The 2010 Do Something Award, and Increase Your Green
Subscribe to the Blog RSS FeedThe 2010 Do Something Award season is up and running!
The awards are sponsored by, you guessed it-- DoSomething.org. Here’s what they have to say about this exciting opportunity:
“Could you use $100,000 to change the world? The Do Something Awards celebrate young people 25 and under who are tackling a problem and changing the world. Five nominees will be rewarded with a $10,000 community grant, participation in a live VH1 TV show, media coverage and continued support from DoSomething.org. The grand prize winner will receive $100,000 during the live broadcast!! Application closes March 1st, 2010. Apply or nominate someone today at www.DoSomething.org/awards . DoSomething.org believes you have the power to make a difference. At DoSomething.org we provide the tools and resources for you to convert your ideas and energy into positive action. Be part of a generation of doers. Plug in at DoSomething.org.
Yep, you read that right, a chance to win $100,000, and appear live on VH1 to promote your strategy to change the world. Here's a link to some pictures, and descriptions of last year's winners.
Among these ambitious projects, lead by some inspiring young people were David Burstein, founder of 18 in '08, a national effort to mobilize youth voters.
Here's a video David created chronicling his experience with this remarkable project.
If you, or someone you know has, like David, a specific issue in mind, an idea on how to work to change it, and the motivation to follow through, visit The Do Something Awards page to apply or nominate!
In other service-related contest news...
Listen up! DoSomething.org, HP and the one and only Nick Cannon want YOU, yes, you to Increase your Green!
Nick Cannon appears in the PSA above promoting this contest, which is encouraging high schools to compete with one another to for the chance to win up to $5,000 in environmental funding plus “sweet HP computers”.
Nick says:
"The average US citizen releases 40,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year. Thats the highest of any country in the world. C'mon, that's just embarrassing!"
If you, like Nick feel that current C02 emissions in the US can, and should be decreased, you CAN and SHOULD consider entering your school in the "Increase Your Green" contest. To enter and register your school, check out this link where you will also find information on some exciting green project ideas like:
After you register, you can begin to take action to green your school.
Projects should be submitted by April 22nd, and will be evaluated based on:
- How many people were involved in your projects
- How much waste you reduced, reused, or recycled
- How much energy you saved
- How you used technology to Increase Your Green
- How creative you got with your projects
Also, if your school is located in the Northeast, the National Grid Foundation is offering three additional prizes of $500 each, and $1500 to one grand prize winner.
Here's a video of last year’s award ceremony in which the winner was Massachusetts public school, Scituate High.
There are already plenty of awesome photos (like the one below) from this years Increase your Green teams.
This great contest gives students a chance to work with peers to combat global warming, win cash for their school, and of course do something really cool.
So, go ahead and register your school! What are you waiting for?
