Got A Green Kid? Check Out The Brower Youth Awards and the Lorax Challenge
The BYA is the premier environmental award for young people. I’ve actually had the good fortune to interview many of the past BYA recipients and I was incredibly impressed and motivated by their passion and vision for the environment.
engehow to get started, the Lorax Challenge For kids who have great ideas about saving the planet but aren’t sure can help provide technical assistance and up to $1000 in financial assistance. Here is their official call for applicants for both awards:
The Brower Youth Awards just launched the 2008 prize search for outstanding youth leaders. We’re looking for individuals ages 13-22 with the power and persistence to create environmental change.
The Brower Youth Awards honors six young people annually with a $3000 cash award and weeklong trip to the San Francisco Bay Area. During that week, award recipients will participate in a week of media and public outreach and be recognized at an awards ceremony attended by 900 members of the public.
Past winners have protected Native sacred sites from development, restored wetlands, spread awareness about threatened sea turtles, coordinated student networks pushing for a clean energy future, and more. Their impact doesn’t stop there. They continue as environmental change agents, writers, organizers, visionaries, and speakers, supported by Earth Island Institute’s New Leaders Initiative. Join them. Apply today for the 2008 Brower Youth Award at http://www.broweryouthawards.org. Applications for the 2008 awards are due May 15.
But what if you’re just getting started? You’ve got a great idea for a new environmental organization or project and you’ve got peers and supporters who are as dedicated as you are. What do you do now?
The Youth Venture – Lorax Challenge can give you the support you need to launch your idea, including up to $1000. Earth Island Institute has partnered with Youth Venture and Dr. Seuss Enterprises – organizations dedicated to empowering young leaders – to give people ages 12-20
support to launch lasting environmental ventures that will change the world. Find out more at www.newleadersinitiative.org; the deadline for Action Plan submissions is May 30th, 2008.
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