RICHMOND, BC, Nov. 20 /CNW/ - Hundreds of kids across Canada took the initiative to write a song, poem or essay about how they "stand UP!" to bullying for a chance to win a Bullying Awareness Week rally in their school. Based on the original song lyrics submitted by one of its students, Richmond's Tomekichi Homma Elementary School has been named as one of only three schools across Canada to receive the rally, sponsored by Astral Media's Family Channel, in partnership with PREVNet a national network of Canadian researchers, community organizations and governments committed to ending bullying (www.prevnet.ca).

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    WHAT:     A rally to celebrate Tomekichi Homma Elementary School's
              achievements in promoting solutions to the problems of
              bullying.

              Presentation and activities will include a live performance of
              the "stand UP!" song by Vanessa Morgan, a sneak peak screening
              of a bullying-prevention episode of the Family Channel series
              "The Latest Buzz," photos with students and stars, and the
              presentation and signing of a commemorative Bullying Awareness
              Week banner to the school.

    WHO:      Vanessa Morgan, "Amanda" in "The Latest Buzz"
              Zoe Belkin, "Rebecca" in "The Latest Buzz"
              Gillian Rudge, Principal, Tomekichi Homma Elementary School
              Dr. Brenda Morrison, Researcher, PREVNet (Simon Fraser
              University)

    WHERE:    Tomekichi Homma Elementary School gymnasium
              5100 Brunswick Drive, Richmond, BC V7E 6K9

    WHEN:     Friday, November 21, 2008
              9 a.m. (presentation and screening)
              10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (activities)
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