St. Louisans Pledge to Stay Tobacco-Free During Clayton Event

People gathered at Clayton's on Tuesday in honor of World No Tobacco Day.

The joined the ’s Let’s Face It campaign to encourage people to be tobacco-free.

On Tuesday, student Jenna Witkowski represented the district and local teens on the steps of the World Trade Center building. She read and signed the St. Louis No-Tobacco Treaty, which marks signatories' commitment to remain tobacco-free. 

“We are not going to smoke, not now, not later, no matter who else is doing it," said Witkowski, reading from the treaty.

Read more about the event from the following news organizations:

• St. Louis County, anti-smoking activists note World No Tobacco Day (stltoday.com)
• St. Louis Teens Embrace 'World No Tobacco Day' (KPLR)
• Local teens say no to tobacco (KSDK)
• World No Tobacco Day (KMOV)