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Dear Friends,
We are dedicated to utilizing the entertainment industry to induce positive change, in any way we can and anticipate implementing other programs to help those in need. For example, there may be something we can do for your cause, school, shelter, or other organization. We only ask for your patience as my staff and I work entirely on a volunteer basis.
In the meantime, this page is dedicated to heightening awareness on various causes and social issues. If you have a social issue or cause that you seek to raise awareness on and have a provocative fact or quote to support send it to us along with your name or organization and we’ll post it here.
Yours Very Truly!
Maria
DIABETES
“Type 2 Diabetes is becoming increasingly more common
in children and adolescents. About 90-95% of people diagnosed
with diabetes have type 2.” (DiabetesAware.com) |
AUTISM
“Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with autism,
making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and
AIDS combined. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social
groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than
girls.”
(www.Autismspeaks.org ) |
PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVERSITY
“The lesson of history is not that efforts to continue
racial segregation are constitutionally indistinguishable
from efforts to achieve racial integration. Indeed, it is
a cruel distortion of history to compare Topeka, Kansas,
in the 1950s to Louisville and Seattle in the modern day.” (Supreme
Court Justice, Stephen Breyer regarding 5:4 ruling that race
cannot be used as a factor in public school admissions, June
28, 2007, Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle
School District and Meredith v. Jefferson County
Board of Education)
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In the last few years, AIDS infections have once
again seen an alarming increase in the United States. Some experts
contend that the rate of new infections is equal to those of the
early nineteen eighties amongst gay males. Equally disturbing is
the amount of new infections amongst underprivileged and minority
teens as well as minorities in general.
Tragically, it appears that general apathy over
the disease has transpired. Media coverage on the ailment has
waned and persons are now subscribing to the theory that AIDS
is now easily treatable. Incredibly, some even believe it is curable.
PET NEUTERING
“The Tragic Cycle -One unspayed
dog and her offspring can lead to 67,000 dogs in six years.
One unspayed cat and her offspring can produce 420,000
cats in seven years.(2) Approximately 70,000 puppies and
kittens are born in the United States each day.(3) Some
of them are born to breeders who sell animals for a profit,
some are born to people who want their cat or dog to have
the ?experience? of having a litter or who want their children
to witness the ?miracle of life,? and some result from
allowing fertile animals to roam freely and mate. Whatever
the reason, the number of cats and dogs far exceeds the
number of loving homes available.” (PETA.org) |
AIDS/MINORITY HEALTH CARE
African American and Hispanics between the ages of 25 and
44 represent 70% of new AIDS cases in the US” (Kaiser
Family Foundation 2007 Update Report on Race, Ethnicity
and Medical Care)
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CHILDHOOD OBESITY
“For children aged 2–5 years, the prevalence
of overweight increased from 5.0% to 13.9%; for those aged
6–11 years, prevalence increased from 6.5% to 18.8%;
and for those aged 12–19 years, prevalence increased
from 5.0% to 17.4%.” (Center for Disease Control, www.cdc.gov) |
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