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Disney Star and Recording Artist Bridgit Mendler
and Kids Across America Kick Off Save the Children’s #BabySitIn
Volunteer Campaign in Nation’s Capital
Save the Children’s newly inducted artist ambassador
launches a volunteer project to engage teens in helping
babies get a strong and healthy start
Actress and platinum-selling recording artist Bridgit
Mendler has teamed up with Save the Children to launch#BabySitIn,
a volunteer campaign for teens to help babies in the United
States and around the world get a healthy start. Known for
her star role on the Disney Channel’s Good
Luck Charlie series,
Mendler is also a youth advocate and has become the newest
artist ambassador for Save the Children, the organization
announced today.
“I am so excited to launch the #BabySitIn campaign with Save
the Children, especially because it empowers kids to change
the world by helping other kids,” said Mendler, who made
the announcement on April 8 and will be talking more about
it in front of teens from across the country during Save the
Children’s annual Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.. “It’s
an easy way for kids to help little ones everywhere get a
healthy start and an opportunity to learn just by doing
something they do most weekends anyway.”
Mendler is calling on all babysitters to hold a #BabySitIn
between Mother’s Day on May 11 and Father’s Day on June 15.
Here is how a #BabySitIn works: a teen volunteers his/her
babysitting time to a family; the family gives a donation to
Save the Children in the babysitter’s name; and Save the
Children uses that donation to help the world’s babies and
toddlers. Then, everyone spreads the word through social
media. To get involved, visit:
www.savethechildren.org\BabySitIn.
After seeing first-hand Save the Children’s education,
health and nutrition programs in the mountainous
region of El Quiché, Guatemala, last month, and early
learning activities in California’s
Central Valley last fall, Bridgit became an avid supporter
of the organization and advocate for issues affecting
children.
“We are thrilled to have Bridgit on board. Her passion for
helping children truly came through when she met with
families and kids during her visits to the remote
communities in the deserts of California and Guatemala’s
western highlands,” said Carolyn Miles, Save the Children’s
president and CEO. “We encourage Bridgit’s fans and students
around the country to get involved, hold a #BabySitIn and
show that you care about kids everywhere!”
In addition to Mendler, key speakers at Save the Children’s
Advocacy Summit on April 8 and 9 include Secretary of
Education Arne Duncan, Senator
John Boozman (R-AR), Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), Congressman
Richard Hanna (R-NY), Andrea Mitchell of MSNBC’s
Andrea Mitchell Reports, Cokie Roberts of ABC
and NPR, and CNN’s Kevin Madden and Stephanie Cutter.
Designed to encourage youth across America to become
advocates for children around the globe, Save the Children’s Advocacy
Summit is broadcast live online from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. EST
on April 8 and from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. EST on April 9. To
view the live stream, visit:
www.savethechildren.org/virtual-summit.
Save the Children is
the leading independent organization for children in need,
with programs in 120 countries, including the United States.
We aim to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives by improving their health, education and
economic opportunities. In times of acute crisis, we
mobilize rapid assistance to help children recover from the
effects of war, conflict and natural disasters. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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