About KIISS...
At a news conference January 25, 2005 celebrating ten years since California went smoke-free are, from left to right: KIISS Board Member Cathy Leonard, KIISS President Paul McIntyre, Former CA Assemblyman Terry Friedman and Colleen Beamish. As a California Assemblyman, Friedman authored and passed the law assisted by his staff aids Leonard and Beamish. McIntyre also worked on passing the law while employed at that time with the California Restaurant Association.
KIISS, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation, was founded in April
2000 to help reduce children's exposure to secondhand smoke and its multiple
health risks.
The founding board members of KIISS includes those
who were instrumental in passing the nation's strictest workplace smoking ban in California in 1994;
AB 13.
Today KIISS is working in two
areas:
- In the 40 states where smoking is not banned in restaurants and workplaces, KIISS is working to educate the restaurant industry on the viability of restaurants going 100-percent smoke free.
- In the states where restaurant and workplace smoking is banned, KIISS is working to educate smokers on the health risks children suffer when exposed to second-hand smoke in other environments; particularly in the home and car.
KIISS currently does not have a membership program. It is supported by donations from non-profit foundations and private parties. To make a donation to KIISS, visit our donations page. To share or request information, click here