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PLEDGE
Act Now! Pledge your support to eliminate the demeaning use of the R-word. Tell us what you think.

We've Pledged

Kimberly Elliott
Greenup, Kentucky
8 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Wurtland Middle School)

Mark-John Clifford
Clovis, California
8 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (1 Disease World Voice)

Kristi King
Corona, California
8 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (The Friendship Society/La Sierra High School)

Kirsten Kibbee
topeka, Kansas , default
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (washburn rural high school)

Sierra Weber
Topeka, Kansas, default
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Washburn Rural High School)

Kelly Henkel-Wilson
St. Peters, Missouri
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (St. Charles High School)

Kendra Stindt
Topeka, Kansas
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Washburn Rural High School)

Bri Aeschliman
Topeka, Kansas
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Washburn Rural High School)

Vicki C. Nelson
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Division of Rehab Services)

James P.G. Sterbenz
Lawrence, Kansas
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (The University of Kansas)

Kathy Sweeney
Highland , Indiana
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Carolyn Seagraves
Geln Mills, Pennsylvania
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Krista Wallenburg
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (South Dakota Achieve)

Deborah Witt
Greenup, Ky. , Kentucky
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (McKell Elementary)

Jessica
Fredericksburg, Virginia
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Courtland High )

Sharon Bernhard
Winter Garden, Florida
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Angela Ecklund
Warren, Pennsylvania
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Laura Jane Murphy
Greenup, Kentucky
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Greenup County High School FFA)

Jennifer Roma
Stratford, Canada
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

John
Randall, Massachusetts
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Amego, Inc.)

Anne Rieck McFarland
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (South Dakota Achieve)

Roxanne
Davis, North Carolina
9 hours ago

I pledge to continue supporting the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Mike S.
Louisville, Kentucky
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Phil and Grace Hunt
Louisville, Kentucky
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Nicole
Louisville, Kentucky
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Bryan Kouri
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Peggy Hoover
West Lafayette, Indiana
9 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Special Olympics IN Tippecanoe County)

Allison Brown-Corson
Omaha, Nebraska
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Mosaic)

Cassandra
Shoreline, Washington
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Cathy Hallow
Lansing, Illinois
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Dawn
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Erin
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired)

Cecilia Esterline
Fayetteville, Georgia
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Whitewater High School)

Mark Swiconek
Spring Hill, Florida
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Special Olympics Hernando County)

Elise Pontano
williamstown, New Jersey
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (rowan university)

Jessica LeJeune
Crawfordsville, Indiana
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Michelle Larson
bloomington, Illinois
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Illinois Wesleyan University/Best Buddies Club)

Pam Emery
Dalton, Georgia
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Dalton Middle School )

Louise lynch
Greenhithe, United Kingdom
10 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Alissa Doerner
Fairfax Station, Virginia
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (George Mason University)

Deborah Jones
Cambridge, Wisconsin
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Bonnie Dakan
WICHITA, Kansas
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Lisa Heck
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Fort Belvoir EFMP )

Lisa Shariat
Mount Juliet, Tennessee
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Pam McDowell
Flint , Michigan
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Robert Meekins
Colchester, Vermont
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

Diane Scott
Irvington, New Jersey
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (cerebral palsy of north jersey adult training center)

Diana cadena
Sioux falls, South Dakota
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Roosevelt high school )

Teashia Calkins
Troy, Pennsylvania
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities. (Martha Lloyd Community Services)

Richard J Glogowski
Bayonne, New Jersey
11 hours ago

I pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities.

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Spread the Word to End the Word at The University of Findlay

February 29, 2012 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
We will be encouraging members of the UF community to pledge to end the use of the "r-word" as a derogatory term, and have students from the local school talk about the effects the "r-word" has on them.
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Lunch Time Banner Signing

March 7, 2012 12 to 1:00 p.m.
Spread the Word to End the Word at Gardner Middle School.
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