Rolling Prairie, IN (NYSE) 10 October 2010

A group of students who earned at a summer camp in Michigan unusual abilities. They discovered how to stop bullying, including their own.

They are among a growing number of young people who experience a part of the solution by the formation of working groups to end bullying bullying. The project approach among young people has been developed by the power Hey Ugly (Unique, Gifted, Lovable You). The non-profit organization fighting to empowering young people aged from 9-19 against problems such as bullying through programs of self-esteem.


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Vitkus a Master of Criminal Justice and the law of the Lithuanian Scouts Wed operate with 15 – and 16-year-old girl. It started Hey UGLY Stop Bullying Task Force program with his band at summer camp and I was amazed at how quickly they could made their new anti-bullying skills can apply.

“There was a bullying situation occurs in younger girls at camp,” said Vitkus. “10 -.. women and 11 years were picking on others, being mean and unfriendly One of the girls screaming even my newly formed Stop Bullying Task Force presented a one-hour session, which” they had learned about bullying for young girls. The bullying stopped and they are now in a position to help to see their peers that bullying is not cool. “

In another incident in the camp, an end to bullying task force was on member named Vicky, a few boys who were disrespectful to officials of adult behavior and begin to spread. After Vitkus, boys, surprisingly, was one of their colleagues stood near her, listened to Vicky, her behavior changed, and everyone could relax and enjoy the collection.

“She was so excited to tell me how it works,” said Vitkus. “There had been some property.”


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Hey UGLY-bullying program, said Vicky told him was that everyone is different and that is normal. She is not consciously use to determine, on his first impressions of people.

“is how we differ from other really the way we communicate,” said Vicky. “All of our unique qualities that are to bring together what we and our friends at the end.”

Vicky told her Hey U.G.L.Y. Stop Bullying Task Force spoke to the girls as they were all brothers and necessary in order to respect each other. They taught the girls about the importance of teamwork and friendliness in a group.

“After the game some games team building, we could see a massive improvement in the girls attitudes towards each other,” said Vicky.


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Vitkus who “guardians of the Baltic Sea” and all other working groups that inform the program Hey UGLY certification for young children and named to complete master-bullying presentations. You also get a copy of the manual stop bullying, a T-shirt, certificate and membership card office bullying stop.


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, co-founder and president of “Hey, ugly, to create in partnership with pupils and teachers:” Hey, Stop Bullying psychological Learning Activity Plan (ELAP) and Vitkus used to facilitate the training. Hoefer and his group in the late founder celebrates National Day of intimidation created annually on the second Wednesday of February following Chase’s Calendar of Events.

the program easy to use and has been assimilated quickly developed to young people a voice against bullying. It was so successful because students from each other, how to stop bullying and to give each other courage, a part of the solution to learn.

“Teenagers have the means to take in order to tyrants, whether the victim or seeing someone else be the victim,” said Hoefer is the author of the Handbook of stop bullying. “They are also able to reduce their own self-bullying and harassment and learn what to do when they see bullying happen to someone else.”


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parenting expert Dr. Michele Bora, “On a campus, we know there are about 85% of the children we call spectators. They are the missing link, the silent majority.”


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Hey U.G.L.Y. www.bullyingbystandersunite.org that started to know the students what to do.

bullying among children is not new, but Hoefer said he was one of the most important issues facing students at all levels throughout the country. She quotes a CDC report shows that 864,000 students stay home one day a month because they fear for their safety. Another national survey of students 6-10 shows 13 percent reported bullying others and 11 percent reported targets of intimidation.

bullying may take the form of insults, pushing, and dirty air, and fighting the spread of rumors. Experts say that the facts are disturbing, because bullying often leads to violence, loss of self-esteem, depression and even suicide.

No one understands the urgent need to stop bullying more Hoefer, who lost almost a teenager to suicide.

“Not only the suffering of victims of bullying, but bullying,” said Hoefer. We have developed our program to discover ways to feel themselves about themselves and each other well. “


“I believe the children, by discovering to them the possibility of Hey UGLY stop bullying program, they are entitled to respect others and make better decisions,” said Vitkus. “This program can be used as a tool to protect children from crime and prevent the search function has been implicated in the criminal justice system for minors. I see it really spread. The working groups over there, more older children to share with those less. “

“Hey, Stop Bullying empathy Learning Activity Plan” for schools and youth organizations across the country www.heyugly4educators.org.


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