Wish Upon A Star
Mindy Le, of the Dreams Come True Campaign, freestyles for GenV.net
Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition!
Staples: The Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition is open to youth ages 12 to 24 in the US and around the globe. Two teams from the U.S. and two teams from France will get to fly to Boston, Massachusetts to attend a special awards ceremony on November 20, 2008. One of the Staples Prize finalists will be awarded a suite of Staples products worth US$5,000 to run their Venture. Additionally, there is a Global Grand Prize of a paid trip to attend and present at the next Youth Venture Summit in 2009. Lastly, up to 25 entries for new ventures will be awarded Youth Venture grants of up to US$1,000 to launch or advance their ideas. The application deadline is October 15, 2008. You can apply by visiting www.genv.net/staplesyv
Best Buy @15 Challenge!
The Best Buy @15™ Challenge will award $10,000 grants to FIFTEEN different Venture Teams that display the greatest creativity and community impact in their Venture and the clearest vision of how to create sustainable change. Out of 30 finalists who will be featured on GenV.net, 15 winners will be determined by an online vote by the public. Winners will join Best Buy for the competition announcement and a celebration. Applicants for the Best Buy @15™ Challenge must be age 12-18 and residents of the United States or Puerto Rico. The @15 application can be found at www.genv.net/bestbuy. The deadline is October 27, 2008.
HINT: Nearly 80 percent of the questions on the Staples Competition application are the same as the @15 Challenge application. I would strongly encourage you to apply to both and please feel free to cut and paste your answers from one form into the other.
Box City Vigil '07
Wow, what an amazing night!
Some of the highlights:
* Going into the conference room where the MN Senators were in session and presenting a signed thank you card made out of a box to Senator Karen Clark from the entire Box City Vigil group.
* Getting introduce to all the senators in the conference room by Senator Karen Clark.
* Getting introduced to all the representatives on the House Floor by Representative Ann Lenczewski.
* Filling the House Floor gallery with Minnesota youth.
* Getting a standing ovation from the MN House of Representatives.
* Getting a tour of the House Offices and Retire Room (restricted access!)
* Finding out that Karen Clark got additional funding for homeless youth.
It was an amazing and successful night. We had an awesome turn out and an amazing band play (Jayber Crow).
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