Bulldogs are Beautiful Day

To the Media -

Consider these story angles in your coverage of 'National Bulldogs are Beautiful Day' or feel free to contact Gail Sideman at (262) 240-SIDE [240-7433] or info@bulldogsarebeautiful.com for further assistance.

PURPOSE, NATIONAL BULLDOGS ARE BEAUTIFUL DAY

  • Bulldogs are metaphors for people on National Bulldogs are Beautiful Day. If we can love and adore a seemingly overweight and stereotypically aggressive animal, the least we could do is give our fellow man -- or woman -- a chance.


    • BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY
  • According to DiversityInc. Magazine, 43 publicly traded companies on its Top 50 Companies for Diversity list showed a 23.5 percent higher return than the S&P 500 between 1995 and 2005. (The Top 50 Companies for Diversity is seen as the preeminent measure of diversity practices.)
  • According to Catalyst, the leading research and advisory organization that works with businesses and professions to build inclusive environments, The Return On Equity (ROE) was 35 percent higher for those 353 public companies that appeared in the Fortune 500 between 1996 and 2000 for those with the highest representation of women on leadership teams.
  • The National Restaurant Association says that women represent 55 percent of the restaurant workforce, and more than one-fourth of all foodservice managers are foreign-born.
  • The Society for Human Resource Management sited the following statistics in a white paper entitled "What is the Business Case for Diversity?"

      ••  "Minorities" are now the majority in six out of the eight largest metropolitan areas of the United States.

      ••  The combined African-American, Hispanic, and Asian buying power is more than $750 billion.

      ••  Women are the primary investors in more than half of U.S. households.

    QUOTES

  • "Many of us have felt like 'bulldogs' - ugly, out of place, or just plain weird - at some point in our lives. Celebrating with Stinky on ‘National Bulldogs are Beautiful Day’ reminds me that all of our different breeds - of dogs, of people, of ideas - have value...and beauty."
    -- Rebecca Ryan, Founder, Next Generation Consulting (www.nextgenerationconsulting.com)

  • The greatest gumbos have the richest variety of ingredients blended together and cooked well."
    -- Jason Morris, GE Healthcare: Goldseal (www.gehealthcare.com)

  • "Everyone is a teacher; we all learn from each other."
    -- Elise Klein, President of the Teachers Against Prejudice

  • "Given our world situation today, it is not enough just to teach children about peace. We must give them the chance to live peace."
    --Lara Mendel, Executive Director, The Mosaic Project

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