[Nfb-fundraising] Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes

[Everett Gavel]

Hello List,

I think there are a lot of NABSters that would qualify
for this prize.  But we may have many who are "just"
chapter members as well.  Who do you know in your local
area that might qualify?

Regards,
Everett
www.everettgavel.com


Nominations Invited for Gloria Barron Prize for Young
Heroes

Deadline: April 30, 2007

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes seeks
nominations for
 its 2007 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people
between
 the ages of 8 and 18 who "have shown leadership and
courage in
 public service to people and our planet."

Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,000 to
support
 their service work or higher education. In the past,
half the
 winners have focused on helping their communities and
fellow
 beings, and half have focused on protecting the health
and sus-
 tainability of the environment.

Barron Prize winners reflect the great diversity of
America.
 They are female and male, urban and rural, and from
many back-
 grounds. Examples are Michaella, who organized a rodeo
for
 disabled kids; Carter, who led the effort to conserve
a local
 river; Ashley, who created a scholarship fund for
African girls;
 Kyle, who organized a reading mentorship program;
Joying, who
 cleaned up South Carolina's beaches; Ryan, who helped
provide
 clean drinking water to more than seventy African
villages; and
 Barbara, who created a successful oil-recycling
project in Texas.

For more information and to nominate a young person,
visit the
 program's Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006293/barro
nprize