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p;' BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Harry D. Cisterman, Director of Personnel Contra
Costa
DATE: October 8, 1992 County
SUBJECT: 1992 Great American Smokeout
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
Recommendations :
1 . AUTHORIZE the County to Hold Harmless East Bay Regional Park
District for the use of the Martinez Regional Shoreline Park
on Thursday, November 19, 1992 for the 7th Annual "Cold
Turkey Trot" Fun Run and Walk.
2 . APPROVE awarding of T-shirts and prizes to County employees
participating in the 1992 Great American Smokeout activities .
Background:
On Thursday, November 19, the American Cancer Society will
celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Great American Smokeout.
The purpose of this nationwide annual event is to encourage
smokers to give up smoking for 24 hours . The desired goal of
the Smokeout is to convince smokers to quit smoking for life
after participating in the Great American Smokeout. The
successful County participation in the Great American Smokeout
will help work toward the Board of . Supervisors ' goal of a
smoke-free work environment.
For the seventh year, the Employee Wellness Program is organizing
County-wide activities for the Smokeout. A Smokeout Coordinator
representing each County. department will assist the Employee
Wellness Program to promote the Great American Smokeout. The
goal being to achieve the maximum County involvement.
Planned activities for County employees for the 1992 Great
American Smokeout include:
1 . The 7th Annual "Cold Turkey Trot" Fun Run and Walk at
the Martinez Regional Shoreline Park on Thursday,
November 19 from 12 : 00 noon - 1 : 00 p.m.
2 . Scheduled Fun Walks for East and West County employees
will also be held during the week of the Great American
Smokeout (November 16 - November 20) .
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CONTACT: Eileen B-itten (646-4054) Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
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3. Adopt-A-Smoker Kits and other Smokeout materials
provided by the American Cancer Society will be
distributed throughout all County departments .
4 . The awarding of prizes to selected participants of the
Great American Smokeout.
To make this a successful event honoring County employees who
have quit smoking and employees who are trying to quit smoking,
the Employee Wellness Program encourages the Board to authorize
the County to Hold Harmless East Bay Regional Park District and
to approve the awarding of T-shirts and prizes to the County
employees participating in the 1992 Great American Smokeout.
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