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THE REGGAE GIRLZ HAVE MADE IT TO THE WORLD CUP, AND THEIR BENEFACTOR, CEDELLA MARLEY, COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD.    IT’S BEEN A LONG  ROAD TO   THE   WORLD   CUP FOR JAMAICA’S WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM—AKA THE REGGAE GIRLZ. AS HAS BEEN  REPORTED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE MIAMI HERALD, THE WASHINGTON POST, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED AND ESPN, CEDELLA MARLEY HAS BEEN THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THEIR ASCENT: RAISING MONEY AND AWARENESS, EVEN FINDING THEM A COACH. SO HOW DOES SHE FEEL, NOW THAT THE GIRLS HAVE FOUGHT THEIR WAY BACK INTO EXISTENCE, AND MADE IT TO THE WORLD CUP? “I AM VERY PROUD,” SHE SAYS. “THEY ARE...

THE LEADERS OF NO BULLY SHARE THEIR METHODS AND TRIUMPHS.BOB MARLEY’S ICONIC LYRICS FOR “GET UP, STAND UP” TAKE ON A POWERFUL ANTI-BULLYING MEANING IN CEDELLA MARLEY’S NEW CHILDREN’S BOOK; THE WORDS ARE ALSO EMBLAZONED ON OUR NEW “MOMMY AND ME” SHIRTS IN ADULT, CHILD, AND TODDLER SIZES. A PORTION OF PROCEEDS FROM THE BOOK AND SHIRTS GO TO NO BULLY, AN INCREDIBLE NONPROFIT THAT PARTNERS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ERADICATE BULLYING. WE SAT DOWN WITH THE ORGANIZATION’S VP OF EDUCATION, KATHY GREY, AND SENIOR VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGY, ERIK STANGVIK, WHO TOLD US ALL ABOUT THEIR EFFECTIVE, COMPASSIONATE WORK.    ...