What is GoodWorks Youth Awards?

• In its 2nd year, it is an awards effort developed to recognize youth in the region that are doing extraordinary “good works” in the areas of the environment, education, and/or diversity.
• Each winner will receive a special award at the ceremony. Awards ceremony highlights will be featured on an episode of the TV talk show, GoodWorks with Rahman Khan, shown on WTVI.
• The awards ceremony will be held on May 14th, 2010 at Mint Museum of Art.
• Registration to attend the event is between March 31 and May 7. Check back to register online!

Criteria for All Nominees

Must live in the Charlotte, Mecklenburg County or surrounding counties.

Must have a good work that is:

• Creating a better and more sustainable environment;
  (i.e. Greening neighborhoods, schools, businesses, faith institutions),
• Enhancing or developing effective educational efforts;
  (i.e. Lasting mentoring, tutoring, or reading programs,)
• Building or sustaining groups that are more appreciative of and sensitive to diversity.
  (i.e. Diversity forums, discussions, program and policy development)

Youth must be a middle or high school student.

Activity should be:

- youth initiated,
- unique,
- reproducible and/or transferable,
- impactful,
- extraordinary

Activity shouldn’t solely benefit a family member, be a project simply for IB or a school-mandated service requirement, nor have happened before April 2009.

For further information, contact: awards@goodworksmediagroup.com

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The winners of the 2009 GoodWorks Youth Awards are:

• Diversity
  Chandler Sharpe – Charlotte Christian School, 8th grade
  
• Education
  Olivia Stinson – Mallard Creek High School, 10th grade
• Environment
  Ebony Rivers – Salisbury High School, 12th grade
  
• Adult
  Vincent Golden—Nathaniel Alexander Elementary
• Company/Organization
  Urban Youth Empowerment Program - Urban League of Central Carolinas

Photos courtesy of Stratford-Richardson YMCA Photojournalism Teens

 For more pictures, go to www.ljconcepts1.com/94.html

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