The Afterschool Alliance (www.afterschoolnow.org), supported by the Ad Council and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, are running a public service ad campaign that appears to ridicule Masters swimmers. According to Alliance’s website, “These PSAs use humor to communicate the importance of taking action to support afterschool programs. The campaign includes TV and radio spots, newspaper ads, billboards, web banners and more.”
One print ad has a facial portrait of a smiling, senior gentleman in a pool, obviously a happy swimmer, with swimming goggles on. Superimposed over the portrait are the following words: “There’s nothing more REFRESHING than neglecting our nation’s YOUTH.” At the bottom, the ad continues to say: “When I don’t support afterschool programs, I feel so relaxed and carefree. It’s like I’m doing nothing at all! Unless you call depriving 15 million kids something…”
You can download a copy of the ad from the following website:
www.afterschoolnow.org/print_ads.cfm
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Now the majority of people either get married or have kids. I'm apart of the minority that did neither. I don't think that we are more ill responsible or more selfish than people that had kids. How many children in the United States are being raise by their grandparents because their own parents have drug problems or are in prison?. Its better to not have children if you don't want to be responible and have sexual relations and not think that children will be a by-product of that sexual union. One of the best ways to help kids is to be responsible about not bringing them in the world if you are unable to deal with them or being more responsible when you do.
Now the majority of people either get married or have kids. I'm apart of the minority that did neither. I don't think that we are more ill responsible or more selfish than people that had kids. How many children in the United States are being raise by their grandparents because their own parents have drug problems or are in prison?. Its better to not have children if you don't want to be responible and have sexual relations and not think that children will be a by-product of that sexual union. One of the best ways to help kids is to be responsible about not bringing them in the world if you are unable to deal with them or being more responsible when you do.
