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Last updated on Tuesday, June 26, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Kids and health advocates will call for creating the first tobacco-free generation in Indiana at a rally in downtown Indianapolis on June 27. The event is an extension of Kick Butts Day, a national celebration and display of activism when youth reject tobacco.
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the nation's leading anti-tobacco advocacy organization, and the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Anthem, Inc., are hosting the rally on Monument Circle.
Speakers will include local elected officials, health advocates and youth. Other activities will include a community health fair, a pledge wall where participants can commit to helping create the first tobacco-free generation, and other visual displays highlighting the dangers of tobacco to Hoosiers.
What: Rally and community health fair focused on creating a tobacco-free generation in Indiana
Who: Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville)
Robert Hillman, President & General Manager, Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Indiana
Maria Duenas, Indiana anti-tobacco youth advocate and VOICE Squad member
The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
The Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis
Where: North Steps, 1 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46204
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