CEO of ASA Entertainment. “Tobacco prevention is an issue near-and-dear to everyone at ASA and we are grateful to all the schools, sponsors, staff and athletes during the past 10 years who have helped us reach this milestone and spread this important message.”
In celebration of the Tour’s anniversary and expansive reach, the ASA High School Tour will visit 79 schools across the U.S. in 2009. From March 23rd – May 1st , the Tour’s spring circuit will visit 29 high schools in some of the largest markets in the center of the country. The cities it will visit this Spring include:
2009 ASA High School Tour Spring Schedule:
March 23 – 27 Houston, TX
March 30 – April 3 Dallas, TX
April 6 – 9 Memphis, TN
April 13 – 17 Cincinnati, OH
April 20 – 24 Indianapolis, IN
April 27 – May 1 Chicago, IL
The U.S. Marines and Retaks Lifestyle Backpacks support the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids by partnering with ASA for the Spring Tour.
During the Fall, from September 14th through December 4th, the Tour will visit:
2009 ASA High School Tour Fall Schedule:
Sep 14 – 18 Boston, MA
Sep 21 – 25 Metro NYC
Sep 28 - Oct 2 Philadelphia, PA
Oct 5 – 9 Raleigh, NC
Oct 12 – 16 Orlando, FL
Oct 26 – 30 Albuquerque, NM
Nov 2 – 6 Sacramento, CA
Nov 9 – 13 San Jose, CA
Nov 16 – 20 Los Angeles, CA
Nov 30 – Dec 4 Ontario, CA
Some of the industry’s notable X Games and Action Sports World Championships stars such as Koji Kraft (Chicago, Illinois), Anthony Furlong (Tampa, Florida), Marc Englehart (Lansdale, Pennsylvania), Jay Eggleston (Denver, CO), Austin Coleman (Los Angeles, CA) and Trevor Meyer (St. Park, Minnesota) will perform on the Spring tour. They will not only provide eye-catching, energy-filled performances, but their presence will also offer a unique opportunity for peer-to-peer interaction between the athletes and students. Students can obtain pictures and autographs during these sessions and talk to the athletes about staying tobacco-free.
ASA ENTERTAINMENT REACHES ONE MILLION KIDS WITH THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASA ACTION SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL TOUR IN
Mar 18, 2009
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ASA Entertainment (ASA), the leader in action sports event production, is excited to announce that with the launch of their 2009 ASA High School Tour it will celebrate 10 years of support for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Since 2000, ASA has traveled the country visiting high schools with a mobile action sports tour, featuring top skateboarding, BMX and inline skating pros performing unimaginable tricks on a portable half-pipe during on campus assemblies, while disseminating an important anti-tobacco cause message through announcements, trivia questions, brochures and attention grabbing performances. The riders and Tour staff educate students about the dangers of tobacco use, the risks associated with second-hand smoke and ways to combat the pressure to start smoking. In 2009 the ASA High School Tour will reach its 1,000,000th student with this Tour and its critical message.“We are so pleased to make such a positive impact on students throughout the country with this tour”, said Rick Bratman,
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