Positivity Nation™ presents:
The HAPPY Grant
Helping & Acknowledging Positive, Purpose-led Youth
We cannot always build the future for our youth,
but we can build our youth for the future.
~Franklin Delano Roosevelt
but we can build our youth for the future.
~Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Thank you to the students at Perry Elementary School and teacher, Dan Morang, for creating this video!
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The HAPPY Grant was established by Positivity Nation™ founder, Lanette Pottle, in recognition of the vast, untapped potential of youth in her local area.
The mission of The HAPPY Grant is to support and empower Washington County youth desiring to make a difference in their communities. The grant will provide funding for youth-led projects contributing in a positive way to schools, organizations, and/or communities located in Washington County, Maine. The HAPPY Grant will be funded through donations made by Positivity Nation™, individual donors, and through partnerships established with Washington County businesses.The number of grants & amounts awarded will vary based on these donations. Additional Information: The application period for the current round of grants is March 1 - May 1, 2012. Click here to get your copy of the application. Click here for a printable flyer you can post on bullentin boards at your school,organizations and around your comminty. **************************************************************** NOTE: In keeping with the personal motto of Positivity Nation founder Lanette Pottle -- Think Global.Act Local. -- The HAPPY Grant is initially being introduced to empower youth in Washington County, Maine with a larger vision of growing the concept into a national grant program. If you would like to explore opportunities to become a partner for the national program contact Ms. Pottle directly at: lanette@positivitynation.com For your convenience there are
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CONTRIBUTE !Donations may be made by check or through PayPal (follow this link).
100% of your donation will be used to support the good works of youth in Washington County, Maine. The InspirationSimply put, the 5th - 8th grade students at Robbinston Grade School are the inspiration for The HAPPY Grant.
As part of the Positivity Nation in the Classroom curriculum , Lanette Pottle presented students with the following assignment: "Imagine a stranger gave you $10 and asked you to do the most good you could with it; what would you do?" The responses were astounding! Students addressed such issues as homelessness, poverty, and hunger as well as showing concern for the environment, veterans, elderly, cancer patients, animals, and even children in Africa! Generous grass-roots donations provided Pottle with the opportunity to help bring the students ideas to life. Two students were so empowered by the exercise that they planned & executed a fundraising event that raised over $350 for a local organization! Through the combined efforts of all the students, hundreds of people (and animals!) were impacted positively. Their work was heart-felt, and their efforts far-reaching.  Photo: Banner presentation after student- led charity basketball game in January 2011 at Robbinston Grade School.
To read more about the partnership with Robbinston Grade School, and the event represented in the picture above, click here |
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