Tobacco Awareness Campaign

1. NO MORE EMPTY SHOES
MARCH 2008
Community Awareness Project
Exhibiting The True Cost of Tobacco
Use: 1200 People Die Each Day In US
Presented By:
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ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY HEALTH INITIATIVE,
SPORT PROGRAM
&
OGDENSBURG CITY SCHOOL ART DEPARTMENT

2. “NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP
OF
THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS
CAN
CHANGE THE WORLD; INDEED, IT’S
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THE
ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS.”
”
‐Margaret Mead

3. 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

4. SPORT RESOURCE TABLE

5. NO MORE EMPTY SHOES EXHIBIT POSTER
Images 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.

6. 1200 PEOPLE DIE
EACH DAY IN THE U.S
FROM TOBACCO-
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!

7. 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.

9. Sad Faces of Our Innocent Victims
No 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!

12. Mixed media installation using chickenwire, handmade paper,
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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 Billy
Roethel, Sellers, Smithers,
Stemples,
Kaitlyn Tiernan, Cheyenne Whiteford

13. The “Silent Killer” – Big Tobacco
The 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.

14. Giant 3D Lungs with self‐images
These 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.

15. 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.

16. You Never Know When The Silent Killer Will Come
More 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

17. 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.

18. Memorials 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.

19. Now We Are Left With Memories
We 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.

20. Our 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.

21. WE ARE ALL AFFECTED BY TOBACCO USE! WE ALL
HAVE A STORY TO BE TOLD!
This is part of Debbie Miller s Story
Miller’s
MY FATHER WAS MY HERO! HE WAS TAKEN FROM OUR
FAMILY JUST THREE DAYS SHY OF HIS 60TH 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 SISTER
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 LOVING
TOBACCO‐FREE
MEMORY OF MY DAD & MY SISTER

24. Nearly 3,000 Infants Die Annually from Sudden
3 000
Infant Death Syndrome in the US
Babies 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)

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

26. 53,000 People In The US Die From Secondhand
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Smoke Each Year

31. The Birds o Freedom Section of t e e b t
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was 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 FOR
CREATING THIS WORK:
Michael Crowley Brent Lalonde
Crowley, Lalonde,
BrandonDuprey, Charles Shaver,
Kate McCarney, Morgan Fredicks, Jordan
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Refici Brian Sequin Tylor Stevenson,
Sequin, Stevenson
Tony VanHorn, Bree Benedict, Alex Deloney,
Pat Nelson, Grace Butterfield, Judy Brossoit,
Matthew Smith, Bethany Jacobs,
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Andrew Laflair, Desiree Bishop, Joey Barr,
Miranda Smithers, Troy Cunningham

32. The Fountain of Hope
The 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!

33. 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!

34. BREAK FREE
The 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.

35. The Tree of Life
It 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.

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

37. SPORT Peer Educators Work Information Table
Dustina 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.

38. Pledge To Be Tobacco‐Free Wall
Peer 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!

40. You Don’t Have Do This On Your Own
SPORT Will Walk With You On Your Path
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 P O R T Services or
S.P.O.R.T.
about supporting S.P.O.R.T.
Contact:
www.gethealthyslc.org
St. Lawrence Health Initiative, Inc.
6439 SH 56, PO Box 5069
Potsdam,
Potsdam New York 13676
315‐261‐4760 Ext: 29 or 30
Email Debbie Miller @ debbie@gethealthyslc.org
Kellie Hitchman @ kellie@gethealthyslc.org
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41. On behalf of all the youth in the SPORT
Program, we would like to say “Thank
You” to our generous sponsors for your
continued support!
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E.I. Moses Walk/Run for Life
Linkages for Youth
St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators
OCFS/St. Lawrence C
OCFS/St L County Y th B
t Youth Bureau
New York State Department of Health
Charles D. Cook Office of Rural Health
Private Donations

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