(NAME-MCE) Disney Grants, YSI Registration and Survey from YSA

[Christina Wessell Batcheler]

1. The Disney Minnie Grants GYSD 2009 (U.S. and International
Applicants)

 

The Walt Disney Company and Youth Service America are excited to
announce grants of up to $500 to support child-led service projects.
These grants support children (ages 5-14) in planning and implementing
service projects in their community. Teachers, older youth (15-25), and
youth-serving organizations are also eligible to apply, if they engage
younger children in planning and implementing the project. A significant
part of the service must take place on GYSD 2009, April 24-26. We
particularly encourage applicants to address the environmental issues
and to seek to empower children as young citizens through their
projects.  Applicants can use the United Nations' Millennium Development
Goals (MDGs) <http://www.takingitglobal.org/themes/mdg/>  as a reference
and review past grantees' projects from all over the world at:
http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/DisneyMinnieGrants/DisneyMinnieGrantees2008/
tabid/292/Default.aspx.  Applications are welcome from all countries.
Applicants from India, China and Russia are especially encouraged to
apply. While grant information is made available in Chinese, French,
Russian, and Spanish, applications will only be accepted in English (an
online translation tool is available at the YSA website).. Past Disney
Minnie Grantees are also eligible to apply.  Questions? Email
MinnieGrant at ysa.org. Deadline: October 30, 2008. Be sure to download the
correct application and review all application materials, available at
www.YSA.org/awards
<http://www.benchmarkemail.com/link/redirect.asp?g=0&c=168139&l=21241078
7&e=ysaall at ysa.org&url=http://www.ysa.org/awards> .

 

 

2. Youth Service Institute Early-Bird Registration deadline approaching
fast....SAVE MONEY TODAY!

 

Across the Street, Around the World  youth are improving their
communities through service and service-learning. Whether teaching a
child to read or raising money to send bed nets to Africa to eradicate
malaria, there's no issue - large or small - not being addressed. Mark
your calendars to join Youth Service America in Orlando, FL for the 2008
Youth Service Institute October 26-28. The Institute will present
opportunities for participants to strategize critical ways to think AND
act both locally and globally. It is the ideal environment for
individuals and organizations to further develop their programs while
learning inventive ways to engage young people as assets and resources
on Global Youth Service Day and throughout the year.

 

The Youth Service Institute will focus on four target areas of service
and service-learning success:

*         Taking programs to Scale by engaging more youth for greater
impact 

*         Fostering and strengthening Diversity outreach and inclusive
initiatives 

*         Collaborating to positively Improve Communities at home and
abroad 

*         Examining our perspectives around the meaning of Substantive
service

 

For more information and to register, please visit
www.ysa.org/institute.  Register by September 17, 2008 to receive the
Early-Bird registration rate!

 

3. ENTER TO WIN A FREE YOUTH SERVICE INSTITUTE REGISTRATION
<http://tinyurl.com/ysabrand> 
Tell us what you think about Youth Service America's work! 


Youth Service America is collecting information to help us better
understand our audience and communicate our programs and ideas. You have
been selected as someone whose opinion is very valuable to YSA. We would
greatly appreciate your time to complete the following short survey.
It's 10 simple questions and should take no more than 10 minutes to
complete. One survey respondent will be randomly chosen to receive one
free registration (a $400 value!) to the Youth Service Institute in
Orlando, Florida on 26-28, October 2008! (The deadline for submitting
the survey to be eligible to win is midnight EDT on 9/24). If you have
any questions regarding this survey, please contact info at ysa.org. 


http://tinyurl.com/ysabrand


Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us,

Youth Service America 

 

-- Christina Wessell Batcheler

Christina Wessell Batcheler  -  Director of Communications 
Youth Service America (YSA) 
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