Laura WandW, 22

Atlanta, United States

Website

Présente-toi!

Hey people! My name is Laura, and I am a freshman at TULANE UNIVERSITY in New Orleans, LA. So excited. I love working with the city to make it a better place! I also am a SERVICE NERD.....all I ever read/do/think about doing is related to making the world a better place. After all, I think I figured out that's the meaning of life :)

Ahem, important stuff: I am the Executive Director of Wild and Water Swimming, a nonprofit organization that provides swim lessons for children who would otherwise not be able to afford them. We have served 181 kids as of 7/21/2008 and we'll be expanding beyond the Atlanta area to New Orleans (in September 2008) and Pensacola, FL and Mobile, AL (2009). Our mission is to provide swim lessons for kids who would otherwise not have the opportunity to benefit from them while engaging these children in a healthy activity in a safe environment with positive role models. In my opinion, WW is ESPECIALLY cool because we target a group that is typically not asked to serve...competitve athletes...and recruit them as volunteers.

Objectifs

Je veux participer au lancement d'un projet
Je travaille à mon projet depuis plus d'un an, et j'explore de nouvelles idées
J’ai lancé un projet et je veux partager mon expérience
Je souhaite rentrer en contact avec d’autres Jeunes Entrepreneurs Sociaux
Personal goals: To be the most effective "agent of change" I can be, to be a helpful resource for other ventures, to start a number of different ventures that combat problems/enhance good things the community as I find them, and to INSPIRE others to change the world! Venture goals: Make sure that every child in the Southeast has an opportunity to learn to swim, and thus reduce the chances that he will drown.

Centres d'intérêts

Arts et Culture, Entreprise, Enfance, Etudes Supérieures, Développement Local, Citoyenneté locale, Diversité culturelle, Discrimination, Education, Emploi, Environnement, Santé, Modes de vie, Accès aux études supérieures, Droits Humains, Alphabétisation, Médias, Mentorat, Paix et Pacifisme, Pauvreté, Sécurité et Prévention de la Violence, Vie Scolaire, Sports et Jeux, Place des Filles dans la Société, Youth Empowerment

Livre d'or

Hey everyone! I LOVE LOVE LOVE hearing from other ventures! If you have advice for me, or questions that you would like answered, OR want to propose a partnership....whatever really...leave a message!

Laura :)

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juill. 24 2010 - 5:28am

Hi
first of all want to thank the YV for putting in place this opportunity for people to shere ideas. Here i am with a fantastic idea like u to Explore the nation and the world in multi-artistry and iformation Technology for youth development i Cameroon and other African Countries but lack the team. before I sayuanything fruther I want to tell u I'm bent o buildinga team that will be made-up of both National and international members and will like someone like u to be a part and pacel of this discovery.
Waiting to here from u soon
Nestor

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mars 5 2009 - 6:10pm

Hey just wanted to remind you of two great opportunities. The Best Buy and Staples Competitions are a great way to win some money to improve your venture team or make your idea come to life! Check out these two sites for more information on the two competitions:
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Make sure you do this soon! The deadlines are quickly approaching! The Staples competition deadline is October 25, 2008 and the Best Buy deadline is October 27, 2008

oct. 6 2008 - 5:28pm

Awesome Venture.
Keep it up
Bamine

août 5 2008 - 12:25am

i! I got to hear you speak about your venture at the summit but did not have a chance to tell you how awesome i think it is!! I just wanted to see how your venture was going!

I also thought you might be interested in the upcoming YV challenge check it out:

Collaboration and Exchange Fund-- Want to work with another venture group? The Youth Venture Challenge Pot offers the opportunity for two or more Ventures to connect and collaborate with each other ona new project in the United States. This year, our selection Committee will be offering $5,000 in collaboration funds!!

août 4 2008 - 2:13pm