August 17th 2006
Thank You Michael Bloomberg
New York City Mayor and philanthropist Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday that he is giving $125 million to advance smokefree causes. Mayor Bloomberg is an incredible person with a long history of promoting public health.
"I've never met anyone who understands an issue more quickly and takes action more thoughtfully," says Joe Cherner, president of SmokeFree Educational Services, Inc.
Hopefully some of the money will go toward fighting for smokefree ballot initiatives in areas where elected officials are still more concerned with tobacco interests than health. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company has put up $40 million to combat November smokefree ballot initiatives in Ohio and Arizona.
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