Day 2 - You're A Star
This week, we'll continue with the personal connection theme, but go on a different path.
If you've been involved in the #JusticeForEthan campaign, you may have participated in, or at least heard about the Tweeting efforts. The idea has been to flood the Twittersphere with comments that mention #JusticeForEthan. Several tweets have been addressed to specific celebrities who have a personal connection to Down syndrome in hopes that they will help spread the word.
This week, I hope we can expand on those messages. The goal of Day 2 will be to give these stars a little more information and a personal plea for help.
Albert Pujols - MLB
Dominican-American professional baseball first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels.
More about Albert and his step-daughter Isabella Contact information: https://www.facebook.com/PujolsFive [email protected] Twitter: @pujolsfound |
John C McGinley - Actor
Most notable for his roles as Perry Cox in Scrubs, Bob Slydell in Office Space, Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's Platoon and Marv in Stone's Wall Street. Plays Red Barber in new movie "42" about legendary Jackie Robinson.
Interview with McGinley about the "Spread The Word to End the Word" campaign. Article about his work with the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. He doesn't have an 'official' pubic email, or Twitter account but he has the following associations. (Maybe we can reach some of his fans and it will get his attention.) https://www.facebook.com/GDSFoundation https://www.facebook.com/pages/John-C-McGinley/12672433649 http://www.johncmcginley.com/main.html |
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Jamie Foxx - Actor, singerAmerican actor, stand-up comedian, singer-songwriter, musician, and talk radio host. His work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a musical or comedy. He is also a Grammy Award winning musician, producing three albums which have charted highly on the Billboard 200
Article about Jamie and his sister DeOndra. Contact information: https://www.facebook.com/jamiefoxx Twitter: @iamjamiefoxx His production company: Foxxhole Productions, Inc 15821 Ventura Blvd # 525 Encino, California 91436-2915 |
Sarah Palin - PoliticianAmerican politician, commentator and author who served as the 9th Governor of Alaska, from 2006 to 2009.
Article by Sarah on raising a special needs child - her son Trig. Contact information: Twitter : @SarahPalinUSA www.facebook.com/sarahpalin http://www.sarahpac.com/contacts/new Email:[email protected] SarahPAC P.O. Box 7711 Arlington, VA 22207 |
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David Ragan - NASCAR driver
American stock car driver. Residing in Huntersville, North Carolina, he currently drives the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Article about David and his brother Adam. Contact information: https://www.facebook.com/DavidRaganPage Twitter: @DavidRagan http://www.davidragan.com [email protected] Ragan Ford -- Run by David's father (Ken) and where Adam works: 1608 Sam Nunn Blvd. Perry, GA 31069 |
Joe Diffy - Country music singerKnown for his ballads and novelty songs. After working as a demo singer in the 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Hits include "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" and "Third Rock from the Sun"
A 1994 article in PEOPLE magazine about Joe and Tyler. A more recent article (2010) about Joe that mentions his kids. Contact information: http://www.joediffie.com/?contact https://www.facebook.com/JoeDiffie Twitter: @JoeDiffieOnline |
Joe's son Tyler is 24 now. I couldn't find any other pictures, but there may be a reason for that. I found this posted on a Yahoo! Groups page:
The divorce decree won't permit Joe to use any photos of Tyler. It was his Mother's wish and the judge agreed. Tyler is growing and a teenager now. Joe has a benefit every year to help the school that help Tyler. He has talked about him a lot in interviews and such. flora (Tyler's grandmother) |
Choose one of the above stars and contact them. Tell them why it's important to get #JusticeForEthan. Ask them to spread the word and use their star-power for good.
Let us know who you contact and if you get a response.
Let us know who you contact and if you get a response.