tag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:/hy/projects?page=122Օսմ հիմնադրամ - Նախագծեր2013-02-01T22:48:32Ztag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/158012013-01-30T00:00:00Z2013-02-01T22:48:32ZBoston, MA (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Middle School DNA SequencingFor a science fair project, I developed a collection of chemicals, devices, and the documentation necessary to easily sequence DNA from bacteria or even people necessary in the void left by the disappearance of CoFactor Bio, the company that developed GeneLaser, the kit that made it possible for college and high school students to easily sequence DNA. I've contacted people at pharmaceutical companies, researched, and talked to teachers, and I'd like to put together the tools necessary to make DNA sequencing easy and available, as well as get it in middle school classrooms throughout the country.
Genomics will soon be one of the most important branches of medicine, and it's important we familiarize students with it. At my school and many others in my area, genetics is taught in 7th grade. Having students actually work with DNA boosts their understanding tenfold. What's more, the cost is actually well within the reach of most schools. All of the equipment necessary takes up less than 10 square feet and costs less than 1 laptop.William PotashMiddle School DNA SequencingUnited StatesBoston, MA (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/173592013-01-28T00:00:00Z2013-03-13T00:43:51ZWinnipeg, MB (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Model of Downtown WinnipegIn the past every student would create their own model of their project. Models are expensive and use a lot of paper and foam. Then they get thrown out at the end of the year.
Rather than waste so much money and trees a wood model was started last year. Each year students add more buildings to the model. This year we are using a CNC router to make more intricate buildings for the model.
Not only are we helping the environment with the project we are helping Winnipeg's future. We are creating a learning tool for Winnipeg's future urban planners. When they graduate they will help make Winnipeg a better place to live in.University of Manitoba, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and UrbanismModel of Downtown WinnipegCanadaWinnipeg, MB (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/winnipegtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/64492013-01-26T00:00:00Z2013-01-26T13:44:18ZLondon (Ոչ ակտիվ) – new (L)eaf Path of natural knowledge. West DulwichMy name is Vinnie O’Connell and I am a gardener, plant historian and
youth worker, I founded new Leaf in 2006. Using wasteland either side of the platforms at West Dulwich station, new Leaf is creating a garden as a resource for the local community to enjoy.
We hope it will become a place where local people of all ages can come and learn about the plant and insect life on our doorstep in Dulwich and Southwark. If we can find some funding,
We would like to run gardening workshops for locals and children. Based on the simple fact that the more you know about the environment,,,the more you will care for it.
new Leaf is a voluntary community group that depends on the generosity of local people and businesses to survive. new Leaf won the South London Press’s Community Project of the Year 2010.
We work with young offenders and teach them new skills and hopefully help them to realise that they are part of the environment and not apart from it.
Some of them have gone on from new (L)eaf to find careers in the environmental sector.
We also work with and encourage vulnerable adults to volunteer at our project. We have helped ex streetdrinkers and volunteers who have suffered head injuries to gain the confidence to rejoin the job market.Vinnie O'Connellnew (L)eaf Path of natural knowledge. West Dulwichhttp://www.new-leaf.org.uk/United KingdomLondon (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/londontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/32422013-01-26T00:00:00Z2013-01-26T13:42:05ZLondon (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Slow Life ScanningScanLAB is a research unit at the Bartlett School of Architecture run by Matthew Shaw and William Trossell. We use 3D scanners to capture buildings and streetscapes which are then used to create models, movies and drawings.
The project we are working on at the moment is based around scanning life models in motion and their surroundings. Just like a photocopier the scanner takes time to record its surroundings and any movements during this process are recorded as 3D distortions.
We have created some stunning results choreographing these movements with the life models. Our next step is to reproduce these distorted figures at full human scale using 5 axis machining techniques with which we are familiar. (See attached image document). The resultant pieces will form an exhibition but will also be the first prototypes for a larger scale collaboration we hope to complete with hotly tipped theatre company BeltUp later in the year.
BeltUp are putting on a production on Macbeth in the House of Detention, a deserted underground prison in Farringdon, London and we are in discussions about using this process to both record parts of the performance and to create sculptural props/scenery for the performance. Whilst not in use as a performance venue the space will double up as an exhibition of these works.
At present ScanLAB is supported by the leading producer of terrestrial 3D scanners, FARO, who have loaned over £80k of equipment and software to UCL but this specific project and all time put into the venture is our own & unfunded. We have very close links with London’s top rapid prototyping facility, DMC, full use of the CadCam facilities at UCL and full access to state of the art fabrication machinery in Hackney Wick. The house of Detention is a privately owned site but in collaboration with BeltUp we have been granted limited access in return for 3D scanning services.
Over the last few years we have both been involved with exhibitions and group shows of this nature in the past but this is the first time ScanLAB have exhibited solo.
Will works for AB3 workshops and has exhibited and built many times with the functionality
http://www.thefunctionality.com/
Matt teaches architecture at the Bartlett and Canterbury. He has recently worked with Block Architecture and his solo research formed part of Constructing Realities and Digital Hinterlands at Arups Phase2 Gallery
ScanLAB:Matthew shaw & William TrossellSlow Life ScanningUnited KingdomLondon (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/londontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/150972013-01-26T00:00:00Z2013-02-23T15:31:35ZOahu, HI – Vegetable-Assisted TherapyMy project will entail designing and building a large home garden at two shelters for youth (one for boys, one for girls) run by our nonprofit youth services agency. All of the youth we serve have suffered trauma in one form or another, mostly through abuse, neglect or both. These traumatized youth suffer in school, in social circles and have been involved in the juvenile justice system. Many of these youth have dropped out of school or are far behind their peers, have had little positive adult influences in their lives and their health and health behaviors are poor. Hale Kipa has just launched an educational program to help these youth catch up with their classwork -- or reengage -- while they are in our shelters. Our shelters are not schools, but we are considered eligible for the School Lunch Program federal funding. As such, we must now adhere to more restrictive food preparation guidelines that hope to improve the lunches served to school-aged youth nationwide. I see a very logical nexus between our educational program, the need for fresh produce to satisfy School Lunch Program guidelines and the need to help youth learn about ways to eat better and improve their overall health. All we need at each of our two shelters is a home garden to serve as "classroom" and "lab"! With a garden in their backyard, shelter youth will learn gardening basics (the UH College of Trop Ag will provide 6 free lessons on gardening!), how to provide proper plant nutrition, garden maintainance, how and when to pick the produce, food preparation and, of course, the appreciation of fresh produce and home grown goodness from the garden. Nutrition and cooking basics will round out the garden-based curriculum. Our hope is that the care and feeding of fruits, vegetables, and herbs will not only provide a fun way to learn about good health but, importantly, will provide a place and activity for youth to heal. Think of this as the vegetable version of animal-assisted therapy!Stacy EvensenVegetable-Assisted Therapyhttp://www.halekipa.orgUnited StatesOahu, HIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/oahutag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/162712013-01-25T00:00:00Z2013-01-25T22:18:17ZPortland, OR – LoveBomb Go-Go Marching BandLoveBomb Go-Go differs from the average marching band not just because we come from outer space, but we play all original music drawing from many influences, including New Orleans and Balkan brass bands, contemporary rock music, and the Sun Ra Arkestra. We adapt from street to stage with a full instrumental set for acoustic performance, and another full set of original music for the stage featuring vocals, electric bass, and an invasion-sized force of horns and percussion.
In little over a year, we've progressed from playing Burgerville to the Crystal Ballroom. We've been a crowd favorite at parades, clubs, theaters, and events like the NW Folklife Festival and Bumbershoot, and have shared the stage with artists ranging from Rebirth Brass Band to Naughty By Nature.
Through our performances we have supported a number of charitable causes and civic efforts. In the past year we've helped get out the vote during the 2012 elections, helped raise over $7K for the Childrens Cancer Association at our Halloween show, and kicked off the PDX Streetcar Central Loop Grand Opening with Mayor Sam Adams.
Speaking of PDX, supporting Portland (and fun in Portland!) is dear to our hearts as well. We've played many freebie gigs for local artist/gallery appreciation events, fundraisers, and community events like the Alberta Street Fair and Saturday Market. We were the kickoff band for the World Naked Bike Ride (playing for 13,000 naked people!). We've also marched in unannounced to play surprise gigs at Pioneer Square, Voodoo Doughnut, Cartopia, the Eastbank Esplanade, and other local spots to blow people's minds in that weird, awesome, Portland way.
We aspire to make LoveBomb Go-Go a Portland institution and would very much appreciate your support. Thank you for your consideration!
(p.s. be sure to check out our FB page for lots of photos and videos of the band in action: facebook.com/LoveBombGoGo )Jason MauerLoveBomb Go-Go Marching Bandhttp://lovebombgogo.comUnited StatesPortland, ORhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/portlandtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/164272013-01-24T00:00:00Z2013-01-24T03:21:28ZNewmarket – Youth Engagement for Newmarket Food PantryThe Newmarket Food Pantry has seen a significant increase in the number of clients who use emergency food supplies, but also decrease in the overall donations - both in food as well as financial. The average age of Food Pantry volunteers is more than 68 years old. Two primary challenges are (1) get more youth engaged with volunteering with the Food Bank and to increase their awareness of the needs within the community, and (2) developing an online presence through a web site and social media channels, allowing more members of the community to be aware of the Food Pantry, become involved as volunteers, and to send out alerts with specific priority needs. (This past year, the Food Pantry had no stock of peanut butter, a major staple, and had to use scarce financial resources to purchase additional supplies).
The Food Pantry will partner with One Million Acts of Innovation, an organization that brings qualified post-secondary students from Seneca and UoIT to the community, to run a series of social media strategy development and how-to workshops for local youth; participants would work on developing a creative and sustainable online presence for the Food Pantry, and be directly involved in the ongoing maintenance of the sites. The sessions would include the development of a crowdfunding strategy. Calls for youth volunteers would be made through community stakeholders, including the Youth Centre, Neighbourhood Network, schools and library.
Community Youth - get an education & hands-on experience with social medial and current technologies; skills they can apply
Post-secondary students - get experience and references for their resume
Food Bank - gets online presence they could not do on their own, or afford to contract for; increased pool of volunteers; higher community awareness, more revenues
A community Launch Event would be held in March 2013, profiling youth volunteers, highlighting youth talent (drumming, flash mob dancing, song), tours of Food PantryTerry AldersonYouth Engagement for Newmarket Food PantryCanadaNewmarkethttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/newmarket-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/167572013-01-24T00:00:00Z2013-01-25T21:47:56ZCalgary, AB (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Kensington InteractionKensington Interaction is a public Display of Local Ideas and Art in the Calgary community of Kensington.
It shares local knowledge and art with Kensington/Sunnyside Community. Transforms the high visibility Kensington Interaction into an ongoing knowledge sharing space. I had the space built a few years ago.
The money will go towards the materials for creating stylish and engaging displays of the presentations below:
- Presentation of key ideas on effectively choosing food, using food and the effects of food through knowledge from a local professional & highly regarded chef and a local health & fitness professional.
- Presentation of the results of Governor General award-winning research on conflict resolution in african refugee camps by local scholar Jane Lawson.
- Display of art and stories by local artist Helena Avila.Neil EgsgardKensington Interactionhttp://kensingtoninteraction.tumblr.com/CanadaCalgary, AB (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/calgarytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/157072013-01-23T00:00:00Z2013-01-23T13:55:50ZWashington, DC – myDeanwood Polaroid Project Deanwood is one of Washington DC's oldest neighborhoods. We want to use this project to promote the people that are doing great things in the Deanwood neighborhood that may otherwise go unrecognized. By using a DIY giant polaroid frame my creative partner Kimberly Gaines and I will scour our neighborhood documenting those twenty-five special individuals who serve our community. Because of the DeanwoodxDesign project we have secured of list of individuals to chose from. However to be fair we will open the project up to the Deanwood community on a first come first served basis to ensure the project's diversity.
Kimberly is also a professional photographer. Each photograph will also highlight and feature a specific location in Deanwood. As our neighborhood grows we want to continue this project. Each picture will feature interesting facts about the person pictured. Large reproductions of the photos will be featured in an art exhibit at Ward 7's only art gallery The Center for Green Urbanism. We will also develop this project into calendars. Free copies will be provided to local libraries and schools. We can also sell the calendars to generate funding to continue art programs in Deanwood. Ultimately we would like to pitch the project to the Deanwood Heights Main Streets Assocation as a campaign to help cultivate community pride and showcase and create great art. We hope this project continues the community building we started with the DeanwoodxDesign project. As residents we want to promote the creative spirit and showcase the positive aspects of this historical, yet underserved community.
seshat WalkermyDeanwood Polaroid Project United StatesWashington, DChttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/dctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/159842013-01-23T00:00:00Z2013-01-23T02:33:48ZBoulder, CO (Ոչ ակտիվ) – The Ding Dongs or What is the Penalty in Portugal?The Ding Dongs or What is the Penalty in Portugal?, is a new comedy by New York based playwright and actor Brenda Withers. Withers is most well known for the play Matt & Ben, which she co-wrote and co-starred in with her writing partner Mindy Kaling (The Office, The Mindy Project).
About the play:
When sweet-faced Joe and Natalie show up on a suburban doorstep, the tight-lipped homeowner, Redelmo, finds their story suspicious: the house, they claim, was Joe’s childhood home and they’ve come in hopes of getting a quick peek around. Bewildered by their oddly sunny dispositions, Redelmo tries to keep the visitors at bay, but their clever wordplay preys upon his sense of civility, and they cheerily muscle their way across the threshold. Once inside, the couple makes themselves comfortable - touring the premises, recounting old memories, casually accepting a series of mysterious brown boxes that arrive addressed to them. It becomes clear the couple has no intention of leaving, and Redelmo finds himself the victim of a surreal home invasion. As Joe and Natalie launch a battle for indigenous rights from the living room, they reveal the vicious circumstances that drove them from their previous home, and we are asked to consider the cycle of violence that fuels our system of private property.
Why we need funding:
We believe that access to the arts is a right, not a privilege. Thus far, we have consistently kept our ticket prices lower than the overwhelming majority of theatrical offerings in Boulder, due in large part to funding from organizations like The Awesome Foundation. The costs of production - in particular venue rental - make this an increasingly difficult goal to realize.
We believe that art is for everybody, regardless of income. For this reason, we keep our ticket prices as low as possible to provide our community with high quality, professional live performance at a reasonable cost. Emily K. HarrisonThe Ding Dongs or What is the Penalty in Portugal?http://www.squareproducttheatre.orgUnited StatesBoulder, CO (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/bouldertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/151472013-01-23T00:00:00Z2013-01-23T02:47:18ZKitchener-Waterloo – Lineage MachineThe Lineage Machine will be composed of two parts: a device for “recording” or digitizing the movement of the drawing performer, based on the work I have already done with the Euphonopen; and a haptic device for “playing back” or reproducing the drawing performance. The haptic device will take the form of a robotic arm suspended over the drawing surface: the viewer / user will insert his /her hand into a structure that stabilizes the movements of the fingers and the wrist, while allowing the hand to grasp a drawing instrument. The mechanical arm will gently, but firmly, guide the arm and hand through the movements that created a particular drawing.
Drawing is the technique of making marks with a stylus or brush on a surface. A finished drawing may exhibit some of the characteristics of the movements made by the person making the marks, such as the location of the mark on the surface, the pressure on the brush/stylus while the mark was being made, the repetition and rhythm of a kind of mark. Other characteristics of a drawing performance, such as the order the marks were made in, the speed of entry and exit of the instrument making the mark, the speed with which the mark was made, pauses in and between marks, are lost. Therefore the performance of a drawing contains information and expression that a finished drawing does not.
The Lineage Machine will allow the viewer / user to experience a drawing in real time, in a very intimate, tactile way – and paradoxically the robotic arm will allow the viewer / user to get absorbed in a drawing, and to experience the artist’s touch, looking at and seeing a drawing in a new way.
The Lineage Machine has archival and conservation applications: would we not like to "feel" the movement of Leonardo drawing?
The Lineage Machine will also allow people with disabilities, such as impaired vision or motion control, to experience a drawing as it happens.
Isabella StefanescuLineage MachineCanadaKitchener-Waterloohttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/kitchener-waterlootag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/158032013-01-22T00:00:00Z2013-01-22T16:03:15ZNew York City, NY – Uplift Yourself, Uplift the WorldEmpowering students as their own first line of defense against stress, anxiety, and depression is the primary goal of Uplift Yourself, Uplift the World (UPLIFT), a project that will stage touring mindfulness carnivals on several college campuses this spring. UPLIFT mindfulness carnivals will be held in student centers, dining halls and other high-traffic areas to highlight existing mindfulness resources available to students on their campuses - with the added draw of incorporating new tech innovations.
Interactive biofeedback technology will act as the centerpiece of the mindfulness carnivals. UPLIFT is partnering with engineering students at the University of Pennsylvania, and other schools, to build a large tower which connects to a NeuroSky MindWave headset. Students will be able to "lift" a globe themed beach ball with their mind by donning the headset and achieving a state of peaceful relaxation. The Awesome Foundation NYC grant will go toward the development of this centerpiece. Everything from the tower build to the carnivals themselves will be documented and posted on the project's YouTube Channel.
The organizers of UPLIFT hope to create an event which can be easily replicated again and again, and which will continue to encourage interaction between mindfulness and technology. The inaugural UPLIFT carnival will take place at Wesleyan University in April 2013.Zachary ValentiUplift Yourself, Uplift the Worldhttp://uplift.beastlyproductions.tvUnited StatesNew York City, NYhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/nyctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/151262013-01-20T00:00:00Z2013-01-20T03:36:58ZChicago, IL – Garfield Park Positive ImprovementsI would like to do murals for houses and local businesses for free in West Garfield Park. Would like to do murals about african history, heritage, and teach the community about how important, colorful, and intellegent it is to be proud to be black, as well as other educational and inspiring images of the world. Each mural would be dedicated to a positive image that people can relate to as well be curious about knowing more about. I think one of the main problem in the area is the fact that there is nothing inspiring about lifes future. There is depressiona and violence at each turn, and seeing positive images can change things for the better. Have talked to several business property owners about doing murals, and engaging artwork for the community, and what themes they would like to represent on the outside of their businesses. I would also follow up with community leaders and do a mural or two with kids from the neighborhood. The project would consist of 8 to 10 murals placed around the area. Matt LitwinGarfield Park Positive ImprovementsUnited StatesChicago, ILhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/chicagotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/160922013-01-17T00:00:00Z2013-01-19T14:06:53ZKingston – Chalkboard ForumBased on the TedTalk presentation (http://www.ted.com/talks/candy_chang_before_i_die_i_want_to.html) and project seen across the world, Community Forum aims to give a face to the public in a creative and entertaining fashion. The Kingston project is headed by five individuals of various stripes and will be found in three locations - one will be situated in Market Square; another will be at Queens University; the third will be decided later through votes and public input.
The money issued by Awesome will go towards the blackboard's construction, placement, and maintenance - as well any the tertiary costs. The ideal structure will be conservative in width to prevent disruption of walking traffic, have an awning to prevent it from the elements, and have places to hold and protect the associated chalk. Efforts have been made to make the project as cost-efficient as plausible in order to see it stretched across numerous events and seasons.
With Kingston's substantial student and artist population contributing to its demographic, the project team is confident that Chalkboard Forum will be a welcome addition to the common sights at prolific events. The writing itself will be moderated to prevent unnecessary, derogatory material by moderators and the community.
It is safe to say that this project is not an absolute carbon copy of what has been seen before; efforts have been and will continue to be made to give Community Forum as much creative power as the city that it seeks to reflect.Christopher KunkelChalkboard ForumCanadaKingstonhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/kingston-ontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/158142013-01-15T00:00:00Z2013-01-15T05:26:25ZSeattle, WA – Micro Electronics LibraryThe Micro Electronics Library is a project to make micro-controllers accessible to everyone. Micro-controllers, like Arduino and Rasperry Pi are a relatively simple, inexpensive way of interfacing computers and physical objects and are a great way to learn electronics.
Kids and adults need to be allowed to tinker with cutting edge technologies to learn how they work and imagine new possibilities for how they can be used.
The Micro Electronics Library would make electronics more accessible by creating a free, open library of micro-controllers and electronics. The library would function as a small scale tool library, with electronics and micro-controllers listed online using the Local Tools inventory system. Library patrons could check out kits containing electronics for their personal projects and experiments.
The maker space Jigsaw Renaissance has agreed to partner with the library as the physical space where the electronics kits will be stored. The space is in use 24/7 and receives visits from children, artists and tinkerers who would make use of the kits. Volunteers from the Arduino Meetup and Jigsaw Renaissance would be available to help patrons check out electronics kits. I personally will commit to checking the kits biweekly. A new online training course, robocademy.com, will be available as a learning resource for patrons.
Library patrons could either check the kits out to take home or become Jigsaw members in order to use them in the space. Additionally, the entire library could be easily packed up and taken to special events. Members of The Seattle Arduino Meetup have come up with several projects that this could be used for, including taking them to the Children’s Hospital or offering free electronics classes at the library. Having a free library of electronics is just the gateway to a world of even more awesome.
Monica HoustonMicro Electronics Libraryhttp://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Arduino-Meetup/United StatesSeattle, WAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/seattletag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/161472013-01-14T00:00:00Z2016-12-29T01:38:37ZOttawa – Speed-Gaming!January's Awesome Ottawa award goes to Ashley Cabecinha and Ka Lei Ku to support the hosting of speed-board-gaming events in Ottawa.
Ashley and Ka explain that speed-gaming is "like speed dating, but less awkward and way more fun." The premise is straightforward: "Show up, sign in, grab a drink and snack, and mingle while you wait for peeps to show. Once everyone's arrived, you'll randomly be assigned to a table. One of our 'Game Genies' will teach you a game that's short and sweet, and you'll have about 30 minutes to play it with your new friends. Once the hourglass runs out, you get a few minutes to grab another drink and snack, and the cycle continues -- you move to a new table with a new game and new people!"
"Board gaming is so hot right now," say Ashley and Ka. "We know -- we’ve been to ALL the board gaming nights in town. They’re fun, but something is missing: facilitated interaction. We're also throwing in some crazy delicious snacks, and a little liquid courage to help everyone play nice. We both love food, so we hate it when people offer food at an event, and it's mediocre, or offer drinks that consist of watered down bar rail. How great would it be to go to a cool event, eat amazing food, get a good beer, AND not have it cost you two arms and a leg? Pretty darn great."
About themselves, Ashley and Ka told us: "We like board games. We like other things (food! kittens!), but like Ottawa's awesomeness the most. Together we’ve been enjoying the heck out of this city. We’ve eaten our way through Cobra, Dueling Chefs, and all of Pascale’s treats; volunteered at all the fests; and even won Timeraiser art together! When we’re apart, Ashley writes for <A HREF="http://apt613.ca/">Apt613</A>, and Ka pole dances. Ashley = fiesty. Ka = silly. You’ll like us. We’re awesome. Now we’re ready to put our awesome to good use for the OTT."
To join in on the speed-gaming, visit http://www.themeeplesrepublic.com.Ashley Cabecinha & Ka Lei KuSpeed-Gaming!http://www.themeeplesrepublic.com/CanadaOttawahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/ottawatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/160042013-01-12T00:00:00Z2013-01-12T20:38:36ZSan Francisco, CA – Valentine's Day Love Letter Scavenger Hunt!I'm constantly excited by story/art installations in the world that spark people's imagination.
The idea of turning a corner and seeing something impossible there, that changes the way you see things.
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Along those lines, I am creating a love letter scavenger hunt in the San Francisco Mission for Valentine's Day 2013.
With the help of a group of friends, I'll be hiding 100 love letters for strangers to find, each in a bottle tied to a bright, giant red balloon.
The idea is to have red balloons peeking out from all corners of the Mission, encouraging passersby to read the letters inside.
The floating messages-in-a-bottle will be secured down and hidden in shops, alleyways, and in plain sight.
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I hope the scavenger hunt encourages wonder, whimsy, and hopeless romantics all over the Bay area.
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Several businesses in the Mission (including Ourshelves, Viracocha and more) have already agreed to host stops on the scavenger hunt, and I'm creating a clue map to lead hunters on their way.
Myself and several friends will also be heavily documenting with video to share online at thisletterislost.com.
This will be a free event in an effort to add more awesome to the world.
Olga NunesValentine's Day Love Letter Scavenger Hunt!http://thisletterislost.comUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/sftag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/154302013-01-08T00:00:00Z2013-01-15T23:14:36ZSydney – Craft BikeCraft Bike is a new concept I have developed and is the product of combining my two great loves - craft and cycling. It is the ultimate creative workshop on wheels! Here's how it works: clients can book me and my little pink bike for their special event and I'll come rolling up with everything they could ever need to get their craft on, all stored on and taught from the colourful box on the back of my bike. I have hosted two craft workshops so far, one for the bicycle street fair during Sydney Rides Festival last month, and the other at Object Gallery for their Make. Play. Workshops this month.
Clients can choose from a "menu" of craft projects, or we can work together to customise one for their event. All the projects are created with a sustainable vision in mind - that is - I try to source all my materials from op shops, second hand stores etc, or they are made from eco-friendly products. It is important to me that the projects have a lifespan outside of the Craft Bike workshop and are not going to be a waste of materials or tossed into a handbag somewhere and forgotten. My first workshop challenged people to make hand-sewn decorative rosettes with practical reflector strips for bike handlebars and helmets. My second workshop focussed on making macrame plant hangers from recycled twine, that could then be used for decoration or given as gifts this festive season.
I am passionate about fostering a strong local creative community. Teaching workshops and skill-sharing is my way of contributing to that community. With Craft Bike I am aiming to connect with museums, educational institutions, local markets, Council initiatives, community festivals, and art galleries. It is my hope that through my workshops I can help people to engage in educational activities that will spark their creativity and help to grow our already amazing creative community. While doing so they'll also be supporting local cycling initiatives and having heaps of fun too!!!Kitiya PalaskasCraft Bikehttp://kitiyapalaskas.com/CRAFT-BIKEAustraliaSydneyhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/sydneytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/157242013-01-06T00:00:00Z2017-10-20T01:55:04ZAnn Arbor, MI – Rutherford Pool RebuildLocated in the heart of the Ypsilanti, Rutherford Pool was a well-utilized facility serving a diverse range of community members from across the city, township, and county. Rutherford Pool was built in 1971 and was expected to last just 25 years. In the mid- 1990s, a vinyl liner was installed over the aluminum framework to help sustain its life and the community was able to stretch its life nearly 40 years. At peak season, daily attendance at Rutherford Pool averaged nearly 350 people daily, with some days over 500. Pool visits in 2010 totaled approximately 15,000.
This past summer (2012), one of the hottest on record, the pool was completely shut down because it was in such disrepair. Hundreds of children, seniors and families missed the opportunity to recreate, exercise, learn how to swim and cool off in Ypsilanti. The YMCA and Boys and Girls Club, which have grown significantly in Ypsilanti over the past three summers, were not able to bring their campers to swim. This left a huge gap in their services to our area youth.
The benefits of maintaining a public facility for swimming in Ypsilanti include:
• Providing affordable recreation for youth from all socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Connecting people of all ages, incomes, backgrounds, and abilities.
• Promoting physical fitness and self-improvement.
• Attracting and keeping businesses and residents in the city.
Since April 2011, Friends of Rutherford Pool has raised $840,000 for the pool rebuild. More than 200 families, individuals, foundations, and businesses have donated to the project including Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation, Ypsilanti Township and the City of Ypsilanti. We are working tirelessly to raise another $90,000 so that we can rebuild the pool and have it open in time for summer 2013.
John WeissRutherford Pool Rebuildhttp://www.forpool.orgUnited StatesAnn Arbor, MIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/ann-arbortag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/155622012-12-31T00:00:00Z2014-04-05T03:32:14ZPittsburgh, PA – Juice Up 412 Community Engagement ProjectOur weekly pop up juice bars Spring-Fall 2012 in the Strip District and at various events across the city have created an "awesome" buzz about our budding company, product and developed a promising, diverse customer base and following. As a means to interface with and educate current and future customers, we are endeavoring to launch the Juice Up 412 Community Engagement Project, a two-pronged media approach to engage the community in a broader discussion about health, wellness and nutrition, highlighting the benefits of juicing, food justice and showcasing local businesses, people, and resources in the industry. This project consists of 2 elements:
1) The “I Juice” Campaign is a 1-3minute grassroots video we would like to produce highlighting local thought leaders & changemakers who can testify to the importance of juicing as a larger component of health & wellness. This video will feature our customers who are seasoned in living the “Juice Life,” as well as those who have been recently introduced to juicing via our pop up juice bars and want to further explore and embrace the benefits. It will be promoted through various social media channels as a means to raise awareness about Juice Up 412, the advantages and great taste of fresh juice, and introduce general health, wellness, and nutritional concepts.
2) The Juice Up 412 Movie Nights are a 3 part monthly film series tackling the issues of Health &Wellness, Food Justice & Food Access in underserved communities. We would like to host them monthly in an accessible community space, featuring one film, per event (Soul Food Junkies by Byron Hurt, Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead by Joe Cross, and Food Inc by Robert Kenner). These events will also feature juicing demonstrations and tasting, brief presentations from local food and health industry business owners and resources, lots of conversation, and of course our juices will be available for purchase.
Majestic LaneJuice Up 412 Community Engagement ProjectUnited StatesPittsburgh, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/pittsburghtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/153042012-12-25T00:00:00Z2013-01-28T06:35:53ZTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Meetings that Create ConnectionsMeetings that Create Connections is an innovative dating service for those suffering mental illness. Through the use of "old-school" match-makers, participants receive the attention and coaching required to find their special match. There have already been some weddings!
Keren Baktana is supporting the establishment of a website and database so matching can be even more effective.
We love this project because everyone deserves love!
חיה זלצרMeetings that Create Connectionshttp://www.facebook.com/kerenbaktana/infoIsraelTel Aviv - קרן בקטנה (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/telavivtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/147672012-12-23T00:00:00Z2012-12-23T23:29:55ZKnowledge (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Tech in the Worldwww.techintheworld.org
Tech in the World is a national global health fellowship for top computer science students. We select the best and brightest fellows, in both technical talent and leadership capacity, put them in teams of 4, partners with overseas organizations in global health, and send them to develop software with them in the field for 4 weeks. We provide an unparalleled experience in professional development, personal growth, and global immersion. We are developing tomorrow's leaders in technology.
It is generally recognized that technology is growing in important in the developing world, and that numerous technology solutions have enormous opportunity to impact lives. However, we as computer science students ourselves have found many barriers to entering the field of global health: There are no overseas opportunities; the peers in the field are not of high caliber; working at an overseas non-profit can be a career risk; it is difficult to evaluate opportunities; funding is difficult to obtain; and so on.
Our fellowship program addresses all of these barriers and more. We have a fellowship model similar to that of Teach for America. We find the best students and take care of much of the process for them (e.g., around evaluating partners or logistics). We also provide them with world-class mentorship and guidance, and introduce them to a select group of fellows of the same caliber.
Tech in the World was founded only two months ago, but it has made spectacular progress since. We have formed a board of advisers, put together a stellar founding team, won our first grant, developed partnerships, and make progress toward our first pilot program (details below). We also won a social venture challenge hosted by the Resolution Project. Progress has been strong, but we need to continue to work hard to create a phenomenal pilot program and to build institutional partnerships for long-term sustainability.Brandon LiuTech in the Worldhttp://techintheworld.orgWorldwideKnowledge (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/knowledgetag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/151542012-12-22T00:00:00Z2015-08-08T20:26:02ZAustin, TX – Cooking Up EnglishCooking Up English uses cooking as a tool to teach English. The program is intended for those learning English as a second language. Weekly classes, conversation partners, and simple challenges encourage our students to practice what they learn in class.
Once per week for five consecutive weeks, we explore a new recipe focused on a particular food genre. Because there is so much culture wrapped up in our food, we are able to teach more than just vocabulary. So far, we have created a number of different series including Comfort Foods, American Breakfasts, Healthy Local Foods, and Southern Foods.
Cooking Up English provides the kitchen, the tools, the food, the recipes and the instructors. This is no ordinary language class! So far, we have provided services to students from over 15 countries so far and a variety of languages!. The language proficiency varies in each class, but it works because the common language is food.
An Awesome Foundation grant will help Cooking Up English expand services services and create an inclusive, welcoming community for new immigrants, refugees, foreign students and spouses, and other non-native speakers in Austin.Casey SmithCooking Up Englishhttp://www.cookingupenglish.orgUnited StatesAustin, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/austintag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/152252012-12-21T00:00:00Z2012-12-21T02:26:50ZMelbourne – PetHomeStay Videos - Sharing the Care of Pets!PetHomeStay makes it easier and cheaper for people to own pets. People can search our website for local people willing to help them, a bit like a local Airbnb for pets.
We believe that PetHomeStay has the potential to arrest the decline in pet ownership in Australia, increase interaction between neighbours, and perhaps make a more empathic society for our children and older people.
PetHomeStay only launched in Melbourne in September and now has 250+ registered users, with 100+ HomeStays around the city.
People can find friendly local people near to them that would like to look after their pets, or exchange pet care for free. Tom LeGricePetHomeStay Videos - Sharing the Care of Pets!http://www.pethomestay.comAustraliaMelbournehttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/melbournetag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/157502012-12-20T00:00:00Z2012-12-20T15:54:48ZSan Antonio, TX – Little Free Libraries in the ParkI have several adopt-a-park groups that would love to install little free libraries in their adopted parks. In a nutshell, this is a "take a book, leave a book" station that looks like an oversized (and cute!) birdhouse. So far, the first little free library has been a great success at Golden Community Park. My volunteers report that over 100 books have circulated through this station since it was installed last month! I am focusing on installing these in low income areas with poor access to libraries and book stores.
Please see here for more info on the Little Free Library concept: http://www.littlefreelibrary.org. I also submitted this idea to the Texas Public Radio's Lighter Quicker Cheaper contest and it made it to the final stage. Lots of community support for this neat concept. Meredith RuizLittle Free Libraries in the Parkhttp://www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec/ United StatesSan Antonio, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/sanantoniotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/156472012-12-20T00:00:00Z2012-12-23T14:25:33ZConnecticut (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Chalk Drawing for Civic Pride in West HavenWhat kid doesn't want to break a world record?
I want the children of West Haven, Connecticut – a Long Island Sound community located 5-10 minutes from downtown New Haven - to feel a new sense of civic pride and to truly stand out in a positive way, not only in the region but in the world.
While Business Week Magazine has touted the city as a family-friendly place, its social and cultural assets have yet to be widely recognized by the public at-large.
The World's Largest Street Drawing is a breakable record: one city block in Houston, TX, was covered with chalk in 2012 (12,500 sq ft). I will donate time to organizing local artists and coordinating with the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Board of Education and the local Arts Council to make West Haven's boardwalk and its neighborhood schools rallying points for a city-wide weekend of chalk creation, resulting in a walkable network of connected, temporary drawings that will attempt to break existing records to become the largest in the world. The art created by West Haven's citizens united in this activity will be highly visible; we will invite local news channels to document it via aerial photography.
Going for this record together as a community will be a powerful bonding experience for West Haven's families, laying groundwork for an upswell of grassroots support for other creative, cooperative projects for many years to come. I see it also translating into a greater appropriate concern for aesthetics, as individuals experience with their own hands how they can transform the look and feel of their place and make it more attractive and vibrant. This project is "creative placemaking" at its most democratic and inclusive. It will have visible, city-wide impact - bringing cheer and pride to West Haven's 65,000 citizens and beyond.Elinor SlombaChalk Drawing for Civic Pride in West HavenUnited StatesConnecticut (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/connecticuttag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/158432012-12-19T00:00:00Z2013-02-12T17:56:17ZDetroit, MI (Ոչ ակտիվ) – "Inside Southwest Detroit': Resident Interviews"Over the past ten years Inside Southwest Detroit's article content has primarily been a collection of pieces written about the area by outside media sources. This narrative is supplemented by photos and social discussions created by current and past residents. While a strong community narrative came be formed from understanding and discussing outside media depictions, the "Inside Southwest Detroit: Resident Interview Project" aims to further supplement the story by facilitating resident-created insider content.
One perception that is often held by area outsiders is that southwest Detroit is a single neighborhood, outsiders often speak of Mexicantown and Southwest Detroit synonymously. In reality Mexicantown is one distinct neighborhood that exists within Southwest Detroit. The Interview Project will assist in creating an alternative narrative that highlights the fact that southwest Detroit is actually comprised of at least 7 distinct neighborhoods The goal of the project is to seek out and interview at least two residents from each of the distinct neighborhoods. Since not all residents agree on neighborhood names the project will identify each resident's neighborhood by cross-street and zip code. (i.e. John Doe, Michigan & Livernois, 48210)
A secondary goal of the project is to highlight that longtime, working-class residents have an equally important voice in the recent discussions that centered around redeveloping the City. The dominant voice in recent redvelopment discussions has been that of the new, young professional. This project hopes to balance the dialogue.
The content of the interviews will often be guided by the person being interviewed but will have a general theme of "Tell us about your neighborhood." The Interview Project's content will be published as completed on InsideSouthwest throughout 2013. The end goal is to accumulate a body of work that is as diverse as the City itself. J Paul Krystyniak"Inside Southwest Detroit': Resident Interviews"http://insidesouthwest.com/United StatesDetroit, MI (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/detroittag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/154272012-12-19T00:00:00Z2012-12-19T04:10:12ZBoulder, CO (Ոչ ակտիվ) – The DiverMy project is a short 13 minute HD film titled "The Diver". It is the follow up film to my 2011 Student Academy Award nominated film "The Dust Machine" which has screened in numerous national and international film festivals and was created while I was earning my MFA degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
"The Diver" is a mixture of miniature sets, live action, computer generated imagery, still photography and animation. I have been working on the project for the last seven months and it is 85% complete.
Much of the project was shot in my editing studio in Louisville, Colorado on a miniature stage in which props could be intricately set up and arranged. As well, the project was filmed in California, North Carolina and underwater in a pond located in Northwest Pennsylvania.
"The Diver" is about the life of an inanimate object, a plastic toy diver, who is trying to find the meaning of his existence and his place in the world. The film starts with a voiceover while we see images of galaxies swirling amidst the shore of the ocean at night. "Where did I come from?" "Why was I created?" Soon after, we realize the voice is coming from the bodiless head of a plastic toy as comes down an assembly line in a factory. The story then follows this head as it is attached to the plastic body of a toy diver and eventually ends up sitting on a store shelf. From there the story continues as the diver is purchased and taken to a house where he encounters all manner of hardships and joys.
Note: I currently teaching drawing at Front Range Community College in Longmont Colorado, although the pay is extremely low I enjoy working with the community and teaching something that I am passionate about. The Awesome Foundation grant would be incredibly helpful in getting this project out into the world!
Damon MohlThe Diverhttp://damonmohl.com/DAMONMOHL.COM/The_Diver-_Title_Page.htmlUnited StatesBoulder, CO (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/bouldertag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/157372012-12-18T00:00:00Z2016-12-29T01:40:30ZOttawa – Trade School Co-op OttawaDecember's Awesome Ottawa award goes to Shirley Manh to support the establishment of a barter school, or "trade" school, in Ottawa.
Shirley, whose day job is at a not-for-profit, describes herself as an ordinary person who took an opportunity to do something not so ordinary -- she rode and lived off her bicycle for two months. "Afterwards," she explains, "I spent a year not buying anything new and critically re-thought the decisions I made. That extra-ordinary year taught me a lot about consumption habits (reuse plastic wrap!), how to make and repair things (toothpaste! shoes!), and the non-monetary value of things I did have (presentation skills). Now," she says, "I want to share the 'extra' with others! I want to start a Trade School in Ottawa."
"Trade School Co-op Ottawa," explains Shirley, "will be an alternative, self-organized school that runs on a barter system -- direct exchange of goods or services for other goods or services. My vision is for it to enable sharing of hands-on knowledge and practical wisdom and skills, to show the value of 'alternative' education in non-traditional spaces, and to celebrate the social nature of non-monetary exchange." Interested teachers will be able to propose classes and ask for barter items from prospective students. "For example," Shirley explains, "if you teach a class about making butter, you might ask students to bring their own supplies (heavy cream, jars), and ask for things you need (winter accessories, vegetables, a bike basket)."
The school will be a part of an international network, through which current offerings include singing for pleasure (Glasgow), macrobiotic cooking (Barcelona), and the struggles women are making internationally to create more collective forms of reproduction (New York). To learn more about the global Trade School movement, visit http://www.tradeschool.coop.
<BR><IMG SRC="http://img.awesomefoundation.org/q/src/https%3A%2F%2Faf-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2F103954%2Foriginal%2FAwesomeProfile_-_ShirleyManh-940.jpg/output/jpg/thumb/940x470%23">Shirley ManhTrade School Co-op Ottawahttp://www.tradeschool.coop/ottawaCanadaOttawahttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/ottawatag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/150912012-12-18T00:00:00Z2012-12-19T00:12:32ZNew York City, NY – 1911 Baker Electric AutomobileOne hundred years before the Tesla Roadster or the Nissan Leaf, a company called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baker_Motor_Vehicle">Baker Electric</a> was making cars entirely powered by electricity. Today, a group of awesome folks in Rhinebeck, NY are bringing a Baker Electric car back to life.
This month, the NYC chapter of the Awesome Foundation is proud to announce that our $1000 microgrant will allow a group at the the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome museum to restore a 1911 Baker Electric Automobile to working order. This vehicle is quite a unique piece of early automotive technology, illustrating the little-known history of electric car experimentation. And it’s history you can see in person: in the summer, audiences at the Aerodrome can check out air shows and a "Parade of Vintage Vehicles" which will include the Baker Electric Car once it’s been restored.
Currently, the Aerodrome's Baker has been moved out of storage and into the workshop for cleaning and evaluation. Check out the group’s <a href="http://bakerelectric.wordpress.com/">Baker Electric blog</a> for photos and updates on this awesome car’s restoration (and for a video of Jay Leno with his own 1909 Baker Electric)!
Want to go on a road trip with the AwesomeNYC trustees to visit the electric car? <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENjaFBCV3ZIQ3FLTGlneFVOTF80eWc6MQ#gid=0" target="_blank">Sign up</a> to get info about our trip.Thomas W. Polapink1911 Baker Electric Automobilehttp://bakerelectric.wordpress.com/United StatesNew York City, NYhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/nyctag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/152192012-12-18T00:00:00Z2013-01-20T03:50:25ZChicago, IL – It's A New Day at CVCAI want to continue our mission of beautifying our student’s present and future by putting our goals on the walls. I would like to create a large mosaic mural centered on our motto: “It’s A New Day at CVCA”. This mural will highlight the strengths of our vocational majors as well as the development of the STEM program and our college prep atmosphere. This mural will be constructed from tile assemblage and ceramics relief sculptures created by our students. Charity WhiteIt's A New Day at CVCAUnited StatesChicago, ILhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/chicagotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/146612012-12-17T00:00:00Z2012-12-17T16:23:38ZToronto – LoveCRAFT T.O.LoveCRAFT T.O. is a travelling vending machine for local handmade arts & crafts.
A retired, vintage cigarette machine will be repurposed to sell works from local artisans and craft-makers. For just $5, patrons can choose from a small selection of work that will be within the machine and available for purchase. Coins go in, crafts come, Toronto awesomeness is produced! These crafts can really be anything that fits within a pre-determined size. Potential items include plushies, buttons, stickers, photos, keychains, etc. But the sky’s the limit. Artists will receive 100% of the funds from the sale of their work.
The goal of LoveCRAFT is to promote Toronto’s craft scene by placing the machine in different locations throughout the city – galleries, museums, libraries, coffee houses, bars, and other public spaces. Featured craft-makers and products will be rotated in monthly as LoveCRAFT travels, ensuring that there is always interest in learning “Where is LoveCRAFT this month? What fun crafts can I find?”
Businesses and institutions will be engaged to offer space for the machine. Volunteers will be recruited to transport the machine to its new home each month. Twitter and Facebook will keep the public updated on new locations and crafts as LoveCRAFT travels.
LoveCRAFT T.O. is inspired by the success of Pittsburgh’s Craft-O-Tron, which has made stops in local cafés, museums, and restaurants since its debut in 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uoRo4SYjcc). It seems fitting to explore a partnership with Craft-O-Tron, whereby craft-makers in Toronto and Pittsburgh can be displayed in each others’ cities. There is also an opportunity to explore a partnership with Art-O-Mat, a similar project machines across the U.S. (www.artomat.org/ )
Eventually, there may be sufficient interest to add a second crafting machine (as in Pittsburgh). Locally, potential partners for the future include the Ontario Crafts Council, Toronto Craft Alert, City of Craft, and others.David CareyLoveCRAFT T.O.CanadaTorontohttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/torontotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/155382012-12-13T00:00:00Z2012-12-20T03:36:13ZConnecticut (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Dream DressIt is my vision to see the number of high school drop outs and teen pregnancies decreased in the state of Connecticut. I started a community program "Project Hope CT", which organizes events that promote positive academic outcomes for high school students. Many of the high school senior girls in New Haven, Hartford and lower Fairfield County, are impoverished, and during their senior year of high school their families can not afford to purchase prom dresses for senior prom. With Project Dream Dress, I am able to provide free gently used donated prom dresses, shoes and accessories to high school seniors, as well as free salon services which are donated from local salons. (Prepping for the event starts at 9am and the event begins at 12pm and runs until 5pm. We have over 50 volunteers that help to make this possible. This years event will be held on April 27, 2013)
For most of these girls, this is the first time that they have ever dressed up or ever visited a hair salon. It is fulfilling to see the joy on their faces as they celebrate one of their greatest accomplishments in life; graduating from high school and being able to attend their senior prom without worrying about the cost associated with it. Graduating from high school is not the norm for many inner city youth, they are faced with many hardships at such young ages, and sometimes are forced to drop out of school, and never attend college.
It inspires me to acknowledge high school seniors for persevering and being victorious in the face of adversity. Being able to provide these free dresses and free salon services empowers these girls to know that someone sees their hard work, and it also inspires them to go out and accomplish more in life.
That is what Project Hope CT is all about, providing youth with the hope, support, and resources they need to achieve more academically and in life.
(Thank you in advance for your consideration to support Project Dream Dress.)Khalilah AbdulrahimDream Dresshttp://www.projecthopect.org/#United StatesConnecticut (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/connecticuttag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/148392012-12-12T00:00:00Z2012-12-12T21:37:49ZOahu, HI – Man Hour - Character Development ProgramThe Spalding Clubhouse offers two programs aimed specifically at the character and leadership development of adolescent boys. Man Hour (for middle school boys) and SWAG-Society Wants a Gentleman (for high school boys) were developed with the goal of providing positive male mentors to young boys who need it the most. The Man Hour and SWAG programs use the BGCA "Passport to Manhood" curriculum as a guide for program sessions. The belief of these programs is that adolescent boys require special attention to talk explicitly about and model responsible manhood and to introduce them to good examples of dependable men. This role is too important to be left to television or social media. Through a variety of activities centering around diverse program topics, adolescent boys have an opportunity to explore these issues, ask questions and get clarity to enable them to make better decisions as they develop into young men. Some examples of program topics include: values in personal decision making, developing a personal code of ethics, responses to authority, relationships with girls, fatherhood & the family, employment & careers, cooperation & managing conflict, and more. The Spalding Clubhouse is looking to enhance its current in-Club program with a special camping trip that would allow a group of adolescent boys and prominent male figures in their lives (whether it be a father, step-father, uncle, etc) to come together to study those topics in a transformative environment. The excursion would be led under the supervision of the main program staff, Jeric Lake, who would be responsible for facilitating various program sessions throughout the camping trip. The camping trip would allow the Club to further its impact to young boys by providing a solid example for those male role models in their lives of how to be an effective guide throughout their adolescent life, helping participants to learn how to positively influence their families, peers and the greater community.Natalie Pawluk MooreMan Hour - Character Development Programhttp://www.spaldingbgch.com/United StatesOahu, HIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/oahutag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/146922012-12-12T00:00:00Z2012-12-13T01:54:02ZOahu, HI – The HIKA Kupuna Care ProgramOur project is geared towards Hawaii's elderly. We currently have a state contract that will only cover the fee for persons with mental disorders however, we serve more than the mental health population. The persons in need of the most assistance are the elderly.
Currently we have consumers that live in care homes and foster homes that we do not charge the fee for, because they cannot afford it. Our fee is $38.00 a month.
This population is growing and we would like to continue to protect our Kupuna from homelessness and other types of misuse of their benefits. We want to see our elderly that have come before us live the best quality of life that they can.
Trina Orta, BSWThe HIKA Kupuna Care Programhttp://www.haleipu.org/Hale_Ipu/Home.htmlUnited StatesOahu, HIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/oahutag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/154762012-12-12T00:00:00Z2012-12-16T04:04:52ZSeattle, WA – The Better Bombshell"The Better Bombshell" is a Seattle-based nonprofit literary and arts project. We've asked eighteen teams -- each consisting of one writer and one visual artist -- to address the lack of positive multidimensional female role models in today's media. The proceeds from the book will be donated to a women's education access fund.
Our contributors include local and national writers and artists, including Rick Bass, Craig Childs, Carolyn Turgeon, Dave Barry, Valerie Miner, and more. Our writers are journalists, novelists, poets, and beatniks; our artists are painters, sculptors, cartoonists, and photographers.
As part of the project, we're also curating a blog where we feature writing and art by and about interesting women. We recently wrote about Ils Disent, the response to Elles (the current exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum.) The blog is currently getting several thousand hits per week. It's so exciting that people are interested in talking about feminism in a way that's new and very relevant.
Independent publishing is tricky, and getting trickier, but we're putting in the elbow grease (and learning about WordPress on the fly!) Our goals for the book include: placing the book in public libraries around the country, holding a discussion panel Q & A session with the Center For Sex Positive Culture in Seattle in February, and making the art available for public viewing. Charlotte AustinThe Better Bombshellhttp://www.thebetterbombshell.comUnited StatesSeattle, WAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/seattletag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/152362012-12-07T00:00:00Z2013-02-23T15:38:43ZBerlin (Ոչ ակտիվ) – 1000 good deedsI want to find out what random people do with one Euro that is given to them for doing something good.
I will hand out one Euro to 1000 people on one day with a note saying "This Euro is for you to do something good. Please use it to create positive impact and share your story on www.goodeuros.com".
First of all I want to find out what people do, if they spend it for themselves or others and how.
But more importantly, I want them to think about what it means to do good and to experience how one single Euro can make a big difference if used accordingly. In our time of enormous consumption I want to show how much a single Euro can cause if charged with positive meaning. All stories will be shared and hopefully inspire even more people to good deeds by showing how easy it can be.
Best case scenario: 1000 good deeds happen that day... and maybe even cause more good!Oliver Stark1000 good deedshttp://www.doonited.comGermanyBerlin (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/berlintag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/150132012-12-06T00:00:00Z2012-12-10T00:08:16ZSan Francisco, CA – Today's Future Sound Presents: Beats4LunchBeats4Lunch is a ready-to-launch, free, in-school, lunchtime Hip Hop beat-making workshop designed to teach urban middle school students the fundamentals of Hip Hop music production. It will also include a film-making component in which students will record the process and produce a mini-documentary. Using Hip Hop, the dominant musical culture and art form of urban youth in Oakland, Beats4Lunch will utilize creation of music as an outlet for self-expression and increased self-esteem through a mastery of culturally relevant skills for the students at West Oakland Middle School (WOMS).
Beats4Lunch will run at WOMS during lunchtime for two weeks, conducted in twelve consecutive, half-hour sessions during students’ lunch period. This will give 60 West Oakland Middle School students a hands-on opportunity to learn music production. Working closely with local Hip Hop producers, students will have access to industry-standard music production hardware and software. With these technologies, students will learn the basics of a variety of Hip Hop beat-making modalities. Over the course of the workshop, students will be guided in creating their own collaborative “beats,” or Hip Hop music compositions. These creations will culminate in the professional grade production of an original musical album showcasing the students’ work, through which students can share their accomplishments with their families and communities. Students will receive a copy of the professionally packaged CD compilation, and will also be able to download and share it online for free.
The project will also have a documentary film component that will allow students to capture the creative process of their peers learning music production. Those students that assist the video production instructor will have a pre-production introductory workshop to familiarize them with the cameras and software used as well as post-production intro-to-editing workshop. Please past a workshop here: http://youtu.be/QUI7_wHJq40Elliot GannToday's Future Sound Presents: Beats4Lunchhttp://www.todaysfuturesound.orgUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/sftag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/155462012-12-04T00:00:00Z2012-12-11T15:51:36ZBoston, MA (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Festival of Street ArtBartlett Yard is a former MBTA bus storage and repair yard that has been vacant for over a decade. It's the poster child for blight. We're going to un-blight it in the summer of 2013.
Bartlett Events is a community-based, non-profit, temporary event series being held at Bartlett Yard. We plan to offer free or low-cost events of all kinds with a special emphasis on the arts to activate the space before its development in 2014. The series will engage the neighboring community in the development process, and reintroduce Dudley Square as a destination for arts and culture in Boston. It will also be a heckuva lot of fun.
We have lots of ideas for events. We want to get SoWa open markets to the space, and maybe a farmers market, and a food truck festival, and all kinds of other stuff. But we also want there to be lots of free things that don't involve shopping, and we want a lot of public art on the site.
So our big idea is to turn the biggest eyesore on the site, a huge garage building with about 25 giant garage doors, into Boston's biggest piece of street art. We're going to go find the best graffiti artists and muralists in Boston and give each of them a bunch of paint and a door to work on. Then we're going to have a party one weekend to celebrate. At the party, we'll let anyone who wants to paint have at it on the doors we didn't give to graffiti artists.
And then the developer is going to tear the building down. Art is fleeting!Jason TurgeonFestival of Street Arthttp://www.bartlettevents.orgUnited StatesBoston, MA (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/bostontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/153962012-12-02T00:00:00Z2017-10-20T01:53:58ZAnn Arbor, MI – Information Access is Awesome: Learning About MDOCMichigan Citizens for Prison Reform is a Lansing-based organization. We have created a resource guide for those inside prison and the people who love them. This document is the first of its kind in Michigan. We cover the essential information that people must know to be able to navigate MDOC.
We would like to start a pilot program in Eaton, Ingham, and Jackson Counties. We will get the names of every person going to prison each week and send postcards to them about our organization and about our resource guide. People from these three counties will be distributed throughout the state prisons, which will help us raise the awareness of more than just the people we are mailing the postcards to, because many people will share the information with the people around them.Lindsey E. KrantzInformation Access is Awesome: Learning About MDOChttp://www.MICPR.org/United StatesAnn Arbor, MIhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/ann-arbortag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/145822012-11-30T00:00:00Z2022-02-22T04:12:55ZPittsburgh, PA – Healcrest Urban Farm Tea Pop ShopWe have had great experiences vending around town with our products, going to markets and events We love connecting with people that way and having something to offer them.
Our teas are popular at the markets we attend and depending on your taste they are delicious. We are exploring a frozen treat that incorporates tea and fruit and herbs. We want to take this product to market and to do so we need a push cart or bicycle cart for frozen treats.
With this product we can satisfy a variety of palettes and tastes with a healthy, delicious, locally grown and hand crafted treat! I really think folks will line up to sample and enjoy what we have to offer.
Our tea is a popular item at markets and people crowd around to try samples of our delicious Coconut Chai, or Goddess Tea with cinnamon. They love to hear the story of the farm and to drink a delicious beverage made from something grown in the middle of the city.
We love this land and we love sharing its story and uncovering its secrets. The more we care for and nourish the land the more we harvest healthy delicious fruits, vegetables, and herbs. All the more adding to delicious ingredients we can share with others.
The more we can connect with people, the more we have resources to bring back to the land and its sustainable development. We are currently undergoing a tree clearing of one of the lots and hope to open up some spaces for the health of some of the other trees. Last spring we introduced bees with great success and we have several other plans and goals.
Just like folks enjoy our hot tea when its cold, Who doesn't like a sweet cold treat when its hot?! This product will grant us access to almost any market. We are currently preparing to build an industrial certified kitchen to be completed for next summer season and by then we want to have a cart that we can bring our product right to the people.
Like all good ice cream carts everywhere, you'll recognize us by the big umbrella!
Maria GrazianiHealcrest Urban Farm Tea Pop Shophttps://www.facebook.com/HealcrestUnited StatesPittsburgh, PAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/pittsburghtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/151952012-11-29T00:00:00Z2012-11-29T22:52:39ZDetroit, MI (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Boys 2 BooksBoys 2 Books is a mentorship program that empowers young males through literacy, leadership, and life skills. The illiteracy rate and high school drop out rate is affecting the city of Detroit and surrounding communities.
Boys 2 Books is designed to increase proficiency in literacy and help young males graduate from high school. My program is exposed to 150 males and their families. I test the reading levels of our young men and provide strategies to increase verb conjugation, phonemic awareness, and language acquisition.
Mentors and speakers are often invited to share their story and push our youth on the path to success. This program is a rights of passage, assisting young men in their transition from boyhood to manhood. Boys 2 Books equips and empowers young males via self-awareness, self-esteem, and self-respect that fosters personal development and community involvement.
A plethora of books are used as a bridge to help young men navigate from boyhood to manhood. Students engage in dialogue, keep journals, and are given methods in which to practice life skills (such as professionalism in the work place, job interviews, professional attire, self-respect, personal hygiene, developing positive relationships, academic excellence, etiquette, college readiness, and community responsibility).
The young men are exposed to community resources via influential leaders, careers, field trips, and information to empower them on the road to success.
This program is transforming the lives of our young males, their parents lives, and our communities.Eddie ConnorBoys 2 BooksUnited StatesDetroit, MI (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/detroittag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/153012012-11-29T00:00:00Z2012-11-29T05:38:49ZWinnipeg, MB (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Lunches With LoveLunches With Love is an organization that serves Winnipeg's homeless by assembling brown paper bag lunches which are donated to our city's homeless shelters. Each lunch includes either a tuna or egg salad sandwich, a piece of fruit and a bottle of water. On October 27th, Nathan and I assembled and donated 47 paper bag lunches to the Main Street Project. Once we opened our facebook page we found that people wanted to support our cause so we started taking food donations. We had only planned on doing our lunches once a month but the support was so overwhelming that we are currently donating twice a month! Our last donation was on November 10th. On that day, because of donations and volunteers, we were able to donate 97 paper bag lunches, 33 single sandwiches, 2 cases of water, two dozen pair of mitts and and dozen winter hats!
We now have volunteers scheduled to help right up until the end of December and we now have enough food donations to accomplish our goal twice a month until the end of January 2013! Our goal on every second Saturday is to assemble and donate 100-130 paper bag lunches and to deliver as many pieces of warm clothing as we can find through the kind donations of our friends, friend of friends and family.Elsie UnrauLunches With Lovehttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Lunches-With-Love/369717866444940CanadaWinnipeg, MB (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/winnipegtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/151612012-11-28T00:00:00Z2013-04-01T18:35:56ZSan Antonio, TX – Sculptural Bicycle RackThe 2120 Collective is San Anto Cultural Arts' after school program for creative youth who are interested in pursuing a career in the arts. Members of the Collective have the opportunity to develop artistic skills and learn about various aspects of the art world including process, theory and business. Furthermore, they gain real-world experience through participating in San Anto's public art projects, which they can use to develop their own professional art portfolios. Trips to local museums and visits to the personal studios of well-known, local artists are all part of the well-rounded development of these young artists.
One aspect of the Collective is that members get to propose their own projects so that they can learn about things they are interested in. It is through that process that we have developed this particular proposal.
Many of our participants use bicycles as their primary form of transportation, In the past, San Anto has had issues with bicycle theft. We do not have a safe and secure place for our visitors to lock up their bikes. As a result, when the collective meets we have numerous bikes stacked inside our building which takes up a lot of space. Our participants recognized this issue and instead of asking us purchase a standard bike rack they saw this as a learning opportunity.
So that brings us to our proposal.
San Anto Cultural Arts and the 2120 Collective would like to build an artistic bicycle rack. This functional art piece would serve to beautify our corner of the community while offering our visitors a safe place to secure their bicycles. Participants will work with a local metal artist to complete this project through a series of workshops. Through designing this bike rack, participants will learn about the fundamentals or 3-dimensional design and public sculpture. They will also learn advanced metal fabrication techniques which will include forging, welding and powder coating.
John MedinaSculptural Bicycle Rackhttp://www.sananto.orgUnited StatesSan Antonio, TXhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/sanantoniotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/153292012-11-27T00:00:00Z2012-11-27T02:45:28ZUlaanbaatar (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Putting recycling bins in Health Science universitTrash problem in Ulaanbaatar is one of the biggest problem. Each person produces 2 kg trash everyday. And citizens of the capital produces 1 million tons trash per year. The trash get to a landfill. Nowadays it's known that landfill is take too much space and harmful for humans, animals and nature. There's two main garbage dumps in Ulaanbaatar. They didn't built as standard and about to be full. Now we have to seriously think what should we do with trash. We can reduce, re use and recycle to solve trash problem. Recycling saves space, energy and natural resources. 70 percent of the trash can be recycled. In some developed countries recycle 40 percent of their waste. For about Mongolians it's only 5 percent which is done by scavengers. Mongolian government built a "Recycling factory" non-repayable subsidy by Korean government. It can recycle 8 tons of trash everyday.
So we need to sort the waste we throw away. We need recycling bins. Also we need to advertise the importance of recycling using posters. In university environment most of the waste is recyclable. We want to sort trash by 3 types. 1st: Paper waste (paper cups, notebooks, magazine, newspapers, printer papers, paper bags etc)
2nd: Plastic, glass, metal, (coke, water containers, bottles, plastic tubes etc)
3rd: The rest (food waste etc)
There's no specific recycling bins are sold in Mongolia. So we can use old ones as well as new bins. We should put three bins attached together in one place and put recycling logos and details of what should be thrown in a bin.
Where should we put? We will put medium sized attached recycling bins in every floor (4), every floor of extension (4), lecture rooms and cultural center(4) , big sized In entrance hall (2), cafeterias(4), totally in 18 places 54 big and medium trash bins. We can use 18 old trash bins by decorating the same as new ones. Posters which encourage students to throw their waste in recycling bins will be placed in every floor and in entrance hall.Myadagbadam, AltanzulPutting recycling bins in Health Science universitMongoliaUlaanbaatar (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/ulaanbaatartag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/140002012-11-26T00:00:00Z2012-11-26T02:16:25ZSan Francisco, CA – "Walking on the Wall"Both visually and physically stimulating, “Walking on the Wall” is a project that allows viewers to experience what it is like to walk across the gallery wall. SImply, the viewer is confronted with a staircase that spirals its way up onto the wall. Two rails run parallel to the stairs that have sliding supports mounted to them which the viewer leans on in order to traverse the wall.
This work creates an awesome sensory experience for participants, allowing them to interact with a wall in a way they never have before. It inspires viewers to question their relationship with space and with architecture and invigorates their imagination. Walking away from this work inspired viewers will continue to traverse other walls and ceilings in their minds eye.
As an object, the stairs and walking support of this sculpture are visually stunning. The fabrication is structurally sound and the design is elegant and effective. Beyond the aesthetics of the sculpture itself lies the visually compelling footprints that will remain on the wall. Then on top of all that is the rich and engaging experience and dialogue that will exist among the viewers. This work when fully realized will be a muti-dimensional project; rich in content, aesthetics, and experiences. It will play a key role in allowing others to fully appreciate and realize the endless amount of awesomeness that there is in this world.
Calen Barca-Hall"Walking on the Wall"http://calen.barcahall.com/United StatesSan Francisco, CAhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/sftag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/153772012-11-22T00:00:00Z2012-11-23T10:00:20ZCalgary, AB (Ոչ ակտիվ) – MakeFashionThe MakeFashion initiative is a collaboration of great minds who want to demonstrate that the convergence of Technology and Art can result in a form, fashion and community brand new to Calgary. Creativity and innovation are the guiding principles to unit fashion, jewelry and accessories designers with software and hardware engineers. Along with technology enthusiasts, creatives and those that just simply like to engage in cultural experiments – all are invited to participate in the MakeFashion event series.
The Make Fashion Gala pairs fashion local designers with tech-savvy "makers" to create innovative artistic pieces that glow, flash, and respond to touch and sound.
100% of the money will go towards buying raw materials and electronics for the designers to make their amazing creations.Shannon HooverMakeFashionhttp://www.makefashion.ca/CanadaCalgary, AB (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/calgarytag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/150352012-11-21T00:00:00Z2013-01-28T14:19:33ZLondon (Ոչ ակտիվ) – Khama Street Art CollaborationKhama is starting a collaborative project with local established street artists in Hackney and New Horizon Youth Centre in Central London.
New Horizon Youth Centre is a day centre working with young people who are vulnerable, homeless or at risk. New Horizon Youth Centre aims to enable young people to gain skills and knowledge to improve their life chances and to help them move from adolescence into adulthood.
NHYC work with some very disadvantaged young people, many of whom have poor self esteem, low confidence, a history of rejection, harm and abuse and often profoundly negative experiences of organisations, structures and the helping professions generally.
Based in the Kings Cross, Somers Town area of London, the centre sees up to 3,000 young people a year and is open seven days a week.
Khama has designed and made some new tote bags and wants to use the project as a vehicle to train and develop some skills with the NHYC young people.
Khama is hosting workshops with NHYC and the street artists to inspire the young people to design the artwork for their very own tote bag. The established street artists are also donating amazing artwork to the project and we are going to get these printed here in London once the bags arrive from Malawi.
A local printers have agreed to let the young people get involved in the production process to see their own designs getting screen printed onto the bags.
Once the tote bags have been printed - Khama will get the young people involved in marketing and sales.
Elaine BurkeKhama Street Art Collaborationhttp://www.khama.co.uk/United KingdomLondon (Ոչ ակտիվ)https://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/londontag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/149252012-11-21T00:00:00Z2012-11-21T20:50:28ZNewmarket – Healthy Schools InitiativeWe would like to take our PLAY Leaders program & students' recess activities to the next level by providing outdoor recess equipment that students can use to initiate and teach each other active games during recess times.
The purpose of this initiative & of our Healthy Schools Action Plan is that
students in a Healthy Schools can...
Improve their concentration and learning
Increase confidence, motivation and self-esteem
Be better able to make important health and life choices
Build leadership skills
Attend school more regularly (and be engaged)
Build friendships & social/emotional skills
Help to make their school healthierLee-Ann SmalleyHealthy Schools Initiativehttp://www.york.caCanadaNewmarkethttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/newmarket-ontariotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/149292012-11-20T00:00:00Z2012-12-04T02:47:26ZChicago, IL – Wake Up! Waltz Wake Up! Waltz is a month long dance spectacle connecting Chicagoans through interactive rooftop performances of the Waltz. This May-June 2013, Monday – Thursday, 8-10 a.m., an innovative, colorful, and vibrant choreography leaves transit and pedestrian commuters dancing their way to the desk. Voluminous and eye-catching costumes serve as art pieces in and of themselves, the essential tone and concept of the show. Audiences in West Loop, South Loop, Uptown, and Logan Square participate in this visual “wake up call” while driving traffic toward neighborhood business; these “variations on a theme” connect urban residents to the city as a whole. In January 2012, Ms. Davis relocated to Chicago from Buenos Aires. Commuting to the Loop from the suburbs daily, she viewed the outstretch of flat rooftops overlooking the city as an untapped stage. The result was the Waltz: a lively, colorful, installation sparked by the repetition of outrageous costumes and dance. To date, the project has successfully established a production timeline and base team including Jamie Coffey Reynolds, Choreographer, and two student interns; compiled a short list of local business sponsors; identified cultural, city, and university partners including Colombia College Dance Center and SAIC Design (providing students with the opportunity to design and perform in exchange for university credit); designated sites and rooftop venues; outlined a project budget; and launched a website with Lyon Communications. Production add-ons including a student photographer, designer, and dance captain are currently underway. An interactive website invites users to post and share documentation of the Waltz as a collective, second-hand performance. Goals and objectives of the project include public arts education and community partnerships; socio-economic leverage and development; design, documentation, and access to multi-media performances and archives; evaluation and expansion of scalable work. Josie Elizabeth Davis Wake Up! Waltz http://www.wakeupwaltz.com United StatesChicago, ILhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/chicagotag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/139752012-11-16T00:00:00Z2012-11-16T19:13:52ZPortland, OR – Farmworker Struggle MuralI want to have the first ever outdoor mural in Woodburn, Oregon be a mural that captures the contributions of farmworkers in the community.
Woodburn has a long history that captures the history of landowners and in the same light ignores the contributions of farmworkers that built the community.
The project would be awesome because it would:
1. Beautify a part of Woodburn''s old industrial section of the town (a stone throw away from downtown).
2. Create a dialogue in the community about farmworker contributions
3. and ultimately unite the community to paint.
How will it be Woodburn's FIRST EVER outdoor mural? Woodburn has prohibited outdoor murals since its incorporation. However, this past August the CAPACES Leadership Institute and myself were able to get the Woodburn City Council to approve a mural ordinance.
The goal is to have:
1. A mural painted by summer of 2013
2. Bring a master artist who is co-founder of the Royal Chicano Airforce ( ) to help lead the mural project and mentor the next generation of artists (youth artists in Woodburn)
3. Bring together community leaders, farmworker families and youth to come together and paint the mural.
Ranfis VillatoroFarmworker Struggle MuralUnited StatesPortland, ORhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/portlandtag:www.awesomefoundation.org,2005:Project/144852012-11-15T00:00:00Z2012-11-16T20:40:07ZKingston – Kingston City Breakers & Forgotten StylesMy project aims to promote bboying & bgirling, or 'breakdancing', to the people of Kingston. There are two main initiatives to this project: a bboy battle that will bring in dancers from bigger cities where hip hop is far more prevalent, and through my own workshop series and educational materials. The battle is called Forgotten Styles and is Kingston's only annual bboy event. With my own workshops held throughout the year, my vision is to create a community of dancers across Kingston collectively known as the Kingston City Breakers. Historically, crews used to rep their neighbourhoods, but I want to create a community that represents the city of Kingston as a whole, and in a few years perhaps have them travel to other cities to compete. For now though, the emphasis is on promoting the existence and validity of the culture and dance, which is often misrepresented in the popular media.
Through Forgotten Styles, audience members will bear witness to impressive manifestations of hip hop culture. This year I plan to elevate the level of the dancing and integrate other aspects of hip hop, including spoken word, graffiti art, and community-building. This way, the public will have a better view of what hip hop stands for and what it has meant to generations of young people in the past 40 years.
The Kingston City Breakers collective's main goal will be to grow, gathering as many interested people and bringing them together to learn from each other. To facilitate this learning, I am teaching workshops for the community and planning to start an online web series and develop other educational material.
Through these two initiatives, my hope is that Kingston will discover the benefits of this culture that has swept the world. Charles GaoKingston City Breakers & Forgotten StylesCanadaKingstonhttps://www.awesomefoundation.org/hy/chapters/kingston-on