Golisano Foundation and Community Kicking off
Spread the Word: Inclusion
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Greetings!
Thank you to all the organizations that are joining the
Golisano Foundation on and around Wednesday, March 6 to Spread the Word: Inclusion and stop all types of discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities.
Spread the Word
asks people to pledge to respect, acceptance, and advocating for inclusive words and actions to end discrimination of individuals with intellectual disabilities. It's being held on and around the national day of activation on Wednesday, March 6.
The Rochester movement is one of the largest in the country thanks to you!
We have made great progress with our grassroots work over the past 10 years to encourage the use of respectful language. Now, we are taking our efforts to the next level to ask people to be more inclusive in their daily lives. Being inclusive starts with each of us – at home, at work, at school, at play, and in our communities – to value and respect everyone and include them in our lives. No one wants to be excluded, but it can be a common occurrence for people with intellectual disabilities. We have so much to learn from people who have different abilities and interests. Being more inclusive is easy to do and can make a world of difference.
Our thanks to everyone in NY State as well as Florida who are planning Spread the Word Inclusion pledge activities. Additional activities will be announced as details are finalized.
See our website for details.
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What can you do to Spread the Word?
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- Organize a Pledge Event by visiting the new Spread the Word Inclusion web site for resources on activating Spread the Word in your organization, school, or company.
- Share the Pledge link in your social media, emails newsletter, and web site.
- Tag us in your pictures and posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram using hashtags #PledgetoInclude and #RocRespect.
- Email me and let me know what you are planning so we can share it in on social media, on our website, and in our news releases.
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TUNE IN LIVE!
Wednesday, March 6th 1 – 2 p.m.
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Guests include:
- Lindsay Jewett (Area Director for Best Buddies Rochester)
- Amy Cawley (Junior at Webster Thomas HS, Best Buddies Chapter President)
- Rebecca Ritter (Best Buddies Global Ambassador, FLCC and Hobart and William Smith Colleges)
- Jaxon Smith (Senior at Nazareth College and Best Buddies Chapter President)
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Ways to listen:
1370-AM, 107.5-FM, 88.5-FM
in Rochester
89.5-FM in Geneva
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Highlights of Spread the Word Activities
The following Rochester organizations will be Spreading the Word with pledge activities on site, email and social media campaigns and more:
Spread the Word Inclusion Day Wednesday, March 6 Activities
- 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. – Bishop Kearney High School, speeches and pledge banner signing, 124 Kings Hwy S., Rochester
- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – University of Rochester Medical Center – Pledge Banner Signing:
- Eastman Institute for Oral Health (625 Elmwood Ave., Rochester)
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester)
- Eastman Dental at School #17 (158 Orchard St., Rochester
- UR Medicine Complex Care Center (905 Culver Rd, Rochester)
- Strong Memorial Hospital Cafeteria
- Pledge banner signing
- Gregory Street Blues Band (under the direction of the ARC) performing from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Best Buddies from School of the Holy Childhood
Ongoing Spread the Word Activities
- March 8th 5 to 10 p.m. – Night of Inclusion with the Amerks, Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd, Rochester; discounted ticket prices, pledge banner signing
- March 10th 2 to 6 p.m. – Pledge Banner Signing with the Amerks, Blue Cross Arena, 100 Exchange Blvd, Rochester
- March 12th 5 to 10 p.m. – Buffalo Sabres Spread the Word, awareness table and pledge banner signing; Key Bank Arena, 1 Seymour H Knox III Plaza, Buffalo
- March 13th 5:30 p.m. – Genesee County Proclamation, Genesee County Building 1, 15 Main St, Batavia
- March 13th all day – No Uniforms at Notre Dame High School, 73 Union St, Batavia
- March 16th 6 to 9 p.m. – Ball of Inclusion, Best Buddies Western NY night of dancing, more details to be announced soon; Arbor at the Port, 1000 N River St Suite 110, Rochester
- March 18th 7 p.m. – Arc of Genesee Orleans Trustee Awareness Presentation, Arc of Genesee Orleans, 64 Walnut Street, Batavia
- March 20th 1 p.m. – Rochester Police Department Press Conference and Banner Signing
- March 21st – French Road Elementary School Assembly on Inclusion, 488 French Rd, Rochester
- March 23rd 4 to 6:30 p.m. – Notre Dame High School Autism Awareness and ANT Fundraiser, 73 Union St., Batavia
- March 27th at 6:30 p.m. – Community Forum on Autism at Roberts Wesleyan College, Shewan Recital Hall, RWC Cultural Life Center, Apple Ln, North Chili
- March 30th 3 p.m. – Notre Dame High School Parent Awareness Event, 73 Union St., Batavia
- March 30th noon – Special Olympics New York 2019 Canandaigua Polar Plunge, Kershaw Park, 155 Lakeshore Dr., Canandaigua
March 31st noon to 2 p.m.
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Charmed by Charity Event at Alex and Ani
, in-store inclusive awareness and pledge table; 145 Culver Road Armory, Rochester
Friends of the Golisano Foundation that are also promoting education and pledges:
Area Schools Participating in Pledge and Awareness Events in March:
- Akron Central School, 47 Bloomingdale Ave
- Brockport High School, 40 Allen Street, Brockport
- Camden High School, 55 Oswego St., Camden
- Churchville-Chili, 5786 Buffalo Rd., Churchville
- City Honors School, 186 E North St., Buffalo
- Clarence High School, 9625 Main St., Clarence
- Dake Junior High School, West Irondequoit Central School District, 350 Cooper Rd., Rochester
- East Syracuse Minoa Central High School, 6400 Fremont R., East Syracuse
- Fayetteville-Manlius High School, 8201 E Seneca Turnpike, House 2, Manlius
- Grand Island Central School District, 1100 Ransom Road, Grand Island
- Hilton High School, 400 East Ave., Hilton
- Honeoye Falls-Lima, 83 East Street, Honeoye Falls
- Hornell High School, 134 Seneca Street, Hornell
- Notre Dame High School, 73 Union St, Batavia
- Pioneer Central School, 12145 Countyline Rd., Yorkshire
- Schroeder High School, 875 Ridge Road and 1758 Schlegel Road
- Thomas High School, 875 Ridge Road, Webster
- Young Women's College Prep Charter School of Rochester, 133 Hoover Dr., Rochester
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