Posted by Fetch Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:26:00 GMT
“What You Can Do” is up for a grant for $250,000 through the Pepsi Refresh Contest. This money would help further our project tremendously and we would so appreciate it, if you would take a minute out of your day to vote for us! There is some stiff competition out there so every vote we can get is needed!
Thanks so much from the “What You Can Do” team!
VOTE HERE: Pepsi Refresh: What You Can Do
Posted by Fetch Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:20:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to help fight World Poverty in 1 Minute?
Starring: Damion Fitz
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Statistical Information provied by: Mercy Corps, www.mercycorps.org
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Special Thanks: Caitlin Carlson, Heather Mangrum, Robert Sherman and everyone at Mercy Corps and the Mercy Corps Action Center, and Dennis Arinella
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
Posted by Fetch Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:22:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to help fight Poverty in 1 Minute?
Starring: Dennis Arinella & Alicia Arinella
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Statistical Information provied by: Lions Club International, www.lionsclubs.org
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Special Thanks: Kristopher Kempski and everyone at Lions Clubs International, Premier Optical, and Dennis Arinella
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
Posted by Fetch Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:20:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to help fight Poverty in 1 Minute?
Starring: Michael Chang & Jim Paugh
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Consulting Producer: Mary Micari
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Statistical information attained from the US Census Bureau
(http://www.census.gov/prod/2008pubs/p60-235.pdf)
Special Thanks: Erin Moran and everyone at Dress for Success, www.dressforsuccess.org,
John Sanful and everyone at Career Gear, www.careergear.org and
Dennis Arinella
Posted by Fetch Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:18:00 GMT
When you think of poverty, what comes to mind?
The experts of course, first have to come up with a way to define and measure it. How can we calculate whether or not an individual or family is impoverished? Apparently, there is some debate about how this is done. What measures should be used? What should be included in figuring this data out? It’s important for the experts to have a sense of the devastating numbers. For the nonexperts however, I think I can speak for all of us when I say that the exact numbers don’t really matter, because who would want to see anyone come even close to meeting those incredibly low income numbers? Many of us have seen those news stories or have had friends or family members who’s circumstances have changed drastically due to the devastating economic downturn. Maybe some of those people or families wouldn’t fit into the narrow definition of poverty and yet, I think we’d all want to pitch in and help them as well.
This brings me to our first week of videos surrounding the issue of poverty. Did you know that merely not having glasses can keep someone from getting out of poverty? What about simply not having the right interview attire to wear? Or not having access to resource books? Statistics aside, the face of poverty stretches far and wide and it’s been so encouraging over here to discover that there is a range of things that a person can do to help someone else suffering from poverty – however it’s defined.
Posted by Fetch Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:56:00 GMT
Think there’s nothing you can do to help fight Poverty in 1 Minute?
Starring: Melissa Jernigan & Greg Gallagher
Written by: Julie Tortorici & Jessica Arinella
Shot, Edited and Directed by: Alicia Arinella
Produced by: On the Leesh Productions
Music by: Banana Whale
What You Can Do Logo Created by: SCG Siddharth Creative Group
Statistical Information provied by: Soles for Souls, www.soles4souls.org
Additional Footage Provided by: Shutterstock, Inc. Used by Permission
Special Thanks: Elizabeth Kirk and everyone at Soles for Souls, and Dennis Arinella
For more information, please visit – www.whatyoucando365.com
