Youth Advocate of the Year
In the spring of 1999, The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids chose C.O.S.T. as the winner of the Group Advocate of the Year Award! Eight members of C.O.S.T. represented their group at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. on April 29 at the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' annual gala.
	Producer/director Rob Reiner chaired the event and Emmy and political satirist Al Franken was the master of ceremonies.
More than 600 people attended, including members of Congress; public health, business and civic leaders, and kids.
	While in Washington, the students met with other youth advocates, attended workshops to learn more about youth advocacy. They had the chance to walk the halls of the capital and meet with some of their legislators.
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