Alfredo Johnson
Redondo Beach, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Bullies Be Gone! (trademark)
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Location:
Redondo Beach
Industry:
Education
Year Founded:
2011
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Creation/Idea
Entity Type:
Not Incorporated
Description:
Dear Investor/s,
I am certain you may be aware of the negative affects bullying has on our youth. Unfortunately, in the past year, some youth suicides have been attributed to bullying. On 3-9-11, President Obama and the First Lady had an strong Anti-Bullying message on Facebook. On 3-10-11, they held a summit at the White House on the subject.
Since 1985, I have taught thousands of children in California anti-bullying skills, safety, awareness, and self-confidence training. I have done so through my Young, Alert and Aware Program I created for children ages, 5-16. On January 29th of this year, I gave a one day 6 hour training, which included all the above to a Girl Scout troop in Newport Beach, CA, ages 11-15. (testimonials available upon request)
I have written an unique instructional poetry book, with illustrations for each poem,(all 78 original poems, entirely written by me)along with a song of the same name: Bullies Be Gone! The song is being copywritten in Washington D.C. at the Library of Congress, and the name itself is being trademarked.
Having taught Special Education for 25 years at the secondary level in the Los Angeles area, I have witnessed all forms of bullying from the mild to the severe, including the involvement of weapons. Having been raised in the inner cities of Jonesboro, AK and Kansas City, MO, when overt discrimination and segregation was the norm, I experienced first debasement and bullying and many levels.
As a child, I quickly learned to be street smart and empower myself to fend off bullying of all sorts. That is what I effectively teach children in my program. My intent is to open the first Bullies Be Gone Training Center which will have 4 separate training components and franchise the centers across the country.
This specific request is for a national PR and Marketing funding Campaign for the Bullies Be Gone Book/Music project. The writing of the book is complete and is currently being formatted. I want children eventually singing, rapping the song, and performing the poems as short vingettes. I am prepared to give speaking engagements and train others to teach my extensive 36 hour Bullies Be Gone Training. No one can teach anti-bullying techniques, by empowering children to solve their bully problem, with and/or without adult intervention, as I can. That's a fact! If you as an investor/s have interest in my project, please contact me at: ((Phone # removed)or (Phone # removed), ext.129, email: (URL removed), P.O. Box 273, Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Thank you!