Youth Venture

Congratulations to myownbook, they are the winner of December's raffle contest!

Thank you to everyone who entered participated int he scavenger hunt contest!!

What is your favorite cause! Is it the Environment? Education? Arts? Global Poverty? Young people just like you are making a difference on these issues. Best Buy and youth venture challenged teens to make changes in their community. Best Buy will award 15 of the 30 challenge finalist $10,000. Do you want a little extra cash too?

Complete the scavenger hunt below and be entered in a raffle to win a $50 Visa gift card!!

Here’s how:: explore the 30 finalist team profile at http://www.genv.net/bestbuy to find the answers to the scavenger hunt below and send your answers in a private message to YV_Katie.

All completed scavenger hunts will be entered in a raffle to win a $50 gift card. Answers must be submitted to YV_Katie by January 9, 2009.

Scavenger hunt questions:

go to http://www.genv.net/bestbuy to answer the following question. all the answer will not be on the main page, you will have to explore the finalist team profiles too!

1. What two teams have the word “water” in their team name?

2. What teams profile pictures only show one person?

3. What 5 teams have an environmental focus?

4. What team is located in central Kentucky?

5. What teams have team leaders who are 18 years old?

6. What teams have team leaders who are 15 years old?

7. What team mentions Dr. Sally Ride in their team profile?

8. Name two teams that have a sports focus.

9. What team has a blog titled “reading is sweet: Gingerbread houses!”?

10. What teams want to help the homeless?

11. What team started their venture “after a less than satisfactory experience with tutoring students under the public school system”?

12. What team lists “empower-a-girl” as one of its programs?

13. What two teams provided help after hurricane Katrina?

14. What team rates community service organizations in the community?

15. What team was influenced by the genocide that took place in 1994?

16. What teams team profile is titled VITA?