Youth Venture

March 26, 2008 - 11:44am — sharonsmith

Win a $3000 cash prize for environmental activism!

If your Venture works on environmental issues, you could win a $3000 cash prize and support from Earth Island Institute! Find out more at http://www.broweryouthawards.org. Applications for the 2008 Brower Youth Awards are due May 15.

The Brower Youth Awards honors six young people annually for their outstanding work for the planet. Each winner is awarded $3000 and brought to the San Francisco Bay Area for a week of media and public outreach, leadership support, bonding with the other award recipients, and a scenic camping trip. And to culminate the week's activities, the six individuals will receive their awards at a 900-person awards ceremony, followed by a public reception.

Past winners have protected Native sacred sites from development, restored wetlands in their communities, spread awareness about threatened sea turtles, coordinated student networks pushing for a clean energy future, and more. Their impact doesn't stop there. They continue as environmental change agents, writers, visionaries, and speakers, supported by Earth Island Institute's New Leaders Initiative.

Earth Island is also a co-sponsor of the Youth Venture-Lorax Challenge! Find out more at www.loraxchallenge.org.

-Sharon