2008 JEL Summit

We finally did it! Iowa is going smoke-free! And who better to celebrate it with then the places it affects and the people who made it possible? For the ninth annual JEL Summit street marketing event, the youth started it off by going to their favorite downtown Des Moines restaurants and presenting them with a couple vases with flowers in them and a card that read, "Congratulations for going smoke-free, Iowa!" The 220+ youth then all gathered together at Nollen Plaza and had a celebration! Along with the music, party hats and kazoos, the JEL youth all signed a giant, 8ft. Thank You card and got fellow downtown Des Moines patrons to come and celebrate the new law with them! The youth then held a press conference and presented the gargantuan card to 3 legislatures who made this law all possible, Sen. Staci Appel, Rep. Janet Petersen, and Rep. Tyler Olson. Couldn't have asked for a better way to kick of such a great accomplishment. Check out the pics and see you at next year's Summit!

Check out the press release for the street marketing event here.

For press information about the entire Summit, clickHERE.