| Show '700! RJ REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO InteUgence Report Great American Festivals Collector Cards CONTINUED 1 Pledge To Slow Down’ On Packs Now! Sherry Williams and students from Graham Middle School in Charlotte NC started with Sherry a grandmother in North Carolina who put a sign on her lawn asking motorists to pledge to drive at the speed limit Now the "Take the Pledge Campaign" has spread from Charlotte NC — where police cruisers carry pledge stickers and speeding offenders are asked to take the pledge in court— to Los Angeles which plans to ask schoolkids and parents to sign it together The campaign hopes to reach all 50 states and Washington DC Visit wwwautobytelcom for a copy of the pledge and to leam more about the campaign all It Update Mqrt-A-SoMi- ep Collect All 32! wwwSmokersWelcoffiecom limited to smokers 21 14 mg "tar" 12 mg nicotine av per cigarette by For more product information visit wwwrjrtcom years of age or older FTC method: Imagine Getting More www5mokoisWokomocom March 30 we ran a piece about Bates and her Hugs to On Program to adopt a soldier The program was so successful that it has found “adopters” for 46000 troops and currently is setting up a waiting list For anyone who wants to adopt a soldier and doesn't want to wait we can recommend another program: AdoptaPlatoon It was begun in 1998 by Ida Hagg whose son was then serving in Bosnia When he told her that many of his fellow soldiers weren't getting any letters or packages from home Hagg set out to help her son’s buddies Today AdoptaPlatoon takes care of US troops stationed worldwide from Afghanistan to Korea to Kuwait The link for the program can be found at our Web site mw paradecom (click on “Intelligence”) along with links to other groups that offer ways to supporl-ou- r troops PAGE 14 APRIL 27 2003 PARADE MAGAZINE |