GAAB
Foundation
GAAB: Guardian Angels against
Bullying
Our
mission is to form “anti bullying chapters” in schools nationally
and internationally. The time is ripe to unite and organize students
and teach them how to combat school yard and on line cyber bullying.
The goal is to have a large enough membership base to discourage
the bullies,
plus teach the new members how able to council and support
the victims
and create activity events to involve the students to participate in,
thus building stronger lasting relationships.
A creative “Guardian Angel”
logo has been designed for the students to use on Stationary,
Backpacks, Clothing Etc. to raise funds for their Local Guardian
Angel Chapters and is attractive enough to be used to brand a full
line of Automotive Accessory products which would be carried in the
mass Retail Markets. A percentage of the sales would be donated to
the GAAB Foundation to help fund its personnel who are going to press
the legislatures to form new laws to also further help to reduce
bullying by making the bullies accountable for their actions.
Local
and National Social Media and concerned
advocates
for the abused victims are going to be on our side and I believe the
much positive publicity is going to be the engine that drives sales
at Retail Level. Once the Public learns of GAAB’s Mission, they
will also want to participate and show they are proud to support the
cause by way of purchasing the Guardian Angel Branded Merchandise. I
have attached artwork mock ups of the Guardian Angel, Buckle Up and
Buckle up Angel logoed Floor Mats and Seat Covers.
Other methods to raise
operating funds plus monies to hold National Conferences and Regional
Rallies would come from Donations, and soliciting the many cell phone
air time providers, plus Web site Hosts, Face book, Google etc.
National Franchised Sports Team Players would also be asked to
support the local Activity Events.
The
business of the “National
Conferences”
is to be able to gather information from the variety of media
sources, school principles and associates plus student bodies to
better understand who is committing these offences and how best to
combat them.
GAAB
would also
develop
tools and strategies to share with Regional Chapter Leaders which
would benefit their local Guardian Angel chapters. The local
Chapters will offer a liaison between class room students, teachers
and principles in regards to up dated news and anti bullying laws
being legislated plus assist the teachers by being able to listen and
support them and the victims being attacked or under attack. They
would be trained to deal with the minor issues and would forward the
major issues to upper management who would deal with school
principles.
When
young people who are being bullied receive support from friends and
fellow students it can help decrease feelings of depression and
anxiety plus the chapter members can empower young people to step
forward when they see bullying occur, thus the saying “be
your brother’s keeper”.
Some of the factors that
prevent youngsters from speaking out are diffusion of responsibility,
fear of embarrassment or retaliation and concerns their peers will
look down on them.
I
believe the saying “many hands lighten the load” would be readily
accepted by the schools and communities. Our first mode of defence
is to be “United”.
GAAB will also welcome existing Anti Bullying Groups to become
members under the GAAB Banner.
United we stand…….divided
we fall……….
for
further information contact Terry Campbell, President of Masterlink
Marketing Inc., 250-562-5940 or e-mail Masterlink@shaw.ca.