[Nfb-fundraising] Challenge to NABS Members: Project Ignition Invites Students to Create Innovative Safe Driving Awareness Projects

[Everett Gavel]

Hello,

Though this is more along the lines of fundraising for 
students' college tuition, I suppose, I still wanted to 
share this one as I can see it benefitting the efforts 
of the NFB to educate the public if successful.

So here's a challenge to NABS members.  Why not put 
together a "teen safe driving" presentation as required 
for this contest / grant below, and add some points on 
blind pedestrians, quiet cars, etc.?  You could win 
some money, some recognition, and help with a great, 
though general, cause--all while coming at it with a 
point-of-view that helps teen drivers learn some truths 
about blindness, too.

God bless your efforts!

Everett
www.everettgavel.com



Project Ignition Invites Students to Create Innovative
Safe Driving Awareness Projects

Deadline: May 16, 2008

Sponsored by State Farm
(http://www.statefarm.com/about/csr/csr.asp ) and
coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council
( http://www.nylc.org/ ), Project Ignition provides
students in grades 9 through 12 and their teachers with
the opportunity to work together to address the issue
of teen driver safety.

Applicants must be willing to create and produce an
innovative public awareness, service-learning project
based on teen driver safety. Students must create this
project with the support of a teacher/advisor and the
school/organization. Students are invited to convey
their safe-driving message in the most creative way
possible. Participants may choose to use the Internet,
direct mail, print advertising, video, live
performance, or other medium. Last year's participants
created school assemblies,  designed print advertising,
and hosted community-wide events.

Any interested student can submit an online
application. In May, twenty-five applicants will be
selected to each receive a $2,000 check from State Farm
to help put their plan into action. Student teams will
then launch their campaign and gather their results for
final judging in December. In January, up to ten
finalists will be notified and will receive a stipend
of up to $5,000 each from State Farm for travel to
NYLC's Annual National Service-Learning Conference in
March, where the projects will be highlighted in front
of an international audience. A panel of judges will
then select the "Best of the Best" award, with the
winning school receiving a grant for $10,000.

Program information and application procedures are
available at the Project Ignition Web site.

RFP Link:
http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/15012098/prjctignit