Student Video Challenge Promotes Healthy Schools

Is your school making healthy changes? The Alliance for a Healthier Generation wants to hear about it!

They are inviting YOU to submit a short video sharing what your school is doing to get students eating healthier and moving more. Pick up a camera, gather your friends and share with us the healthy changes your school has made.

You could win up to $5000 for your school and a trip to NYC!

Find out more:  http://www.healthiergeneration.org/schools.aspx

BE BIG IN YOUR COMMUNITY - CONTEST ENTRY FORM

YOUR BIG IDEA COULD WIN A $25,000 GRANT!

If you have a BIG Idea that demonstrates Clifford’s BIG IDEAS and helps make your community a better place, tell us! The BE BIG Fund will help bring the winning BIG idea to life with help from Clifford and our friends at HandsOn Network.

Clifford’s Big Ideas!

Share * Play Fair * Have Respect
Work Together * Be Responsible
Be Truthful * Be Kind * Believe In Yourself
Be a Good Friend * Help Others
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BIG Awards! One (1) Grand Prize honoree, Ten (10) first place honorees and Nineteen (19) second place honorees will be selected. The grand prize entry will be honored with a $25,000 community grant, the first place honorees will each be honored with a $2,500 community grant and the second place honorees will each be honored with a $1,315.79 community grant (via HandsOn Network affiliate organizations or designees) from the BE BIG Fund to be used towards implementing the winning proposals.

Deadline for entry:  June 30, 2010

Six Flags Friends Scholarships

DoSomething.org has teamed up with Six Flags Friends to award six $1500 college scholarships to young leaders who are taking action to make their community a better place. Scholarships will be awarded based on past, current and planned action in the community as well as the applicant’s passion, commitment and proven leadership skills. 

Winners will be selected based on past, current and planned action in their community (local and/or globally) as well as the applicant's passion, commitment and proven leadership skills.

The application deadline is April 30.

Read more at http://www.dosomething.org/grants/sixflags/scholarships

Music and Film Competitions for Youth

Do Something Battle of the Bands Deadline: April 16, 2010

March is Music In Our Schools month. DoSomething.org and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation want YOU to lead the fight to keep music education in schools. School budgets are being slashed nationwide, and music and arts programs are often the first to go. Starting March 1st, upload a video showing us your musical talent and tell us why music education matters to you. 5 Winners will get $1000 for their school music program, concert tickets, Fender guitars, and Rock Band video games. DoSomething.org and The VH1 Save the Music Foundation will present top videos to members of congress, urging them to increase support for music education. Make sure your video is registered by April 16th for a chance to win!

Learn more at: http://www.dosomething.org/bands



Film Your Issue 2010 Competition Deadline: April 19, 2010

Think you have a solution to problems with the environment, economic recession, education, healthcare, human/equal rights, national security/defense, poverty, public service or technology? Film Your Issue at www.youtube.com/filmyourissue or submit it through a song at www.youtube.com/whatsyourissuemusic. The Film Your Issue competition, in its 5th year, is looking for solution-project ideas to front-burner issues from young adults 14 to 24 in a 3-minute video format, with accompanying one-sheet description. Winning solution-projects will be presented to senior officials in the Obama administration, broadcast on screens in every Best Buy store on the planet, presented at a VIP reception in Washington, DC. Winners will be flown to Los Angeles for the Awards ceremony co-hosted by Sony Pictures Studios. Prizes include an Apple MacBook and iPod Touches, and Sundance Film Festival 2011 Film School Pass.

Learn more at: http://www.whatsyourissue.tv

We found these and many other grants/awards at http://www.whatkidscando.org/Shout_Outs/index.html

Creating Games that Promote Health & Wellness

Want a great service-learning project, competition or activity for a computer class, a nutrition class or an after-school program?

The "Apps for Kids" program at the USDA is seeking innovative and creative tools and games to deliver nutrition and health concepts in a fun and engaging way.

They are offering $40,000 in prizes to create fun and engaging software tools and games that encourage children directly or through their parents to make more nutritious food choices and be more physically active.

Contest ends June 30, 2010.

Find out more at www.appsforhealthykids.com.

Scholarship Opportunities for Youth

The Kohl's Kids Who Care Scholarship Program will award college scholarships of up to $9,000 to youth between the ages of 6 and 18 whose dedication to service has made a positive impact on others and their communities. Deadline: March 15, 2010.

Thanks to Conor Cusack for telling me about this!

Looking for youth leaders to inspire healthy living! (Alliance for a Healthier Generation Youth Advisory Board)

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is searching for a select group of young people to serve on our Youth Advisory Board (for 2010-2011) and roll up their sleeves for a few hours a month of critical thinking, engaging conversations, good fun, new friendships, and high-profile leadership. Applicants must be between the ages of 8 and 17 years old when membership begins July 2010 and live in the United States. Interested youth can visit empowerme2b.org for more information.

(info copied from the HCHY listserve)

Do your students love to doodle?

Give them a chance to showcase their art on Google.com's homepage by registering your school for Doodle 4 Google. Doodle 4 Google is a competition open to K-12 students in U.S. schools who are invited to create their own Google doodle inspired by the theme, "If I Could Do Anything, I Would . . . " Students' doodles will be judged on artistic merit, creativity, representation of the theme, and other criteria. There prize packages for students and schools are awesome! For more info, go to www.google.com/doodle4google to register their school by March 17, 2010.

Cristin Frodella
Google for Educators
http://www.google.com/educators

Youth Invitation: Join the Delegation to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development Session

Agents of Change (AoC) is now accepting applications to join the SustainUS youth delegation to the 18th Session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18), which will be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City from May 3 – 14, 2010. CSD-18 is a review session and addresses the topics of transport, chemicals, waste management, and mining. In addition, CSD-18 will follow-up on the 2006 Johannesburg Summit call to develop a 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns.

Selected delegates will have the opportunity to work with government officials, scientists, civil society representatives, and youth from around the world to review progress on issues related to sustainable development. In the past, AoC delegates have presented case studies and policy statements on behalf of youth; participated in forums with fellow representatives of civil society; and met with government delegates, international organizations, and the US State Department.

Download an application from the AoC website, and return it via email by Wednesday, February 17, 2010.

Thanks to Conor Cusack for sharing this info with us!

College Goal Sunday: February 14

The financial burden of attending college can deter many prospective college applicants. On February 14, 2010, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, hundreds of financial aid professionals and other higher education experts, together with partners and sponsors interested in helping students, will volunteer their Sunday afternoon to help students and their families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This one-day event will help college-bound students take the first step in applying for financial assistance for college. For more information go to www.tn.gov/collegegoalsunday or call 1-800-342-1663.

SITE LOCATIONS

ATHENS
TN Technology Center at Athens

BLOUNTVILLE
Northeast State Community College

CHATTANOOGA
Chattanooga State Community College

CLARKSVILLE
Austin Peay State University

CLEVELAND
Cleveland State Community College

CLIFTON
Frank Hughes High School

COLUMBIA
Columbia State Community College

COOKEVILLE
Tennessee Tech University

CRUMP
TN Technology Center at Crump

DYERSBURG
Dyersburg State Community College

GALLATIN
Volunteer State Community College

HARROGATE
Lincoln Memorial University

JACKSON
Lambuth University

KNOXVILLE
Johnson Bible College
Pellissippi State
Community College
C.W. Cansler YMCA

LEBANON
Cumberland University

LYNCHBURG
Motlow State Community College

MCKENZIE
Bethel University

MCMINNVILLE
TN Technology Center at McMinnville

MEMPHIS
LeMoyne Owen College
Southwest TN Community College -
Macon Cove

TN Technology Center at Memphis

White Station High School
MILLIGAN
Milligan College
MURFREESBORO
Middle TN State University

NASHVILLE
Tennessee State University Avon Williams (Downtown)
Belmont University

OAK RIDGE
Roane State Community College - Oak Ridge

WAVERLY
Nashville State
Community College - Waverly

WHITEVILLE
TN Technology Center at Whiteville

(From Volunteer Tennessee's e-newsletter)

Hooray for Davidson County's New Horizon of Volunteer Leadership!

Ten cities were selected to receive $200,000 two-year grants, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, to hire a Chief Service Officer - a senior city official dedicated to developing and implementing a citywide plan to increase volunteerism and target volunteers to address their city's greatest needs.

Due to the extraordinary response from cities to the first request for proposals - 50 cities applied to receive one of the ten grants - the mayors and Dr. Rodin announced that there will be a second competition in the coming months to award similar grants to an additional ten cities.

Cities of Service is a bipartisan coalition of Mayors from across the country, representing more than 38 million Americans in 80 cities, dedicated to engaging more Americans in service and channeling volunteers towards each city's most pressing challenges.

The cities selected to receive leadership grants are Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; Nashville-Davidson, TN; Newark, NJ; Omaha, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Sacramento, CA; Savannah, GA; Seattle, WA.

Learn more at: www.citiesofservice.org

(Article reposted from HCHY newsletter)

Service-Learning Excellence in Teacher Education Award - deadline January 29, 2010

The National Service-Learning Partnership is pleased to join with the State Farm Companies Foundation and the International Center for Service-Learning in Teacher Education to honor teacher education programs that make a significant commitment to improving the quality of teaching and learning in preparing teachers and schools leaders to use service-learning as an instructional strategy.

Nominations must be received by January 29, 2010. The 2010 honoree will be publicly recognized at the State Farm® Awards Celebration at the 2010 National Service-Learning Conference in San Jose, CA, March 24-27, 2010.

from The National Service-Learning Partnership

If your favorite independent school is doing great volunteer work, they should apply for CSEE's Community Service Award. Applications are due February 8, 2010. This year's award will recognize a school that focuses on leadership through service. For more information, visit CSEE's awards page.

Do Something Awards - For youth-led initiatives that have a pivotal impact in their communities. Four young people will receive $10,000 and one grand prize winner will receive $100,000 toward their organization or cause. Deadline: Dec. 15. www.dosomething.org/programs/awards. (From the HCHY listserve)

Do you have a favorite coach?

"Why is your coach the best? Share your story, and if it wins, your coach will get an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to receive the Coach of the Year Award, and you will win a $250 gift certificate." Continue reading at Nike's Play it Forward site at YouthNoise.com.

Coaches are in such a powerful place to influence children and youth - they can build so many different Developmental Assets, including Support, Empowerment, Positive Values, Positive Identity, Social Competencies, and Constructive Use of Time. Take time to give a 'shout out' to the great coaches in your life!

Entrepreneur of the Year - Vote for Peter Reynolds!

One of our favorite authors, Peter Reynolds, is in the running for Entrepreneur of the Year Contest from Entrepreneur Magazine. The Magazine picked him as one of the top 5, but now it is up to popular vote to get him to the #1 spot.

Would you consider taking 1 minute or less to vote for him? It's a vote for creativity in the classroom! Click the link above, or paste this address into your browser: http://www.entrepreneur.com/e2009/vote/established.php#584

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Fable Vision Learning - helping teachers & all learners reach their full potential in creative ways.

From Peter Reynolds, Founder and CEO: "We are big believers that a well-educated student is not complete without less "test-able" skills such as creativity, communication, self-expression, problem solving, and cultural understanding. We also need students with self-determination and a desire to learn. These foundation skills are the building blocks upon which a lifetime of learning can be built. FableVision’s mission is to help educators inspire their students to develop and strengthen these fundamental skills so they can reach their true potential through meaningful challenges and authentic learning."

Grants and Awards

Grant Opportunities from Volunteer Tennessee's Clues and News Newsletter


Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards (Deadline Extended: August 1)
Youth Service America is pleased to launch the first annual Gladys Marinelli Coccia Awards to recognize two young female social entrepreneurs, ages 14 to 17, whose initiatives serve the common good. The awards of $2000 each are created in memory of Gladys Coccia, who began her entrepreneurial career when she was a young girl in West Virginia and later became a very successful businesswoman in Washington, DC. Nominations from across the USA are welcome; special consideration will be given to nominees from West Virginia and metropolitan Washington, DC. Self-nominations are accepted. Accepting nominations: May-June 15. Find more information about the award at www.ysa.org/awards.


STEMester of Service Grants for Middle Schools
Contingent on federal funding, Youth Service America (YSA) will implement a program to support middle school teachers and service-learning coordinators to strengthen their classroom practices through service-learning. The grant targets students from disadvantaged circumstances in states with the highest drop out rates in the nation (Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, and Washington). STEMester of Service engages middle school youth in science and technology-focused service-learning projects that address community problems, incorporate youth voice and opportunities for reflection, are connected to educational and program standards, and demonstrate community impact. With training and preparation occurring in the fall for grantees, school programs will launch on Martin Luther King Day, January 18, 2010, and culminate on Global Youth Service Day, April 23-25, 2010. If you are interested in applying for these funds, please visit www.ysa.org/awards.


KIDS Consortium: Green Schools Mini-Grants (Deadline: August 31)
KIDS Consortium, with support from State Farm Youth Advisory Board, is offering mini-grants for "green" service-learning projects developed by K-12 schools in New England. Grants of up to $750 will support "green school" service-learning projects, such as energy efficiency and recycling, proposed by K-12 educators, students, and community organizations working with youth. Funded projects must solve a problem or address a local need related to making schools and neighborhoods healthier and more environmentally sustainable. Students involved in these projects will have an opportunity to participate in a 2010 Green Schools Student Summit in order to share their projects with students from around the region. The application deadline is August 31, 2009. For online application guidelines, visit www.kidsconsortium.org/minigrants.php.


Tom's of Maine Nonprofit Grants (Deadline: August 30)
Small differences in a community can make a large difference in the world. So we want to support and encourage your efforts to get involved! In November we'll award five 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations with $20,000. We are looking for applications for community involvement projects from nonprofit organizations. A review panel will narrow down our applications to 50 finalists. Then we'll post them on our site so the public can help us by voting for which 5 projects should be awarded funding. We're accepting submissions from June 1st - August 30th. We are looking for applications from all 50 states. More information at www.tomsofmaine.com/community-involvement/project-sponsorships.aspx/.


Wal-Mart State Giving Program (Deadline: September 18)
Through the State Giving Program, the Wal-Mart Foundation seeks to support organizations with programs that align with our mission to create opportunities so people can live better. The State Giving Program strives to award grants that have a long-lasting, positive impact.The Foundation has four areas of focus: Education, Workforce Development / Economic Opportunity, Health & Wellness, and Environmental Sustainability. Minimum grants are $25,000. The State Giving Program will begin accepting applications for the Fall Funding Cycle on June 15. Learn more at www.walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8168.aspx?p=8979.


Jenesis Group Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)
The Jenesis Group offers grants to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations focusing on youth development, education, and social entrepreneurship. The Foundation invests in grass roots organizations that work to empower disadvantaged and/or at-risk youth to become productive citizens in society. Priority is given to programs that are preventative in approach and that provide comprehensive and long-term solutions to the challenges facing youth today. The Jenesis Group primarily invests in results-oriented organizations with annual budgets or $500,000 or less that build self-esteem and foster self-reliance, emphasize literacy and academic excellence, offer leadership training and development, utilize mentoring strategies, teach career readiness and/or life skills, prevent juvenile delinquency, and/or develop entrepreneurial skills. www.jenesis.org/app/index.htm


Teaching Tolerance Grants (Deadline: Ongoing)
The Teaching Tolerance Grants Program, administered by the Southern Poverty Law Center, offers grants to pre-K-12 educators for projects designed to reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these area. Proposals from community organizations and houses of worship will be considered on the basis of direct student impact. Projects funded by Teaching Tolerance tend to be focused on character/moral education, conflict resolution, multiculturalism, community service, and other aspects of tolerance education. Requests may be submitted throughout the year. www.tolerance.org/teach/grants/guide.jsp


Adobe Youth Voices International Photo Competition (Deadline: July 31)
When written in Chinese or Japanese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters--one represents crisis or danger, and the other represents hope or opportunity. We have taken this as inspiration for our first-ever international photo competition. "Crisis and Hope" offers an exciting opportunity for youth around the world to express themselves and make their voices heard-on both what is challenging and what gives hope in today's difficult world. Winning photographs will be showcased online, in a traveling exhibit, and in a book. The call for photos is part of Adobe Youth Voices, a global youth media initiative, in collaboration with WKCD (What Kids Can Do). This contest is open to all young people-anywhere in the world-between the ages of 12 and 19. Learn more at www.whatkidscando.org/AYV_Photo_Competition/Home_.html.



World Youth Movement for Democracy 6th Annual Global Essay Contest! (Deadline: September 15)
Submit your essay on democracy, and get your free ticket to the world's largest gathering of democracy and human rights activists in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2010! The World Youth Movement for Democracy, a youth network of the World Movement for Democracy, is pleased to announce the launch of its Global Essay Contest. Fifteen winners (3 in each region: Asia, Central/Eastern Europe & Eurasia, Middle East & North Africa, Latin America & Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa) will be invited to participate in the upcoming 6th Assembly of the World Movement for Democracy in Jakarta, Indonesia, in April 2010. www.wymd.org/contests.html



State Street Foundation Global Philanthropy Grants (Deadline: October 1)
The Foundation is committed to making effective and socially responsible contributions in order to generate and sustain positive change in company communities located in Australia, Canada, the Cayman Islands, France, Germany and Austria, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, China, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, and United Kingdom. The Foundation funds human services, educational programs, and community improvement and development; however, each contribution committee is responsible for its own programs. Priority is given to programs or projects that seek to bring about systemic change in relation to core issues that face the community. Contact information for each of State Street's international communities is available. Applications are considered on a quarterly basis; the remaining 2009 deadlines are July 1 and October 1. For additional information, visit www.statestreet.com/company/community_affairs/global_philanthropy/overview.html.

Women of Worth Awards

L’Oréal Paris is celebrating women who are making a difference in their communities. You can nominate incredible women in your community anytime before July 23, 2009.

This year, 10 Women of Worth honorees will receive $5,000 for the charitable causes of their choice, and a matching donation will be made on their behalf to the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. Additionally, one National Honoree will receive an additional $25,000 donation to her cherished nonprofit organization.

For more information, go to www.womenofworth.com.

Free Ice Cream!

DoSomething.org is teaming up with Baskin-Robbins to say thanks for all the great stuff that young people are doing to make change!

Tell young people ages 13-25 to sign up to get a free email coupon for Baskin-Robbins on July 13th, that can be used July 13-17.

If your whole group signs up, maybe you could even take a field trip to Baskin Robbins next week!

Opportunity for Young Filmakers to Make a Difference

Are you a young filmmaker, 25 years of age and under, interested in expressing your social commitment and showcasing your talent?

Palms for Life Fund is calling out to young filmmakers, 25 years of age and under, to visually depict in their communities the growing epidemic of hunger in the United States. This national competition for documentary short films entitled “Faces of Hunger in America” intends to bring the issue of hunger onto the forefront of the nation’s radar screen while at the same time empowering our youth, the future generation of leaders and activists, to facilitate positive change and challenge antiquated principles.

All entrants must submit a non-fiction short film between 5-12 minutes in length, accompanied by an artist statement of no more than 300 words. This contest is only open to U.S. Citizens, 25 years of age and under. To get started, please view the official contest rules.

Palms for Life Fund will offer the top three winners cash prizes of $5,000, $3,500 and $1,500, and give them exposure to a vast audience in a full-length compilation of the prize-winning works.

Thanks to NSLC's Twitter post for giving us a heads-up about this cool opportunity!