
• Great American Smoke Out Day events (Nov. 20th)
• Media Campaign efforts

Call Dates and Times

• October 27 - 2:00 pm (Richmond)
• October 28 - 10:00 am (Roanoke / Southwest Virginia)
• October 29 - 10:00 am (Fredericksburg)
  5:30 pm (Virginia Beach)
• October 30 - 2:00 pm (Lynchburg)
  6:30 pm (Northern Virginia)
• October 31 - 11:00 am (All regions)

If you would like to talk with individuals from the city or area from which you live in, we encourage you to choose the call with the name of your city beside it. But, please feel free to participate in the call that best fits your schedule.

Please REPLY TO Nicole Pugar at nicole@vfhf.org or (804) 225-5828 with the date and time of the callyou plan to participate.

Call in information will be forward to those who respond that they will be participating.

Be sure that your Delegate knows that you want to see a comprehensive smoke free bill pass in the House of Delegates this year.  While you’re at it, find others who want to let their delegates know as well!

Bring postcards to work, church, the gym, or wherever it is you go! Set out a handful at your organization’s next meeting or keep a few in your briefcase.

To request postcards please contact Nicole Pugar at (804)225-5828 or Nicole@vfhf.org.

While we encourage you to take lots of cards, please consider how many you can realistically get signed.  Further directions on how to return the cards to us will be included with any we send to you.