Goldfish Crackers and Free The Children Partner for Bullying Prevention Program

I recently received a little package from Campbell Canada, the makers of Goldfish Crackers and it included delicious snacks and 2 BFF Rafiki Friend Chains in support of Free The Children.

Yet within this seemingly simple package is a bigger picture. 

If you take a look at that bigger picture, you’ll see my 3 lovelies in the background. My girls = my everything whom I want to grow up healthy, happy and safe. This safety includes days free from bullying. 

Yet, unfortunately, my oldest was the victim of bullying at a very young age. Grade 2 people! We struggled with another girl in her class, both verbal and physical harm.

It was a heartbreaking time for both my daughter and everyone who knew her. Long story short, we succeeded and in this experience my daughter learned to be strong, courageous, honest and her voice to stand up for herself and act.

While this should not happen, ever – it’s a sad fact that it does. Yet, educating children is the key when it comes to bullying. 

This is why this simple package landing on my doorstep means so much. It was to tell me about how Goldfish Crackers and Free the Children have partnered for a bullying prevention program that supports leadership development and anti-bullying programs.

This partnership helps educate and empower Canadian youth about issues of bullying at the youth-based Take Action Camp. On shelves now, limited edition packages of specially marked Goldfish® crackers will help drive awareness of Free The Children’s anti-bullying initiatives.

“We admire the work that Free The Children does to inspire youth to get involved in their communities and do what they can to lead change,” said Philip Donne, President, Campbell Company of Canada. “We’re proud to support Free The Children’s initiatives to help educate youth. The organization is active in providing them with the tools they need to build safer communities and help prevent bullying.”

They are proudly supporting Free The Children’s week-long Take Action Camps in Bethany, ON. The camps teach young people how to become leaders in their communities and educate them on issues of bullying and inclusivity to prevent bullying in schools and online.

Guided by the overlapping themes of prevention and response to bullying, youth learn to identify the elements that make a safe and inclusive environment and their role within it. As students explore their roles as bullying prevention ambassadors, they will apply their skills to develop a sustainable action plan that will help to make a positive cultural change within their school and community.

Campers will learn:

• What bullying is
• Where bullying comes from
• How to recognize bullying in its various forms
• How to take action when they see bullying taking place
• Steps to creating safe environments and preventing bullying

As for the BFF Friend Chains we were sent, my daughter was eager to give one to her very own BFF, another girl whom had a similar situation {with the same bully!}. My daughter and her BFF bonded years ago for obvious reasons, and are so very close to this day. They have a unique and strong connection, and they both overcame a tough situation like shining stars. 

It’s in our story and all other bullying stories out there, that I support Take Action Camp and applaud Goldfish Crackers and Free The Children for this amazing partnership in helping Canadian youth.

Let’s make that change, one child at a time. 

I received the stated products, yet was under no obligation to write anything about any of it. Opinions are, as always, my own!!