BIONIC Team (Believe It Or Not I Care)
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Colorado Nonprofit Development Center (CNDC)Celebrating 20 years of creating caring cultures in schools to prevent bullying and suicides!
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Update #3
Looking for 1,000 donors @ $20 a month for our 20th Anniversary!!!
B.I.O.N.I.C. prevents bullying and suicides by empowering students (elementary through college) to create caring school cultures by letting struggling peers know they are seen, they matter, and they are not alone.
With this being our 20th anniversary, will you be one of 1,000 people to donate $20 a month to help us save kids' lives? As a thank you, we will send you our B.I.O.N.I.C. t-shirt after the first of the year - shown above on B.I.O.N.I.C. members in a school in Taiwan.
When surveyed, 89% of the B.I.O.N.I.C. students in our program said they have "something to look forward to when coming to school." When asked about the difference B.I.O.N.I.C. made in their lives from before and after being involved in B.I.O.N.I.C., there was a 30% increase in them having the "courage to reach out to others going through a tough time," and "the confidence that they could make a difference in the lives of other students"...plus several more areas. Another big stat that is important to take note of, in this day and age, is that 89% of the students said they learned how to become a better team member - which is important in them being successful in the world of work in their future careers!
Thanks for partnering with us to provide a safety net to prevent kids from falling through the cracks!!!
B.I.O.N.I.C. is Turning 20 in the 2024-25 School Year!!!
For 20 years B.I.O.N.I.C. Teams (Believe It Or Not I Care) in schools worldwide - kindergarten through college - have been reaching kids who are struggling as never before! Anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts are escalating almost daily with suicide being the 2nd leading cause of death of youth!
In 2004, School Counselor Sandy Austin, now B.I.O.N.I.C.'s Executive Director, started the B.I.O.N.I.C. Team after being one of the most involved counselors with the Columbine High School shooting and then 2 years later experiencing 4 suicides in 8 months at Green Mountain High School. B.I.O.N.I.C. empowered the students at Green Mountain to reach out to hurting peers. Then Ms. Austin transferred to Pomona High School and they wanted a B.I.O.N.I.C. Team too. Over 1,200 students at Green Mountain and Pomona reached out to over 140,000 people directly or indirectly in 14 years.
In honor of the worldwide movement, those 1,200 students started 20 years ago, we are looking for 1,000 people to donate $20 each to keep this caring legacy going. The movement has spread to over 5 countries so far. We are in the second generation being impacted by B.I.O.N.I.C., and we want to see it continue for generations to come.
Still to this day, B.I.O.N.I.C. students reach out to:
- new students to provide connection and friendship
- sick students to help with homework and tutoring
- hospitalized students to let them know they are not forgotten
- bullied students to let them know they are not alone
- students who lose loved ones so they know there is support for them in their grief
- other schools that experience tragedy
Through these efforts, B.I.O.N.I.C. students have prevented peers from falling through the cracks or spiraling down into more serious issues like thoughts of suicide.
Will you help us keep these caring efforts going for another 20 years?
- Are you a current B.I.O.N.I.C. student who wants to help other schools start B.I.O.N.I.C. Teams to reach out to their hurting students too?
- Are you a B.I.O.N.I.C. alum who will donate $20 to keep your legacy going?
- Are you a parent of a current or former B.I.O.N.I.C. student who will donate $20 in appreciation for what your student learned from B.I.O.N.I.C.?
- Are you a current or former school staff member who is seeing or saw B.I.O.N.I.C. give your students or yourself hope and want to donate $20 to see it continue?
- Are you a business or community member who has seen B.I.O.N.I.C.'s impact in making your community a more caring place, and want to donate $20 to make that happen in other communities too?
- Are you someone new to B.I.O.N.I.C. and want to see B.I.O.N.I.C.'s impact continue for generations to come by donating $20 today?
Please click on the "Donate" button above to be one of the 1,000 who will empower kids to continue to reach out to struggling students. For more information about B.I.O.N.I.C. Teams, go to our website at www.bionicteam.org.
If you have questions, feel free to e-mail us at sandy@bionicteam.org or call our office at 720-588-0978.
B.I.O.N.I.C. (Believe It Or Not I Care) is a 501(c)3 project of the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center. Your gifts are tax-deductible.