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M I S S I O N :

The Foundation for a Smokefree America is a nonprofit organization
whose mission is to educate people of all ages about smoking and tobacco
use.

The Foundation for a Smoke Free America

This anti-tobacco foundation was founded in 1989 by Patrick Reynolds, a grandson of the founder of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. A former pack-a-day smoker, he saw his father, oldest brother and other relatives die from cigarette-induced emphysema and cancer. 

Concerned about the widespread death, disease, and economic hardship caused by tobacco, Patrick Reynolds divested his RJR stock, quit smoking and became, in the words of former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, "one of the nation's most influential advocates of a smokefree America."  

Each year since founding The Foundation for a Smokefree America, Mr. Reynolds has spoken before dozens of universities, high and middle schools in school assembly programs, and before numerous health conferences and medical forums. The press has been invited to the great majority of his anti-tobacco talks, and his appearances have received wide and very positive coverage in print and broadcast media. In this way he has helped build excellent goodwill for the Foundation.

The Foundation for a Smokefree America commends the efforts of many other anti-tobacco groups such as The American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and their annual event the Great American Smokeout.