Golden Globe and Emmy nominated actress Elizabeth Perkins, who is living with type 1 diabetes, is partnering with Sanofi US on the Diabetes Co-Stars awareness campaign to produce a new documentary that will feature people living with diabetes and those who support them. Beginning today through December 16, 2012, people can submit their stories to the nationwide casting call at www.DiabetesCoStars.com.
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Follow the adventures of a group of teenagers who discover that their town is under attack by fierce creatures from deep beneath the earth. These creatures were known to the earliest humans as trolls or goblins, but they are much more dangerous than their fairy tale versions . Find out more here, http://bit.ly/wyRBSS Juvenile fiction
ZapBoomBang Studios releases its inaugural project today: an original song on iTunes that was created in partnership with a local nonprofit, a GRAMMY- winning producer, and a handful of award-winning artists. It’s Out There Waiting will be sold on iTunes for $1.99 with a companion digital booklet about the making of the song. In addition, the It’s Out There Waiting music video can be purchased on iTunes for $1.99. All proceeds from iTunes sales will be donated to the children’s nonprofit Purple Songs Can Fly, who co-created the single. The song and digital booklet can be purchased at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-out-there-waiting-feat./id571241651?i=571241851. The It’s Out There Waiting music video can be found at http://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/its-out-there-waiting-music/id573793381.
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Last summer, Sierra Coulthard’s life changed forever.
She spent a week identifying her strengths and discovering who she was. She learned what it takes to be a leader and how leaders can change lives. And the Wisconsin high school student realized just how real and rampant poverty is in the world today.
“My eyes were opened to so many troubles in the world,“ she said. “I saw how real the needs of people are and I wanted to do something to help.”
Coulthard returned home and immediately connected with Nashville-based Soles4Souls, which since 2005 has secured more than 17 million new and gently used shoes for people throughout the world. The charity shipped her a large supply of new shoe boxes that she placed throughout her home town of Neillsville to encourage donations. Nearly 1,000 pairs of shoes were donated to the “Sierra’s Shoes” drive.
And last month, she was able to travel to Haiti and pass them out to deserving children who needed them.
Coulthard’s vision for the drive was developed at the National FFA Organization’s annual Washington Leadership Conference, which focuses on leadership development, personal growth and community service. More than 2,200 students – up to 340 a week – from throughout the U.S. who are FFA members will attend one of the conference’s seven week-long sessions in June and July.
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