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Valentine's Day – 14th February

Work with doctors to send out "valentines cards" to smokers ahead of No Smoking Day. The card might read "Love your heart and quit this No Smoking Day". The card could contain stop smoking service details and encourage smokers to make a quit attempt on No Smoking Day.
(Idea suggested by London delegates)

O–leap–ics

Hold your own Olympics themed event to mark No Smoking Day – replace Olympic sports with 'leap' themed events. It will be an opportunity to involve the whole community and to talk about the health benefits of giving up smoking.
(Idea suggested by London delegates)

Sports competitions

Hold sporting events involving leaping. Long jump, high jump, hop, skip and jump, skipping games. Or what about a parachute jump or Big Cig abseiling down a building as though leaping off? Big stunts will attract big publicity.
(Idea suggested by Leicester delegates)

Sponsored quit

Why not encourage smokers to do a sponsored quit and raise money for their favourite charity? The British Heart Foundation accepts donations and helps millions of smokers to deal with heart and circulatory diseases.
(Idea suggested by Leeds delegates)

Kids' music videos

How about getting kids to create a music video about the dangers of smoking or the benefits of giving up? They could change the lyrics of a favourite song for example Paul McCartney's Frog Song and record the result. A fun and engaging way to teach tobacco issues to children.
(Idea suggested by Leeds delegates)

Parachute jump

You could take a literal leap creating a big event that gets the No Smoking Day message out to your whole community. A parachute jump would also attract press interest and help you to promote your services to smokers.
(Idea suggested by Leeds delegates)

A leap of faith

Try working with different religious communities to support quitters. With the slogan A Leap of Faith you could promote this year's theme to smokers from specific faith groups – a great opportunity to talk about the effects of tobacco on the body.
(Idea suggested by Durham delegates)

Leap frog

Try creating a sponsored leap frog event with a local school. You could raise money to support the work of the British Heart Foundation. How about doing it in costume? You might generate some extra media coverage.
(Idea suggested by Durham delegates)

The Frog and the Princess

Use age progression software to talk to smokers about the cosmetic effects of smoking. By giving up the ugly frog can change her fate and remain a beautiful princess (or prince)!
(Idea suggested by Glasgow delegates)

One giant leap

Take a giant leap with a space themed no smoking day. Themed events are always more eye–catching and will draw more people in. Talk about making a giant leap for your health and wealth.
(Idea suggested by Glasgow delegates)

Leaping kangaroos

How about using the leap theme to talk about pregnant mothers and their children? The kangaroo image of a mother with her pouch is the perfect hook!
(Idea suggested by Glasgow delegates)

Need Inspiration?

So we may have already given you some ideas. But if you are still not feeling inspired don't listen to us – listen to the people who create and run events for No Smoking Day. On this page is a selection of ideas based on the 2012 theme, presentations about some award winning events and photos of past year's activities:

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Have you held an inspiring event? Send us your photo and see it here.

 

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