2014 Adam Award Nomination
What Is The ADAM Award (Accepting Differences Among Mankind)? The ADAM award was established to honor the life of Adam Duke, son of Alva and Mark Duke of Franklin, TN. Adam Duke was born with Down syndrome and although his life did not last long, his memory and impact on the world will forever be […]
September National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month turns 25 this year!! To honor this important milestone, it is our hope you will join us as we celebrate those courageous individuals working a personal program of recovery. Recovery Month isn’t just to promote awareness. It is much more. National Recovery Month promotes positive change in how we perceive recovery from […]
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 […]
Monday, June 9, 2014 – 22nd HART GOLF CLASSIC for STARS
22nd Annual HART GOLF CLASSIC FOR STARS Monday, June 9, 2014 Golf Club of Tennessee Kingston Springs, TN ~~~~~~ It’s not just a day of golf. It’s a young person’s future. This year marks the 22nd year of the Hart Golf Classic. All proceeds raised by the Hart Golf Classic go directly to the youth […]
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 […]
Come out on January 18th to support STARS and the beloved Nashville Predators!!
Our good friends at the Nashville Predators have partnered with STARS (as well our friends at BeeAttitudes) to create a Public Service Announcement which will be debuted at the Predators v. Avalanche game on Saturday, January 18th at Bridgestone arena. To help us celebrate, the Preds have created a link from which to purchase tickets […]
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 […]
