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Manitoba students in grades 5 to 12 have the opportunity to create their own anti-tobacco videos as part of Create and Rate, an anti-tobacco video challenge unveiled by the provincial government. The videos can be serious, funny or somewhere in between, as long as they highlight one of the following themes: quitting smoking or never starting is one of the best decisions a person can ever make, tobacco smoke and second-hand smoke contain disgusting and dangerous ingredients, and tobacco is damaging the world and it's time to speak out about it. Applications and information packages for Create and Rate, including a step-by-step guide to creating the videos, will be distributed to all Manitoba schools (grades 5 to 12 only) starting next week. The deadline for entries is March 31. The top 10 videos, as selected by a panel, will be posted online at www.mbcreaterate.ca during the third week of April for all young Manitobans to review and rate. Students will have about one month to vote once per day per person. Prizes will be awarded to winning entries. For more information on Create and Rate, contact Andrew Loughead, manager of Manitoba Tobacco Control and Cessation, at 204-945-4451. _ Compiled from a Government of Manitoba news release
