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In North Carolina, tobacco use claims 14,200 lives and costs $3.81 billion in health care bills each year. <br />Currently, 15 percent of North Carolina's high school students smoke. <br />On Kick Butts Day, kids join in creative events that range from classroom activities about the harmful <br />ingredients in cigarettes to rallies at state capitols. <br />In North Carolina, activities include: <br />An anti-tobacco rally will take place at the Education Building of the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds, <br />including school spirit booths, competitive events, and activities for all ages. The event will showcase the <br />students' year-round community efforts along with anti-tobacco pledges. Time: 4 PM. Location: 421 <br />27th Street NW, Winston-Salem. Contact: Terri Moy (336) 705-9019. <br />The Butler DREAM Team will draw bodies with chalk around the entire perimeter of Butler High School <br />with a heavy emphasis on the entrances to parking lots and car pool lines. Stakes in the ground will <br />display tobacco facts to raise awareness. Time: 10:30 AM. Location: 1810 Matthews Mint Hill Road, <br />Matthews. Contact: Mary Ferreri (980) 343-6300. <br />Bike Routes for Fitness will host a cycling event in Charlotte to promote tobacco-free public spaces. <br />Bicyclists will ride a designated bus route and distribute literature, buttons and t-shirts to passengers on <br />city and school bus routes. Time: 2 PM. Location: 310 East Trade Street, Charlotte. Contact: Debra <br />Franklin (704) 886-8221. <br />On March 19th, the Orange County Health Department will partner with Tobacco Reality Unfiltered <br />(TRU) clubs in local high schools to raise awareness about the smoke-free public places rule. Participants <br />will collect cigarette butts in downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro, share information on the policy, and <br />provide resources for quitting tobacco. Time: 10:30 AM. Location: Franklin Street, Chapel Hill. Contact: <br />Stacy Shelp (919) 245-2462. <br />All events are on March 16 unless otherwise indicated. For a full list of Kick Butts Day activities in North <br />Carolina, visit www.kickbuttsday.org/map. Additional information about tobacco, including state-by- <br />state statistics, can be found at www.tobaccofreekids.org.