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Founded by Stefan Barone, along with his mother, Debra Santulli-Barone, in March 2012, Play It Forward NY was established with the explicit intent of directly serving those experiencing bullying and raising awareness of the bullying epidemic.
Our mission is twofold. First, through our support group "Play It Forward", we meet with individuals who have been bullied/teased. We work with them to develop proactive strategies that help minimize the negative effects of bullying, while increasing self-esteem and self-confidence. At the same time, we also encourage them to participate in extra-circular activities in order to expand their social networks, explore their natural talents, and instill confidence. Secondly, we raise awareness of this issue through events such as our Annual Anti-Bullying Awareness Walk (which is held in late Spring/early Summer), through our online presence, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds on positive means of dealing with bullying, and at community affairs and events.
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. This is only possible if all parents, schools, politicians, and professionals, assist in our endeavor to end the bullying epidemic that has led to countless individuals taking their own lives as a result of being bullied.
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
Founded by Stefan Barone, along with his mother, Debra Santulli-Barone, in March 2012, Play It Forward NY was established with the explicit intent of directly serving those experiencing bullying and raising awareness of the bullying epidemic.
Our mission is twofold. First, through our support group "Play It Forward", we meet with individuals who have been bullied/teased. We work with them to develop proactive strategies that help minimize the negative effects of bullying, while increasing self-esteem and self-confidence. At the same time, we also encourage them to participate in extra-circular activities in order to expand their social networks, explore their natural talents, and instill confidence. Secondly, we raise awareness of this issue through events such as our Annual Anti-Bullying Awareness Walk (which is held in late Spring/early Summer), through our online presence, engaging people of all ages and backgrounds on positive means of dealing with bullying, and at community affairs and events.
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. This is only possible if all parents, schools, politicians, and professionals, assist in our endeavor to end the bullying epidemic that has led to countless individuals taking their own lives as a result of being bullied.
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
