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Founded by Stefan Barone in March 2012, Play It Forward NY was established with the explicit intent of raising awareness of the bullying epidemic that is rampant throughout.
Our goal is twofold. First, through our support group "Play It Forward", we meet with individuals who have been bullied/teased and we work with them to develop proactive strategies that help minimize the negative effects of bullying while increasing self-esteem and self-confidence. The group has been approved by Senator Andrew Lanza, who continues to advocate to end bullying in schools and in cyberspace. The group has the support of Pediatrician, Dr. Melvin Koplow, who has dedicated his time by attending the group meetings and has added information on the affects of bullying on his website www.DrMDK.com, click on the link Bullied.
Secondly, we are raising awareness of this issue through our Annual Anti-Bullying Awareness Walk and assemblies at local schools to engage with young students about the adverse affects of bullying.
With the ultimate goal of expanding the operations of the organization from a Staten Island based effort, to a city-wide operation, we seek to stamp out bullying and to help students who have been bullied wherever it exists.
To move forward, we ask all parents, schools, politicians, and professionals, to assist in our endeavor to end the bullying epidemic that has led to countless individuals, such as Felicia Garcia and Amanda Cummings, to take their own lives as a result of being bullied.
Founded by Stefan Barone in March 2012, Play It Forward NY was established with the explicit intent of raising awareness of the bullying epidemic that is rampant throughout.
Our goal is twofold. First, through our support group "Play It Forward", we meet with individuals who have been bullied/teased and we work with them to develop proactive strategies that help minimize the negative effects of bullying while increasing self-esteem and self-confidence. The group has been approved by Senator Andrew Lanza, who continues to advocate to end bullying in schools and in cyberspace. The group has the support of Pediatrician, Dr. Melvin Koplow, who has dedicated his time by attending the group meetings and has added information on the affects of bullying on his website www.DrMDK.com, click on the link Bullied.
Secondly, we are raising awareness of this issue through our Annual Anti-Bullying Awareness Walk and assemblies at local schools to engage with young students about the adverse affects of bullying.
With the ultimate goal of expanding the operations of the organization from a Staten Island based effort, to a city-wide operation, we seek to stamp out bullying and to help students who have been bullied wherever it exists.
To move forward, we ask all parents, schools, politicians, and professionals, to assist in our endeavor to end the bullying epidemic that has led to countless individuals, such as Felicia Garcia and Amanda Cummings, to take their own lives as a result of being bullied.
