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Argos' Huddle Up Summits Bring Student Leaders Together To Prevent Bullying

Published on April 29, 2010 under Canadian Football League (CFL)
Toronto Argonauts News Release


Toronto - The Toronto Argonauts Football Club is proud to announce the fourth annual Huddle Up Student Summits. The summits, one for elementary school students and one for secondary school students, bring together student leaders from GTA schools that were visited by The Argos Foundation's Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program, presented by Tim Hortons, throughout the 2009/2010 academic year.

More than 250 students will be ready to brainstorm and share real ideas that helped keep their schools safe from bullying behaviour. Argos Manager, Community Relations, Jason Colero and Staff Sergeant Kevin Guest, Toronto Police Service, will address the large groups, while Argos players WR Obed Cétoute, DB Matt Black and members of the 2010 Argos Cheerleaders will lead small group discussions. Kevin Guest has spent several years on the Street Crime Unit dealing with young offenders and talking to students all across the city of Toronto. He has produced a documentary for the police service entitled "Tackle Violence", is the author of "Youth Violence: How to Protect Your Kids" and regularly attends Huddle Up Parent/Teacher Information Sessions as part of the Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program.

The Huddle Up Bullying Prevention Program is a multi-faceted initiative that uses personal stories of Toronto Argonauts football players and cheerleaders to encourage friendship and inclusion, and reduce or eradicate bullying. The five program components involve student committees, parent/teacher information sessions, a school-wide assembly with an Argos player, a female-only session with an Argos cheerleader and a Student Summit at the completion of the school year. Annually, the Huddle Up program reaches over 30,000 students, and 700 of their parents with an impactful message that was developed in conjunction with the Canadian Safe School Network. In its ninth year, the Huddle Up program will culminate in the fourth annual Student Summits in May.

Here are the details for the 2010 Huddle Up Student Summits:

Huddle Up Secondary School Student Summit Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus 1265 Military Trail (Ellesmere & Morningside) Scarborough, Ontario

Huddle Up Elementary School Student Summit Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: Upper Canada College 200 Lonsdale Road (St. Clair Ave. W. & Avenue Road) Toronto, Ontario

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