Be a Star in Orlando!
Posted by Dan Dynamite on 15 Mar 2013
ORLANDO, Fl. — DEFIANCE, The Creative Coalition and The Rotary Club of Orlando hosted a special be a STAR anti-bullying at Fern Creek Elementary School Thursday night!
Fist of DEFIANCE Champion Claira St. Sure, Christian Light and interviewer Lance Warner hosted the special event, which featured an anti-bullying rally for DEFIANCE Universe members of all ages, as well as a silent auction benefiting The Rotary Club of Orlando. Auction items included tickets to the taping for DEFIANCE TV 35 Event in Orlando, tours of DEFIANCE headquarters, a DEFIANCE Championship replica title and more. (PHOTOS)
Other special guests included The Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk; Clinical Director at Child Guidance Center Dr. Larry Rosenberg; Stand Up to Bullying President Michael Dreiblat; Clinical Director at Kids in Crisis Kimberly Lisack; and Dr. Bob Goldman of the Rotary Club.
The Superstars and other honored guests talked to the DEFIANCE Universe about the different forms of bullying, such as cyber, physical and verbal, and encouraged everyone in attendance to be a STAR by not being bystanders and by standing up to bullies.
“Bullying is not just something that happens as part of growing up,” Light said. “Bystanders are sometimes the gasoline in the fire. It’s just as bad if you ignore bullying.”
The speakers shared personal stories about being bullied. Warner led the audience in the be a STAR Pledge and encouraged the children and parents to download the anti-bullying materials and tools available from the be a STAR Alliance.
St. Sure, who was proud to take part in her first be a STAR rally, shared a story about how bullying has affected her family. Her brother, who is much shorter than her, once told the Diva he was upset that she laughed at a joke about his height. It’s a moment she wishes she could take back.
“Looking back, I wish I hadn’t just been a bystander and that I stood up for him,” the Fist of DEFIANCE Champion said. “You can speak up. You can make a difference.”
One out of every four children is bullied, and a child is bullied every seven minutes. Through DEFIANCE and The Creative Coalition’s campaign, children around the globe are encouraged to “be a STAR: Show.Tolerance.And.Respect.”
For more than a year and a half, DEFIANCE Superstars have visited more than 40 schools to spread the be a STAR message, affecting 20,000-plus children! This is in addition to the 25,000 people who have taken the be a STAR pledge online at beastaralliance.org.
Be a STAR is made up of more than 50 alliance partners, including Scholastic Inc., YMCA of America, Girl Scouts of America, GLAAD, RAINN and STOMP Out Bullying. For more information, visit beastaralliance.org, the be a STAR Facebook page and on Twitter @beastaralliance. Also, log on to beastaralliance.org to take the official be a STAR pledge and to download a free be a STAR teacher’s aide and be a STAR toolkit to start your own local chapter.
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