Fifth-grader Francesca Pengidore, B...

Fifth-grader Francesca Pengidore, Beaver, Pa., was lately awarded first place in the 2003 Tar Wars national bill contest and received a family trip to Disney World. Runners-up included Widya Adidharma, Laramie, Wyo Hannah Smith, Rome Ga., and James Wetzel, Ozark, Ala. There were also six honorable mentions. The winning [i]affiche[/i]s can be viewed on the Tar Wars Web site at www.tarwars.org. The Tar Wars program, which was established in 1988 and is supported by dint of the AAFP, is a tobacco-free education program that discourages tobacco use among youth.

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