Legacy's Youth Activism Council Holds Briefings Twelve representatives of the American Legacy Foundation's Youth Activism Council recently held briefings with their local and state representatives on Capitol Hill. Council members discussed their work guiding adults on how to talk to young people about the health risks of tobacco use. Nic Buron, 20, from St. Paul, Minnesota, met with staffers from the offices of Congresswoman Betty McCollum and Senator Mark Dayton to discuss Buron's work as a tobacco control and prevention advocate with the Twin Cities' Metropolitan Federation of Alternative Schools. Buron, a junior at the University of Minnesota, became active in the fight against tobacco when he learned the tobacco industry spends billions of dollars annually marketing their addictive products. Meghan Pasricha, 21, from Hockessin, Delaware, met with the staff of Senators Tom Carper and Joseph Biden. Pasricha, a student at Harvard University, became involved in the fight against tobacco after a personal battle with asthma. She founded the Anti-Tobacco Action Club at her high school in Hockessin, secured grants for her anti-tobacco work, and gave presentations at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health and the World Conference on Tobacco in Helsinki, Finland. In May, the foundation selected 15 students to serve as members of its Youth Activism Council, chosen from a competitive field of more than 70 nominees. This geographically and ethnically diverse group of young leaders will help Legacy creatively and effectively convey the health risks of using tobacco products to young people, as well as provide training and resources to other organizations.