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For the seventh consecutive Father’s Day, hundreds of men stood together as ‘Founding Fathers,’ publicly dedicating themselves to teaching children to resolve conflict through conversation, not confrontation and to building a new kind of society where all daughters and sons are free from the fear and threat of violence.

In a full page declaration in the national edition of The New York Times, these ‘Founding Fathers’ declared their support for programs aimed at preventing and ending violence against women and children. Once again, the following Verizon Wireless executives took a stand against domestic violence as part of Family Violence Prevention Fund’s Founding Fathers (FVPF) initiative:

• Lowell McAdam, President & CEO, Verizon Wireless
• Jim Gerace, VP - Corporate Communications, Verizon Wireless
• Mike Lanman, VP & Chief Marketing Officer, Verizon Wireless
• Tony Lewis, VP - Open Development, Verizon Wireless
• Tony Melone, SVP & CTO, Verizon Wireless
• Jack Plating, EVP & COO, Verizon Wireless
• John Townsend, CFO, Verizon Wireless
• Ajay Waghray, CIO, Verizon Wireless
• Steve Zipperstein, VP, Legal & Ext. Affrs. Verizon Wireless
• Roger Gurnani, SVP, Product Development, Verizon Wireless
• Dennis Strigl - President and Chief Operating Officer, Verizon Communications
• Patrick Gaston - President, Verizon Foundation

Family Violence Prevention Fund 2007 Father's Day Poll

Continuing their pledge against domestic violence, Verizon Wireless, with the help of Peter D. Hart Research Associates, conducted a national survey in 2007 for the Family Violence Prevention Fund. The survey measured men’s awareness of domestic violence, and their ability and willingness to address and remedy the problem. To learn more, view the full survey results.