{"id":47068,"date":"2013-06-08T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=47068"},"modified":"2013-06-07T09:18:44","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T13:18:44","slug":"local-champions-recognized-for-supporting-fight-against-tobacco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=47068","title":{"rendered":"Local Champions Recognized for Supporting Fight Against Tobacco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Pictured are\u00a0Roger Bradstreet, town of Nelson Supervisor; Heather Bernet, Reality Check Program Coordinator, Tori Hysell, 14, of Madison Central School and this year&#8217;s Youth Advocate of Year, Ron Bono; town of Madison Supervisor; Joe Wicks, BRiDGES to Prevent Program Coordinator and Julie Hengst, Program Specialist for Reality Check.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>(Hamilton, NY \u2013 June 5, 2013) On the campus of Colgate U<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tori-Hysell-Ron-Bono-for-web.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-47069\" alt=\"Tori Hysell Ron Bono for web\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tori-Hysell-Ron-Bono-for-web.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tori-Hysell-Ron-Bono-for-web.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Tori-Hysell-Ron-Bono-for-web.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>niversity Reality Check of Madison, Oneida and Herkimer Counties and BRiDGES to Prevent Tobacco honored youth members of Reality Check and community champions on Wednesday June 5. Honor was given to those whom have been working to prevent the impact of tobacco and tobacco marketing in their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Among those honored include\u00a0Eric Faisst Madison County Public Health Director; the Madison County Board of Supervisors; Roger Bradstreet, supervisor for the town of Nelson; Ron Bono, supervisor for the town of Madison and Tori Hysell from Madison was named this year\u2019s Youth Advocate of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Bono is being honored for leading\u00a0the Madison County Building and Grounds Committee\u00a0in support of the new local law restricting tobacco use on all County property, said\u00a0Joe Wicks, program coordinator for Madison County BRiDGES to Prevent Tobacco.\u201dHe has been very welcoming to both the Reality Check youth and to the Tobacco Prevention Programs at BRiDGES.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Also honored was Sangertown Mall for its smoke free grounds policy,\u00a0the Oneida Girl Scout Troop #20128 with their leader Tiffany Canning and Steve Eddy Youth and Family Services Director at the Oneida YMCA.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Reality Check or BRiDGES to Prevent tobacco visit them online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.realitycheckcny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.realitycheckcny.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.preventtobacco.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.preventtobacco.org<\/a>\u00a0or contact them by phone at\u00a0(315) 697-3947.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured are\u00a0Roger Bradstreet, town of Nelson Supervisor; Heather Bernet, Reality Check Program Coordinator, Tori Hysell, 14, of Madison Central School and this year&#8217;s Youth Advocate of Year, Ron Bono; town of Madison Supervisor; Joe Wicks, BRiDGES to Prevent Program Coordinator and Julie Hengst, Program Specialist for Reality Check. 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