For Immediate Release
April 8, 2005

Contact: Barbara Brashear
(714) 834-3232

Dedication Event Celebrates Kick Butts Day and National Library Week 2005

(Buena Park) – To celebrate Kick Butts Day (KBD) on April 13 and National Library Week April 11-16, the Orange County Health Care Agency’s Tobacco Use Prevention Program (TUPP) and the Buena Park Library will partner to host a dedication event on April 11 from 7 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the Buena Park library auditorium located at 7150 La Palma Ave. in Buena Park.

The event will highlight the dedication of a bookmark promoting a tobacco-free lifestyle for Orange County youth and showcase more than 20 pieces of artwork created by OC youth, which depicts messages developed to prevent children from starting tobacco use. The event will also encourage youth to learn more about the exciting resources available at their local library.

The bookmark design and artwork were created by youth from various community groups, middle schools and high schools in Orange County through their participation in TUPP’s “Tune Out Tobacco” project, which assists youth in grades 6 through 12 in countering the positive portrayal of tobacco in movies, television, billboards, magazines and store advertising.

The TUPP program works to reduce tobacco use and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Orange County by working with local community agencies and organizations. TUPP provides services to Orange County residents through its youth, community service and public policy programs. For more information, please call the TUPP program at (714) 541-1444 or visit www.ochealthinfo.com/tupp.

To learn more about Kick Butts Day, a nationwide initiative that makes kids leaders in the effort to stop tobacco use, visit www.kickbuttsday.org.

Celebrated annually, National Library Week is a time to celebrate the positive contributions of libraries. For more information, visit the American Library Association online at www.ala.org.

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