See It: The Community being helped

Growing up in NC, Chad Bullock is surrounded by empty tobacco warehouses and old tobacco advertisements. He is also constantly surrounded by the deadly smoke from his family member’s lit cigarettes. Chad has always been uneasy by the presence of smoke.
A group of youth noticed that the Durham Bulls Athletic Park allowed cigarette smoking at such as family oriented event. Knowing that smoking causes many illnesses in adults and children we knew something had to be done. Deadly second hand smoke was everywhere, from the seating area to the children’s play area, smoke consumed the air.
Chad Bullock and his peers have taken action to get this unhealthy issue resolved. Chad and his group have met with the management team and gathered community support through fan surveys. At this point, the choice to make the Durham Bulls Athletic Park smoke-free was up to the management.
In early 2007, the Durham Bulls announced that they are making the park smoke-free immediately. The management took our concerns as youth advocates and fans into account. They used our survey results as a source community support. We were very excited about this accomplishment, but the work was not done!
We are also currently meeting with the Durham Bulls to help them raise awareness about the new smoke-free policy. We are offering booths with visuals, free candy, and free face painting to help get our smoke-free message out there.