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Brochure: No Cigs for Our Kids

TOBACCO ~ BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The No Cigs For Our Kids campaign started several years ago with the goal of reducing youth access to tobacco. The campaign focuses on educating the retailers on the importance of compliance with the Youth Tobacco Act.

The campaign has been an ongoing joint effort with local law enforcement to combat the problem of vendors selling tobacco to our kids. Local sting operations along with vendor educations have been completed on a regular basis in all 4 Counties, to bring awareness to retailers on the sales of tobacco to minors.

Goal of The No Cigs For Our Kids Campaign:

Reduce tobacco sales to minors through:
Undercover compliance checks in conjunction with the local and state law enforcement
Educating retailers on the importance of compliance with the youth tobacco act

Several tobacco retailers are on the honor roll (3 or more "no sales" to undercover decoys) in Allegan County as of August 2009:

Admiral- Plainwell

Amoco-Wayland

Brookside Market-Otsego

Depot Hill- Allegan
Dick's Food Market- Dorr
Dorr Standard Service- Dorr
Eastside Grocery-Plainwell

Harding's Market- Plainwell

Martin Marathon- Martin

Merson Country Store- Allegan

Mighty Midget- Allegan

Otsego Party Store- Otsego

Sing's Country Store- Wayland

Village Market- Allegan

Wesco- Plainwell

West End Mobil Mart- Otsego

Walmart- Plainwell