NO MORE EMPTY SHOESNO MORE EMPTY SHOESMARCH 2008

Community Awareness Project Exhibiting The True Cost of TobaccoExhibiting The True Cost of Tobacco

Use: 1200 People Die Each Day In US

P t d BPresented By:ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH INITIATIVE,

SPORT PROGRAMSPORT PROGRAM

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OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL ART DEPARTMENT

“NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP“NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF

THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS CANCAN

CHANGE THE WORLD; INDEED, IT’S ; ,THE

”ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS.”‐Margaret Mead

The Visionaries of “No More Empty Shoes”Front Row‐Left – Right

Mrs. Drayse‐Alonzo, Debbie Miller, and Kellie Hitchman

Back Row ‐ Mrs. Winchester and Ms. Stowe

SPORT RESOURCE TABLESPORT RESOURCE TABLE

NO MORE EMPTY SHOES EXHIBIT POSTERImages of “Empty Shoes” were created and donated by Penny Heath of Heath Photography. The poster was made by St. Lawrence Health Initiative staff and produced at Central Printing, SUNY Potsdam.

1200 PEOPLE DIE1200 PEOPLE DIE EACH DAY IN THE U.S

FROM TOBACCOFROM TOBACCO-RELATED ILLNESSES

CHANGE BEGINS WITH ME! What can “I” do today to help stop this deadly

trend?Please support programs that help kids quit using

tobacco!

1200 People Die Each Day In US Each pair of shoes in this exhibit represents a life lost because of tobacco. Tobacco use took 1200

people today, yesterday and will continue to take 1200 people each day until “WE” stop this deadly

trend.

Sad Faces of Our Innocent VictimsNo More Empty Shoes was a district‐wide project involving elementary, middle and high school students. This sections was done by Elementary students expressing how tobacco affects them . Their sad faces are worth more than a 1000 words!

Mixed media installation using chickenwire, handmade paper, g , p p ,linocut prints, and ink paintings. Inspired by the work of Eric Avery, M.D. (www.docart.com) and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1919, German Expressionist film, Directed by Robert Wiene.

CONGRATULATIONS AND WARM THANKS TO OFA ARTISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING THIS WORK:

Andrea Adams, C.J. Bracy, Liz Clark, Nick Coppola, Kristen Dillingham, Foster Ebersole, Kristen Ellard, Chelsea

Hackett, Colby Hurteau, Dylan Jarrett, Mariel Joly-Huot, Ethan Ladouceur, Mary Lawrence, Katelyn Middlemiss,

Tabbatha Monroe, Tyler O’Grady, Laura Perry, Kate Quinlan, Jordan Remi,

Alex Roethel Sierra Sellers Morgan Smithers BillyAlex Roethel, Sierra Sellers, Morgan Smithers, Billy Stemples,

Kaitlyn Tiernan, Cheyenne Whiteford

The “Silent Killer” – Big TobaccoThe students painted images from a 1919 horror film. The images show how the silent killer lurks, grabs and takes its victims to the height of addiction.

Giant 3D Lungs with self‐imagesThese lungs took over 100 hours to complete by the high school art classes. The paper is all hand crafted. The students carved images of themselves on wood and then stamped their images on paper.

This slide shows the size of the lungs in comparison to our visitors. Visitors were awed by the creativity expressed in this exhibit and saddened by the reality brought to light.

You Never Know When The Silent Killer Will ComeMore images from the film. The paintings were done on recycled paper. One of the images was painted on the history of Hitler. Shows how tobacco can control and kill. Artists: C.J. Bracy & Nick Coppola

A black light was used in this section of the exhibit to create an eerie, dramatic effect. The lungs, paintings, words, shoes and visitors alike “lit” up in this section to help visitors see how scary tobacco really can be.

Memorials Honored Our Loved Ones Who HaveMemorials Honored Our Loved Ones Who Have Passed From Tobacco‐Related Diseased

Loving remembrances remind us of the true cost of tobacco use. The ones left behind suffer in grief for those they loved.

Now We Are Left With MemoriesWe had shoes and memorials from as far away ah Ohio! Many celebrity faces lined our memorial walk to show that tobacco‐related diseases show no mercy—no matter who you are or how much money you make.

Our Exhibit is dedicated to Marcus as he was aOur Exhibit is dedicated to Marcus as he was a strong advocate for tobacco awareness.

Marcus devoted a great deal of his time talking to teens about the true consequences of tobacco use. He spoke to many teens in our cessation program about how tobacco use changed his life and those around him.

WE ARE ALL AFFECTED BY TOBACCO USE! WE ALL HAVE A STORY TO BE TOLD!

This is part of Debbie Miller’s StoryThis is part of Debbie Miller s Story

MY FATHER WAS MY HERO! HE WAS TAKEN FROM OUR FAMILY JUST THREE DAYS SHY OF HIS 60TH BIRTHDAYFAMILY JUST THREE DAYS SHY OF HIS 60 BIRTHDAY

FROM LUNG CANCER! HE SUFFERED GREATLY, AND THE TOBACCO COMPANY WAS NOT THERE TO COMFORT HIM

OR MY FAMILY.

MY ONLY SISTER, MARTHA JANE LEGAULT, WAS TAKEN FROM US ON FEBRUARY 03, 2008. SHE WAS ONLY 49!

SHE WAS A WIFE, A MOTHER OF THREE, GRANDMOTHER OF THREE DAUGHTER GRANDDAUGHTER SISTEROF THREE, DAUGHTER, GRANDDAUGHTER, SISTER,

NIECE, AUNT, COUSIN AND FRIEND.

I LOVE & MISS THEM SO MUCH IT HURTS!

I WORK TO CREATE A TOBACCO‐FREE WORLD IN LOVINGI WORK TO CREATE A TOBACCO FREE WORLD IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DAD & MY SISTER

Nearly 3 000 Infants Die Annually from SuddenNearly 3,000 Infants Die Annually from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in the USBabies Exposed to secondhand smoke after birth are at twice the risk for SIDS, and infants whose mothers smoked before and after birth are at three to four times greater risk. (Dr. Michael Rabinoff: Ending the Tobacco Holocaust p. 263)

Babies of mothers who smoked during pregnancy have lower birth weights. Low birth weight is a leading cause of infant deaths, resulting in more g gthan 300,000 deaths annually in the United States.

53,000 People In The US Die From Secondhand , pSmoke Each Year

The Birds of Freedom Section of the exhibit e ds o eedo Sect o o t e e b twas created by several talented 9th thru 12th

grade students. The Symbol of the bird was for its universal association with freedom of

movement and spirit!

CONGRATULATIONS AND WARM THANKS TO THE OFA ARTISTS RESPONSIBLE FORTO THE OFA ARTISTS RESPONSIBLE FOR

CREATING THIS WORK:

Michael Crowley Brent LalondeMichael Crowley, Brent Lalonde, BrandonDuprey, Charles Shaver,

Kate McCarney, Morgan Fredicks, Jordan Refici Brian Sequin Tylor StevensonRefici, Brian Sequin, Tylor Stevenson,

Tony VanHorn, Bree Benedict, Alex Deloney, Pat Nelson, Grace Butterfield, Judy Brossoit,

Matthew Smith, Bethany Jacobs, , y ,Andrew Laflair, Desiree Bishop, Joey Barr,

Miranda Smithers, Troy Cunningham

The Fountain of HopeThe Fountain of HopeThe fountain represents the fun side of tobacco cessation. Addiction can be dark and heavy, but as you break free, life becomes lighter, healthier and free!

YOU DON’T HAVE TO WALK ALONE!TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME! S.P.O.R.T IS HERE TO WALK WITH YOU!

BREAK FREEThe journey leads you on a new path to freedom. The birds represent freedom and soaring high. Over 100 middle school students worked on this section to help motivate people and create hope.

The Tree of LifeIt takes lots of tender loving care to make personal growth and change a positive experience. S.P.O.R.T. is here to help our youth make those positive changes.

ALTERNATIVES TO TOBACCO USEThese are life‐size cut outs of the students themselves engaged in fun, healthy, tobacco‐free activities.

SPORT Peer Educators Work Information TableDustina Hooper, Spencer Smith, Nick Holt, Brandi Dishaw and Robert Bright offer people tobacco information, SPORT Program Information and sign youth up for our Teen Tobacco Quit Groups.

Pledge To Be Tobacco‐Free WallPeer Educators directed children, youth, and families to sign our Pledge To Be Tobacco Free Wall. We have a least 300 signatures. This helped to make our exhibit an interactive exhibit!

You Don’t Have Do This On Your OwnSPORT Will Walk With You On Your Path

To Freedom!To Freedom!

S.P.O.R.T. is the ONLY Youth Tobacco Cessation Program In St. Lawrence County!

If you would like more information about S PO R T Services orIf you would like more information about S.P.O.R.T. Services or about supporting S.P.O.R.T.

Contact:

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St. Lawrence Health Initiative, Inc.

6439 SH 56, PO Box 5069

Potsdam New York 13676Potsdam, New York 13676

315‐261‐4760 Ext: 29 or 30

Email Debbie Miller @ debbie@gethealthyslc.org

Kellie Hitchman @ kellie@gethealthyslc.org@ @g y g

On behalf of all the youth in the SPORTOn behalf of all the youth in the SPORT Program, we would like to say “Thank

You” to our generous sponsors for your i d !continued support!

E.I. Moses Walk/Run for Life

Linkages for Youth

St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators

OCFS/St L C t Y th BOCFS/St. Lawrence County Youth Bureau

New York State Department of Health Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health

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