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Chelsey S

Topeka, KS
  • people helped50
  • People Doing It15

The Problem

National Eating Disorder Awareness week is February 22-28th, which is when my project will begin, but it will not end until it is finished. I want to help spread the word about eating disorders, and how terrible they are. It's such an easy issue to ignore unless you have to personally deal with it. The sad truth is, eating disorders kill more teenagers than car accidents and cancer together. But, you see ads and campaigns for cancer and car accidents...how many ads to you see standing up against eating disorders? 0! Until Feb. 22. On Feb. 22 the community of Topeka Kansas will not be able to ignore the facts any longer.

Plan of Action

The first step that I took to build my project was to start a facebook event promoting National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This was a good way to tell people about it, and if they look at the event page, they can read the facts and invite their friends to participate. I also contacted several businesses in the area to participate in displays and jean drives. I've written a play about eating disorders, and am in the editing stage. So far, I've reached out to one man that has admitted to his eating disorder for the first time. This is HUGE! The first step in recovery is admitting the problem. Several of my facebook friends have admitted to not knowing the facts that I shared about eating disorders and have volunteered to do help spread the word.
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