Smoke-Free Celebrations to Recognize Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Law
Community invited to turn in cigarettes and other smoking-related items

Allentown, PA (September 3, 2008) — To recognize the passage of the Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Law, the Partnership for a Tobacco Free Northeast PA and Northeast Regional Cancer Institute will be hosting a Smoke-Free Celebration from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Molly Brannigan’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Scranton. The event is open to the public.

The celebration will feature a “Now’s The Time, Give Up Your Smokes” drive, a campaign that encourages attendees (ages 18 and up) to bring their cigarettes and cigars, and/or cigarette company logo items (such as lighters and clothing) to the event in exchange for a $5 food voucher to Molly Brannigans. The event will also include a free limited lunch buffet, radio remote by WBHT 97.1 FM, and giveaways.

Individuals who would like to quit smoking are encouraged to check out the Partnership’s MakeItYourLast.com website, a one-stop resource for people ready to make the commitment to a smoke-free lifestyle. The Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Law, which goes into law September 11, prohibits smokers from lighting up in various locations, including enclosed public areas, restaurants, and workplaces.

Lackawanna – Contact is Alice Dalla Palu – 610-969-2745
Place: Molly Brannigan’s, Scranton
101 Adams Street
570-496-0220

Similar Smoke-Free Celebrations are also being held simultaneously on Sept. 10 in Allentown, Bethlehem, East Stroudsburg, Montrose and Wilkes-Barre.

About The Partnership for a Tobacco Free Northeast PA
The mission of the Partnership for a Tobacco Free Northeast PA is to improve the quality of life in our communities by reducing tobacco use. The mission addresses four core principles: prevent the initiation of tobacco use, increase quitting among adults and youth, reduce exposure to tobacco smoke pollution, and reduce tobacco use and exposure among minorities. The Partnership services the following counties: Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming.

The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, in conjunction with The Partnership for a Tobacco Free Northeast Pennsylvania, provides tobacco prevention, cessation, compliance and outreach services throughout Lackawanna County in partnership with local social service and healthcare professionals, policymakers, school districts, law enforcement professionals, businesses, and residents.

About the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is a non-profit, community-based agency working to ease the burden of cancer in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Focusing on research, education & survivorship the Cancer Institute invests all of its resources in this region.

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