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If you are a smoker, give
yourself the gift of health
Here comes the "Quit to win"
challenge
Dear nathalie, I am forwarding you
the information for the "Quit to win"
challenge in order to help you free
yourself once and for all of tobacco.
Although the contest is only offered to
people living in Quebec, the information
and the support can be used by
anybody.
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What is the Challenge ? The Quit to Win!
Challenge was created out of the desire to
encourage the values of mutual support and respect
between smokers and non-smokers by using the "buddy
system". The Quit to Win! Challenge is an
extraordinary opportunity for all smokers to free
themselves of tobacco while getting a chance to win
great prizes! The people who register pledge not to
smoke between March 1 and April 11, 2006,
inclusively, with the help of a partner of their
choice. Prizes are awarded through a random draw
from among the names of participants and their
partners. The results of many surveys show that
close to 70% of participants met the challenge not
to smoke during the six-week period, and that 24%
to 29% were still non-smokers after a year. This is
one of the highest success rates among all such
campaigns throughout the world! In 1999, the
ACTI-MENU team - the initiators of the project -
had the idea of helping the greatest number of
people possible to free themselves of tobacco by
encouraging smokers and non-smokers to participate
in a huge, dynamic and positive campaign based on
mutual support. They then set up the Quit to Win!
Challenge, in co- operation with the
ministère de la Santé et des Services
sociaux du Québec (the provincial department
of health and social services), all the directions
de santé publique des agences de
développement de réseaux locaux de
services de santé et de services sociaux,
the Conseil québécois sur le tabac et
la santé, the Canadian Cancer Society,
Health Canada and several corporations. This
home-grown initiative was inspired by the World
Health Organization's Quit & Win campaign,
which originated in Finland and has been held since
1994 in numerous countries around the world. The
WHO underscored the importance of ACTI-MENU's
contribution when it awarded its top prize in the
2002 international campaign to the grand winner
from Québec.
Transmit
this message to your friends who are smokers!
To register During the Challenge, thousands of
Quebecers will pledge not to smoke for at least six
weeks, from March 1 to April 11, 2006, with the
support of a partner of their choice. Why not you?
By registering in the Challenge before March 1,
2006: You get a free smoking cessation support kit
at Jean Coutu. To find a Jean-Coutu store near you,
click here. You could win one of numerous prizes;
You have access to the J'ARRÊTE! hotline for
smoking cessation information and support; You will
be automatically subscribed to e-mail news and
regular messages from the Challenge; You will find
on the Web site the necessary support to help you
gain your freedom (tips and advice, Forums,
testimonials, etc.)! To win a prize: The Challenge
winners will be contacted by telephone starting
April 12, 2006. To be declared winners, they must
sign a declaration under oath, and ACTIMENU
reserves the right to verify with their partners
whether they have kept their pledge or have the
winners tested. To be eligible for the Challenge,
you must: Be a regular smoker as of December 31,
2005. You can quit smoking anytime between January
1, 2006, on the condition that you not smoke for at
least the six weeks of the Challenge, from March 1
to April 11, 2006 Pledge to not smoke from March 1
to April 11, 2006. Description of prizes First
Prize for Participants Aged 18 or Over A trip for
two to the destination of the winner's choice,
worth a total of $5,000, plus $500 in pocket money.
The prize amount includes transportation and
accommodations. Meals, travel insurance and all
other expenses are not included in the prize.
Winners can take their trip between April 22, 2006
and April 22, 2007. However, dates are subject to
availability at the time of reservation. The prize
is not transferable and has no cash value.
Reservations must be made through the agency
selected by Acti-Menu. Second Prize for
Participants Aged 18 or Over A $500 gift
certificate for sports equipment Third Prize for
Participants Aged 18-24 An Aventure Jeunesse trip
for two to the destination of the winner's choice,
worth a total of $3,400. The prize amount includes
transportation and accommodations. Meals, travel
insurance and all other expenses are not included
in the prize. Winners can take their trip between
April 22, 2006 and April 22, 2007. However, dates
are subject to availability at the time of
reservation. The prize is not transferable and has
no cash value. Reservations must be made through
the agency selected by Acti-Menu. Fourth Prize for
Participants Aged 18 or Less A digital camera worth
$500, taxes included. The camera is not
transferable and has no cash value. It will be
shipped by special courier to the winner's address.
Fifth Prize for Participants Aged 18 or Less A
CD/MP3 player worth $200, taxes included. The
player is not transferable and has no cash value.
It will be shipped by special courier to the
winner's address. 6th to 21st Prizes (1 for each
region) 16 digital camcorders worth $1,000 each,
taxes included. Camcorders are not transferable and
have no cash value. They will be shipped by special
courier to the winner's address. 22nd to 37th
Prizes (1 for each region) 16 CD and book gift
certificates worth $300 each. Special Prize Hydro-
Quebec offers two $2,000 prizes to winners from
Nunavik and the Cree lands. Special Prize
Jean-Coutu offers five prizes worth $200 each to
participants in the Quit to Win! Challenge who have
remained non-smokers for at least one year (one
prize for each of the five last editions of the
Challenge). Special Awards (regional DSP
initiatives) Prizes are awarded by some Directions
de santé publique (DSP) to participants
residing within their territory.
AND THAT'S NOT ALL! In order to help you become
a non-smoker, I am giving you for FREE the second
self-hypnosis recording "stop smoking for life 2"
when you get the first one on my web site at
www.hypnoharmonie.com
USD
ID/SKU: 25.00 (includes shipping and
handling)
IT'S SO SIMPLE! | www.hypnoharmonie.com
You will find valuable information on the
official web site:
http://defitabac.qc.ca/defi/en
Sincerely,
Dr Nathalie Fiset
A Perfect Harmony
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