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Quit and Win Winners Announced!
Thank you all for participating in this year’s Quit
& Win contest. Each of you deserves a big round of
applause for trying to quit smoking. Some of you
were successful at staying quit for the month and
some will be giving it a shot again. We hope that
all of you walked away with some good insights into
what quitting smoking means for you and your life.
This year Quit & Win enrolled 212 participants
across the four MSCTC campuses and MSU-Moorhead. At
the end of the contest 104 participants completed
the final survey on how the month went for them.
Over 92% remained smoke free for the entire month!
This is wonderful news!
We are excited to announce the final prize winners
for Quit & Win:
MSUM Student Prize Winners:
1) $2,000 – Landon Shank
2) $500 – Ivan Ayubashev
3) $500 – Codie Bingeman
4) $500 – Keire Shaffer
5) $250 - Jen Herbst (Smoke-free Friend)
MSUM Staff Prize Winners:
1) $1,000 – Kimberly Morrison
2) $500 – Brian Oxton
3) $250 – Kathy Morrison (Smoke-free Friend)
MSCTC Student Prize Winners:
1) $2,000 – Rachael Barnum – Wadena Campus
2) $500 – Tracy Emerson – Moorhead Campus
3) $500 – Sheila Hillukka – Detroit Lakes Campus
4) $500 – John Emmerich – Fergus Falls Campus
5) $500 – Marsha Warren – Detroit Lakes Campus
6) $250 - Jennifer Keranen (Smoke-free Friend)
MSCTC Staff Prize Winners:
1) $1,000 – Kristy Wagar – Moorhead Campus
2) $500 – David Kenyon – Fergus Falls Campus
3) $250 – Duane Halbur (Smoke-free Friend)
We invite each of you to come to the Prize Ceremony
on Monday, December 17th at 12 noon in the Student
Union at MSU – Moorhead. This will be a great chance
for you to meet other Quit & Win participants, some
of the Quit & Win team and staff from your school
who made the contest possible, as well as have some
cake and coffee! If you are able to join us please
let me know by Friday, December 14th.
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The Quit & Win contest is a unique and exciting opportunity for students, staff, and faculty at Minnesota State
University Moorhead and
all four Minnesota State Community and Technical
College campuses–Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls,
Moorhead, and Wadena–who are current cigarette smokers to become smoke-free!
At the same time, Quit and Win participants enter a
drawing for a chance to win outstanding prizes!!
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Participants agree to stop smoking tobacco for the entire month of November. Those who remain smoke-free for the entire month (not even a puff) will be entered into a prize drawing for fabulous gift certificates.
FREE MONTH SUPPLY of nicotine patches or gum for
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Contest is open to all students (part-time or full-time), staff, and faculty (with an appointment of .75 FTE or greater) at Minnesota State
University Moorhead and Minnesota State Community and Technical College
who have smoked 10 or more days per month for the past year. Participants must select a
Smoke-free Friend as their contest partner. For more information on contest rules and eligibility please
click here. The deadline to enroll is October 31, 2007.
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There are two simple steps to becoming a Quit & Win Participant.
Step 1: Online Registration
Complete the
Online Registration Form
anytime between October 1 and October 29,
2007. Alternatively, registration may be
completed by fax (612-625-2925) or phone
(612-626-5520). After 5 p.m. October 29, you
must
complete this step in-person at the Quit & Win
On-Campus Enrollment Table on your campus on
October 30 or 31.
Step 2: On-Campus Enrollment
After completing Online Registration, you will need to stop by the On-Campus Enrollment
Table on October 30 or 31 (click here
for times and locations on your campus). At
On-Campus Enrollment, you will be asked to do
the following (which takes less than 15
minutes):
- Fill out a brief survey about your current and past use of tobacco.
- Submit a urine sample. We use this to verify that you are a current smoker by testing for derivatives of nicotine.
- Receive quit aids like nicotine patches or gum, or sign up to receive support calls from a Quit
Coach.
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Winners choose gift cards from any combination of the following stores: Target, Best Buy, Herberger’s, Home Depot, IKEA, The Apple Store, Tiffany & Co., Scheel’s, or Cabela’s!
More about prizes. |
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Copyright 2007, Boynton Health Service, University of Minnesota.
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