World No Tobacco Day Event “I QUIT”

BREATHE LA helps Los Angeles BREATHE at “I QUIT” on World No Tobacco Day at the BodyWorlds Exhibit at California Science Center in Exposition Park on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 3 to 5 pm.

BREATHE LA helps Los Angeles BREATHE at “I QUIT” on World No Tobacco Day at the BodyWorlds Exhibit at California Science Center in Exposition Park on Saturday, May 31, 2008 from 3 to 5 pm.

In partnership with California Science Center, the “I QUIT” event at the on-going BodyWorlds exhibit will feature animated anti-smoking short films (PSAs) created by high school students through BREATHE LA 4-U-N-I, a peer-to-peer smoking cessation group at Beverly Hills High School. 4-U-N-I Students will be on-hand to encourage attendees to quit smoking and will provide quit smoking helpful hints and tobacco information. Also on hand, BREATHE LA Board member, Dr. Giovanni M. Smith, “Dr. G”, a lung health professional.

The BREATHE LA event features English and Spanish language quit smoking PSAs geared to teen audiences, animated anti-smoking PSAs created by 4-U-N-I students, informative brochures and quit smoking fast facts and helpful hints. BREATHE LA staff and sponsor Herbalife will also be in attendance along with live Radio Disney Broadcast, family friendly games and prizes and an opportunity to pledge to quit smoking through “I Quit”.

A discount coupon into the BodyWorlds exhibit is available at:

http://www.breathela.org/media/image/body-worlds-discount-coupon

4-U-N-I information is available at:

http://www.breathela.org/news/4-u-n-i-inspires-teens-quit-smoking

Shorts can be viewed at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qNrK9mILf0