April 2010
11 posts
Kids in Evanston, IL get 25k for science project! →
We rolled into Evanston yesterday to meet one teenager who possibly has one of the simplest solutions to saving the planet, one school bus at a time. I mean he made a wind tunnel with his sister for the video. Really???!!!!
WatchOur first grant recepient we’re checking in on is Sharif Morad who won 5k for Bike and Build—basically a whole bunch of people are biking across the country and building houses for Habitat for Humanity along the way. Ummmmm….BIKE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, DESERT AND THE PLAINS and then on your day off, put up a roof. That’s one way you could spend your summer…I think...
March 2010
2 posts
Road Trip! Thx pepsi
So, we’re hitting the road in a giant bus, capturing this historic journey. Pepsi is giving away over a million bucks a month and it all comes down to your votes…you vote, they give and we show up! Well, we can’t be everywhere, but we’re gonna try to pick some of the most inspiring grant recepients to give you a sense of how big this Refresh Project is and how massive our...
Urban Word Poets are amazing!
Well, we just left the music studio and the kids at Urban Word have breathed life into this project. This is what we’re doing this for! It’s about giving people a chance to make a difference and share their passion with the world. For the kids at Urban Word, a spoken word youth program, that advocates change through poetry, their dream is to record a professional track. Wale,...