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NTER I FOR NON-PROFIT CORPORaTIONS June 14, 1990, William E. Parkin, DVtd, DrPh Assistant Ccxtmissioner New Jersey IDepari~esit of Health Division of E.pideniology & Disease Control CN 369 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0369 Dear Dr. Parkin: I am writing in support of the New Jersey Department of Health/American Cancer Society cooperative application to the National Cancer Institute for the ASSIST saoking intervention project. The Center for Non-Profit Corpora- tions is a non-profit umbrella organization,representing and serving, New Jersey's charitable non-profits, including 600 dues-paying members. Many of our tnesnbers are crnnauuty-based organizations serving children and disadvan- taged youth,in distressed areas where levels of smoking and cancer morbidity are especially high and the econatnic impact of scnoking dependency is more severe than for the population at large. The Center wholeheartedly supports the ambitious goals of the ASSIST program and we are confident that the American Cancer Society - New Jersey Division and the New Jersey Department of Health will! carry out the project ef fectively. We would be happy to lend our support to the proj ect by running pramtiona]l articles in our newsletters, which reach approximately 1,000 non- profit leaders and other interested parties frem the government and for•-profit sectors. If you need additional information regarding the Center or uts member- ship, feel free to contact me. : 36 W Lafayette Street,, Trenton, NJ. 08608 • 609-695•6422