Tag: DoSomething.org

DoSomething.org and truth® Partner With Actor Dexter Darden for #MyBigRegret

Stuart Mitchell

Planking. Spending too many hours playing video games. Watching an entire season of Game of Thrones in one sitting. There will always be regrets. But making a decision that could cause 320,000 deaths by 2050? That might be the biggest one yet. In 2011, the FDA had an opportunity to ban menthols, but due to a “lack of research,” they never did. Despite the FDA’s own scientific review concluding that menthol cigarettes pose a public health risk above that seen with non-menthol cigarettes, menthols still have not been banned. Promoted…

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DoSomething.org and 3M Team Up To Launch Campaign to Say “Thanks a Billion” to Science Teachers

Stuart Mitchell

It is time to go beyond just thanking science teachers. They dedicate countless hours to their students. They inspire young people to become the next generation of science leaders. And teachers collectively spend over $1.6 Billion of their own money on school supplies every year. In 2015, one in ten teachers across the US spent $1,000 or more on supplies for their classrooms. For science teachers, new lab equipment is essential, but often expensive to buy. That’s why DoSomething.org, one of the largest organizations for young people and social change,…

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