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McDonald's School Sponsorships and FREE Coupons: Signs of a Caring Corporation or Something Else? #FoodFri

May 7, 2015
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McTeacher’s Nights and free coupon rewards are just a few of the ways McDonald’s markets to children in our schools. Are these signs of a caring corporation or something else? Join our #FoodFri tweetchat on Friday, May 8, 2015, at 1pm, Eastern, to learn more, share your experiences and discover what YOU can do to secure a healthier future for all children.

This week's #FoodFri panelists are Corporate Accountability International and Casey Hinds of US Healthy Kids. Scroll down to read more about these leaders in junk food marketing to children.

Join us and feel free to spread the word by clicking below. Together, we can make our children's schools healthier! 

 

Tweet: Are McDonald's #edu coupons/events hurting kids? http://ctt.ec/5kO9V+ Join #FoodFri 5/8 @ 1pE to chat @MomsRising @StopCorpAbuse @CaseyHindsTweet: Are McDonald's #edu coupons/events hurting kids? http://ctt.ec/5kO9V+ Join #FoodFri 5/8 @ 1pE to chat @MomsRising @StopCorpAbuse @CaseyHinds

 

To join and follow the conversation on Twitter use the #FoodFri Hashtag in each tweet.

You can also follow the chat on Twubs.com/FoodFri. Twubs allows you to follow MomsRising’s registered hashtags by creating an account. Below I have noted the steps.

  1. Create an account using an email or your Twitter account.
  2. Enter
    the desired hashtag, #FoodFri, #WellnessWed or #EcoTipTue, in the
    search box found at the top of the page. Click Enter. A new page will
    open with the desired chat.
  3. Find the “Join This Twub” button found on the right-hand side bar and join the group.
  4. Adjust the speed of the conversation to your liking. Options are: Fast, Medium, Slow, Slower, or Slowest.
  5. Introduce
    yourself and join the conversation, by entering your comment, tips, or
    questions in the “Tweet to #FoodFri as [YourName] box”
  6. Or, respond to a specific tweet by hovering over the right-hand side of the individual’s tweet and selecting one of the icons.

 

More about our #FoodFri Featured Panelists:

Corporate Accountability International is a 35-year-old watchdog nonprofit organization that works to end irresponsible and dangerous corporate actions in order to ensure a world where people and the environment can flourish. They are committed to stopping life-threatening abuses by global corporations and increasing their accountability to public institutions and people around the world. Their #MomsNotLovinIt campaign, part of the Value [the] Meal campaign, works to protect children's health by challenging the fast food industry's kid-targeted marketing, which drives the epidemic of diet-related disease.
 
Follow Corporate Accountability International on Twitter: @stopcorpabuse.
 

Casey Hinds is a MomsRising Good Food Force Blogger, and the Founder of US Healthy Kids, a site dedicated to finding ways to create a healthier food environment for children, while instilling a love of physical activity.

She is a former Air Force Pilot and a mother of two daughters. She lives in Seattle, Washington, and advocates for better wellness practices and policies in schools and communities. Follow here on Twitter: @CaseyHinds.

 

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