Do the Write Thing

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Do the Write Thing

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| name = Do the Write Thing
| name = Do the Write Thing
| image = Logo for Do the Write Thing challenge program.png
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| type = Non-profit
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| founded_date = 1994
| founded = 1994
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| location = Washington, D.C.
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| focus = Violence reduction
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| website = http://www.dtwt.org/
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The '''Do the Write Thing Challenge''' (or DtWT) is a writing program for junior high students organized by the [[United States|U.S.]] National Campaign to Stop Violence.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/09/10/youre-never-too-young-to-do-the-write-thing/|title=You're Never Too Young To Do The Write Thing|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.illinoislawyerfinder.com/care/chicago-lawyer-helps-students-do-the-write-thing|title=LAWYER HELPS STUDENTS ‘DO THE WRITE THING’|publisher=Illinois Lawyer Finder|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/school-zone/2012/12/school-violence-gun-violence-do-the-write-thing/|title=Help Stop School and Youth Violence – Do the Write Thing|publisher=Chicago Now|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} Intended to reduce youth violence, the Do the Write Thing Essay Challenge Program began in 1994 as a local program in [[Washington, D.C.]] and expanded in 1996 to other cities.{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1998-10-08/html/CREC-1998-10-08-pt1-PgE1960-2.htm|title=DO THE WRITE THING CHALLENGE PROGRAM|publisher=GPO|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/mar/24/2012-do-the-write-thing-finalists-lead-by-to/|title=2012 'Do the Write Thing' finalists|publisher=The Commercial Appeal|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/mar/26/essays-do-write-thing-finalists-explore-issue-yout/|title=Essays by 'Do the Write Thing' finalists explore issue of youth violence|publisher=The Commercial Appeal|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} According to Dr. Hassan Al-Ebraheem, founder and chairman of the [[Kuwait-America Foundation]], the program has reached over 1.6 million children (as of July 2013) across the country since its foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2325203&language=en|title=Kuwait-America body honors US youth at 17th annual "Do the Write Thing" gala|publisher=Kuwait News Agency|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}
The '''Do the Write Thing Challenge''' (or DtWT) is a writing program for junior high students organized by the [[United States|U.S.]] National Campaign to Stop Violence.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/09/10/youre-never-too-young-to-do-the-write-thing/|title=You're Never Too Young To Do The Write Thing|publisher=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.illinoislawyerfinder.com/care/chicago-lawyer-helps-students-do-the-write-thing|title=LAWYER HELPS STUDENTS ‘DO THE WRITE THING’|publisher=Illinois Lawyer Finder|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/school-zone/2012/12/school-violence-gun-violence-do-the-write-thing/|title=Help Stop School and Youth Violence – Do the Write Thing|publisher=Chicago Now|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} Intended to reduce youth violence, the Do the Write Thing Essay Challenge Program began in 1994 as a local program in [[Washington, D.C.]] and expanded in 1996 to other cities.{{cite web|url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-1998-10-08/html/CREC-1998-10-08-pt1-PgE1960-2.htm|title=DO THE WRITE THING CHALLENGE PROGRAM|publisher=GPO|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/mar/24/2012-do-the-write-thing-finalists-lead-by-to/|title=2012 'Do the Write Thing' finalists|publisher=The Commercial Appeal|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/mar/26/essays-do-write-thing-finalists-explore-issue-yout/|title=Essays by 'Do the Write Thing' finalists explore issue of youth violence|publisher=The Commercial Appeal|accessdate=December 26, 2013}} According to Dr. Hassan Al-Ebraheem, founder and chairman of the [[Kuwait-America Foundation]], the program has reached over 1.6 million children (as of July 2013) across the country since its foundation.{{cite web|url=http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2325203&language=en|title=Kuwait-America body honors US youth at 17th annual "Do the Write Thing" gala|publisher=Kuwait News Agency|accessdate=December 26, 2013}}
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