Project Description
Spread the Word to End the Word
RECIPIENT: Rachel Huset, Forest Lake Area High School Senior (2014)
AMOUNT: $1,000
GRANT OVERVIEW
Rachel Huset made a huge impact in the community with her work on “Spread the Word to End the Word.” She developed and implemented an awareness campaign to educate students about the negative impacts of using the R-word (retarded) in their vocabulary, and its negative effect on people with intellectual disabilities, as well as their families and friends.
“I think this is going to make an amazing impact in our school.”
-Rachel Huset