More on Hinsdale, NH
Tucked into the farthest southwestern corner of the state, Hinsdale was named for Colonel Ebenezer Hinsdale in 1753. Colonel Hinsdale was from a prominent family in Deerfield, and he was once chaplain of Fort Dummer, an important trading post on the Connecticut River. He later enlisted as an officer, and then established the trading post at Fort Hinsdale, reportedly at his own expense. More........................
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HPC is now HCC
HCC Meetings
We would like to announce a new meeting schedule for HCC. We will now be meeting on the first Wednesday of every month at 6:30 in the Hinsdale High School Library. Our next meeting is October 6th. We would love to see some new faces.
The Hinsdale Prevention Coalition has changed it name. We are now the Hinsdale Community Coalition. We have welcomed several new members into our group in recent weeks. And the group has spoken. Our new name reflects our commitment to making our community a safer and healthier place to call "Home".
If you or a group that you belong to would like to learn how HCC can benefit you, please contact us:
by e-mail hpc.coordinator@gmail.com
For more information and resources, go to the Cheshire Coalition for Tobacco Free Communities website:
The American Cancer Society is marking the 36th Great American Smokeout on November 17 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk. Quitting smoking is not easy, but it can be done. To have the best chance of quitting successfully, you need to know what you're up against, what your options are, and where to go for help.
In most cases, the decision to smoke is not made by adults. Sixty percent of smokers start by the age of 14, and 90% of smokers are firmly addicted before reaching age 19.
Stated another way,
only one in ten smokers become addicted after the age of 19.
- You don’t have to quit smoking forever. Just quit for one day and repeat for 364 more days one day at a time!
- If you smoke, share your struggles to quit with your children. Kids greatly underestimate how difficult it is to quit smoking. Showing how hard it is to quit (and making sure quitting doesn’t look easy) can help eliminate this misperception. Continuing to try to quit, despite the difficulties, also sends a strong anti-smoking message.
- There is no such thing as safe exposure to tobacco. Keep it out of your house and car. Make your home and vehicle a tobacco free zone!
- Support smokers who are trying to quit!!
Samantha Skunk tells her story at the HCC International Potluck Dinner Event.
