STARS Selected For Charity Tour of Homes
Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS) has been tapped as one of the benefiting nonprofits of the 2014 Charity Tour of Homes April 25-May 4. Also a benefiting charity in 2012, STARS Chief Development Officer Erin Daunic said it is an honor to be selected again for the event which donates 100% of its profits […]
York & Friends Art Benefit for STARS!
Friend of STARS, artist and gallery owner Ron York is using his third anniversary gallery celebration as a benefit for Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS). York & his talented team of artists are hosting a free party celebrating also his second expansion and the day includes a special offering of the works of renown […]
STARS & Predators Launch Bullying Prevention Campaign
With the goal of changing the world one friend at a time, Nashville Predators Player Colin Wilson joined Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS) today in launching a proactive bullying prevention effort created by two middle school students called Bee A Friend Campaign. Proclaimed Bee A Friend Week by Governor Bill Haslam, STARS CEO Rodger […]
Keb’ Mo’ Opens International Bullying Prevention Assoc. Nashville Meeting
Creating Compassionate Schools and Communities Organizers expect more than 800 school and community agency staff members to attend the International Bullying Prevention Association (IBPA) two-day conference this year, scheduled for November 10-12 at the Sheraton Hotel Downtown. Participants work with pre-school through university students and all have the same mission to stop bullying. Rodger Dinwiddie, […]
STARS Supports Vince Gill & Predators Nashville’s Top Philanthropists
Vince Gill and the Nashville Predators Foundation, key STARS supporters, were celebrated on National Philanthropy Day by the Nashville Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals for their profound impact on the work of non-profit organizations. A famous Gill lyric was quoted in the presentation of the award, 2013 Philanthropist of the Year, “no matter […]
Texas 91-0 Football Loss Isn’t Bullying
Demoralizing football loss isn’t bullying says STARS CEO and International Bullying Prevention Association President Rodger Dinwiddie in this column. Sports Illustrated Wire reports “a parent of a Texas high school football player whose team ended up on the wrong end of a 91-0 rout has filed a bullying report against the winning team’s head coach, according […]
Compassionate Schools And Communities Impacts Bullying Prevention
*This column by STARS CEO Rodger Dinwiddie originally appeared in the Tennessean, September 29, 2013 Bullying Prevention and Intervention efforts will be recognized across the United States this October. Activities and events will focus on helping young people, their families, schools and even our workplaces address the issue of bullyingemp and harassment. Practitioners, researchers and […]
Chair-ish The Night With Vince Gill & Friends Benefit for STARS
Celebrating its 5th incredible year, Chair-ish The Night With Vince Gill & Friends returns to the beautiful Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum on Friday, Nov. 22, for a night of art and music with Gill’s surprise lineup of guests which previously included Sheryl Crow, Alison Krauss, Dierks Bentley, Keb’ Mo’ and Amy Grant. […]
STARS Named Top Tennessean Workplace
STARS staff are honored to serve Middle Tennessee youth daily and were thrilled recently when Nashville’s daily newspaper, The Tennessean, named Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS) as one of their top workplaces.The Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on […]
