What do a jock, a marching band drummer, a theatre kid, and a book worm all have in common? They are all targets of Big Tobacco and victims of vaping. But what else do they have in common? A love for music! Band Together Against Vaping is a new statewide youth anti-vaping being developed by TNSTRONG and Smokefree TN, aiming to address the youth vaping epidemic through music, competition, and youth advocacy. Want to learn more? Keep scrolling….

CORE CONCEPTS

  • SOS Video

    calling out Big Tobacco and their use of music/media to target youth.

    Fight Song-

    Take back power of music and turn into advocacy

    Written and performed by TN talent with strong youth ties

    Arranged/charted for high school bands and choirs

    Developed in collaboration with and featuring TNSTRONG Youth Ambassadors

    1. Score cards created for each school with variety of ways to earn points throughout challenge (see example below)

    2. Month long challenge

    3. 3-year staggered pilot rollout, with winner for each stage/year:

      • Year 1 - County

      • Year 2- Region

      • Year 3- Statewide

    1. End of semester bash including:

      • Food trucks

      • Music

      • Games

    2. Featured in local press

    3. Championship banner/pennant to display at school

    4. Grand Statewide Prize: performance of fight song at the TN State Capitol

LISTEN TO THE FIGHT SONG

“All kinds of kids are getting hooked on vaping at my school, and it’s effecting them in all kinds of ways. It’s one of the biggest problems facing youth in TN, so we need a big solution to fight back. ”
— Sammy, TNSTRONG Ambassador

RESOURCES

 

FULL INFO DECK ON PROGRAM

 
OFFICIAL COMPETITION SCORE CARD

OFFICIAL COMPETITION SCORE CARD

EVENT FLYER FOR SCHOOL USE

POSTER CONTEST FLYER FOR SCHOOL USE

 

SOCIAL MEDIA PARTICIPATION GRAPHIC

BAND/CHOIR CHARTS FOR FIGHT SONG

 
 
 

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