Pledge a Helping Hand

Know someone who smokes or uses spit tobacco?  Are you ready to help them quit?  Odds are there are others in your community ready to help their friends and loved ones quit, so make it official and pledge to help a person you know be tobacco-free for good.

Build a banner that conveys the message about what people who sign the pledge banner are promising to do for their friend or loved one.  Make sure Raze is mentioned somewhere on the banner.  Leave enough room for lots of signatures.

Hang the banner for several days at a place where many will see it and invite teens to sign the banner by making announcements or handing out flyers about the banner.  You can create pledge cards and pass them out to paste onto the banner as well.

When the banner is full, hold an event and invite the media.  Announce the number of pledge signatures you collected, and invite the people using tobacco to the event to help them understand how much being tobacco-free means to the people who pledged their support.

Make sure someone takes pictures so that even if the media does not attend, you can pass along information and photos to the paper.

Materials Needed

Poster board or banner paper, markers, paper and photo copier.

Best Place to Perform Commotion

A school or community center.

Estimated Number of Teens Needed

At least five, but the more the better.  Remember, numbers equal support!