Sorry to hear that Oak. I'll never forget watching my grandfather pass away from lung cancer either.
oakdorf wrote: > > While I've been watching my father-in-law, age 67, in his final hours > as he dies from > small cell lung cancer it gives you the chance to ask questions... > > like this: > > New Jersey currently allocates $11.0 million a year for tobacco > prevention. This is 24.4% of > the CDC's minimum recommendation and ranks New Jersey 36th among the > states in the > funding of tobacco prevention programs. New Jersey's spending on > tobacco prevention > amounts to 1.0% of the $1.0 billion in tobacco-generated revenue the > state collects each > year in tobacco settlement payments and tobacco taxes. > > I'm thinking about tapping into this fund and I'll set-up a > non-profit. I'll base it in AP. > > Do the schools in AP (I'm asking around, not just ap) have any > programs do address > smoking ? > > My thoughts are someone should tap into this fund for such things as > scholarships etc.. > > Then you read how NJ really f-cked up their settlement: > > http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements/state.php?StateID=NJ > <http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/reports/settlements/state.php?StateID=NJ> > > They sold the settlement to cover - a budget shortfall. I haven't > finished reading about NJ's > settlement, but I'll get to it. > > PS - the boardwalk and the beach should be "smoke free" > > Go ahead and shoot me. Three new "bars" where smoking is not permitted > inside -- don't > need it on the BW. > > Like going into the casinos. The sign is posted (at least the Bogata) > NO SMOKING. Then > one table is smokling, one not. one is one not. You could almost choke > on it. A joke. > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
