Recent studies have shown that, despite the surgeon general’s warnings, and despite billions of dollars in ad campaigns, young teens and adults are lighting up in large numbers, especially in the Orthodox Jewish community.
As a result of a recent Cancer Awareness Project initiated by volunteers of RCCS, calls have been coming in to the RCCS office begging for help in getting children and spouses to quit… before it is too late.
In response to this alarming trend, as well as the ever-growing numbers of RCCS cancer patients seeking insurance help, the RCCS Flatbush sub-committee has arranged for a booth from a local hospital at the upcoming Flatbush / Crown Heights Barbecue to help people understand the importance of early screening as well as to the dangers of smoking. They will also give concrete advice on how to stop smoking.
The Flatbush / Crown Heights RCCS (Rofeh Cholim Cancer Society) barbecue, will grace East 22nd Street and Avenue I, in front of the home of Pinny and Yaffa Rand, this coming August 10 at 6:30PM, and will benefit the scores of cancer-stricken patients in the Flatbush and Crown Heights community, as well as generate public awareness and hands on advice on smoking cessation.
The Flatbush RCCS BBQ has gained the reputation as being the largest and, arguably, most exciting barbecue on the community calendar. Delicious entrees, mouth-watering accoutrements, and exciting raffle prizes and entertainment combine for an evening of chessed and inspiration.
This year the Crown Heights community has joined the event, and as in past years, Nachum Segal of The Nachum Segal Show will broadcast his evening show live from the event.
The Flatbush Division of RCCS is dedicated to the memory of H’Yalda Tzipora Faiga Gelb, A”H. and the BBQ is done in her honor. The Rubashkin Family Crown Hieghts Division of RCCS is making this year’s event L’zechus R’ Sholum Mordchai Halevi Ben Rivka Rubaskin
This evening is dedicated in memory of Breindel (Bella) Bas Moishe Yaakov Halevi Weiss A”H
Each year, RCCS saves the lives of hundreds of cancer-stricken patients in need by subsidizing their health insurance premiums, thus providing them access to the best possible medical care. Today, RCCS subsidizes insurance policies for hundreds of cancer-stricken patients each year, and provides their families with insurance advocacy, social services, and medical direction.
Make sure to mark off August 10, 2010 on your calendar and help those who need your help in the most extreme form. For more information, call 718 722 2002.
RCCS, a recognized 501(c)3 organization, provides an array of services for cancer-stricken patients in need; primary among them is the subsidizing of health insurance premiums, enabling them to obtain the best possible medical care.
They don’t need niacin, they need Ritalin plain & simple.
They are using cigarette as a stimulant, if parents wouldn’t be obstinate ignorant fools & give their ADHD kids Ritalin we could elimate smoking from the teenage population.
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There will be lots of smoke inhalation:)
many people say that cigarettes relaxs them,what they do not realized is that they need the niacin,a b vit,which is filter out of the wheat,for nice long self life.niacin is needed for the nervous system and that why people are smoking,they are trying to get the niacin,as you might also wonder why we are becoming chemically unbalance,so we have many problem among us,including chemical imbalance(crazy) so hush-hush,g-d forbid,this will cancelled shidduchim,so do you see this now?
So glad this vital issue is finally getting the attention it deserves!
Cigarettes are more addictive than heroin. If you wouldn’t allow your child to shoot up heroin, you shouldn’t allow them to smoke.
Teens need to know the dangers of huka. It’s worse than cigarettes.
There should be survivors or CV”S victims of smoking related diseases that go into our childrens classrooms and talk about what can happen if you smoke.
the yeshivos should not allow any rabayim or anyone fargraynging with the bochurim to smoke (especially in front of them)