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Dosomething.org Launches Water Games

DoSomething.org is gearing up for its first ever Water Games, Walk for Africa Campaign.

Teens will take action and build awareness around the lack of access to clean water in developing nations by organizing water walks in their communities. If they mobilize 15K teens to participate in water walks, they will build a well for a community in Swaziland through support from The Thirst Project.

The extremely popular book series, The Hunger Games – now a movie starring Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence and Lenny Kravitz – follows characters living in an oppressed society. The story cleverly introduces the struggles impoverished citizens face from a lack of resources, including water access. This fictional theme mirrors the real-world struggles that millions face in the absence of clean drinking water. By organizing water walks, teens will raise awareness and aid in building a drinking-well for a community in need.

WHY IT MATTERS
• Women and children who do not have access to clean water can walk up to 3 hours a day. Young girls are often forced to abandon school in search for clean water. This trend typically leads into adulthood, further perpetuating female disempowerment.
• Water walks are community events where groups of people walk for an extended time to raise awareness about the world water crisis.
• You can make a difference by hosting a water walk with your friends. If 15 thousand teens walk, The Thirst Project will build a well in Swaziland, Africa.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Register your district (team) to walk for a community in need.
2. Check out the resource guide which provides helpful tips for making your walk successful.
3. After you’ve completed your walk, report back with pictures, videos and stories!

Walk participants will be entered to win prizes including:

• A trip to the Do Something Awards this summer
• Movie tickets for their team
• Participants who invite 5 friends to walk will be entered to win a $2000 scholarships

The campaign runs March 19th through April 13th. Winners will be announced in the week of May 7. More info can be found here.

Source: www.looktothestars.org

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DoSomething.org Announces Make Art Save Art Winner

DoSomething.org once again asked teens to use their creative talent as a tool to advocate for arts education this year, collecting 3,553 pieces of art during the six week campaign.

In partnership with www.FineArtAmerica.com, Make Art, Save Art mobilized young artists nationwide to advocate for the arts by submitting artwork and testimonials on the importance of arts education online at www.makeartsaveart.org and sharing those artistic expressions with their social networks (such as Facebook and Twitter).

Arts education is being cut from schools nationwide. Studies show children who study music and the arts have higher grades, score better on standardized tests, have better attendance records, and are more active in the community than other students.

One exceptional artist was selected by the panel of judges and will receive a $5,000 grant for their school art program and a $1,000 college scholarship. The winning artwork can be seen here.

“Arts education is such an important part of learning,” says Christina Blacken who heads up arts programming at DoSomething.org. “And with so many fantastic pieces of art submitted throughout this campaign, it is evident that we need to continue to push this cause.”

Out of the thousands of submitted works, the top 10 artists with the most shares through social media networks, along with 5 additional art pieces hand selected by DoSomething staff, were entered into a finalist pool, which was then shared with the panel of expert judges. Participating judges included spokeswoman Tinsel Korey (The Twilight Saga) renowned photographer Nigel Barker, actress Yvette Nicole Brown (Community), Emilio Sosa (Designer/Founder ESOSA Inc, Project Runway, Cheri Ehrlich (Senior Museum Educator/Teen Programs Coordinator, Brooklyn Museum), Raman Frey (Co-Owner, Frey Norris Contemporary & Modern Gallery), Christopher Vroom (Founder, Chairman and Executive Vice President of Artspace.com) and Calder Zwicky (Associate Educator, Teen and Community Programs, The Museum of Modern Art).

Source: www.looktothestars.org

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 Stars Honored For Charity At Do Something Awards

DoSomething.org and VH1 have announced the winners for this year’s 2011 Do Something Awards.
Hosted by Glee star Jane Lynch, the ceremony honored and celebrated the nation’s best young world-changers who represent the pivotal “do-ers” in their field, cause or issue.
Celebrities such as Tyra Banks, David Beckham, Justin Bieber, Sophia Bush, Will Ferrell, Demi Lovato and Olivia Wilde were on-hand to receive awards in a variety of categories from ‘Do Something Movie Star’ to ‘Do Something Athlete’ for all they have done to inspire young people.
In addition to a night of celebrities and performances by Demi Lovato, Foster the People and OneRepublic featuring B.o.B, Sarah Cronk (18) of Bettendorf, Iowa received a grand prize of $100,000 for The Sparkle Effect. This is the largest and most prestigious prize in the world for young people and social change.
Cronk watched her older brother Charlie struggle to fit in during high school because of his disabilities. He was depressed and anxious, until the captain of the swim team invited him to join. Suddenly, the cool kids welcomed him, and he found a new group of friends. Inspired by Charlie, Cronk co-founded the first high school-based inclusive cheerleading squad in the nation. Today, The Sparkle Effect has generated 34 squads in 15 states and South Africa, encouraging a culture of acceptance in every community.
“I’m not sure that I’ve ever had a more proud and grateful experience in my twenty year career than helping produce this show,” said Nancy Lublin, CEO and Chief Old Person of DoSomething.org.
“It was so inspiring to see this mash-up of incredible people from the worlds of music, film, television and comedy sharing their personal experiences about what’s really important to them in fun yet poignant ways. I think our viewers will agree that the show was another signature pop culture moment for VH1, and I hope that it inspires them to, well, do something, for their communities,” said Tom Calderone, President, VH1.
The full list of awards include: Do Something Athlete, David Beckham; Do Something Docu-Style, Waiting for Superman; Do Something Movie Star, Olivia Wilde; Do Something Charity Song, “Make a Wave” by Demi Lovato and Joe Jonas; Do Something Music Artist, Justin Bieber; Do Something City, New York, NY; Do Something Reality TV Show, America’s Best Dance Crew; Do Something Comedian, Will Ferrell; Do Something Style, Tyra Banks; Do Something Concert, Taylor Swift's Speak Now Tour to Benefit Tornado Victims; Do Something TV Show, Glee; Do Something Festival, Coachella; Do Something TV Star, Demi Lovato; Do Something Couple, Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert; Do Something Twitter, Sophia Bush; and Do Something Facebook, Robin Hood Foundation – Lady Gaga Giveaway.

Source:looktothestars.org

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