WELL DONE

YOU DID IT!

Success!

Thanks to each and every one of you who took part in No Smoking Day on Wednesday, 10 March.

This year's campaign was a great success due to the many fantastic events organised by smoking cessation teams, health professionals, pharmacists, GPs, teachers and human resource professionals.

The amount of media coverage generated was phenomenal - several national newspapers, including the Sun, and countless regional newspapers and radio stations helped spread the No Smoking Day message.

And then of course there is http://www.wequit.co.uk, our brand new website dedicated to smokers who want to quit. So far more than a hundred smokers have made a pledge via WeQuit to kick the habit and we expect the number of pledges to grow and grow over the coming year. In addition to pledging the site allows them to invite their friends to join via Facebook and Twitter, so that together they can help to beat the cravings. It also includes first hand testimonials from ex smokers who have successfully broken the habit, along with tips and advice for first time quitters. We would love to have more video testimonials so if you know of any ex smokers prepared to film themselves talking about their experience of quitting then please let our PR Manager - Laura know - laura@nosmokingday.org.uk.

And don't forget www.wequit.co.uk/facebook our unique new Facebook application which allows smokers to create rewards for success, forfeits for failure, or even try and raise money for charity with a sponsored quit. So far the application has more than a thousand active users and that number is set rise as word spreads.

We will give you much more detailed campaign evaluation in the very near future.

In the meantime........

We would like to hear your thoughts on the 2010 No Smoking Day campaign, so we can improve the 2011 campaign. We have devised a brief survey, by fill it in and you will be entered into a free prize draw worth £50 of No Smoking Day 2011 merchandise. If you would like to be entered into the draw please leave your email contact details at the end of the survey.

Click here to complete the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NSD2010organisersurvey

Roll on the next No Smoking Day

Wednesday, 9th March 2011

Put it in your diary!

Lights, camera, action!!!!

As many of you will be aware, a highlight of this year's campaign was Duncan Bannatyne's starring role in the hilarious spoof version of Queen's iconic music video 'I want to break free'. If you haven't seen it yet go to www.wequit.co.uk and you can find it bottom centre of the home page. 

Fancy a luxury spa break? Thought so! If you get your colleagues to join you in making your own home-made version of the 'I want to break free' video, upload it onto YouTube instructions to follow and you could win a whole lot of pampering!

Organiser of the Year Awards 2010

So what did you do for No Smoking Day this year? Did you pull off an amazing event with very little budget? Make a fantastic No Smoking Day prop from scratch? Get a VIP involved in your event? Or generate impressive amounts of media coverage?

If you answered YES to any of the above then you've might just have what it takes to win one of the No Smoking Day Organiser of the Year Awards! to any of the above then you've might just have what it takes to win one of the No Smoking Day Organiser of the Year Awards!

Lots of planning and hard work from organisers across the UK means that we've had, possibly, the biggest and most successful No Smoking Day to date.

And this is why we created the No Smoking Day Organiser of the Year Awards. To recognise the hard work and determination needed to pull off a successful event and reach millions of smokers who are ready to break free from smoking.

We're now accepting entries for the 2010 No Smoking Day Organiser of the Year Awards, so read on and get thinking about which categories you wish to enter.

You can enter individually or as a team - or you can nominate a colleague. You can also enter as many categories as you like, to have the best chance of winning!

Winners in each category will receive vouchers worth £50 to spend on merchandise for No Smoking Day 2011, runners up get £25 vouchers and all will be presented with their winner certificates in autumn 2011.

Organiser of the Year Awards 2010 - categories

         Best local media coverage

         Best activity on a small budget (under £100)

         Best Armed Forces activity

         Best community/local partnership activity

         Best education setting activity

         Best homemade prop

         Best photo

         Best use of a health (GPs, dentists, health centre, etc) setting

         Best use of a pharmacy setting

         Best use of local MPs or celebrities

         Best use of the 2010 'break free' theme

         Best workplace activity

         Most unusual/innovative event

         Best use of a 'Big Cig' costume'*

*The winner in the 'Best use of a 'Big Cig' costume' category will receive £50 of GASP vouchers, kindly donated by GASP Smokefree Solutions.

Click here: http://www.nosmokingday.org.uk/organisers/organiserawards2010.htm

To enter online or download an application form for the No Smoking Day Organiser of the Year Awards 2010.

The last date for sending in your entries is Friday 30 July 2010.

GOOD LUCK!

The Great No Smoking Day Sale!

Many of you have told us how attractive you thought this year's campaign merchandise was so we are offering you the chance to stock up on it ready for No Smoking Day 2011 at up to 50% off the original price. Go to www.nosmokingday.org.uk and click on the shop box on the right hand side of the home page to get your bargain fuzzy bugs, umbrellas, pens, balloons and much more. And the by the way, there is no minimum order and postage will be charged at cost

Photos

Whether or not you are entering the Event Organiser of the Year Awards we would love to receive any photos you have of your No Smoking Day activities. If possible please email them, along with a description of the activity they are depicting to laura@nosmokingday.org.uk

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