Sign up with quitnow.ca before Jan. 21 and commit to a quit date no later than Feb. 21 and you will be entered to win an iPad2 or one of five runners-up $100 Save-On Foods Pharmacy gift certificates in an online contest organized by the BC Lung Association.
“Seven out of 10 smokers want to quit and most don’t know that by making use of proven tools and services they can double their chances of success,” says Comox Valley Lung Association director Hailey Humphrey. “To help motivate quit ready British Columbians to commit to quit we decided to hold an online contest during National Non-Smoking Week.”
“The contest serves to encourage individuals to quit smoking while at the same time informing them about our free, quit smoking tools and services available year-round through QuitNow (www.quitnow.ca),” added Humphrey. Visit quitnow.ca to enter and learn more.
Note: To be eligible for the contest you must be a BC resident and 19 years or older on the day of the prize draw, Jan. 23, and commit to a quit date on or before Feb. 21 at 11:59PM PST.
About the BC Lung Association
A volunteer-driven, non-profit society, the Lung Association is Canada's oldest health charity. The Association mission is to promote lung health and fight lung disease through fundraising activities that support vital lung health research and patient education, support and advocacy programs.
QuitNow Services (www.quitnow.ca) is a centralized, quit smoking resource managed by the BC Lung Association and made available free-of-charge through grant funding provided by the BC Ministry of Health. Under the QuitNow umbrella, quit-ready British Columbians have access to FREE quit smoking tools and supports 24/7 including:
• QuitNow Online, a personalized web-based quit smoking service including confidential online support forums, quit and medication guides, self-assessment & quit tracker tools.
• QuitNow By TXT, a new 14-week mobile texting service which delivers smoking tips and motivational support straight to users’ cell phones.
• QuitNow By Phone, a confidential, quit smoking helpline program.
For more information about the contest and our free quit smoking services, visit www.quitnow.ca.
National Non-Smoking Week (NNSW) has been observed for more than 30 years. It is one of the longest running and most important events in Canada’s ongoing public health education efforts. Established in 1977 its goals are: to educate Canadians about the dangers of smoking; to prevent people who do not smoke from beginning to smoke and becoming addicted to tobacco; to help people quit smoking; to promote the right of individuals to breathe air unpolluted by tobacco smoke; to denormalize the tobacco industry, tobacco industry marketing practices, tobacco products, and tobacco use; and to assist in the attainment of a smoke-free society in Canada.
— Lung Association of B.C.