Yep, it's back to school again; check out what we did for our summer VACATION!!

September 22, 2008

So, without school getting in the way, here are some things we got into...

We did a radio ad. Yeah that's right, we got together talked about what we wanted, ideas for a script, went to the studio and recorded our own voices.  If you haven't heard them on the radio CLICK HERE.  Let us know what you think!

 

This summer we made it to tons of skate parks all over Utah.  What else are you going to do on a hot day but to bust a new move on your board or bust your ankle?  Either way we gave away free Phoenix Alliance gear.  Congrats goes to Taylor for winning the BMX bike from 97.1 ZHT

 Next on our summer trip we tried to shock people at the Real Salt Lake soccer game with how many people die each hour from smoking.  WHAT? You didn't know? Count the bags, you'll find 50!  THE tobacco industry is killing 50 PEOPLE an hours.  So in a days work for them rounds it out to 1,200.  Incredible they are still in business!

No summer would be complete with out the Vans Warped Tour!!! a show we couldn't miss.  We gave some lucky winners a Phoenix Alliance iPod nano and a pretty amazing long board.  I'm sure you were there, check out the pics BELOW!!

This is our lovely booth complete with spinny prize wheel

 

The LongBoard winner!

The ipod winner!

Gabe from Cobra Starship stopping by to say "HEY Phoenix Alliance, I love you guys!"

Mike from the Academy Is, loves us too!

So Warped Tour wasn't the only show; we also went to 311 and Crue Tour... two different extremes but we were still telling people how manipulative the tobacco industry is! To prove we're not buying into what their selling we have a photo contest to show how crazy they are. Yeah we might be making a weird face, but at least we still have a face!

Ha ha, it was a funny night! This last guy was the winner, but hard group to pick from out of the 100 that participated! 

Summers not over yet and our beloved and fav dj PORTIA from X96 asked us to help her quit smoking.  She came to the right group!! Every Sunday right before live and local we called her to see how she did and gave her tips to stay smoke-free.  She is doing great so you should call her on Sundays, request a song, and tell her congrats on kicking the habit!!!

Here is the X96 booth at warped tour, Portia's giving us the big thumbs up!

And uh we might have this giant little crush on Skate parks, ha ha! We just have so much fun on them so we went to the Slug Skate Comp.  We're not the best on a sk8board but we tore up the Guitar Hero comp!! Playing GH3 was the hardest work we did, but we managed to pull through!  There was cool graffiti, and of course a winning pic of the winner of the skateboard!!

Warming up to play some GUITAR-HERO!

The awesome winner of the PA SkAte Board!

Our group could not be complete without the adoring guidance from the Youth Leadership Board (YLB)! We just had our awards night and partied it up with the YLB for 2008-2009 year.  Who said your hard work doesn't pay off?  Here are the PA members that did an amazing JOB! And we thank them for everything they did last year!!

They look crazy, but they are some of the best advocates!

Here's the starting line for the new year for us! YIKES! JK we can't wait to get rolling and fighting back against the industry!

Stay tuned for the next update and see ya later!

 

 

YLB stands for Youth Leadership Board

June 231, 2008

You might have heard YLB when you hear about Phoenix Alliance.  Well the the Phoenix Alliance can't function with out the youth from the YLB.  They meet once a month and conspire what the group will do next.  They are the evil brains behind bringing down a multi-billion dollar company that sells lies and death.  If you are interested in getting more involved with the Phoenix Alliance, then the YLB is your answer. You meet incredible people and you can use this as volunteer hours, job referrences or college resume. To get an application email ademing@utah.gov.  Simple answer the questions and email it back, that easy.  Oh and youth on the ylb get a check for $100 at the end of the year for a job well done. So it's cash in you pocket! Applications ARE due July 11, 2008!!!! Here is the current group! No reason you shouldn't join!

 

Another Rock Concert for the PA

June 113, 2008

We try to make it to the Avalon whenever we can, this time it was for the Dollyrots concert.  We had a fun time doing our thing, you know, pushing people's ideas about the tobacco industry.  Did you know that smoking among teens has dropped dramatically since 1997?  So that means youth are enjoying a life that doesn't include addiction to nicotine.  And even better there are places to hange out at that are smok-free like the Avalon.  Well here are some pics we wanted to put up.  Big THANKS goes to The Dollyrots, they were so nice to meet and they rock, and Unknown Anthem for the shout out they gave us on stage! Our lovely booth with PA members! Keeping an eye out for our petition! Kelly from the Dollyrots Luis Perfect rock star jump Group shot with Kelly Hanging out with Chris Quality time with Luis It was a fun night of advocacy and punk rock music.  And don't worry, we'll do it again!

 

BOB, your next best friend

April 34, 2008

BOB stands for Battle of the Bands, a competition for the best high school bands to compete against each other, all in one night of glory.  The Phoenix Alliance was there, rocking out to Guitar Hero II cuz we don't have a band, but who knows what could happen next year?  We had plenty of people come challenge their friends to a game of Guitar Hero while we challenged them to question the tobacco industry.  We are still looking for support for our petition, so don't forget to get your friends to come to our next event! Thanks again to everyone we will see you soon!

 

Brighton Spit-out for a snowboard

March 296, 2008

What to say about Brighton, hmmmm, we had a contest to see who could show us their funniest face, we had people vote on the Polaroids, and gave away a new custome Revolution snowbard the shole while we informed people why they should not accept tobacco advertising in Utah's colleges and rodeos.  It was such a blast to be there and to get our message across. We want to post some of the pictures we took, so relax and have fun.  And if you are questioning why we want tobacco advertising out, go to our petition, learn for yourself and support us in our fight! Phoenix Alliance'ers taking control  This is how we like to advertise You might remember these bunnies from our website.  If not, try and find them! Here we are in our daily fight against the Tobacco Industry Our lovely booth with everyone there Even Channel 4 came out to see what was up I know this picture makes you want to join!  Portia from x96 is announcing the winner Our lucky winner Here are some great faces of the Phoenix Alliance Hard competition but it was fun Thanks again to everyone who supported us and made it out. See you soon!

 

Your chance to win a Snowboard

February 181, 2008

You might have heard that the Phoenix Alliance will be at Brighton Ski resort Feb 23, from 11-3. You also might have heard that you can take a shot at winning a brand new Revolution snowboard. And the best thing is you don't have to be able to pop a 540 or board slide your way to victory, you only have to show us your face. We want to see the funniest, ugliest, creepiest, craziest face you can make. We'll take the picture and it is up to the voters to decide the winner.  We are doing this because there are many faces to tobacco; the industry only shows you the pretty ones.  We are here to show you the manipulation the tobacco industy uses to trick you into buying their product. Don't have a snowboard, so why go to brighton? We will be at the base lodge so you don't need a lift ticket to participate. Come hang out with us, and that snowboard could be yours.  If you want to a part of the Phoenix Alliance, go to our join page, from there we will email you updates and let you know when our next event is.  Hey even if you don't win the snowboard we will have plenty of other prizes all in the fight against tobacco.  If you have more questions call 801-538-7085 or just show up. 

 

50 Deaths an Hour from Smoking; Give it up!

December 97, 2007

Everyone knows smoking isn’t the best idea for you, even if the tobacco industry keeps shoving advertisements down our throats. For whatever reason people begin to smoke, you can always find a reason to quit. The Great American Smoke-Out is a day to quit smoking, even if it is for one day. For most, giving up tobacco is hard and they end up trying more than once. To help remind everyone to try again the Phoenix Alliance loaded up 50 body bags and stomped up and down Main Street in Salt Lake City to show the number of people who die every hour from smoking related illness, 50 an hour, who knows who could be next. Hopefully we made an impression out there; we even made it on the news! You can catch us here on  deseretnews.com. If you want more information about the Great American Smoke-Out or tips for quitting go to cancer.org. If you or anyone you know is serious about quitting tobacco and could use some help, call 1-888-567-TRUTH If you want to be part of the Phoenix Alliance, click on our Join  page. Here are some pictures of what happened!

 

The best way to stuff a body bag is with Party Balloons! 

 

 

This is our way of proving a point 

 

 

Nothing like a group pic after the event  This event was so successful thanks to everyone who participated. We want to thank Teen Advocates Against Tobacco of Salt Lake County, Outrage of Utah County, Governing Youth Council of Weber, the Pacific Islander community, and the Utah Latino Network for making this all happen. You guys ROCK!

 

 

 

Phoenix Alliance at the BASh

November 235, 2007

Hey boys and girls of all ages that were at the X96 Maverik Big A** Show! We had a blast giving away free bull rides, t-shirts, air fresheners all day and to finish it all off with an ipod nano give away.  We hope you enjoyed yourself too.  The bands rocked and it was so nice to be out of the cold rain and inside the Salt Palace. This was a big day for us because we launch our new campaign, "Don't Buy Their Bull."  We want to eliminate U.S. Smokeless tobacco from advertising at college rodeos.  This is our way of fighting against the industry promoting to youth as they try to replace the 1200 that die a day from tobacco use.  If you want to support us sign the petition here. If you didn't make it the show here are some photos of what you missed! Happy PA members right before doors open! Bull rides are more fun when they're free! Phoenix Alliance Booth working hard to control the masses! It's actually hard to keep people away. Everyone here is supporting our cause of fighting against tobacco. Come to our next event to learn more! We mentioned we gave away an Ipod nano right? Well here is our winner!