Chad Bullock, 2008 Do Something Award winner: "Take a stand against smoking!"

Chad Bullock, an anti-smoking activist, is the reigning Do Something Award grand prize winner (he took home $100K to continue his fight, along with a cool surfboard, at Teen Choice 2008 this past August). Who better to check in with regarding the American Cancer Society's effort to end smoking . . .

The Annual Great American Smokeout Challenge is today, November 20, and that means people all across the country are doing something to take a stand against smoking and the tobacco industry. Many smokers are putting down the cigarette for a day and many are even quitting for good! Thousands -- hopefully, millions! -- of teens are taking action around the nation because this is a worthy cause that they really believe in.

Being from North Carolina, I am from a "big tobacco" state, but I refused to let that stop me from creating change where I saw a huge and solvable problem. I share all the time stories of how my great-grandfather died from tobacco use and how many of my family members are currently killing themselves by smoking.

But don't let today's fight end when today becomes tomorrow; this is a worthy cause to get involved with every single day. Tobacco use is a global issue that affects people 365 days a year. I challenge people to do stuff to make a difference: today and in the future.

To continue the effort of taking a stand against Big Tobacco, I have started "electriFYIed youth project," which is the first national program of its kind. electriFYIed is working extremely hard to excite and engage teens everywhere to take action against smoking and the tobacco industry in new and untraditional methods. In the past couple of years, Big Tobacco has tried new and innovative tactics and that is what electriFYIed is doing as well. Stay tuned for more information on electriFYIed!

To see how you can help end tobacco addiction, click here.

The $100,000 Do Something Award Winner