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Press Coverage & Web Postings
Jim Handly,
WRC-TV NBC News 4 Washington
Interviewed
Adrianna Sgarlata
For the
live 4 p.m. news broadcast
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"Fighting
bullies with beauty"
Article
in TimesCommunity.com dated January 21, 2005
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"Legislators
put bullies on alert "
Article
in TimesCommunity.com dated March 2, 2005
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"Area woman's anti-bullying campaign a model for all"
Article in TimesCommunity.com dated March 10, 2005
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"School
Violence Begs Discussion About Bullying"
Article
in Falls Church News-Press dated March 24, 2005
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"The beauty game "
Article in TimesCommunity.com dated April 27, 2006
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Our Champion, Adrianna Sgarlata
"Ugly Duckling Turns Princess
– Temporarily – Than back to Ugly Duckling
Champions Against Bullying ezine
http://www.championsagainstbullying.com/login.php
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Mike Mather, Norfolk NewsChannel
3, interviews Adrianna between appointments with delegates
at the General Assembly.
Adrianna and Mike Mather,
NewsChannel 3, greet guests at the Open Forum on Bullying
Postings
on the Web
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http://www.bullypolice.org/bill_signing.html
Bully Police Website with photos from
the signing of HB2266
"THE POWER OF ONE DEDICATED
WOMAN
Here is the news from Adrianna Sgarlata,
Director of Bully Police-Virginia, about today's signing
(4/5/05) of the Virginia Anti Bullying Law."
Adrianna was bullied when
she was a student in school but she has overcome the peer-abuse
and is now using it for a positive influence wherever
she goes. Adrianna will be competing in the Miss
Virginia Pageant this summer.
In October 2004, after meeting with Adrianna,
who supplied him with background information, statistics,
and all kinds of info on Bullying, Delegate Rob Bell, House
of Delegates, Fifty-Eighth District, decided to make anti-bullying
legislation a major priority this year in Richmond.
In January 2005 Delegate Bell asked Adrianna to meet with
him again, at which time he presented Adrianna with the legislation
that had been drafted, and gave her the task of organizing
lobbying efforts on behalf of the bills. Their combined
efforts were successful, and their two anti-bullying bills
passed both the House and Senate with flying colors. HB
2266 was signed by Governor Warner at a ceremonial
signing event attended by Adrianna and others on April
5, 2005. HB 2267 was signed at an earlier date by Governor
Warner.
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http://www.bullypolice.org/
Adrianna is Executive Director of the
Virginia Chapter of Bully Police USA, which is a national
non-profit, watch-dog organization which advocates for the
rights of bullied children (and adults) throughout the United
States. Bully Police USA also works toward effecting anti-bullying
legislation in each state. This link will take you to the
website for Bully Police USA, where Adrianna is prominently
featured for her work throughout the state of Virginia.
Bully Police USA: A Watch-Dog Organization
Reporting on State Anti Bullying Laws &
Advocating for Bullied Children
To read a synopsis and analysis of the House Bills 2266 and 2267 by Bully Police USA,
http://www.bullypolice.org/va_law.html
Gives text of legislation and review
by Bully Police Director
"Synopsis: These two laws were passed by both
Virginia houses in February 2005 and are waiting for the
Governor's signature. This law gets a
B+ on the Bully Police
USA grading scale. This law may go up to an
A-
if a date of enactment is given."
Page on Bully Police USA website giving
an overview of Adrianna's recent activity leading toward
creation and passage of anti-bullying legislation,
as well as lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill for funding
of the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act for
suicide prevention.
HB 2266 was signed by Governor
Warner at a ceremonial signing event attended by Adrianna
and others on April 5, 2005. HB 2267 was signed
at an earlier date by Governor Warner
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"VA
Director, Adrianna, on the Anti Bullying trail!"
http://bullypolice.blogspot.com/2004/10/va-director-adrianna-on-anti-bullying.html
An article by Adrianna on the Bully
Police website – October 28, 2004
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Welcome
to Bully Whys
Letter to the Editor by Julie Clark
http://members.aol.com/jpc57/be.html
This article discusses the problem
of bullying and makes reference to Adrianna’s work in
getting legislation passed in the state of Virginia. Below
is the text of the section which mentions Adrianna’s involvement.
"I am working with an
anti-bullying organization, Bully.Police.org. They have
a website at http://www.bullypolice.org. Members of this
group, especially Adrianna
Sgarlata,
have worked on anti-bullying legislation which passed
almost unanimously recently in both the House and the
Senate. The bills will be signed into law on July 1, 2005,
by Governor Warner.
More information on this legislation
(HB2266) can be found here: HB2266.
The second law, HB2267, is designed to give immunity from
harassment any school employee or student who reports
bullying or other crimes. Information on HB2267 may be
found here: HB2267.
Links and information on both laws will be available on
my website. "
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About Bully Whys … Learn
how to deal with bullies!
http://members.aol.com/jpc57/bw.html
This article discusses the anti bullying
legislation HB2266 and HB 2267 that was introduced "thanks
to the efforts of Adrianna Sgarlata".
"For my Virginia readers,
you may be interested in HB266 and HB2267, bills that
were introduced in order to get anti-bullying programs
here in Virginia schools, and to protect students and
school employees from harassment when they report bullying.
Thanks to the efforts of Adrianna
Sgarlata
- a member of the same
anti-bullying organization which I am proud to be a member
of also,
bullypolice.org,
these bills will be signed
into law by Governor Warner on July 1, 2005. You may read
more about these laws by click on the links in my recent
Letter
to the Editor."
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StopBullyingME!
Citizens Against Bullying of Northern
Alberta
http://www.stopbullyingme.ab.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74&Itemid=2
Another article mentioning Adrianna’s
contributions and referring the reader to the Jason Jacks
(TimesCommunity.com Newspaper) Article of January 21,
2005
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Statement
concerning April 17th-23rd, 2005: Bullying Awareness Week
Link
to webpage
Bullying
Awareness Week April 17 - 23 2005
Adrianna participated in gathering
signatures for this petition, which designates April 17th
- 23rd, 2005 as Bullying Awareness Week.
Adrianna provided copies of this statement for all Senators
and members of the House of Representatives on Capitol
Hill and is seeking Federal support and endorsement for
the Bullying Awareness Week.
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Richmond.com
Re "May the Month For Children in Virginia" Award
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Virginia
Department of Education
News Release May 2, 2005
Re "May the Month For Children in Virginia" Award
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"Virginia
Isn't For Bullies"
Chris Brancato's Blog re anti-bullying efforts in Virginia
Photos of Adrianna and the Brancato family with
Governor Warner at the signing of HB2266
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There have been DOZENS of news articles about my crowning, as well as about my work on bullying prevention and youth safety. Below are a few links to some of the most interesting and important.
Miss Virginia is Crowned
Article in the Roanoke Times Newspaper
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/71160
Marvelous Miss Virginia
Article by the Pageant News Bureau
http://www.pageant.com/virginia/
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I have been asked by i-SAFE, Inc., the leader in Internet Safety, to join them as a National Spokesperson. i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible.
http://www.isafe.org/channels/sub.php?ch=ai&sub_id=mv
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I have also been asked to serve as an Honorary Board Member and National Spokesperson for SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere).
http://www.missva.com/Temp/Adrianna_Revised_Press_Release.pdf
http://www.nationalsave.org/main/trainings.php
SAVE is a student driven organization. Students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects. As they participate in SAVE activities, students learn crime prevention and conflict management skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility, and nonviolence.
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I encourage interested parties to check the Miss Virginia website at the link below for all future updates on press releases, media coverage, and all my appearances.
http://www.missva.com/
I also encourage the interested parties to check the Miss America website for information about the Miss America Competition, ticket information, etc. The final night of competition of the Miss America Pageant will be broadcast live on CMT TV (Country Music TV) on Monday, January 29, 2007. Please check your local listings for details.
http://www.missamerica.org/
And please check the CMT website for additional programming in January prior to the broadcast of the final competition on January 29th. The Miss America contestants visited Los Angeles in September to tape “Finding Miss America”, which will be broadcast in mid January on CMT TV and it sister networks, VH1, MTV and Logo. You won’t want to miss the “Finding Miss America” broadcast—it’s going to be LOADS of fun!
http://www.cmt.com/
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