What Do You Care About TODAY?
NBCs Today Show and Pepsi:Refresh are giving away $100,000 grants!
Winning this grant would also include national media coverage for Give A Shirt.
We need your help to nominate us for this award. Can you spend 5 minutes today for Give A Shirt?
http://www.today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37309350/ns/today-what_do_you_care_about_today_contest/
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What do you care about? (3,000 character limit) COPY / PASTE THIS INTO THE FIRST BOX:
“Homeless students.
900 of them last year in Salem and Keizer, Oregon. A population of about 140,000.Whitney Ferrin, a senior at West Salem High School in Salem, Oregon, decided that she had to do something to help her fellow students.She founded GIVE A SHIRT – a local-area nonprofit that exists to GIVE HOPE * RESTORE DIGNITY to homeless students in the Salem-Keizer School District.For every $15 shirt sold (http://igiveashirt.org), $10 will be given to help homeless students get the clothes they need.Proceeds from shirt sales go directly to help homeless students in need.Get a shirt you want, give a shirt they need.When you stand out, they blend in.I GIVE A SHIRT.DO YOU?”
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Thank you so much for helping on this! Could be an awesome opportunity for coverage and an amazing grant for Give A Shirt!
-Give A Shirt team
Comment by Bo Lane on June 9th, 2010
Great job guys. I went and submitted because I give a shirt.
Comment by Nydrie Edwards on June 9th, 2010
How often can I nominate give a shirt?? This is awesome!!!
Comment by admin on June 9th, 2010
Hi Nydrie!
This is Scott @ Give A Shirt — we can only nominate Give A Shirt one time. Thanks so much for your willingness to nominate us- we really appreciate it! (and we appreciate all that Nick has done, too!)
-Scott
Comment by Amy Elker on June 9th, 2010
As a teacher at West Salem High School, I just wanted to let you know how proud I am of you, as students, that you are reaching out to help those in need. I think this is a great cause and certainly hope you win the grant.
Comment by admin on June 9th, 2010
Thanks Bo! We really appreciate you and the video that you made for us! http://www.vimeo.com/10115697
Comment by admin on June 9th, 2010
Amy! Thank you so much for the support! We need teachers like you to encourage the students to continue dreaming of how they can change their world. AWESOME!
Comment by Helen Honey on June 10th, 2010
the Honey family in Salem (John is Principal at North Salem HS) ALL have Give A Shirts! A wonderful cause and a great fashion statement too!
Comment by admin on June 10th, 2010
LOVE THIS! Thanks for posting this — very encouraging!
-Scott @ Give A Shirt