MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Hollywood Records pop music sensation and Disney Channel star, Demi Lovato, today announced a partnership with PACER Center's National Center for Bullying Prevention to help champion their anti-bullying movement. With this announcement, Lovato, whose new album "Here We Go Again," skyrocketed to the #1 position on the Billboard album charts one week ago, now has a platform for a cause she cares about deeply.
It might be hard to imagine that Demi Lovato was the target of bullying when she was younger, but she was and she now has joined forces with the Minneapolis-based PACER Center. Lovato will support the non-profit national center by appearing on PACER's soon-to-be-launched (August 8th) TeensAgainstBullying.org Web site. TeensAgainstBullying.org is an innovative bullying prevention educational resource where teens themselves participate in the creative process of developing concepts, content, artwork and the voice for the site.
"We are so fortunate to have Demi join our Teens Against Bullying movement," said Paula F. Goldberg, executive director and co-founder of PACER. "Our mission is to engage, educate and empower teens to care about the issue and Demi will certainly raise the level of awareness of the importance of bullying prevention. Her personal experiences with bullying have made her passionate about educating others about this cause."
PACER will also promote its relationship with Lovato through its Web site and a social networking campaign that looks to create more awareness for the cause during the 4th Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week (October 4 to 10). During that week, PACER encourages schools and communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children. Families, students, schools, organizations and other groups can partner with PACER (at PAC
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