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If funds are not readily available to bring our
Three Tier Bullying Prevention Program with sustainability to
your school there are many ways to raise funds. Engaging your
school in the fundraising process can actually help the
student-body be more invested in taking steps to prevent bullying
in their school. Here are a few ideas and people/groups to
contact:
• Put on Hey U.G.L.Y.'s school-run Concert to Prevent Bullying
using talent from your school singing popular songs with
self-esteem and self-acceptance lyrics. Money raised from ticket
sales often covers all of the cost for our complete program.
• PTA/PTO, Mother's Clubs, Junior League, etc. often have funding
to cover a large portion of the package
• Students can pay a $5.00 fee to attend assembly
• Bake sales, car washes, phone-a-thons, etc. are great ways to
raise funds
• Congressmen or State Representative for your district may have
grant dollars for this important purpose
• Student Council, Honors Society funds may be available
• Title IX funding or other funding for the emotional health of
youth
• Rotary, Lions, Kiwanis, Shriners Clubs, may want to donate,
etc.
• Board of Education Grants
• Alumni or College Fraternal Organizations may want to donate
• Ask your local businesses to adopt your school (see pitch
letter below)
SAMPLE PITCH LETTER FOR FUNDING FROM
BUSINESSES
Dear Business Owner,
We need your help! Our school wants to bring in the highly
impactful Stop Bullying Program by Prevent Bullying Now. The
program includes life changing kick-off assembly presentation
featuring (Pick One: American Idol Contestant, Devyn Rush. The
Biggest Loser Contestant, Dan Evans from The Biggest Loser,
Sporty King from WGN-TV), stop bullying curriculum, and monthly
empathy learning activity plans for sustainability.
During the kick-off assembly presentation (Pick One: Devyn, Dan,
Sporty) will help our students learn how to decrease that voice
in their heads that tells them they are 'not good enough.' This
young media personality will share their personal stories about
overcoming bullying and life’s obstacles to empower our students
to never give up. They will teach them ways to cancel out
negative judgments against themselves and others by replacing
them with positives. Average post survey results from one of
Prevent Bullying Now's assembly presentations show that:
87% of the student body have not been bullied since the
presentation;
86% reported not bullying anyone;
77% now recognize when they are having negative judgments against
themselves and others; and
69% state they learned how to cancel out negative judgments and
replace them with positive thoughts.
The need for this program, particularly in economically depressed
areas is critical.
• 160,000 students stay home from school one day a week because
of bullying (Dept of Education)
• Suicide is the third leading cause of death of youth ages 10
and 24 (CDC)
• 29 percent of all hate crime incidents involve offenders under
the age of 18, with majority of these crimes occur immediately
after school - when many youth are unsupervised.(FBI).
• Every 26 seconds a child drops out of school. 8 out of 10
dropouts end up in prison. (Mattie C. Stewart Foundation)
We need to raise $2500 to bring this important Bullying Prevent
Program to our school. Your contribution will help us empower our
student body to become part of the solution to bullying with this
life changing program.
Prevent Bullying Now is a division of the 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization, Hey U.G.L.Y. – Unique Gifted Lovable you, making
your contribution tax-deductible. Our school, HeyUGLY.org and
PreventBullyingNow.org will promote your business on our
websites. We will also promote you in signage at the assembly and
in all press materials and media interviews.
Thank you for considering our school. We hope to partner with you
soon to empower our students to be part of the solution to
bullying.
Respectfully,
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