Issue 1/03 – 29 January 2003
March 1st,
I Quit! Challenge
 The
Strengthening the Forces team is launching the March
1st,
I Quit! Challenge to encourage DND/CF members to quit smoking.
According to a recent CF health and lifestyle survey,
29% of current CF members smoke. About 60% of those express the
desire to quit. The Strengthening the Forces team views the March
1st,
I Quit! Challenge as a good opportunity for smokers to quit,
and anticipates at least 2 000 members will participate.
All DND/CF personnel—and CF personnel family
members who have reached the age of majority—are eligible
to participate.
Participating is easy. Smokers must stop smoking by
March 1, and remain smoke-free until at least April 1. They must
register at a Strengthening the Forces office (on bases across Canada)
or at www.cfpsa.com/en/PSP/health/quit/index.asp
no later than midnight February 28.
Non-smokers may register as supporters of members
who participate.
Participants and supporters will be eligible to win
prizes including $1 000 cash prizes, DVD players, and digital cameras.
The prizes are donated by CANEX, a division of the CF Personnel
Support Agency.
The March 1st,
I Quit! Challenge has been implemented at different locations
in Canada and the U.S. with very positive results, and we anticipate
equally positive results among DND/CF participants. Previous Challenges
demonstrate how determined participants can be – one of four
smokers definitely quits after participating.
We encourage you to take the March
1st,
I Quit! Challenge.
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