Activities, Quantified

In FY 1997-1998 New Jersey GASP:

• sent more than 47,500 pieces of mail, each containing multiple publications, in grouped mailings to media, legislators, employers, restaurants, schools, and others
  
  
• distributed more than 22,800 copies of publications (books, directories, signs, etc.)
  
  
• assisted approximately 200 local governments
  
  
• did approximately 75 media interviews, appearances
  
  
• produced more than 20 publications

• produced more than 20 publications; 200,000 copies were printed
  
  
• mailed more than 25,000 pieces of mail, all containing multiple publications
  
  
• assisted 900 individuals, organizations, and local governments
  
  
• participated in more than a dozen conferences, workshops, and trainings, frequently as a sponsor, and staff members were featured or major speakers at almost all the gatherings.

In FY 99-00 New Jersey GASP:

• created a website
  
  
• began a program of training youth in policy and media advocacy and helped young people with surveys, creating public meetings on tobacco, and testifying before governments
  
  
• created, marketed, and produced approximately 24 trainings on policy and media advocacy skills
  
  
• produced 10 new publications; printed more than 190,000 copies of materials including manuals, digests of legislation, dining directories, position papers, brochures, model ordinances, signs, etc.
  
  
• sent approximately 22,000 pieces of mail, almost all containing multiple publications, to media, legislators, local boards of health, employers, businesses, restaurants, schools, libraries, anti-drug alliances, colleagues, New Jersey GASP members, citizens, and others
  
  
• assisted more than 800 individuals, organizations, and local governments
  
  
• made more than 20 presentations to local governments, schools, and "town meetings on tobacco"
  
  
• supplied information to municipalities, which passed tobacco-control legislation at the rate of several ordinances a month
  
  
• did more than 90 media appearances and interviews
  
  
• participated in a number of conferences, frequently as a sponsor, and staff members were featured or major speakers at almost all the gatherings.