Today is Spread the Word To End The Word Day created several years ago by the Special Olympics. To find out more about this event go to their Web site at http://www.r-word.org.

Over the last few years you have made a tremendous difference by taking the small step of standing up in your communities, workplaces and schools and simply letting your friends, family, co-workers and classmates know that you find the ‘r’ word offensive and hurtful. This is what our grassroots campaign has always been about and we are encouraged to see how much difference you have made over the years.

Our challenge to you on this day is to go a step further by seeking out those sites on the Web and social media hosts such as Facebook that still think it’s okay to use the ‘r’ word and let them hear your voice.

On this day let the online community know that your voice counts!