Our colleagues at Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood have announced the next phase in their No Ronald McDonald in Schools campaign. Please see below and contact CCFC directly if you can help. From: Josh Golin [mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 3:41 PM To: Josh Golin Subject: The next phase in our "No Ronald McDonald in Schools" campaign As part of our ongoing campaign to get Ronald McDonald out of schools, today we launched a back-to-school online action urging our members to write to McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson. We hope you will help us demonstrate to McDonald’s that there is considerable grassroots support for the organizational sign-on letter<http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/blog/international-coalition-mcdonalds-ceo-keep-your-word-ban-ronald-mcdonald-schools> we sent earlier this summer. | What you can do: 1. Let you membership know about our letter-writing campaign (http://org.salsalabs.com/o/621/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16325). If you prefer to host your own action on your organization’s website, feel please free to use our outreach language and images<http://org.salsalabs.com/o/621/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1304576>. 2. Spread the word on Twitter: • Shame on @McDonalds<https://twitter.com/McDonalds> for clowning around in schools. It’s time to expel Ronald McDonald for good. http://bit.ly/1mqwNam<http://t.co/5wzy0JKGQk> • .@McDonalds<https://twitter.com/McDonalds> CEO says you never see Ronald McDonald in schools. Really? http://bit.ly/1mqwNam <http://t.co/wQRhat0vbd> pic.twitter.com/c6zqfI1JfG<http://t.co/c6zqfI1JfG> • If @McDonalds<https://twitter.com/McDonalds> CEO doesn't want Ronald McDonald in schools, why is the clown still roaming the halls? http://bit.ly/1mqwNam<http://t.co/wQRhat0vbd> 3. Share on Facebook: At the 2014 McDonald’s Annual Shareholders Meeting, CEO Don Thompson proclaimed, “Relative to our marketing, we have been marketing responsibly.” He later added, “We don’t put Ronald out in schools.” It sounded great, but unfortunately, it’s just not true. Under the guise of promoting everything from reading to healthy lifestyles, Ronald regularly appears at preschools and elementary schools across the United States, and around the world. Please tell McDonald’s to make good on its CEO’s word and stop putting Ronald McDonald out in schools. http://org.salsalabs.com/o/621/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=16325 Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns or if there are other ways you’d like to be involved. Thanks, Josh Josh Golin Associate Director CCFC: Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood NonProfit Center ¦ 89 South St., # 403 ¦ Boston, MA 02111 Phone: Phone: (617) 896-9369 / Fax: (617) 896-9397 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ===================================== Website: http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org<http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/> Facebook: http://bit.ly/c9cnKO Twitter: http://twitter.com/commercialfree