Vote for 121Reach starting March 15th!
Good news! 121Reach has been chosen as one of the 15 finalists in the nation for Best Buy & Ashoka Youth Venture’s @15 Community Impact Challenge. We are now competing to win a $5,000 grant to grow 121Reach! March 15 to April 2 is the voting period. Five teams will win $1,500 grants and five teams will win $5,000 grants. We will need all the votes we can get!
How to vote:
- Set up an account at @15 by clicking here. The site says @15 is “just for teens,” but for the @15 Community Impact Challenge, adults are allowed to sign up and vote. Don’t hesitate to sign up — it’s quick and painless, and all they ask for is your birthday & email address.
- Vote on @15.com starting from March 15 to April 2! You are allowed to vote for us everyday.
About Super-Voters
Do you want to be a Super-voter? Super-voters are our fans who vote for us everyday! Because each @15 member can vote for 121Reach once a day, voting for us everyday is the best way for us to get a lot of votes. Think of it this way: 40 people voting all 20 days of the competition is the same as 800 people voting once! All you have to do to be a super-voter is to vote for us once a day, every day!
About Captains
Captains our are voters who volunteer to inspire others to vote! Some things captains may do are:
- promote voting for 121Reach on blog, twitter, or facebook
- volunteer anywhere with internet to ask strangers to vote
- convince friends and families to be super-voters
- distribute fliers
- make announcements/short speeches about voting
- Etc., etc.! There are sooo many things you can do!
Captains will be recognized at the end of the year. To be a captain, email 121Reach@gmail.com with the subject “Best Buy @15 Captain”
What We’ll Use the Grant For:
Every penny of the grant goes to 121Reach. Here are a few ideas we have:
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Major Supplies/Expenses |
Event or Project for Which Supplies Will Be Used |
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Start-Up Kits |
The Start-Up Kits will be comprised of a guidebook, a few brochures/business cards/other promotional materials, and an account on the 121Reach website for each new chapter. The kits will provide the resources for schools to start new chapters. It will be ideal if these materials can be provided for free or if not, a very minimal fee. |
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Enrichment Activities |
This includes field trips, guest speakers, retreats, cool events, and prizes (candy, stickers, school supplies, etc.) for the tutees. |
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Academic Resources |
This includes workbooks, school supplies (protractor, rulers, calculator sets, flashdrives, etc.), and other cool learning tools (hands-on biology kits, interactive computer software, etc.). These would help the kids learn and would be especially useful in less affluent schools without money to buy supplies. |
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Youth Venture Scholarships |
Quarter, full, and half scholarships will be awarded to the most outstanding new officers. These scholarships will help pay for the Youth Venture Summit, an experience that will train and inspire the new officers. |
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Travel |
Travel to schools to speak about 121Reach and student involvement in education |
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YOUR idea |
You tell us how YOU want to make 121Reach the best experience possible! |
For more information, visit http://www.at15.com/contests_scholarships/community_impact
****Updates From Our Journey****
4/9/2010
121Reach wins the $5000 grant from the Community Impact Challenge! Thank you to everyone who voted!
4/2/2010
Last day to vote! Get all your friends to vote!
3/15/2010
Voting Begins
2/19/2010
121Reach officers participate in the first @15 Community Impact Challenge conference call on grassroots marketing.
2/18/2010
We have just received a camcorder from Youth Venture in the mail! We will soon create a 60 s film about everything that goes on at 121Reach as part of the competition!
