Smoke Free Society Education Center – A Healthier Tomorrow Starts with Education Today! Quit smoking today, tomorrow could be too late!

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Education is the Solution

A not-for-profit advocacy organization to influence public opinion concerning tobacco use

LEADERSHIP & endorsements

The willing and caring – smoking and tobacco use adversely affects all of us whether we smoke or we don't.
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The following willing and caring leaders, organizations and individuals support and/or are involved with SFSEC's cause and its efforts to build a first-of-its-kind smoking and tobacco use prevention, education and cessation research center in Florida. This community-based and community-supported think-tank facility will help lay the foundation, framework and standards to help educate and prevent our children from lifelong enslavement to smoking and tobacco use for generations to come. It will do so while helping the one in four of our loved ones who smoke, quit this most-debilitating habit and addiction to save the health and wealth of all of us, whether we smoke or not. (more)

The Leadership: Click here to read their support letters

(Click on each name for more information)

U.S. Senate:
FY 2008 appropriation
Senator Bill Nelson - (Florida) - Sponsor
Senator Mel Martinez - (Florida)

U.S. House of Representatives:
FY 2008 appropriation sponsorship
Congressman Ron Klein - (Fla, District 22) - Sponsor
Congressman Alcee L. Hastings - (Fla, District 23)
Congressman Robert Wexler - (Fla, District 19)

Florida Senate:
FY 2007-2008-2009 Community Budget Issue Request (CBIR)
Senator Dave Aronberg - (District 27), Minority Whip, Co-Sponsor
Senator Larcenia J. Bullard - (District 39) - Sponsor

Florida Senate Health & Human Services (HA) Committee:
FY 2007-2008-2009 CBIR Assigned Committee individually briefed
Senator Durell Peaden, Jr . - (District 2) - Chair
Senator Nan H. Rich - (District 34) - Minority Policy Chair
Senator Don Gaetz - (District 4)
Senator Burt L. Saunders - (District 37)
Senator Frederica S. Wilson - (District 33)

Florida House of Representatives:
FY 2007-2008-2009 Community Budget Issue Request (CBIR)
Representative Carl Domino - (District 83) - Sponsor
Representative Priscilla Taylor - (District 84) - Co-Sponsor
Representative Mary Brandenburg - (District 89)
Representative Maria Lorts Sachs - (District 86)
Representative William D. Snyder - (District 82)
Representative Susan Bucher - (District 88)
Also briefed:
Senator Ted Deutch - (District 30)
Representative Richard A. Machek - (District 78)
Representative Shelley Vana - (District 85)
Representative Kelly Skidmore - (District 90)
Representative Ellyn Bogdanoff - (District 91)
Representative James W. Waldman - (District 95)
Representative Adam Hasner - Majority Leader, (District 87)
Office of Senator Ken Pruitt - President, Florida Senate
     -- John Newman, Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Senator Jeff Atwater -- President Elect, Florida Senate
     -- Megan Kossove, Legislative Assistant, (District 25)
Office of M. Mandy Dawson - Florida Senate, (District 29)
     -- Alberta Perry McCarthy, Legislative Assistant

Palm Beach County:
Support and Leadership
The County Board of Commissioners:
Jeff Koons - Chairperson (District 2)
Burt Aaronson - Vice Chair (District 5)
Karen Marcus - (District 1)
Shelley Vana - (District 3)
Steven Abrams - (District 4)
Jess R. Santamaria - (District 6)
Priscilla Taylor - (District 7)
Addie L. Greene - (District 7) Past. Comm.
Robert Kanjian - (District 3) Past. Comm.
Kevin Johns, Economic Development Board, Director
Munroe Harlow, Economic Development Board
Todd J. Bonlarron, Legislative Affairs Director
Health Department:
Dr. Jean Malecki, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.M – Director
School District Board:
Mark Hansen, Past Member
City of West Palm Beach:
Lois J. Frankel, Mayor
City of Palm Beach Gardens:
Joseph R. Russo, Mayor
David Levy, Vice Mayor
Eric Jablin, Council Member
Hal Valeche, Council Member
Jody Barnett, Council Member
Ronald M. Ferris, Council Member
Patricia Snider, City Clerk
Village of North Palm Beach:
Dr. Edward Eissey, Mayor
William Manuel, Vice Mayor
David B. Norris, President Pro Tem
Darryl Aubrey, Councilman
Thomas R. (T.R.) Hernacki P.E., Councilman
Town of Palm Beach Shores:
Thomas Mills, Mayor
John Workman, Vice Mayor
Thomas Sullivan, Commissioner
Lisa Tropepe, Commissioner
John Mitchell, Commissioner
City of Riviera Beach:
Shelby L. Lowe, Chairperson, City Council (District 5)
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
Dr. Jennifer O'Flannery, Chief of Staff
Cathie Wallace, Director of Student Health Services
Rosemary Dunbar, Wellness Director
Palm Beach Community College (PBCC)
Dr. Dennis Gallon, President
Business Development Board (BDB)
Gary Hines, Vice President

The Organizations and Community:

American Heart Association (AHA)
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Lawton Chiles Foundation (LCF)
Florida Atlantic University (FAU)
Palm Beach County Medical Association (PBCMS)
Palm Beach Community College (PBCC)
Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
AARP
Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
Florida Laryngectomee Association (ALA)
The Urban League of Palm Beach County (ULPBC)
Catalfumo Construction and Development, Inc.
Seacoast National Bank
Hibel Museum of Art
New Age Fuel Oil Corporation
Goodway Printing
PR Free, Media and Press Release Coordinators
GrassRoots.org, A Heart at the Center of the Internet

Individuals:

Greg Leach - Director, SFSEC; Chairman, American Heart Association, FL
Dr. Mike Seyedin, MD. - Volunteer and Supporter, IL
Dr. Donald Rotunda, Ph.D.- Supporter, DC
Dr. Manny Rokni, MD. - Volunteer and Supporter, MD
Michael Abramowitz - Director, Smoke Free Society Education, FL
Professor Leonard Rosenbaum - Ph.D., Psychology - Advisor, NY
Victoria Cook - Attorney at Law, Supporter, FL
Lane Fitzgibbons - Director, Smoke Free Society Education (SFSEC), FL
Dolores Karam - Volunteer, Researcher at large, MD
John Bell, Attorney at Law, Supporter, MD
Captain Tom Choi - Pilot, United Airlines, Supporter, FL
Joseph Karam - Volunteer, MD
Daniel Jimenez - Volunteer, Managing Editor, Young Money Magazine, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Beaton - Volunteers, Researchers at large, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Trudeau - Supporters, FL
Ms. Sherri Jones & Family - Volunteers and Supporters, FL
Dr. Karl R. Katterjohn, PA. C. - Supporter, DC
Andrea Abramowitz, Writer, Editor, Supporter, FL
Brandon Fralc - Supporter, FL
Pam Hunt - Supporter, FL
John Isaacson - Volunteer, Field Representative, FL
Robert Kovacevich - Principal, Avatar Company, Supporters, FL
Meredith Lane - WKYT 27, News First Lexington, CBS affiliate, Supp. KY
Michael Lichtenstein - Vice President, Atlantic Capital Management, F
Jill Metlin - Researcher, Supporter, FL
Richard Nadel - Attorney at Law, Supporter, FL
Robert Nodurft - Webmaster, Supporter, WA
Mindy Parsons - Writer, Editor, Supporter, FL
Marina Pavlov - President, Florida Asso of Nonprofit Org, Supporters, FL
Blair Price - Psychologist, Quit Smoking Support, Supporter, Canada
Jerry Rossow - Attorney at Law, Supporter, FL
Mahroo Samyan - Volunteer, Supporter, IL
Mir Seyedin - Ex-smoker, Supporter, IL
Ben Schott - e-Marketing Consultant, Supporter, CA
Jannelle So Writer, University of California, Supporter, LA
Carla Wakeman - Writer, Editor, Supporter, CA
Stephen Craig Heelan - Criminal Justice Specialist, Supporter, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bail - Attorney at law and financial Advisor, Suppt., FL
Bill Martin - Supporter, FL
Mark Geier - Supporter, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Fuller - Supporters, UT
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Caffrey - Supporters, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Davis - Supporters, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Fry - Supporters, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Dino Korovessis - Supporters, FL
J. Michael Carlisle, Supporter, FL
Brian Doran, Supporter, FL
Rick Atheras, Supporter, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jacoby - Supporters, FL
Geoff Livingston, Supporter, FL
Mr. and Mrs. James Beattie - Supporters, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Senires - Supporters, MD
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Widlansky - Supporters, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lucas - Supporters, FL
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moore - Supporters, FL
John Brigantino - CEO, New Age Fuel Oil Corp., Supporter, NY

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To add your name or your organization's name to the list of willing and caring supporters:

Please send us an email with your name or organization's name, address, profession and your support statement to:
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Email: care@sfsec.org

Fax: (561) 844-7747

Mail: SFSEC, P.O. Box 33103, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420-3103

Thank you for caring and for your support!

"Our actions today
determine the fate of our children's tomorrow."
– Rez Seyedin, Founder, Smoke Free Society Education

Taxpayers yearly federal/state tax burden from smoking-caused government spending:
$70.7 billion!
($652 per household)

Packs of cigarettes consumed by kids
each year: 800 million!
(Over $2.0 billion)

Smoking should be
a parent’s greatest concern
because it is associated with
other risky behaviors and
health dangers.

Call to Parents
Want your kids to stay smoke free?
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Preventing your kids from smoking through high school doubles the chances they won't smoke as adults.

Help us
help kids stay
Tobacco & smoke free!
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The Founders' visits to Capitol Hill and Tallahassee were well received as the Representatives expressed their support for this vital and much-needed nonprofit Center that will help keep our kids smoke-free through education and prevention for generations to come.