For Immediate Release: December 14, 2016
Contact: Sarah Vogelsang-Card, Operations Director
Email:
Sarah@PuppetsInEducation.org
Phone:
802-860-3349
Photo: Weathersfield School 3rd and 4th Grade with Karen Sharpwolf
from Puppets in Education.
Ronald McDonald House Charities Sponsored Bully Prevention
& Empathy Building Programs at Weathersfield School
“Lies can hurt in a way that you wouldn’t know unless you had
experienced it.”
5th Grade student
Burlington, Vermont-based nonprofit Puppets in Education (PiE)
received funding from Ronald McDonald House Charities to support a
full day of Bully Prevention and Empathy Building programs for
Weathersfield School in Ascutney, VT last Tuesday, December 13,
2016. Students shared their experiences, asked for help in
stopping bullying, learned tips and tools to keep themselves and
others safe while becoming a caring bystander. It was a powerful
day and these empathy building presentations provided a foundation
to promote acceptance and to help build friendships.
Since 1974, RMHC has created programs that strengthen families
during difficult times. RMHC provides vital resources and
compassionate care to children and their families being served by
leading hospitals worldwide. Core RMHC programs – Ronald McDonald
Houses, Ronald McDonald Family Rooms, and Ronald McDonald Care
Mobiles – provide access to health care and enable family-centered
care. RMHC has helped lessen the burden for more than 7 million
families in 2015. The network of local Chapters has been making
children happier and healthier by keeping families close – giving
them a place to rest and refresh. A place that feels like home.
RMHC programs, tailored to meet the urgent needs of each
community, can now be found in more than 63 countries and regions
across the globe.
Puppets in Education is in its 35th year serving over 10,000
children and adults annually. PiE began as Kids on the
Block-Vermont in 1982 with four puppets and has now grown to
deliver 23 programs addressing many societal concerns, including
bullying, abuse, childhood obesity, mental health, drug use and
other topics.
For more information:
www.PuppetsInEducation.org or
www.RMHC.org
Sarah Vogelsang-Card
Operations Director
Puppets in Education
including Kids on the Block-Vermont
& Friend 2 Friend Programs-Vermont
Suite 125
294 N. Winooski Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
Phone: (802) 860-3349
Fax: (802) 860-4395
www.PuppetsInEducation.org
Puppets in Education, Inc. teaches children how to keep themselves safe and healthy
and to appreciate each other's differences. We do this through educational programs
for children and adults that utilize life-sized puppets who model effective leadership
and problem-solving skills and demonstrate respect, compassion and inclusion in a
diverse community.
