Welcome to our website
The Schuylkill County Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition is a committed group of parents, students and representatives from organizations and businesses working together to protect youth from tobacco and tobacco smoke pollution for a Tobacco-Free Future!
This website is an expression of that concern and what we’re doing about it.
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A Message from the President
Hello and welcome to our website. I chose to become involved in the Schuylkill County Tobacco Free Youth Coalition after losing my mother to cancer - directly related to the effects of a lifetime of smoking. I lost my father, a highly-decorated hero in both the Korean and Viet Nam wars, almost twenty years ago - also directly due to the effects of smoking. He had quit smoking ten years before his death - but the long-term side effects never left his system. I am proud of the work we do within the coalition to create a greater awareness among the youth of Schuylkill County about the direct and indirect effects of tobacco use. Since I have only been part of SCTFYC for a little over a year now - I am truly the rookie of the team. I am learning quite a bit about the efforts of my fellow board members that have been diligently working for over ten years now to make a healthier life for all of the young people that live here in our area. The one thing that I have learned that stands out the most is that there is power in a cause, power in numbers of people that support that cause, and power is only used to its greatest extent when it is put to use to make things better for everyone. If you feel as passionate about a cause - any cause - put the power of change to work for you. Change is not simply rhetoric to be used to gain attention, nor is it a vehicle with which to garner attention for the self; it is a force that is to be harnessed to be put into motion for the good of the people.Jeff Buchanan, President
Schuylkill County Tobacco-Free Youth Coalition
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Some topics that may interest you
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You can read About Us: Our Position Statement
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Get the scoop on: What’s the problem?
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Get the answer to the question: What are we doing?
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Learn: How you can help
