November 17th is the 36th annual American Cancer Society (ACS) Great American Smokeout, and the Shelby Health Department urges smokers to quit.

The Great American Smokeout is an annual event, encouraging smokers to quit for a day in the hope they may quit for good.  Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States, including 38,000 deaths among as a result of secondhand smoke.

Tennessee offers a FREE Tobacco QuitLine program.  The program is a toll-free telephone service that provides personalized support for Tennesseans who want to quit smoking or chewing tobacco.  Caller to the QuitLine are assigned a personal coach who can help callers understand how to quit tobacco use.  The program is free to all Tennessee residents who want to quit smoking.  The QuitLine number is 1-800-QUIT-NOW (1-800-784-8669).

Action News 5 is challenging you to collect food for the Action News 5 Holiday Food Drive.  We are challenging businesses, day cares and even churches to collect food for the hungry in the Mid-South.  100% of the money and food collected will be given to the   Mid-South Food Bank.

Accept the challenge, collect the food and/or money...

Looking for a date night this weekend, but having trouble finding a baby sitter? Then Kids Night In at Hope Presbyterian Church could be for you. Kids Night In will take place take place this Friday, November 4th from 5:30 to 9:30 and is a program developed to let parents drop off their children, ages 1 to 5th grade, for a fun night of crafts, movies, gym time and more!

The cost is $25 for the first child and $10 for each additional child. Payments should be made at the door during drop off. Snacks and juice will also be provided. All proceeds from Kids Night In benefit future Global Outreach Mission trips.

For more information or to sign up, visit http://www.hopepres.com/kidsnightinor contact Britney Christie at britney@hopepres.com.