Guest guest Posted February 24, 2010 Report Share Posted February 24, 2010 --- On Wed, 2/24/10, R David Giles <davesthebestdad wrote: R David Giles <davesthebestdadSpread the Word to End the Word"Ami Carvotta" <anclife, "Angela Coco" <nhcocoa45, "Anita" <anita56, "Barb and Ken" <briess, "Carol Norton" <crnorton1, "Clark A Sheakley" <sheakley, "Dawn" <aurore123, "Deb Wickham" <dwickham, "Denise (CFC) Hart" <cfcadss, "Donna" <dkjohnson222, "Gloria McDonald" <gloriamcd, "Herb & Rosie Giles" <queenmum03, "Janice Adams" <jannyjan60, "Janice Demarco" <jannied87, "Jill Hrinda-Patten" <kjpatten, "Joey and LuAnn" <landjwachowiak, "Kel" <kellykebby, "Kendra" <gaub, lcgeck, "Kimberly Foote" <3feetridn, "Marybelle" <mbestman, "Mickey Weber" <maweber, "Monica Whiteside" <monicahw, "Patsy" <pkilbert, "Rosanne" <roma1120, "Stacey Gerber" <neilgerber, "Steve Giles" <swg63, "Z.A.K." <zacharyzolaWednesday, February 24, 2010, 10:19 AM davesthebestdadDate: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:21:30 -0800Spread the Word to End the WordAKShriver PLEDGE TO SHOW RESPECT TO EVERYONEOn March 3, 2010, Best Buddies, Special Olympics and supporters from across the world will unite in support of a grass roots movement challenging the use of the R-word, an outdated word that must be recognized for its hurtful impact on people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Spread the Word to End the Word awareness day will engage schools, organizations and communities by raising the consciousness of society about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the R-word and encouraging everyone to stop using this word by signing our pledge and encouraging their friends to do the same.Please help us achieve our goal of 100,000 pledges by visiting www.r-word.org and taking the pledge today. You can also show your support by purchasing merchandise at the new www.r-wordstore.com.Our language frames how we think about others. Help eliminate the use of the R-word in everyday speech. SPREAD THE WORD TO END THE WORD03.03.10www.r-word.orgRemove yourself from this mailing.Remove yourself from all mailings from Best Buddies International. Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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