| Sugartown Strawberries and Alba Farm Dinner/ Whole Foods Demo |
| Ashoka Youth Venture Summit, Miami |
| Natural Products Expo West, Anaheim CA |
We were asked to speak at the CNN Inspire Summit in NYC as 2 of 8 women who inspire. Other speakers included Patty Hall, Founder H20 for Life; Majora Carter, Founder of Sustainable South Bronx; Eve Ensler, Playwright/Performer and Founder of the V-Day Global Women’s Foundation; Jessica Flannery, Founder of Kiva.org; Wendy Kopp, Founder of Teach for America; Jen, Creator of the Blog, “Millionaire Mommy Next Door”; and Doris “Granny D” Haddock, Political Activist/Advocate for Campaign Finance Reform. It was a blast. And very inspirational.
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| National Children's Museum |
Our “story” is being highlighted at the National Children's Museums Launch Zone, a temporary space for testing exhibits and programs. The Museum created an exhibit prototype around the idea of taking action to make a difference. Our story is one of several real kid examples the Museum shares with visitors on how kids are making a difference in the community. We hope to be part of the permanent exhibit when the new museum opens in 2012
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| Some exciting events we were able to participate in 1) in DC at the White House on the lawn where President Bush gave a great speech on the importance of service. This speech was given around the Sept 11th commemoration and the introduction of the service bill 2) The second event was in NYC at Columbia and then downtown. It was called the Service Nation Summit. This was a coming together of politicians, academicians, business leaders and NGO leaders. We were 2 of 100 Young Leaders (under 30) to represent the next generation. The impetus of this event is was a bi-partisan service bill sponsored by Sens Ted Kennedy and Orrin Hatch. The event started with Sens Obama and McCain speaking about our nations' commitment to service. Other speakers were Sens Clinton, Gov Shwarzenegger, Gov Patterson, Mayor Bloomberg, the presidents of Columbia, Georgetown, Yale, the CEO of Time etc, etc. You can see some of these people on the pics.
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| Party for the Planet at our Zoos in Philly |
Both the Elmwood Park Zoo and the Philadelphia Zoo had Parties for the Planet Earth Day weekend. We went and talked to kids and adults about bees and the importance of pollinators. We brought our observation hive which was a huge hit. In two days, we spoke to more than 1,000 people.
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We participated in the Second Annual Dolly Day in honor of a former teacher of ours when we were little who was very committed to service and community. We spoke to 2nd and 3rd graders about bees and their importance in our ecosystem and we spoke about following your passion and making a difference. Kids can do anything.
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