“Just Stop It” Anti-Bullying Campaign Kicks Off Tonight!
The Niagara IceDogs will officially kick off the “Just Stop It” Anti-Bullying campaign when they play host to the visiting Memorial Cup Champion Oshawa Generals tonight at 7pm at the Meridian Centre.
In recognition of this important night we want to see as many students out supporting the cause as possible and as a result are introducing a special, one night only, youth/student price of only $13 for any available seating for tonight’s game.
At tonight’s game, the IceDogs will be initiating a challenge to fans, asking them to help us “Just Stop It”. There will be Just Stop It signs on every seat tonight and we encourage everyone in attendance to join us in taking a stand against bullying during the mid-period break in the first period by silently standing and holding up their sign.
During and after the game we will also ask everyone to take a photo with their “Just Stop It” sign, share it across their social media and then pass along the sign to a friend and ask them to do the same. Our hope is that with this effort we can take a social epidemic that has been fueled by social media and flip the script by using social media to help put an end to it.
The campaign unofficial kicked off with an IceDogs team photo holding their “Just Stop It” signs and has seen everyone from student, to fans, former IceDogs and firefighters join the movement leading up to tonight’s official kickoff. The IceDogs have been helping to spread the word about the campaign by kick starting the social media campaign with a variety of photos of players and staff taking photos with their Just Stop It signs, so be sure to visit niagaraicedogs.net, @OHLIceDogs on twitter and facebook.com/NiagaraIceDogs for continued coverage of the campaign.
In addition to the game, the Just Stop It signs are also being distributed throughout the Niagara region as a part of the Niagara IceDogs school programs, where IceDogs players and staff are helping to spread the anti-bullying message in their presentations.
The Just Stop It campaign also has its own facebook and twitter pages where fans will be able to track the movement and learn more about how they can help take a stand against bullying. Fans can visit facebook.com/juststopit2015 and follow @JustStopIt2015 on twitter to follow the campaign and learn what they can do to help.
Join us in helping to continue to take a stand against bullying. Come out to the IceDogs game tonight and help us say Just Stop It!
