Vision Statement
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To be a VOICE, to inspire people to find and to have a voice supporting individuality and self empowerment. To be a voice of awareness, education, and activism towards eating disorders and healthy body image.
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Our Goals
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Speaking Engagements: An Internationally known speaker; Andrea offers her story in a way that audiences of all ages can relate. She powerfully opens up even the toughest of classrooms and forums through personal and engaging, honest and intimate, informative and inspiring speaking engagements. Andrea is able to bring a clear awareness and understanding to this illness offering hope for a different tomorrow by witness to her own recovery. Her story fits nicely into ANY forum.
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Awareness Events: We will strive to promote the ongoing importance of recognizing Eating Disorder and Body Image Awareness and Education by bringing educational and lively events to colleges, high schools and elementary schools as well to the bring them to the public. We hope to extend this awareness throughout the year with events such as Love Your Body Day, International NO DIET Day, International Women’s Day, and National Eating Disorder Awareness Week to name just a few.
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Candlelight Awareness Vigils: We will gather twice a year to remember the countless lives lost daily to eating disorders and body hatred. We hope to keep their spirits alive, while bringing comfort, healing and hope to all those who struggle or walk with a loved one who is struggling.
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Activism: We will strive to work with the Eating Disorder Coalition to help create up-to-date laws for proper nutrition and exercise education programs in our early education, as well as health care initiatives for those struggling. We will fight for proper health care nationwide for all eating disorder patients and stress the importance of recognizing the dangers of this disease before we see any more deaths. We will be a VOICE to bring awareness in a way that OUR MESSAGE WILL BE HEARD.
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