Month: February 2018

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Taking a Stand Against Cyberbullying on Pink Shirt Day

Stop Cyberbullying #PinkShirtDay
Original art by Dixie Foxton (used with permission)

Today is Pink Shirt Day. This year’s theme is cyberbullying.

Like I said in my video (you can watch it here), Pink Shirt Day is an initiative to raise awareness of bullying (cyberbullying, specifically). It’s important that we understand that there is power in numbers, and bullying can be stopped. (Please check out www.pinkshirtday.ca for resources and tips.)

Pink Shirt Day has its origins in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2007, and is now observed in many countries around the world.

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#FamilyDay2018 #BeccaToldMeTo

Art work by Dixie Foxton (dogs and bird)
Piece of art by Dixie Foxton (used with permission).

While our American counterparts are celebrating Presidents’ Day, (most of) Canada is enjoying a long weekend, as we observe Family Day.

Whomever you call family (whether you have pets or not), I hope that you have a wonderful long weekend.

Before you go, I wish to bring your attention to a young Canadian woman who lost her battle to brain cancer Saturday night, at the age of 18. Her name is Becca Schofield.

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#TBT #GerberBaby #LikeABoss

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I’m sure that you’ve heard that this year’s Gerber baby has Down syndrome. His name is Lucus Warren, and he is adorable! I think Gerber’s decision is smart; it would have been wonderful for Gerber to pioneer this initiative years ago, but as the above quote suggests, now is the second best time.

According to the CDC, approximately 6,000 babies are born with Down syndrome in the USA every year. It remains the most common chromosomal disorder (2017).

Disability is the largest minority group in the United States. (#TBT to this Forbes article from 2016.) Whether or not disabled people are a “recognized minority”, if this statement holds true on a global scale, imagine the extraordinary number of people such corporate initiatives could impact.

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#SuperBowl #ThisIsUs

Though this is only my fourth blog post on It’s A Go!, I realize that the last two posts were a bit long (roughly 650 words each). I will keep this one short…

#SuperBowl

It must be surreal to be in Philly tonight! The Philadelphia Eagles won their FIRST Super Bowl title! This is unfortunate for all New England Patriots fans, but it is especially unfortunate for Eddy Ferrini. (Don’t worry about Eddy Ferrini, though. He may have had the confidence to get a tattoo declaring his team’s victory of Super Bowl LII days before the big game, but he always had a backup plan– he’s confident that his team will win the Super Bowl next year, so he’ll simply add another ‘I’ to his tattoo. Best of luck, Eddy!)

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