Hey Team/Coach,

Your local youth tobacco team, extinguish, invites your team to become positive role models for youth in the community by joining in their community wide Play, Live, Be… Tobacco-Free Challenge!

Did you know that Tobacco use is the #1 preventable cause of death and disease in Ontario? By adopting and promoting a tobacco-free policy on your team your members will be healthier, perform better, and best of all, you’ll help prevent all youth and others from getting hooked!

To enter the Play, Live, Be… Tobacco-Free Challenge and get a prize pack for each member of your team:

1. PRINT THIS PACKAGE:
   • Cover Letter (PDF 137KB, 1 page)
   • Photo Media Consent Form (PDF 200KB, 1 page)
   • Why is Tobacco-Free Sport and Recreation Important? (PDF 369KB, 1 page)
   • Team/Group Pledge Form (PDF 369KB, 1 page)
   • Tobacco Facts (PDF 1.5MB, 3 pages)
2. All members of the team should sign the pledge form
3. Take a photo of your team ( be creative)
4. Have a media release form signed for each person in the photo
5. Submit a media release for each person, a photo and a team pledge form, to an extinguish representative or mail it to:
   
   Region of Peel
   Health Services
   Attn: Michelle Samuels / Sophia Graham
   10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite B
   PO Box 2009, STN B
   Brampton, ON L6T 0E5
   

The deadline to send your photos and pledges is June 30th, 2009.

Once teams have registered in the Play, Live, Be… Tobacco-Free Challenge, Central East Youth Action Alliances will be using your pledges and pictures in a larger promotional campaign. You can also check out the facebook group "Don’t Hurt Your Game" to see submissions. More information can be found at www.playlivebetobaccofree.ca.

If you have any questions feel free to contact

• Michelle Samuels, Region of Peel (905) 791-7800 Ext. 2032 Or
• Sophia Graham, Region of Peel (905) 791-7800 Ext. 2082

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