State Farm and GivingPoint Partner to Empower Youth Through Environmental and Civic Stewardship Program in Alpharetta, GA
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB) announced that GivingPoint will receive a $60,300 service-learning grant for an environmental responsibility project. GivingPoint is one of 82 community organizations to receive a service-learning, youth-led grant across the United States and Canada. More than 1,100 grant requests were received by the Board.
Alpharetta, GA, February 24, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Teens from Alpharetta High School and the YMCA of Metro Atlanta will have the opportunity to design and build a garden that will benefit the entire community. With this funding, the State Farm Youth Advisory Board is providing teens with the resources and tools they need to study the environmental hazards associated with industrial farming and the critical need for sustainable agriculture. This 10-month project will give youth more than 200 hours of meaningful service-learning opportunities.
Through GivingPoint’s program, teens can track, verify and earn points for their volunteer service on their website, www.mygivingpoint.org. They can “cash in” their points for micro grants that are donated to their favored nonprofits. All of their good deeds will be recorded in GivingPoint's database, so teens have a safe and secure place to document their giving legacy and build their civic transcripts.
“GivingPoint’s program will benefit the community by educating them on environmental responsibility,” said Katie Comer, YAB board member.
“The grant from State Farm will provide a true collaborative partnership with GivingPoint and with our diverse populations at Alpharetta High School. The Career Based Instruction (CBI) students at Alpharetta High School will have an incredible opportunity to learn and to support other curriculums at our school. Because of the CBI students’ efforts, the Culinary Arts students will have fresh herbs and vegetables for their cooking. Most importantly, the culinary art students will have the ability to develop relationships and serve as models for the CBI students,” says Mary Anne Charron, Principal at Alpharetta High School.
“GivingPoint is excited to partner with State Farm to bring neighbors together and empower youth to create a generation of caring, passionate civic philanthropists,” says Ansley Jones Colby, CEO of GivingPoint.
“State Farm supports service-learning because it combines service to the community with classroom curriculum in a hands-on approach to mastering subject material while fostering civic responsibility,” said Renate Dugans, Public Affairs Specialist. “The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a prime example of State Farm’s commitment to education, our community and our youth.”
The community garden will stimulate social interaction, encourage diversity understanding, beautify the land and produce nutritious foods, while fostering environmental responsibility and sustainable agriculture. Students from Alpharetta High School produced a video to describe the need for the grant. The video can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/6844088.
A check presentation will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010, 2:00 pm, Alpharetta High School, Media Center, 3595 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005, Tel: (770) 521-7640
Visit www.statefarmyab.com for more information about the different projects being funded and about the Youth Advisory Board.
About State Farm®:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,700 agents and more than 67,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts – almost 79 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®.
About the Youth Advisory Board: The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of 30 youth, ages 17-20, who were chosen through a competitive process to lead and oversee this $5 million/year signature service-learning initiative. The Youth Board identified the issues, issued competitive grants and will now provide technical assistance, communication and oversight to site grantees.
About GivingPoint
GivingPoint inspires a passion for community service by helping teens to find and fuel their civic passion. GivingPoint offers teens meaningful volunteer experiences that match their interest and allows them to use leading-edge technology to track and record their time, talent and treasure contributions. Through GivingPoint, teens get rewarded for their service and turn those rewards into grants for their favored nonprofits. Founded in 2009, GivingPoint is a national nonprofit that builds stronger relationships between teens, nonprofits and schools to build a more connected, compassionate, socially responsible world. GivingPoint is supported by the Myfifident Foundation and other generous donors. To learn more, please visit www.mygivingpoint.org.
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Through GivingPoint’s program, teens can track, verify and earn points for their volunteer service on their website, www.mygivingpoint.org. They can “cash in” their points for micro grants that are donated to their favored nonprofits. All of their good deeds will be recorded in GivingPoint's database, so teens have a safe and secure place to document their giving legacy and build their civic transcripts.
“GivingPoint’s program will benefit the community by educating them on environmental responsibility,” said Katie Comer, YAB board member.
“The grant from State Farm will provide a true collaborative partnership with GivingPoint and with our diverse populations at Alpharetta High School. The Career Based Instruction (CBI) students at Alpharetta High School will have an incredible opportunity to learn and to support other curriculums at our school. Because of the CBI students’ efforts, the Culinary Arts students will have fresh herbs and vegetables for their cooking. Most importantly, the culinary art students will have the ability to develop relationships and serve as models for the CBI students,” says Mary Anne Charron, Principal at Alpharetta High School.
“GivingPoint is excited to partner with State Farm to bring neighbors together and empower youth to create a generation of caring, passionate civic philanthropists,” says Ansley Jones Colby, CEO of GivingPoint.
“State Farm supports service-learning because it combines service to the community with classroom curriculum in a hands-on approach to mastering subject material while fostering civic responsibility,” said Renate Dugans, Public Affairs Specialist. “The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a prime example of State Farm’s commitment to education, our community and our youth.”
The community garden will stimulate social interaction, encourage diversity understanding, beautify the land and produce nutritious foods, while fostering environmental responsibility and sustainable agriculture. Students from Alpharetta High School produced a video to describe the need for the grant. The video can be viewed at http://vimeo.com/6844088.
A check presentation will be held on Friday, February 26, 2010, 2:00 pm, Alpharetta High School, Media Center, 3595 Webb Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30005, Tel: (770) 521-7640
Visit www.statefarmyab.com for more information about the different projects being funded and about the Youth Advisory Board.
About State Farm®:
State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,700 agents and more than 67,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts – almost 79 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 31 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®.
About the Youth Advisory Board: The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of 30 youth, ages 17-20, who were chosen through a competitive process to lead and oversee this $5 million/year signature service-learning initiative. The Youth Board identified the issues, issued competitive grants and will now provide technical assistance, communication and oversight to site grantees.
About GivingPoint
GivingPoint inspires a passion for community service by helping teens to find and fuel their civic passion. GivingPoint offers teens meaningful volunteer experiences that match their interest and allows them to use leading-edge technology to track and record their time, talent and treasure contributions. Through GivingPoint, teens get rewarded for their service and turn those rewards into grants for their favored nonprofits. Founded in 2009, GivingPoint is a national nonprofit that builds stronger relationships between teens, nonprofits and schools to build a more connected, compassionate, socially responsible world. GivingPoint is supported by the Myfifident Foundation and other generous donors. To learn more, please visit www.mygivingpoint.org.
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Ansley Colby
770-709-5013
www.mygivingpoint.org
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