The Hackademy Awards

We have been handing out Hackademy Awards for 16 years, starting out as a press conference, and evolving into the Hollywood-style red carpet event that it is today.

Held annually in February, the Hackademy Awards is a youth-friendly advocacy event designed to educate youth and young adults about the impact of tobacco use and smoking in movies.

Our youth volunteers arrive in a limo, walk the red carpet, smile for paparazzi, sign autographs and give Thumbs Up! And Thumbs Down! Awards

The award recipients are chosen by our “Hackademy’” which is made up of our TUTD youth volunteers.

Thumbs Up! Awards are given to movies, actors and actresses that did not use tobacco or portrayed the realistic harmful health effects of using tobacco, and Thumbs Down! Awards are given to those that most glamorized tobacco.

Event attendees enjoy a reception complete with light appetizers and live music. Event sponsors get access to the exclusive VIP lounge!

Young people from our community are invited to attend this event for free, thanks to our event sponsors.

The funds raised by this event support and expand not only our youth tobacco prevention programs, but also our clean air and lung health programs, which help make our community a healthier place to live and breathe.

The 2011 Hackademy Awards will be held on March 3, 2011 at the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento.

Event Questions?

Contact Jenna at (916) 444-5900 ext. 212 or jdittman@sacbreathe.org.

Sponsorship Questions?

Contact Raquel at (916) 444-5900 ext. 208 or rlopez@sacbreathe.org.

Media Questions?

Contact Jenna at (916) 444-5900 ext. 212 or jdittman@sacbreathe.org.