PLAY, LIVE, BE TOBACCO-FREE...ONTARIO GRANT PROGRAM
Play, Live, Be Tobacco-Free…Ontario Grant Program promotes tobacco-free sport and recreation programming in Ontario
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Round 1 of this grant program is now closed. Watch for details of Round 2 coming soon!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Deadline for grant application submissions extended to 12:00 noon on March 19, 2010.
For Immediate Release - REVISED
Toronto, February 12, 2010 – In an effort to keep tobacco industry products out of sport and recreation and through a grant provided by the Ministry of Health Promotion Healthy Communities Fund, SPORT4ONTARIO, in collaboration with the Play, Live, Be, Tobacco-Free Provincial Collaborative*, is pleased to announce the Play, Live, Be Tobacco-Free…Ontario Grant Program. This grant program provides the opportunity for organizations to apply for grants up to $500.00 to develop and promote a Tobacco-Free Policy.
Tobacco-free sport and recreation means that everyone taking part in a sport or recreational activity does not use tobacco industry products. It means participants, spectators, coaches and leaders do not smoke, snuff, dip, or chew tobacco while engaged in the activities of your organization.
Sport and recreation organizations play a vital role in the health and well-being of our communities. Participation in sport and recreation activities not only benefits one’s physical health through physical activity, it also contributes to psychological health, through feelings of accomplishment and a sense of belonging that comes from being part of a team or club.
Non-profit sport and recreation clubs, teams, leagues and organizations wishing to support and promote Tobacco-Free Policy and activities are invited to apply for funding. Grants will be awarded based on application descriptions of how your organization will implement a policy and include/endorse the message Play, Live, Be Tobacco-Free through a variety of educational and promotional activities and /or resources.
The deadline for applications is 12:00 noon on March 12, 2010 March 19, 2010. Successful grant applicants will be notified by March 31, 2010.
A Tobacco-Free Policy strengthens the positive impact your organization has on the health of your community and provides an important message about being tobacco-free to the individuals who are part of your organization. Become a tobacco-free organization and send a clear message that your organization values a tobacco-free lifestyle! We look forward to working with you.
About SPORT4ONTARIO
SPORT4ONTARIO is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization that provides the collaborative environment, knowledge and resources to build capacity and drive leadership excellence in the Ontario sport community through education, advocacy, interaction, research and innovation. We work on behalf of a wide variety of sport organizations and represent a collective voice of sport in this province on common issues.
*About the Play, Live, Be Tobacco-Free Provincial Collaborative
The PLBTF Collaborative is composed of the Tobacco Control Area Networks (TCANs consisting of the 36 Ontario Public Health Units {PHUs}), The Program Training and Consultation Centre (PTCC), SPORT4ONTARIO (S4O), the Coaches Association of Ontario (CAO), Physical Activity Resource Centre (PARC), Parks and Recreation Ontario (PRO), Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) – Smokers’ Helpline (SHL), the Ontario Lung Association (OLA), and the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Managers Network.
