The Peru Gazette

Event:  Rachel’s Challenge Community Event, open to all families of the Peru Jr/Sr High School and is specifically designed to address 7^th through 12^th grade students and their families.

When: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 6:30 pm

Where: Peru Jr/Sr High School Auditorium

Description: Rachel’s Challenge exists to equip and inspire individuals to replace acts of violence, bullying, and negativity with acts of respect, kindness, and compassion. Rachel’s Challenge is based on the life and writings of Rachel Joy Scott who was the first victim of the Columbine school shootings in 1999. Through her example, Rachel’s Challenge is making a positive impact in the lives of millions of people every year.

Through powerful presentations, trainings, community events, and professional development, Rachel’s Challenge provides a sustainable solution for promoting acceptance, personal empowerment, and a framework for expanding awareness and positive change.

Rachel’s inspiring story provides a simple, yet powerful example of how small acts of kindness and acceptance motivate us to consider our relationships with the people we come in contact with every day. Rachel’s Challenge renews our hope that our life has meaning and purpose. Rachel’s story gives us permission to start our own chain reaction of kindness and compassion, which positively affects the climate in our schools and communities.

The Scott family and other Rachel’s Challenge certified presenters have reached millions more on popular media outlets like CNN, Fox News, The Today Show, Good Morning America, Larry King Live, Oprah, Dateline, O’Reilly Factor, Hannity and Colmes and numerous others.

Contact:  Should there be any questions, please contact Tom Bull via phone, 643-6400 ext. 6304, or email, tbull@perucsd.org or Bernadette Nolan at 643-6400 ext. 6485, or bnolan@perucsd.org .

Additional Information:  You can learn more about Rachel’s Challenge by going to their extensive website, www.rachelschallenge.org.