Question:
What happens when a Minnesota non-profit,
a Minnesota business and a Minnesota
community
unite to prevent bullying?
Answer:
An giant iconic statue goes orange!
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That’s
what happened in the community of Blue Earth, Minnesota on Unity Day, October
9, 2013, when the Green Giant statue sported an orange toga to show support of
PACER’s Unity Day. Representatives from PACER’s National Bullying Prevention
Center, Green Giant, and Blue Earth spoke at the event, in which Blue Earth was
proclaimed “Orange Earth” in recognition of Unity Day.
In
my speech, I spoke about a memory from 3rd grade in which we were
given the art assignment to draw our favorite character and I drew the Green
Giant. This was almost four decades ago, but I vividly remember it as I can
recall how even then the Green Giant stood for goodness and strength. I shared
that in the coming days, weeks, and even years from now, that I believe when
people see images of the Green Giant wearing the orange toga or when they think
back to the day, that they will reflect on their own “inner giant”. That they
will know that this is a moment of tremendous symbolism, representing the
uniting of individuals to show that people care passionately about keeping
students safe.
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Want
to read more? Visit the online article by Chuck Hunt, Faribault County Register
Editor.
October 13, 2013 by Chuck Hunt - Register Editor (chunt@faribaultcountyregister.com)
The Green Giant turned orange, the mayor declared the city's name
be changed to Orange Earth and students from Blue Earth Area showed up in
anti-bullying orange T-shirts. It was all part of a media event called Unity
Day held last Wednesday morning at Blue Earth's Giant Park.
Co-sponsored by
General Mills and their Green Giant Company, and PACER (a Minneapolis based
national Bullying Prevention Center), the hope was to create a buzz in media
across the country in support of October being Bullying Prevention Month. Read more>>>
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