{"id":13792,"date":"2018-08-06T08:25:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=13792"},"modified":"2018-08-06T08:25:07","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T15:25:07","slug":"kelloggs-froot-loops-partners-united-way-join-fight-bullying-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2018\/08\/06\/kelloggs-froot-loops-partners-united-way-join-fight-bullying-honor\/","title":{"rendered":"Kellogg’s\u00ae Froot Loops\u00ae Partners with United Way to Join the Fight Against Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In honor of National Friendship Day yesterday, United Way of King County and United Way of the\u00a0Battle Creek<\/span>\u00a0and Kalamazoo Region are collaborating with\u00a0Kellogg’s\u00ae<\/i>\u00a0Froot Loops<\/i>\u00ae to promote anti-bullying, launching its\u00a0United to Be Kind<\/i>program. \u00a0Throughout the week of\u00a0Aug. 6<\/span>, attendees at United Way of King County’s\u00a0Summer Meals<\/span>program and United Way of the\u00a0Battle Creek<\/span>\u00a0and Kalamazoo Region will participate in activities and conversations that embrace uniqueness, individuality and friendship.<\/p>\n Approximately\u00a021 percent of students ages 12-18 experience bullying<\/i><\/b>, according to the National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics. Young people who are perceived as different from their peers are often at risk for being bullied.<\/p>\n In order to prevent bullying, adults need to help kids understand what bullying is, keep the lines of communication open, encourage kids to do what they love and model how to treat others.\u00a0United to Be Kind<\/i>\u00a0is committed to reaching children and addressing this very important issue of bullying.<\/p>\n “Froot Loops\u00ae is committed to celebrating uniqueness through our “Whatever Froots Your Loops” campaign. This collaboration with United Way is a natural extension of our commitment to individuality,” says\u00a0Chris Stolsky<\/span>, Associate Director, Brand Marketing. “Bullying is an all too common issue and everyone has the right to be embraced as his or her true, authentic self.”<\/em><\/p>\n “Kellogg’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, ingrained in our K Values, are at the core of who we are, what we believe and guide the way we work with our business partners, within our communities and with each other,” said\u00a0Mark King<\/span>, Global Head Diversity and Inclusion. “Partnerships with our brands like Froot Loops\u00ae and organizations such as the United Way, help demonstrate our unwavering commitment to equality and inclusion in the workplace, marketplace and in the communities where we work and live.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n SOURCE Kellogg Company<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In honor of National Friendship Day yesterday, United Way of King County and United Way of the\u00a0Battle Creek\u00a0and Kalamazoo Region are collaborating with\u00a0Kellogg’s\u00ae\u00a0Froot Loops\u00ae to promote anti-bullying, launching its\u00a0United to Be Kindprogram. \u00a0Throughout the week of\u00a0Aug. 6, attendees at United Way of King County’s\u00a0Summer Mealsprogram and United Way of the\u00a0Battle Creek\u00a0and Kalamazoo Region will participate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[2496,7679,7681,7680,7683,7682],"class_list":{"0":"post-13792","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-charity","7":"category-do","8":"tag-featured","9":"tag-fight-against-bullying","10":"tag-froot-loops","11":"tag-kelloggs","12":"tag-national-friendship-day","13":"tag-united-way"},"yoast_head":"\nDon\u2019t Miss The Latest\u00a0Charity Blogs<\/a><\/h3>\n