Visible Youth http://visibleyouth.org -Profiles of Young Philanthropists Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:00:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 ABC7 “Cool Kids” http://visibleyouth.org/2012/01/30/abc7-cool-kids/ http://visibleyouth.org/2012/01/30/abc7-cool-kids/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:24:22 +0000 squidninja http://visibleyouth.org/?p=126 Tonight’s find is Los Angeles’ ABC7 “Cool Kids” segment. Every Thursday on Eyewitness News at 4pm, ABC7 honors deserving youths who help out in the community during a segment hosted by Danny Romero. What I really like about this segment is that the kids are present just ‘as is’, not as heroes but just as everyday kids that made a decision to take action. Watch one of the stories below and check out the Cool Kids Home page here

]]> http://visibleyouth.org/2012/01/30/abc7-cool-kids/feed/ 0 Become a Pick Up Three Ambassador http://visibleyouth.org/2012/01/27/become-a-pick-up-three-ambassador/ http://visibleyouth.org/2012/01/27/become-a-pick-up-three-ambassador/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:43:28 +0000 squidninja http://visibleyouth.org/?p=114 Pick Up 3 was  inspired by an Elementary School teacher Andrew Smith in San Deigo, CA. Mr. Smith teamed up with Cobi Emery  on a summer project about their passion for the ocean and a strong desire to keep our beaches clean. The result was “Pick Up 3″ a short movie,  that the Surfrider Foundation would later take notice of and spread the message through its extensive network.

The whole idea behind the movie is very simple.  Whenever you are at a beach, pick up three pieces of trash.  Become a Pick Up Three ambassador by keeping this movement alive through spreading this through your network.

This idea can be applied to ANY outdoor area.  I grew up in Maine and the first thing that inspired ‘green’ thoughts in me was a disgust for the amount of cigarette butts that could be found on the ground in my rural area.    Help me inspire other kids with Cori’s story!

 

 

 

]]> http://visibleyouth.org/2012/01/27/become-a-pick-up-three-ambassador/feed/ 0 Encourage youth to become philanthropists! http://visibleyouth.org/2011/09/06/encourage-children-to-volunteer/ http://visibleyouth.org/2011/09/06/encourage-children-to-volunteer/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:37:03 +0000 squidninja http://visibleyouth.org/?p=85 Tell their stories here!  Send me an image reflecting the project and a few words (that they themselves wrote?) about the experience.  Please include locality and contact information. Send it in an email to info@modestmedia(dot)com.

When I was a youth one of the BEST memories I have is of bringing may baskets to the local nursing home on May Day with my 4-H troop.  The home was on the hill in Sanford, Me nearby the stable we rode horses at.  I think I was very apprehensive at first and that is why the actual experience has stuck with me for so long.  To this day I would like to get back to a point where I could do some volunteer work at a nursing home.  AND to this day, I so wish that actually delivering May baskets on May Day were still a strong tradition.  Philanthropy comes in many different forms- sometimes it can be just as simple as giving flowers to a stranger.

Please tell me you or your child’s story!

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