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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April
21, 2009 Contact:
Ginnie Flynn, Family Health Foundation of Illinois,
630-263-4613 cell LeROY
STUDENT WINS ANNUAL TAR WARS STATEWIDE POSTER CONTEST AND
A TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC
SPRINGFIELD
– Courtney Monier, a fifth-grader at LeRoy Elementary, is
Illinois’ newest tobacco-free spokesperson.
She designed the winning poster in the Family Health
Foundation of Illinois Tar Wars Poster Contest, held this morning at
the Illinois State Capitol. Courtney’s
“Mummy said not to smoke” poster beat out 22 other finalists.
Fifty-four Capitol staff and visitors cast a vote, evaluating
the posters on creativity and positive message about being
smoke-free. Monier will represent
Illinois at the National Tar Wars Poster Contest July 13-14 in
Washington, D.C. The
National Poster Winner will be announced on July 13 at a banquet
honoring all the state winners. The
2009 Illinois Tar Wars Poster Contest Results: 2nd
Place: Madalyn
Dahl, Bureau Valley North - Walnut 3rd
Place: Evelin
Contreras, Columbus East School - Cicero Carolyn
Rutherford of the McLean County Health Department taught Tar Wars at
LeRoy Elementary. She
and fellow health educator Jackie Lanie teach Tar Wars to schools
throughout the county. In
the current school year, over 180 healthcare professionals and
medical students taught Tar Wars to over 270 elementary schools
across the state. All
23 state poster contest finalists will receive a prize pack,
including a certificate and, Tar Wars T-shirt, along with pencils
and jump ropes donated by the Midwest Dairy Council.
Tar
Wars, a program of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is at
work in schools around the country, as well as in Canada and
overseas. The
program is free for schools and for volunteers to teach in their
local schools or youth groups. For
more information, including the complete program curriculum, visit www.tarwars.org.
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