SU Ag Center holds Great American Smokeout Day Events

Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University Ag Center’s Communities of Color Network will host several events on Nov. 21 for Great American Smokeout Day.

Great American Smokeout is an annual intervention event held on the third Thursday of November every year by the American Cancer Society. Approximately 40 million American adults still smoke, and tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the country. The event challenges people to quit smoking on that day or use the day to make a plan to quit.

The SU Ag Center’s Communities of Color Network will host the following events:

Region 1 – Ryan Sugulleh

11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Southern University at New Orleans University Center

6400 Press Drive

New Orleans, LA  70126

Activity:  Tobacco presentation and cookout

Region 2- Frankie Poland

10:00 a.m. —2:00 p.m.

Iberville Parish Council on Aging              

58015 Court St., Plaquemine, LA.

Activity:  Parish Council on Aging Thanksgiving Luncheon

Region 7 – Johnetta Rhone

David Raines Community Center

2920 Round Grove Ln

Shreveport, LA 71109

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Activity:  Workshop presentation, Booth Display, Refreshments

Region 8 – Jamea Hart

12 Noon

Emily P Roberson Rec.

3504 Jackson Street Monroe, LA 71202 12:00

Activity:  Cookout, Presentation, and Giveaways

For additional information about the SU Ag Center’s Communities of Color Network visit, http://suagcenter.com/page/communities-of-color-network or call 225-771-4456.