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USDA Labels!
As previously mentioned we got our license for USDA inspection back on May 1st which means I could then start applying for approval for our various labels and recipes. This... Read more
USDA Walk Through!
On this past Thursday morning, March 15th 2018, Dr. C, the regional head of meat inspection from the USDA came to view our on-farm butcher shop here at Sugar Mountain... Read more
USDA Inspection Application In Process
Our USDA application is in process. I have a few items on my list that I'm working on changing in the butcher shop and then we'll have our first official... Read more
Official Letter from the USDA
Today received the official letter from the USDA verifying for federal inspection at our on-farm butcher shop assigning us our Establishment Number and Frontline Supervisor.
The next steps are label... Read more
Call from the USDA
Monday afternoon I got a call and an email from the USDA verifying various items on our application for federal inspection at our on-farm butcher shop. A little while later... Read more
Bacon on the Shelves
I just did a blog post about our new bacon and a surprise note at the end that Kickstarter Backers outside of Vermont will be delighted to here... Check out:... Read more
North East Backers, Energy, Tours & Surveys
This June and July we've been fulfilling Kickstarter backer packages for people who live outside Vermont but are able to meet us either along our delivery route in Vermont or... Read more
Greater New England Backers Contacted
After completing† Kickstarter packages to Vermont backers we contacted everyone in the great states of NH, ME, MA, RI, CT, NY and NJ - that is to say the greater... Read more
Vermont Completed
We've now delivered to all† of the Kickstarter backers in Vermont. Thank you to all of you for all of your support! It was great to meet you and hear... Read more
Status Update 2017 Winter
I hope you've all been having a good winter. We just got over a foot of snow with more to come in the next couple of days.
This year we... Read more
Vermont Kickstarters All Contacted
I have finished contacting all of the Kickstarter backers here in Vermont. If you are in Vermont and haven't gotten an email from me about your meat and goodies then... Read more
Things to do with Fresh Belly
Now that we have our Vermont State Inspection at the butcher shop we've been delivering in-state Kickstarter packages. One person recently asked for ideas of what to do with fresh... Read more
FSA Audit Passed!
As you all know we opened the butcher shop last fall and have been working on filling backer orders starting with in Vermont.
We just passed another milestone: our Food... Read more
Porchetta Packaged - Delivering Kickstarter Packages and CSA Pre-Buys
Now that our butcher shop is up and running we have been filling the CSA Pre-Buy and Kickstarter orders which helped in part to buy the concrete and other materials... Read more
Sausage Packing
Now that we have the butcher shop up and running we've been working on getting our cut and pack times down as well as adding sausage to our repertoire. I've... Read more
Butcher Shop Opening in the TV News
You may enjoy this little news reel about the opening of our butcher shop here at Sugar Mountain Farm. It gives you a peak inside the cutting room and... Read more
First Cut Under Inspection
Today we had our first day of meat processing in our new butcher shop under Vermont state inspection! This means that we can now start doing our own butchering and begin... Read more
License to Cut!
In this morning's mail I received our meat processing license from the Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets division. We are now able to officially begin butchering under Vermont state... Read more
Wet Run #3 with Master Butcher Cole Ward
As we await our license we've been practicing. This week we did our wet run #3 with master butcher Cole Ward who we apprenticed with for 18 months to learn... Read more
Wet Run #2 - Sausage!
On Tuesday we did our second wet run with the second half of the pig. Again this was not inspected yet since we don't have our license quite yet -... Read more
Dry & Wet Runs
Yesterday we did our first wet run in the butcher shop, cutting our first pig. Everything went perfectly! A proof of years of planning and work. Very exciting! This pig... Read more
HACCP & Friends - Submitted!
I just pressed the Send button to submit our final paperwork to get our licenses for opening our on-farm State Inspected Meat Processing Facility – also known as the Butcher... Read more
Vermont Inspected Label Sneak Preview
A sneak preview at our label...
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Inspector's Desk Developing - Last Chance!
Postcards, stamps and artwork have been flying in from all over the world for embedding in the Inspector's desk. There's still time to send yours in. Get it post marked... Read more
Construction Completed!
The butcher shop construction is completed. Like yesterday. For details on the last item see:
Send a Postcard for Inspector's Desktop
I just epoxy coated the inspector's desk in our butcher shop and I'm down to the last finishing details. The only construction thing left is installing the Aqua - a flying... Read more
Applications to Butcher
This afternoon the head of the Vermont Department of Meat Inspection came out to our butcher shop and went over the final details of construction, loved everything, check off the... Read more
Toilet, Sink, Shower, Water!
We have a date to meet soon with the inspector for hopefully the final inspection of the construction and then it is a matter of... Read more
This winter I got hit hard by influenza and was down for seven weeks. Apparently the virus let in a not so friendly bacterium, or few, and my lungs got... Read more
Wired & So-Low
This week I finished up wiring in what we call the Admin section of the building. This includes the inspector's office, bathroom, hall and initial meat cutting room where we'll... Read more
Freezer Shuffle
As we get ready to open the butcher shop we're doing those final little details like moving in the freezers and refrigerator, the inspector's desk, chair and file cabinet and... Read more
End of 2014 Update
I'm hoping we'll begin cutting meat here in January. Check out the updates here:
I'm working on the last little bits of electrical wiring, have some water lines to... Read more
Dressed for Cutting
We're dressed to cut! Our butchering cloths arrived this past week and I took that opportunity to shoot the family photo for our 2015 calendar. Check out this blog post... Read more
Polyurea Painting Completed!
Today we finished painting the last of the trim in the butcher shop in the inspector's office. Now it will cure for several days so that we can move equipment... Read more
Pigs West - Vet Visit - Farm Tour
As I write this we're waiting for the second coating of polyurea on the floors to cure so we can apply the next coating. The polyurea goes on in many... Read more
Stainless Steel Setup
Stainless Steel Tables, counters and Shelves done, tested and in place - before removing them all for final painting with polyurea.
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The Inspector and the Water Heater
The last piece of equipment has arrived to open the butcher shop! This is our 80 gallon water heater. It is a tank based heater that works slowly and cheaply.... Read more
Equipment in Mock Butcher Shop
Holly and Ben - Proud New Owners of a Hobart Meat Saw!
Check out this blog post to see more photos of equipment installed in the wooden mockup of our... Read more
Washer Drier
Holly with Washer and Drier in Laundry Closet
As a USDA Inspected meat processing facility we'll need to provide laundry services to the USDA inspector for their smocks and other... Read more
Inspection Visit & Door
Above is the door from the hall to the initial cutting room (iCutter). Will finished welding it this week and we just hung it. The barrel hinges are the same... Read more
First Vacuum Pack
It's not meat but it is our first vacuum packaging. Really cool!
The vacuum packager extracts 99.9% of the air from packaging to make it... Read more
Messages, Emails & Progress
For some reason Kickstarter's system isn't sending messages to me so I didn't get a note that a backer had sent recently. You can always reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com which... Read more
Equipment Arriving
Back on February 6th I wrote about Equipment Choices for the Butcher Shop. The time has come and equipment started arriving this week.
Recent big equipment arrivals include:
Hobart... Read more
Hall Floor Poured
The Hanging
The World's Largest iPad Sapphire Glass Door Interface for Smart Building technology of the future. Total building sensor recording and operational controls all from the comfort of the throne. You are... Read more
Doors on Deck
Will is working on making the doors for the butcher shop. These are stainless steel for longevity, easy cleaning and sanitary conditions for food processing. The doors need to be... Read more
Curing the Butcher Shop
No sign of the snows receding yet here on Sugar Mountain but we are approaching the end of the cure time for the plaster on the walls and ceilings of... Read more
Picking Equipment - Opinions?
We are just finishing plastering the walls of the bathroom and initial working rooms. The coving in the bathroom is almost completed. Cove the corners of iCutter will probably get... Read more
New Butchering Book by Cole Ward
Many of you received the Cole Ward DVD series about meat cutting and I thought you might be interested to know that Cole has a new book out. He is... Read more
Pig Sticks and Wands
Today we finished plastering the ceiling of the initial cutter room. On Wednesday we met with the head of the department of meat inspection for Vermont. He came out to... Read more
Updated Progress Chart 12/29/2013
For those who like to keep track of things happening check out the updated time table for our butcher shop. Many of the milestones have new progress... Read more
Updated Progress Chart
Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving! I've updated the progress chart with percents done for the various line items on our To-Do list for completing the butcher shop.... Read more
Roof Poured
For those who enjoy the construction progress and pictures check out this new blog post:
Pink Concrete On Roof
Scheduling Update
I've posted an updated schedule of our To-Do list and expected ship dates on my blog that will bring us to the point of being able to do on-farm butchering... Read more
Concrete Inspectors
After I got done doing the initial cutter room's floors the inspectors came by at night and checked my work. In the morning I found their signatures... Read more
Sills in - Subfloor Poured
Yesterday we poured the subfloors after getting the last of the sills in. Final we have parts that are more than just structural, these stones are the actual surfaces we'll... Read more
Floors Forming
Pipe Flow Tests
The picture above shows the access point for our plumbing systems. As I placed the pipes I flowed water through and pressure tests to make sure my joints... Read more
Plumbing Done
Striped caterpillar spotted while picking delicious blackberries out in the fields. It did not mention winter and the wooly bears are being mum.
Today I finished the sub-slab plumbing in... Read more
Cutting Pipe with String
Plumbing is almost done for the initial meat cutting area and administration section - finally! This is my plumbing assistant Hope cutting PVC pipe with a string. I had heard... Read more
Plumber's Union
Today I ran into one of our Kickstarter backers while I was in town (Hi Allen!) and was telling him about the progress on the butcher shop. July has been... Read more
FCB Pour
Today we had our next big concrete pour for our butcher shop. This was a big milestone for us as it is the final structural element of the project and... Read more
Address Updating
Someone asked about being able to update their address before we ship meat. Yes, before we ship we'll confirm address and make sure you'll be home to receive your meat.... Read more
Happenings on the Farm
Once the snow melted we switched our primary focus to farm things that must happen every spring.
1) Fences all got repaired and updated - the winter snow pack breaks them... Read more
Butcher Shop Unbedded
Since we closed in the the structural building in December we've been working on the interior of the butcher shop all winter. The town's road agent opened the roads to... Read more
Spring Quickie Update
Piglets are popping out and the snow is finally melting on Sugar Mountain! We're working on the interior of the butcher shop. We've been working on plumbing and form work... Read more
Cubes in Tubes
Sticker Back Stories
With calendars are mailed we're packaging other goodies that don't involve meat orders. Our daughter Hope, age nine, helped me pick out the photos to use on the stickers for the... Read more
Calendars Shipping
The last of the calendar's are shipping to Kickstarter backers. Calendars start with March 2013 and run to February 2014 to carry you over the new year. If you ordered... Read more
Postcards Mailing!
We have a lot of sows farrowing, that is to say giving birth, right now. It is snowing and I've been sitting watching them as I write postcards so we... Read more
Sponsor's Page Updated
Just a quick note to let you know I have updated the Sponsor's Page on our farm's web site with the names of everyone from the Kickstarter Survey Reports. The... Read more
Goodies Arrived from Printer!
Goodies Shipping
Kickstarter Goodies Shipping
In addition to Roaster Party Packs that don't require the on-farm butchering that have shipped we have also been shipping out some of the goodies like knuckle... Read more
Propane Here!
The propane tank had been installed back in November 2011. that's a bit over a year ago. We did it at... Read more
T-shirt Sizes - Interesting Data
T-shirts are ordered!
Ever wonder how many of each size T-shirt to order for an event if you don't know people's individual sizes? The chart above gives you the ratios... Read more
Goodie Choices
Kickstarter Goodie Choices Chart
We've been working on sending out Kickstarter rewards. A number of meat items that don't require our butcher shop shipped such as Roaster Party Packages and... Read more
Ben's Butcher Shop Model Tour
Ben's Model of our Butcher ShopTo show his grandparents at Christmas what we have been up to this year our son Ben built a model of our on-farm Butcher... Read more
Rewards Statuses
Now that we have closed in the butcher shop we've been working on shipping some of the initial rewards. Someone asked for a clarification of the status of reward shipping.... Read more
Meat Shipping
Someone asked about the time frame for shipping meat as he was concerned that he was going to be away on vacation and didn't want it to arrive while he... Read more
Insulation vs Concrete - Closing in on Opening Up
We are closed in and getting ready to finish off the interior so we can start cutting meat... Read more
A Good Year!
It has been a very busy year here at Sugar Mountain Farm. We did three big pours on the construction of the butcher shop which closed in the building so... Read more
Snow's Here
We've been having small amounts of snow for a while but they always melt by mid-morning. Today we got five inches and it stuck. This probably won't melt away until... Read more
Cutting Room Revealed
We're a little behind but making steady progress. Above is a photo of the cutting room where we hope to be cutting your pork in February or March. It is... Read more
Practically Perfect Pour
Today we poured 132,000 lbs of concrete. One more ring pour and we're at the top. Check out the post with lots of pictures on my blog.
Butchering DVDs Shipped
We've had a long, long string of glorious sunny days to work on construction of our on-farm butcher shop which in part our Kickstarter projected has helped with funding. This... Read more
Meat Cutting DVDs Arrived!
The Cole Ward meat cutting DVDs arrived in the mail today and we'll be shipping them right out. If you ordered one, watch your mailbox and enjoy! Hope, showing off... Read more
Forms Pulled - Working on Rewards
Yesterday we pulled forms out of Admin. It looks fantastic. It is really great to see the three tall vaulted ceiling rooms that make up that section. Today we mostly... Read more
Perfect Pour! Admin Walls & Ceilings, Reefer Cap, FCB
Today we did a big pour. Everything went perfectly and we were done before noon despite the large size of the pour. Amazingly fast. Wonderfully boring! Check out the blog... Read more
Several people have mentioned that they will be moving, have moved or might be on vacation at various times. Don't worry. We'll always check with you to make sure we... Read more
Almost Ready to Pour Admin
Today we got the last forms up in the hallway getting ready for the pour. We're working on bracing. Concrete soon. There is an amazing amount of buried conduit for... Read more
Progress Charts #1
This week we had a practice shipment of a half pig for someone who had ordered back prior to the Kickstarter project. She was further than our delivery route but... Read more
Mission Small Business: Vote for Sugar Mountain Farm!
"Chase and LivingSocial are awarding grants to small businesses across America to help them grow and thrive. They are giving out a dozen grants of $250,000 each. The program is... Read more
Seven Winners from Spread the Word Game
Back on Update #41 I made a challenge to spread the word in the final week. I just got the results out of my handy dandy Excel sheet with random... Read more
Sponsor's Page Up!
I have mounted the Sponsor's Page on our Sugar Mountain Farm web site. Note that it does not yet have everyone's name on it - I'm slowly sending out the... Read more
A Baker's Dozen Ready!
The Baker's Dozen of downloadable all natural art photos of our pigs on pastures is ready. You can see the low resolution version of the images with text descriptions on my... Read more
Butcher Shop Update 20120531
Changes are not highly visible but we're getting closer to pour time for the masonry ceiling. The rail sockets are now secured to the form work and welded to the... Read more
Thank you to everyone!
Thank you from all of us to all of you for making our Kickstarter project a success and helping to fund our dream of having our own on-farm nano-scale USDA... Read more
Last Hours, Cartoon & One more Shirt Winner!
Final Funding Hours Cartoon by Ben & Hope with cameo by Lio (zoom)
We are in the final hours. Our Kickstarter project closes at 10:01 PM this evening. Thank you... Read more
Of Quarter Pigs and T-shirts - Easy Shipping in 4 Part Harmony
Bing has won another T-shirt! Congratulations, Bing! This one is the Laughing Dog shirt featuring Kia and pigs.
As he noted on a comment, he's sharing his order with someone... Read more
Another Shirt Winner! $32K Level Reached!
Wow! We reached the $32,000 level! Lori pumped up her pledge, pushed us over the mark and gets a free T-shirt! Congratulations, Lori. How about we do one great T-shirt... Read more
Last 48 Hours... Upgrades and Adjustments
Ben & Hope's latest cartoon info-graphic tracking our progress (zoom)
The pastures are starting to green up and look wonderfully lush. The animals are loving it. Yesterday Hope and I... Read more
iKickstarted Sugar Mountain Farm Commemorative T-shirt & Patch
We've made our goal, thank you to everyone! We made our second goal too! Several people have suggested a special commemorative T-shirt, patch or pin that would be available just... Read more
Of Sausage and Law
Several people asked about the types of sausage we do now and what we plan to do in the future so I've written up a detailed article on my blog.... Read more
Admin Ceiling Forms
Will and Ben have been working hard on finishing up the form work that will let us do our first concrete pour of the year. This is a combination reinforced... Read more
Finals Week! Give aways of T-shirt, Mug & More...
We are now in our last week of our Kickstarting the Butcher Shop at Sugar Mountain Farm. We made our initial goal of $25,000 for the butcher shop equipment thanks... Read more
Abattoir Towering - $30K T-shirt - Onward & Upward
Ben & Hope's Cartoon Info-Graphic of Abattoir Tower Funded (zoom)
Wow! Thank you everyone! Not only is the butcher shop funded but we now have enough to pour the concrete for the... Read more
Rewards for Farmies & Foodies
Ben & Hope's new cartoon info-graphic (zoom)
It was pointed out to me that we don't have much in the way of rewards for Farmies. The rewards so far have... Read more
Bulk Value: Quarter Pig, Half Pig, Whole Pig
As requested I've added three more tiers of rewards to the many we already have. These are:
$437 Quarter Pig with Sausage & Bacon 1 box of 35 lbs
$696 Half Pig... Read more
What Cuts of Pork Are Available?
Several backers have asked, "What Cuts of Pork Are Available?"The simple answer is just about everything your heart desires. Check out the new article "What Good is a Pig:... Read more
I stumbled on this interesting KickTraq website that shows various statistics on Kickstarter projects. They predict that we'll break the $38,000 mark. That would be enough to pay for the... Read more
Oodles of Oddments Added
A couple of people asked about a special price on the odder cuts of the pig. We tend to price these at a discount compared with the more in demand... Read more
New Goals: The Abattoir
New info graphic cartoon from Ben & Hope showing our progress. (zoom)
Thanks to all of you we are now more than half way from our original goal $25,000 goal... Read more
Great Forbes Article on Our Project!
Check out the great article by Beth Hoffman of Forbes Magazine who pins the point that nano-scale meat processing could be the game changer for farming.
New Rewards: Roaster Party Packages
Several people have asked about getting suckling pigs, oven roasters and larger spit roastable pigs. The answer is yes, and the smaller sizes can ship and are even cookable in... Read more
To Infinity and Beyond...
Now that we have reached our 100% funded mark on Kickstarting the Butcher Shop the obvious question is, "What's next?"
Before Kickstarter we had CSA Pre-Buys which reached local people and helped... Read more
Cartoon Update & What Next?!?
Ben and Hope have prepared another one of their colorful cartoon info-graphics to celebrate breaking through the $25,000 funding mark! Thank you, everyone!
Cartoon Info-Graphic (zoom)
Several people have asked, ... Read more
Big Pig Coffee Mug Winner!
But wait, there's more! Remember Update #10 Game #3 of "Guess the Funded Backer Count"? Well we have a winner, who got very close, and we have a very... Read more
100% Funding $25,000 Double Winners!
Whoa! How can that be?!? Two people pushed us over the $25,000 full funding point within seconds of each other!
Me thinks they were both trying to be the $25,000... Read more
$24,111 T-shirt Winner!
We have another T-shirt winner! Congratulations to Josh Dorf who hit the latest mystery number with his pledge. I'll be send Josh out an iKickstarter the Butcher ShopT-shirt with the... Read more
Difference Winner!
Whew! The game in Update #21 "What is the Difference Between a Chicken..."was a hard one to pick. Two people gave answers that were creatively different - such as... Read more
Bumps & Spikes of Progress - Cartoon Chart #5
We're almost to our funding goal! Ben and Hope have created a new cartoon info-graphic to illustrate our progress.
The livestock guardian herding dog (LGHD) sitting on the graph's name is... Read more
$22,501 T-shirt winner!
Wow! We're breaking funding levels all over the place. Austin just broke the Mystery Funding Number $22,501 to win a free Archimedes T-shirt. Congratulations Austin!
There is one more known number... Read more
$20,000 T-shirt Winner!
Chris Wolf broke through the $20,000 funding level to win a free Archimedes Boar Pork Cut Chart T-shirt. Archimedes was our main boar for almost eight years. As a professional... Read more
Another T-shirt Winner breaking $18,750!
Jim Challenger gets a free Sugar Mountain Farm Archimedes Pork Cut Chart T-shirt for being the backer who broke the mystery number $18,750. Congratulations Jim!
What are the Differences between a Chicken...
...a woof and a pig?
Ah, that is the question of the day. This morning I did a little clarification of the text of the description of our project to... Read more
Another T-shirt Winner!
We have another T-shirt winner! Ken Irwin broke the $17,777 mark and gets a free iKickstarter the Butcher Shop T-shirt featuring Archimedes the boar. Congratulations, Ken!
Quick Bacon Clarification
Just a quick clarification on the bacon update after some questions from backers.
#1: It is $10 to upgrade from the $59 level to the new $69 level that includes... Read more
Gifting Rewards
With the bacon rewards going up yesterday I got a question about giving rewards as gifts. Specifically she wanted to know if she could buy a year of one of... Read more
Last day of Update #10 Game #2...
Now's the time to get friends online and pledged, bump up your pledge and otherwise get us to the 100% funded goal so everyone who has pledged by then gets... Read more
A bunch of people here on Kickstarter, on my blog and in person have asked about having bacon in the rewards. Everyone loves bacon. Salt, sugar, fat, protein and smoke!... Read more
Fencing and Planting
While we wait for the concrete to warm so we can cap the butcher shop we've been working on spring fencing and planting. Check out this blog post for details.
South... Read more
200th Backer!
We have another Mystery Number (Update#10 Game) winner. Regina Pishion will be getting a free Sugar Mountain Farm Archimedes Pork Cut Chart T-shirt. Congratulations and Thank you!
Check out Update #10 to... Read more
Double T-shirt Winner!
Jon Meyer won not one but two, count them two, T-shirts in the Update #10, Game #1 Hit That Number! Congratulations, Jon, for hitting both $15,000 and mystery number $15,500... Read more
What's This? Cartoon Info-Graphic
The latest and greatest cartoon info-graphic showing our progress as presented by Ben & Hope:
(If you're seeing this in email and can't see the cartoon then head on over... Read more
Featured on HomeGrown.org
I just saw that our Kickstarting the Butcher Shop project has been featured on HomeGrown.org! Mega-Cool!
Fun! Fun! Fun!
We're going to have a series of games! What fun! The first two are Hit the Mark sort of games and the third one is a Guess the Numbergame.... Read more
Half-way there!
We're half way to our goal and it has only been 11 days! Wow! Lori Maxfield pushed us over the 50% mark and is the lucky winner of a surprise... Read more
Almost Half Way!
We're almost half way to our goal and it has been less than two weeks! Thank you everyone who has pledged and spread the word about our Kickstarter project. Ben... Read more
Kicking It Forward
You might have seen this on the bottom of our project page:
"We solemnly pledge 5% of the profits from the finished product back to the Kickstarter community and... Read more
Smoked Pork & T-shirt Update
Yesterday we broke the $10,000 mark and are now at 41% towards our funding goal of $25,000 in only seven days! Below is Ben's cartoon info-graphic to commemorate the soaring... Read more
$10,000 level broken!
Whit Carter has just pushed us up over the $10,000 funding level! That means we're 40% funded at the one week mark! Congrats to Whit who unknowingly won a T-shirt!... Read more
Getting the FAQs
I have added a bunch of FAQ entries (Frequently Asked Questions) to cover questions I've gotten (as well as some that you might have) to the bottom of our Kickstarter... Read more
Chart of Progress by Ben
Today we have a treat. Our son Ben, an aspiring cartoonist in addition to being a hard working farm boy, drew up an info-graphic chart of our Kickstarter project's progress.... Read more
WCAX-TV Interview Up on the Web & Poster
It is wonderful how people have been spreading the word about our project. We got some traditional media exposure too. WCAX news reporter Judy Simpson and her camera woman Robin... Read more
News & Ivory Tusks + Meat
Wow! Waking up this morning and seeing so many backers was an amazing way to start the day! A big thanks to everyone who has been tweeting, sharing on Facebook... Read more


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e-mail: · 8117 W Manchester Ave Suite 500 · Playa del Rey CA 90293
Tel. (310) 577-9828 ·
RE: Inviting Patrick Reynolds to speak at local
middle and high schools about tobacco -- an event
that will build great community goodwill for sponsors!
Letters from past clients
Video and audio clips
Cost of live talks
Dear Friend,
What follows is a unique proposal on how you can build tremendous goodwill for your group, and make a real difference in your community. It's also a great grant proposal idea for non-profits fighting tobacco use.
Patrick Reynolds is a grandson of the tobacco company founder, R.J. Reynolds, but the family's brands killed his father and eldest brother. So Patrick turned his back on the cigarette industry and became a well known advocate for a smokefree society. His speeches before Congress and State Legislatures, his appearances on TV and radio, and his live talks to youth have made him a nationally known figure in the battle for a tobaccofree America.
County health department tobacco control officers, as well as hospital community relations directors, will often cosponsor his live talks. Inviting Mr. Reynolds to speak before local middle and high schools, educating youth about tobacco, will generate a wealth of goodwill for them. Sponsors such as hospitals will build a bridge of goodwill to their community, and local press coverage of his appearance, if desired, will, more importantly, bring the tobaccofree message to the entire city.
This top speaker combines tobacco education and motivational speaking. He also briefly broadens his message to include drugs, alcohol, ethics, positive thinking, and more -- because all these serve the talk's primary goal.
Ask local health groups, such as the American Cancer Society, or American Lung or Heart Associations, for the number of your local coalition fighting tobacco. Tobaccofree coalitions are also often willing to cosponsor, and otherwise support his visit.
Local organizations have sometimes turned Mr. Reynolds appearance into a large event, by arranging for a civic auditorium, and donating buses to bring as many as two or three thousand students to hear him speak. This makes for a dramatic and spectacular occasion. At such large events, he has been introduced by invited Governors, mayors or their spouses.
Other sponsors are pleased to simply have him speak in local schools, at special assembly programs. A speaking tour of several days is also possible. Media coverage is consistently positive and strong.Patrick Reynolds has been called powerful and inspirational, and his talk makes a lasting impression on students. The complete information package on his live talks to youth follows this letter. I hope you will email or mail it to others who may wish to join you in cosponsoring this speaker. A new video of his live talk is available as well; information about it may be found at our web page, www.tobaccofree.org/infopack.htm.
The full text of his live talk may be viewed or printed out from our web page, www.tobaccofree.org/children.htm.
Video or audio clips are posted at www.tobaccofree.org/clips.htm. And a complete list of references and quotes from past clients is posted at www.tobaccofree.org/clients.htm.A live appearance by Patrick Reynolds will have a real impact on the lives of the youth Mr. Reynolds speaks to. Call me to discuss having him speak or tour in your community. Working together, we will make a difference in many lives.
Very truly yours,
Bookings Manager
(310) 577-9828
a community event, build goodwill --
and help keep kids tobaccofree
Patrick Reynolds, the well known tobaccofree advocate, will come to speak to youth in your city. He's a grandson of the tobacco company founder R.J. Reynolds, but the family's brands, Camel and Winston, killed his father and eldest brother. In 1986, concerned about the mounting health evidence against tobacco, he became the first tobacco industry figure to turn his back on the cigarette industry. Today Mr. Reynolds is one of the nation's best known tobacco prevention speakers and a leading tobaccofree advocate. This nationally known figure's talk to youth will build excellent goodwill for sponsors, and carry the tobaccofree message to your entire city.
Build a bridge to your community with
A live talk by Patrick Reynolds
for 7th to 12th grade
The Truth About Tobacco
A powerful presentation which helps empower youth to stay tobacco free,
combining motivational speaking with tobacco education,
for a truly unique assembly program.
Opens students' eyes to the truth about tobacco company advertising
Creates a new perception of smoking by stars in TV and films
Helps motivate teens to resist peer pressure to smoke
Empowers students to make more responsible choices about drugs and alcohol
Contains a unique initiation ceremony, rooted in ancient traditions. Its core message is, "Most adults know that at times, life brings some pain. When the tough moments come, don't escape by using tobacco, drugs, alcohol, food, music, or work, like so many do. Instead, stay with the problem, talk to others about it, and take steps to solve it… You can do it!"
Includes motivation on making ethical choices, values, positive thinking, saying no, and the need to talk about problems, and not isolate.
Counters a new trend of pessimism among teens, by closing with an inspirational message of hope for the future. This will help motivate students to "hold on to your health, for the incredible and wondrous journey in the years ahead!"
Fully illustrated with overheads and true stories.
The complete text of Patrick Reynolds' live talk / new video may be found at www.tobaccofree.org/children.htm.
A live assembly program for 7th to 12th grade
The Truth About Tobacco
Preview video and audio clips
Past clients' quotes and references
A personal story -- and nicotine's addictiveness
Mr. Reynolds opens his talk with a moving story about his own father's death from smoking, when Patrick was 15. It captivates youthful audiences. He then goes on to impress on students how extremely addictive nicotine is.
Mr. Reynolds shows these overheads in the live talk and new video. Art by Adbusters
Mr. Reynolds shows the above and below overheads in both his live presentations, and in the new video of The Truth About Tobacco. He opens students' eyes to the truth about tobacco ad campaigns which have targeted them. He uses humorous spoofs of cigarette ads, such as Joe Camel above, dying from cancer in a hospital bed. About the Malboro Country ad just above, he points out, "These smokers are gathered outside, because they aren't welcome inside the building. Today, being a nonsmoker is the norm. If you smoke, you're often not welcome around others."
Chewing tobacco
Sean Marsee at age 17
Sean Marsee at age 19, just prior to his death
Mr. Reynolds shows these overheads, as he tells Sean Marsee's story.
In a powerful section on chewing tobacco, he shows heartbreaking before-and-after photos of Sean Marsee, who died at age 19 from chewing tobacco -- disfigured, sad and in pain. Telling Sean's sad story is perhaps the most memorable part of the presentation, and it captivates high school and middle school audiences.
Mr. Reynolds goes on to reveal that the only reason self-service displays of tobacco have been placed on countertops everywhere is because the tobacco companies pay each store a monthly fee for every display of tobacco.
The truth is that just a few years ago, almost no one was using chewing tobacco. But many thousands of kids were deceived, and concluded the stores put the displays on counters because the product was really popular and selling well. Seeing these displays daily for years, right on the counter at child eye level, eventually got their curiosity up. Many tried it and then got hooked, like Sean.
Smoking in movies and TV
Charlie Sheen's ad also ran in Japan.
"I would not advocate censoring the movies," says, Mr. Reynolds, "but I will deliver a dose of healthy shame to Hollywood stars who have smoked in films." He names several stars who have irresponsibly glamorized smoking on screen, and creates a new perception of the stars who make smoking look cool to kids.
Both the live assembly program and video revive the ancient, nearly lost tradition of initiating teens into adulthood. "The core message of my brief initiation today," Mr. Reynolds says, "is this: first, to gently open your eyes to the reality that there's bad in the world -- like tobacco advertising. Just because it's there, doesn't make it OK. Be empowered and know the truth about these ads.
"Second, most adults know that at times, life brings some painful moments and obstacles. It's designed to be that way, because it's by our struggles to succeed against adversity that we build our character and define who we are. It's by staying with whatever difficulty life throws at us that we heal, and solve, our problems — not by running away.
"But many adults will often escape their pain with cigarettes, food, alcohol, drugs, TV, or even work. A lot of teens use music. So the second message of this initiation is when problems arise, don't alter you mood by running away to these. Instead, stay with your problem, think about it, talk to others about it -- a trusted teacher, your parents, the school counselor, your friends. Talk, and take steps to solve the problem. You can do it! Do the work — don't take the easy path. Only a baby gets instant whatever it wants whenever it wants it. Adults have to delay, and wait for gratification. You're initiated now -- welcome to the world. You can do it!"
Inspiring faith in the future: a new way
to reduce smoking and drug useMr. Reynolds concludes his live talk and video with an impactful message designed to inspire the young to have more faith in the future. New studies show that large numbers of today's teens suffer from intense anxiety about their future, and frequently have a keen sense of diminished expectations. He concluded that in the face of an uncertain tomorrow, many teens may be inclined to take increased risks.
Many teens may indeed be thinking, "There's no future for me, so I may as well have fun now!" Between 1988 and 1998, there was a 73% increase in teen smoking (it has declined just slightly since 1998).
To counteract this troubling trend, Mr. Reynolds closes his talk with a powerful and inspirational message of hope for the future. If teens have a stronger outlook, he reasons, they will be more motivated to take care of their health. He concludes by sharing his own "rock-solid faith that the future holds wonderful things!" He rallies the audience to stay tobacco-free, drug-free and alcohol-free, and points out that, "You are going to need your health in the great and amazing times ahead! Don't throw your life away on cigarettes, drugs or alcohol. Be a citizen of the 21st century, not the 20th! The tobaccofree society is coming! Hold on to your health -- for the incredible, wondrous years before us!"
Finding a Sponsor
Live talks and assembly programs have often recieved immediate sponsorship by County Health Departments, local tobaccofree coalitions, and Community Relations Directors of local hospitals (see our Cosponsor Suggestions below).
Some sponsors have collaborated with local Health Departments or branches of the American Cancer Society or Lung Association. They will often volunteer their assistance to sponsors by contacting schools, helping to schedule his appearances, inviting the local press, or even busing in as many as 2,000 children to hear Mr. Reynolds in a local civic auditorium. This makes for a dramatic and spectacular event, at which he has sometimes been introduced by invited governors, mayors or their spouses.
Other sponsors are pleased to simply have Patrick speak at one or more local schools, at student assemblies.
Patrick Reynolds combines tobacco education with motivational speaking, and he has been called inspirational and motivating. His dynamic talk makes a memorable impression. Media coverage of it has been consistently positive, and helps sponsors such as hospitals build a valuable bridge to their local community.
Print out and mail -- or email -- this page to potential co-sponsors you contact, or give them this web address: www.tobaccofree.org/infopack, and our phone number, (310) 577-9828. Thanks for your support!
Patrick Reynolds' appearances in the national media and before Congress have made this grandson of tobacco company magnate R.J. Reynolds an internationally known and respected advocate for a smokefree society.
Mr. Reynolds saw his father, oldest brother, and other relatives die from cigarette induced emphysema and lung cancer. Concerned about the mounting health evidence against tobacco, in 1986 he turned his back on his family's tobacco business and became, in the words of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, "one of the nation's most influential advocates of a smokefree America." His book, THE GILDED LEAF, published by Little, Brown in 1989, was a bestseller, and he founded The Foundation for a Smokefree America the same year.
A dynamic speaker, Mr. Reynolds entertains, educates and motivates audiences. Patrick Reynolds has addressed Congress, State legislatures, major corporations, associations, health conferences, universities, and high and elementary schools.
Patrick Reynolds' appearances in the international press include profiles by Time, Newsweek, AP, UPI, NBC's Tom Brokaw, CBS' Dan Rather, ABC World News, CNN Headline News, and numerous features by the world's major dailies. He has also made memorable TV appearances on Oprah, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Larry King, ABC's Nightline, Phil Donahue, Extra, Entertainment Tonight, and numerous other national and international television and radio shows.
Also see Patrick Reynolds' bio, www.tobaccofree.org/bio.htm.
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Within the first five minutes, I was amazed to watch Patrick Reynolds create an extrodinary bond with our school's culturally diverse and economically underpriveleged teens.
After his opening story about his own father's absence, and the sadness and anger he felt as a youth because of it, he asked the students, "How many of you do not have your biological fathers living at home with you?"
When over 50% of the audience slowly raised their hands, our students seemed to realize that these shared emotions cross all economic and social borders -- and a bond was formed.
After that, the students listened quietly and respectfully, and I could see real interest in their faces, as they related to his overheads and the moving stories he told, so very effectively and skillfully.
Given my experience with our student body at assembly programs, it was an amazing achievement.
Mr. Reynolds is a very polished and motivating speaker. He relates exceptionally well to teens from all backgrounds. I would highly reccomend him to other schools.
Hali Rosen, Drama Teacher
Hawthorne High School
Hawhorne, CA
May, 2002
Patrick Reynolds speaks from his heart and his past when he unfolds his family story about tobacco. He is a dramatic and sincere advocate for children's well being when he speaks out about the physical, emotional, and social toll that tobacco charges its victims. His two presentations before hundreds of middle and high school youth in Greenville, SC, were dynamic, thought-provoking, and touching. His commentary shattered the allure and mystic of tobacco for many of our students as they verbalized their wishes for family members to stop smoking. In evaluations, several students mentioned that they were going to stop smoking--or glad that they had--because of Mr. Reynolds' presentation. He helped to get our message out to students: "Tobacco kills."
Dr. Susan Achilles
Director of Federal Programs
The School District of Greenville County
Greenville, SC
November, 2002
Patrick Reynolds spoke at a Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Arkansas regional youth meeting on April 15th, 2002 at the Nettleton High School in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Mr. Reynolds is a dynamic speaker, and not only does he have an intriguing personal testimony, but he has an admirable drive for tobacco prevention. Also, his overhead projections were effective in telling his story. For example, the before and after photos of Sean Marsee, the track star who died at 19 from spit tobacco, combined with Mr. Reynolds telling his story in a particularly moving way, captivated and moved the audience. In addition, the Teachers Class Discussion Guide his office provided teachers with an excellent guide for follow-up class discussion.
A very positive article in the Jonesboro Sun, and coverage by local KAIT Channel 8 news brought the tobacco free message to the wider Jonesboro community. Mr. Reynolds' inspiring message of hope for the future near the end of his talk, and his conclusion, "So hold on to your health for the amazing, wondrous years ahead of you in the 21st Century!" may have indeed helped to motivate many of the students to stay healthy.
We were pleased with Patrick Reynolds' skills as a speaker and have invited him back, to speak at our statewide Teen Summit on October 23rd at the Alltel Arena in North Little Rock.
Jill Presley Cox
Youth Coordinator
Coalition for a Tobacco-Free Arkansas
Little Rock, AR
May, 2002
The evaluations on his program were great! The kids gained much in the way of information and emotional connection. He recently spoke at our teen summit at Cal Poly Pomona, to over 150 students from several high schools. The students found him to be dynamic, interesting, and almost all indicated in their evaluations that Mr. Reynolds had impacted their lives and influenced their choices not to smoke.
Nancy Ballantine
Rowland Unified School District
Rowland Heights, CA
May, 2002
"Many students who enroll at Somerset are considered 'at risk' of failure, for various reasons, and many do not have the luxury of parental advice and support. Working at Somerset as long as I have, I rarely have seen the kind of student attention given to the advice Patrick Reynolds gave to them today. I know that his words changed, or at least, softened the hearts of our students."
Ruben Presiado, Assistant Principal
Somerset High School
Bellflower, CA
June, 2002
"Somerset High School had the opportunity to hear Patrick Reynolds' awesome speech, 'The Truth About Tobacco.' Our students are at risk individuals, and the response to his presentation made a great impact on many of them. A discussion was held in class following his presentation. The students explained that more teens need to be made aware of the effects of smoking. The pictures and story of Sean Marsee seemed to have made an incredible effect on several individuals. Bravo Mr. Reynolds, for all your efforts. How many lives would have been spared if the truth was made known much sooner. The speech was wonderful."
Elaine Manneh
Somerset High School
Bellflower, CA
June, 2002
"Nice job at Mayfair High School today! The kids seemed really engaged."
Debby Caldarella
Office of the Superintendent
Bellflower School District
Bellflower, CA
June, 2002
Patrick Reynolds' presentation was extremely informative and interesting. The students found him very entertaining as well. Patrick has a way of relating to the teenagers and involving them in his presentation. His message was of great importance, and I think had a very good influence on the students. I would highly recommend Patrick for any group, any age level, to speak on tobacco addiction.
Carroll Thetford, Principal
Nettleton High School
Nettleton, AR
April, 2002
Mr. Reynolds is an energetic and enthusiastic speaker. His dynamic presentation style captivated our audience of intermediate level elementary students.
His real-life example of a young person who chose to chew showed the students specifically what can happen to young, healthy people when they use tobacco.
Mr. Reynolds told the sad, impactful story of how a promising young athlete, [Sean Marsee] was destroyed as a result of his tobacco use. The before and after photos of this boy were very effective in showing his transformation from a youngster with perfect health, to a grotesque, disfigured and sad young man after surgery. This drove the point home. The visuals used were very effective.
Another effective part of the presentation was the time devoted to advertising for tobacco products. Mr. Reynolds made it abundantly clear to the children that advertising of cigarettes has been aimed at children to recruit them as new smokers -- if not today or tomorrow, in the next few years. Joe Camel and Marlboro Country were used as excellent examples to make this point.
The interactive style that Mr. Reynolds used encouraged the children to be involved, through the raising of hands and asking of questions. Students were given strategies for dealing with smoking by friends and parents/adults.
Mr. Reynolds also shared a wonderful, uplifting vision of the world that everything will work out, and that the youth in the audience are the voice of the future. He emphasized that students will have many good years ahead of them, and that they should not smoke or use drugs, because they will need their good health "in the wondrous and amazing years ahead." This is an excellent reason for youth to stay smoke and drug free, and no one has made that point here before. It was inspiring to all of us.
Mr. Reynolds got two thumbs up from the teachers and staff at our school.
Mr. Mike Coulahan, Principal
Monroe Center Grade School
Monroe Center, IL 61052
April, 2002
I want to thank you again for speaking today to Neenah's students about tobacco and its harmful effects. Your enthusiasm and passion about the topic were helpful in captivating our students' attention. Maintaining the attention of over 500 sixth graders from Neenah's two middle schools, as well as the students visiting from one of Neenah's private schools, is not an easy task, but I feel you accomplished this with a great deal of success.
It was evident in the students' questions at the end of your speech that they were quite interested in what you had to share with them. I believe you made them think about their own use (or non-use), their friends' use, and their parents' use of tobacco, as well as ways to influence, or say no, to others.
After seeing you speak today and the positive approach you used with our students, I would not hesitate to recommend you to other schools. Thank you for caring about kids.
Mary M. Lofy, Assistant Principal
Shattuck Middle School
Neenah Joint School District
Neehah, WI
April, 2002
On November 2, 2001, Patrick Reynolds spoke to a group of about 2,000 students from Wausau West High School and Nothland Lutheran High School in the Wausau West Fieldhouse. His presentation was a factual testimony about how the tobacco industry entices young people to start smoking, and the debilitating effects smoking or chewing tobacco can have on the human body. Based on how attentive the students were during his presentation, I would say his program was extremely effective.
I would highly recommend that any school or other organization working with youth strongly consider having him give his presentation to their students. His message had an impact on our students, and his presentation style was extremely effective in holding students' interest and attention. The terrible effects of smoking or chewing are well documented from a scientific standpoint are well documented, but getting students to listen and act on that information is extremely difficult.
He definitely provided our students with the facts in a way that will cause some of them to never take up the use of tobacco. If he ever needs a reference from a school administrator on the effectiveness of his program, I would be more than happy to write a reference letter.
Paul Brusky, Principal
Wausau West High School
Wausau, WI
November, 2001
Patrick Reynolds just completed his presentation at Wausau East High School. He presented to approximately 1200 students in an all school assembly. His presentation was outstanding. In addition to his important, lifesaving message, Mr. Reynolds' visual aides and his dynamic, emotional, and personal speaking style was captivating. For one solid hour, you could have heard a pin drop in our auditorium. Numerous staff and students stopped me after the presentation to compliment his message and delivery style. As principal, I highly recommend Mr. Patrick Reynolds to any high school in the state of Wisconsin. He is truly an outstanding speaker.
Bradley J. Peck, Principal
Wausau East High School
Wausau, WI
November, 2001
As the grandson of the founder of the R. J. Reynolds tobacco conglomerate, Patrick Reynolds brings a unique perspective to his anti-tobacco message. As he spoke to our students recently, his passion for healthy living was obvious. Because of these factors, his plea to youth to abstain from tobacco use is particularly meaningful. Students listen to his personal story of the confusion he felt as a youth upon the tobacco-influenced death of the father he barely knew. Speaking from such an acute experience lends credence to Patrick Reynolds's message.
Randall C. Nichols
Superintendent Clarksville Community School District
Clarksville, IA
October, 2001
On Thursday, November 8, 2001, Patrick Reynolds presented "The Truth About Tobacco" to over 1,000 students in grades 6 through 8, at the James Williams Junior High School in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. Today I had the opportunity ask students and staff their thoughts on Pat's presentation. The responses were extremely positive. Pat had several important messages for young people. He was able to keep their attention during the 35 minute presentation. His slides, enthusiasm and personal experiences helped to open their eyes and possibly change the direction many young people are choosing. We would recommend Patrick Reynolds to present in any similar type of situation. Thank you Patrick Reynolds... you're doing the right thing!
Mr. Dave Wall, Principal
James Williams Junior High School
Rhinelander, WI
November, 2001
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"The message Patrick Reynolds gave to to students at Central Middle School Tuesday was crystal clear... He proceded to tell them the truth about tobacco -- its addictiveness, its dangers and its poisons -- with stories, humor, and heart-rending pictures. Some students cried. Others winced. All learned.
a little over an hour, Reynolds went from being just another anti-tobacco
speaker to something special."
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Patrick Reynolds was a guest speaker at my school district on Tuesday, November 6, 2001. Students in grades 6-12 attended the presentation. Mr. Reynolds held the students attention for the 1hr. 10 min. program... He kept everyone's interest... I would recommend his presentation for all school age students. Thanks.
Jim Hansen, Principal
Laona School District
Laona, WI
November, 2001
Mr. Patrick Reynolds gave an inspirational and sincere presentation to the Park Falls School students and staff on being tobacco-free. We greatly appreciated his efforts, message, humor, professionalism, and the 'down to earth' approach he personally exhibited.
Dennis F. Dervetski, Principal
Park Falls High School
Park Falls WI
November, 2001
"Patrick Reynolds is very effective in driving home the message to our medical professionals, the importance -- and logic -- in tobacco education and prevention for our youth. His message is powerful and passionate. He connects with youth, removing the smoke screen, and tells them to the truth about tobacco products."
Carol Reeves, Director
Greenville Family Partnership
Greenville, SC
"What terrific media coverage! Patrick Reynolds was a dynamic speaker, and was invaluable in helping us reach our goal of promoting healthy lifestyle choices in our community. We want to have him back."Kathy Busch
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Topeka, KS
"We got an excellent front page story and terrific TV coverage. His presentations were beyond my expectations. I am extremely pleased!"Jeff Barber, President & CEO
North Mississippi Health Services
Tupelo, MS
"Mr. Reynolds' presentations made a strong impact in the lives of thousands of children in Whitfield County. He really made a big difference in our community."Larry McNeilly, Vice President
Hamilton Health Care System
Dalton, Georgia
"Outstanding! UC students, faculty, staff and community members were unanimous in their praise of his excellent talk."Marilyn Mendenhall
University of California at Irvine
"A superb and timely program, enthusiastically received, with a house filled to overflowing, and excellent T.V., radio and newspaper coverage!"John Groves
Augusta College
"Not only did you give us a successful event, but you gave a great boost to our public image. The TV media strongly covered your visit, and so you have had Mississippi College's name before the public a great deal. The print media also gave us a lot of ink, with a front section-page feature story which took up three quarters of the page! I cannot imagine what all that would have cost us, if it were even buyable!"Tom Washburn
Mississippi College
"An extremely powerful lecture which drew a large crowd and a front page story. He was personable, knowledgeable, and professional, and attracted people from all sections of the community."Jarrod Harrison
Modesto College
"Attendance was outstanding, and the media coverage -- TV, radio, and newspapers -- was terrific!"Julie Patzwald
California State University
"It was just amazing to watch the faces in the audience as you spoke. You were really awe inspiring. This was the best conference the Alliance for Health Promotion ever sponsored, due in great part to the fact that you were one of the speakers."Carrie Van Dyke
Indiana State Board of Health
"Our conference was a huge success, in large part due to your participation. You were highly motivating; all left the conference with renewed strength. And what successful media coverage! We had several TV stations, radio stations, and the state's largest newspaper. To say the least, I am very pleased."Neil Hann
The Oklahoma Dept. of Health
"The Kickoff was a great success as evidenced by the media coverage (TV, radio, newspaper) that participated. Your presentation was the highlight of the afternoon's agenda, and you were definitely the person who drew the media coverage."Tom Uram
County of Orange
"Thank you for the magnificent presentation you made at our launch meeting for our nicotine patch, Habitrol. Your unique perspective, coupled with honest and forthright communications skills, touched the hearts of the 1500 folk present. The standing ovation midway through said it all."Joe Zack, Ciba Geigy Pharmaceuticals
"Your presentation went over very well. People remember concepts when emotional pictures are created and linked together to illustrate a point. This is what you do so well. When people are moved emotionally, they will remember, and they will take action. The audience loved this emotional link, as I did, with a splash of humor thrown in here and there. Nice touch. I was also impressed with your knowledge and delivery. Your presentation was sincere and heartfelt, as well as humorous and informative. For these reasons, it was most enjoyable. I will be talking to our marketing and public relations departments regarding your talk. Thank you again for a wonderful presentation."
Kim Aumais
Hoechst, Marion, Roussel Pharmaceuticals
The Truth About Tobacco
A new educational video of Patrick Reynolds'
live assembly program for grades 7-12
A bestseller -- 9,000 copies purchased by schools
An educational video
of Patrick Reynolds' live talk The Truth About Tobacco was released
in Spring, 2000. Fully illustrated with award-winning anti-smoking TV spots,
live action clips, photos and graphics, it became a
bestseller, and has been purchased by 2,500 schools and health departments.
The complete information, including prices, may be viewed or printed out at www.tobaccofree.org/video.htm.
Mr. Reynolds renews students' faith in the future, as a way to motivate youth to stay tobaccofree and drugfree.
There was a huge 73% upsurge in teen smoking from 1988 to 1998. Since 1998, there has been a slight drop. A recent CDC study suggests that tobacco ads like Joe Camel, who debuted in 1988, and the Marlboro Man, fueled the upsurge of teen smoking. To counter this, Mr. Reynolds discusses tobacco advertising, tells moving stories and shows hilarious overheads. He educates students to resist the influence of stars who smoke in films and TV, and lists several actors who have frequently smoked on screen.
He believes a new pessimism among youth has helped fuel the rise of teen smoking. Patrick Reynolds was first to point to new market research by Coca-Cola, which showed that great numbers of young people today suffer from "an acute sense of diminished expectations." Believing they face bleak prospects, says Mr. Reynolds, many teens want to have fun, before an uncertain future arrives. He believes this attitude has contributed to the dramatic recent increase in the teen smoking rate, to drug use and to the recent rise of binge drinking on college campuses.
To address this problem, he devotes a section of his live talk and new video to motivating youth to believe more strongly in the future. He achieves this by teaching students to talk about their feelings, to think more positively, and to also reevaluate what real wealth is. He questions whether wealth is only about material things, and shares his own strong spiritual faith that the 21st century will be a truly extraordinary time. He concludes by sharing his own "rock-solid faith that the future holds wonderful things!" He rallies the audience to stay tobacco-free, drug-free and alcohol-free, and points out that, "You are going to need your health in the great and amazing times ahead -- so don't throw your life away on cigarettes, drugs or alcohol. Be a citizen of the 21st century, not the 20th. The tobaccofree society is coming. Hold on to your health -- for the incredible, wondrous years before us!"
An initiation into life The talk also contains a unique initiation whose core message is, "Most adults accept that life brings some pain. When your tough moments come, don't escape by using tobacco, drugs, food, music, or alcohol -- stay with the problem, talk to others, and solve it… You can do it!"
The talk also includes asides on making ethical choices, values, positive thinking, saying no, and the need to talk about problems, and not isolate.
The complete text of Patrick Reynolds' live talk / new video may be found at www.tobaccofree.org/children.htm.
The United Nations World Health Organization, Geneva
The United States House of Representatives
The American Cancer Society
The American Heart Association
The American Lung Association
Marion, Merrell, Dow Pharmaceuticals
Ciba Geigy Pharmaceuticals
Lederle Pharmaceuticals
Numerous Universities and Colleges
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The American Council on Science and Health
The National Cancer Institute
The California Medical Association
The National Foundation for Cancer Research
The American Respiratory Association
Numerous State Legislatures
Numerous City Councils, including New York City,
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Local hospital Community Relations or Marketing Directors often sponsor Mr. Reynolds' middle and high school assembly program, as a community goodwill builder and outreach. Some have chosen to turn Mr. Reynolds' appearance into a major event by bussing in two to three thousand children to hear him speak. Hospitals invite local newsmedia, and can benefit by the goodwill generated by sponsoring his talk at local schools. They often want him to give a community talk as well.
County health departments can sometimes immediately sponsor all or part of the cost. Call your county health department, and propose our program to the tobacco control officer there.
A third funding possibility is your local tobaccofree coalition. The American Cancer Society, Lung Association, or Heart Association branch in your city can give you their phone number. Local tobaccofree coalitions are frequent contributors.
The Student Activities Director at local colleges may also sponsor a college campus talk, or provide a venue for a community talk. Colleges usually have a budget for guest speakers; call the Student Activities Director.
In developing future tobacco prevention grant proposals, live speakers are an excellent idea. Since the tobacco lawsuits' settlement agreement with Big Tobacco, several States have now allocated a portion of the total $246 billion settlement to tobacco education. If the local county health department can not help you, then call tobacco control officer in your State capitol's Department of Health. They will know what funding is available.
When approaching sponsors, always give them our website and number. Additional cosponsor suggestions may be found at our website page, www.tobaccofree.org/cospon.htm.
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This seasoned speaker will help build a bridge between you and your community. It's a great — and rare — opportunity to make a real difference in many lives where you live.
Past clients who have sponsored such tours have received extremely positive and plentiful media coverage. Pittsburgh State University's Scott Ewing said, "A blockbuster program! The media coverage — newspapers, radio and three T.V. news crews — gave us a real boost."
Take this goodwill-building concept to its fullest potential. A wider tour of middle and high schools — at the national or even international level — would bring his message to many thousands of children and teens.
You can build a wealth of goodwill in your community by sponsoring Patrick Reynolds on a speaking tour to youth!
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Patrick Reynolds was the first tobacco industry figure to turn his back on the cigarette companies. He first spoke out publicly in 1986 at a Congressional hearing, in favor of a ban on all cigarette advertising. Former US Surgeon General C. Everett Koop commented, "Patrick Reynolds is one of the nation's most influential advocates of a smokefree America. His testimony is invaluable to our society." Mr. Reynolds testified again in Congress in 1987, joining many advocates who helped bring about the present smoking ban on all US domestic flights.
Mr. Reynolds saw his father, oldest brother, and other relatives die from cigarette induced emphysema and lung cancer. Concerned about the mounting health evidence, he made the decision to go against his family's former tobacco business.
Since then, his advocacy work, motivational talks to youth and appearances in the national press have made this grandson of tobacco company founder R.J. Reynolds a nationally known and respected champion of a smokefree society. In numerous media interviews, he has helped remind millions of people of the dangers of smoking.
After starting his campaign, Mr. Reynolds spoke before dozens of State and municipal legislatures in support of proposed smoking ordinances which became law. He also campaigned for numerous State cigarette tax increases and vending machine bans, and has approached several members of the US Congress about the aggressive advertising of US brands in the Third World and Asia. In 2000 and 2001, he advocated spending a greater share of the $240 billion tobacco settlement on teen tobacco prevention and education.
Patrick Reynolds' motivational talk for youth has been seen by thousands of high school and middle school students. He is also a popular keynote speaker, and a frequent guest lecturer on university campuses. In April, 2000, Tobaccofree.Org released The Truth About Tobacco, a video of a live talk before an assembly of 1,000 ninth graders. Illustrated with award-winning TV spots, film clips and anti-smoking graphics, it sends an empowering message to youth about cigarette advertising, smoking in films, and the addictiveness of nicotine. The video also presents Mr. Reynolds' unique initiation for teens, and an inspirational message of hope for the future.
In 1989, Little, Brown published a colorful family history he co-authored, The Gilded Leaf, which spans three generations of the RJ Reynolds family. In the same year in Los Angeles, he founded The Foundation for a Smokefree America, a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to help bring about a smokefree society. In 1988 the UN's World Health Organization honored him with a special award. In 1989, Chicago's Mt. Sinai Hospital awarded him its Humanitarian of the Year award.
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Before we part company, a final note. Patrick Reynolds' work educating youth about smoking has had powerful impact. The media coverage of his talks before universities, elementary and high schools, major corporations, and medical forums has made him a nationally known and respected American figure. Here is a man who has made a difference with his life.
Patrick opens his talk with his memories of his father R.J. Reynolds, Jr.'s death from emphysema caused by smoking, when Patrick was just 15. He reaches audiences emotionally. So many past clients have called Mr. Reynolds an exceptional and powerful speaker. He loves his work and cares deeply about the cause.
Mr. Reynolds' talk to children generally runs for a school period — about 50 minutes — an it also includes a Q & A session, which captivates middle school audiences.
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They call it hump day and what better way to get over the hump than with some exciting new coffees
El Salvador Finca Argentina Washed Bourbon
Milk chocolate - caramel - orange
In the cup this coffee is super moreish with buckets of milk chocolate and caramel being thrown around everywhere. There's also a sweet woosh of orange and a green apple acidity.
Malawi Usingini Natural
Orange juice - white sugar - red grape
In the cup you might just think someone's slipped some orange juice in while you weren't looking as it's the first thing that really pops out to me! This is followed up by dried orange segments that have been coated with white sugar before the whole cup bows out gracefully with a red grape finish.
Bolivia Pañuni Family
Pic n' mix sweets - white sugar - citrus
In the cup this coffee is very sweet, I want you to think of a big bag of pic n' mix sweets that have been sprinkled with white sugar. That sweetness sits alongside a gentle citrus acidity in a very clean and silky cup.


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According a an article published in the May 17th edition of Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, the PlayStation 3 could be one of the most expensive mass-market videogame consoles ever created. Officials from Sony apparently told the newspaper that PlayStation 3s would sell in Japan for "less than 50,000 yen each." That translates to about $465 US dollars.
Sony unveiled its next-generation console at the Electronics Entertainment Expo 2005. The beast of a machine utilizes the powerful Cell processor, a custom-designed graphics chip by NVIDIA, and 512MBs of RAM for a quantum leap in performance. The system will also be the first-ever to support high-def movie-playback out of the box, taking advantage of the upcoming Blu-ray Disc format.
Sony claims that PS3 will be roughly 35 times more powerful than PS2. If Mainichi Shimbun is correct, gamers will be asked to pay a hefty price for the high-end functionality.
IGN was unable to validate this news with Sony officials. Stay tuned for more as the story breaks.


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IUCrXXI Congress Workshop
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"New Routes to Crystallographic Data Publication"
August 23rd 2008, Osaka, Japan
A full-day workshop organised by Simon Coles (Chair) and Mike Hursthouse (University of Southampton, UK), John Huffman (Indiana University, USA), Peter Strickland (IUCr), Frank Allen (CCDC) and John Westbrook (PDB).
Aimed at initiating a wide-ranging debate on new routes for the effective and efficient dissemination of the ever-increasing volume of crystallographic raw and results data, as a complementary approach to the conventional route of publication of scientific journal articles, this event is aimed at:
a) raising awareness of innovative procedures under development for data dissemination and the new opportunities they can provide for publication,
b) enabling groups working in the area to compare approaches and develop a unified strategy for data management, including publication and preservation and
c) inviting participation in this topic from interested parties.
The Workshop Proposal Outline can be read here and the announcement in the Congress Second Circular Call can be viewed here.


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The article is called Cyclists Disregarding Red Lights a Major Cause of Accidents
He goes on to describe this and gives us some statistics he gleaned from the San Rafael Police Department. He then comes to the following conclusion:
This reinforces the need for two programs here in San Rafael: - SRPD enforcement of traffic laws for cyclists, at red lights and stop signs.
Interesting. Let's look at his statistics. He starts off with a set of statistics that show that there were 30 cyclist/motorist collisions from March 2013 to March 2014. The stats indicate that 50% of the accidents were the fault of the cyclist. Thus, "Cyclists disregarding red lights are a major cause of accidents at red lights."
Of course, this stat is for all accidents involving cyclists and motorists, not just the ones at red light. He does then go on to give the stats for bike/car accidents at red lights. There were two . And they were both caused by the cyclist. So the question going back to his original premise - does two accidents equal "Major Cause of Accidents"?
We don't know. The fact that both bike/car accidents were caused by cyclists means they were the ONLY cause, not just the "Major" cause ... of bike/car accidents at red lights. The sample size is pretty small, and one could pick nits with that, but the real reason that Hall's conclusion is bogus is because he didn't give us the numbers for Car vs. Car accidents at red lights. If cyclists caused 100% of the two bike/car accidents, but motorists ran into each other thousands of times, the primary cause of any accidents at red lights would be cars (I think it's safe to assume in a car vs car accident at a red light, a driver of a car was at fault).
There is this conclusion, at least amongst anonymous (and Richard Hall) internet comment board members that cyclists are doing all sorts of crazy things. So Hall has made the conclusion that we need to crack down on the rampant cyclist misbehavior. To prevent two collisions annually, a stat which is based on one year's statistics. And maybe by magic this specific program will do something about the other 13 collisions that apparently didn't happen the red lights that SRPD will be focusing on.
Any police department has limited resources, and they should be targeted at what causes the most problems. Hall has cherry picked the data and is looking for who causes the most problems in a specific circumstance, but police resources should be focused based on overall data, not just for one kind of circumstance. This is even before we discuss the magnitude of damage caused by the offender, with motorists causing a lot more damage per incident like driving through the front of a restaurant.
Thinking about that last link, maybe I need a blog post "Motorists Disregarding the Front of the Building a Major Cause of Accidents" and show that 100% of car vs restaurant accidents are caused by Motorists, ergo the SRPD needs to enforce traffic laws for motorists, at the front of Home Cooking Restaurants. Admittedly the sample size is small, but in 2103 it happened again the ever popular Motorist Careens down Sidewalk, Guide Dog saves Pedestrian, Car smashes through Store Window That gives us two pieces of Car on Building violence in 2 years in San Rafael alone.
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Wabash College Remembers 9/11• September 9, 2011 Share:
The Wabash College community will remember the tragedy of 9/11 on the 10th anniversary of the Terrorist attacks in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington, D.C.
On Sunday, September 11, Wabash will screen the award-winning documentary "9/11" at 5 p.m. in Korb Classroom of the Fine Arts Center. The event is sponsored by the History Department and the Dean of the College's Office.
The documentary film "9/11" was originally broadcast on CBS in March 22. Filmmakers Jules and Gedeon Naudet had planned to follow NYC firefighter Tony Benetatos at Manhattan's Duane Street Firehouse — seven blocks from what would become Ground Zero. The filmmakers captured stunning images and videos of the terrorist attacks, and wove a narrative that honors those heroes and victims from one of the worst days in American history.