Picture celebrity benefits, but with teenage singers, artists, comedians, dancers, filmmakers, musicians, basketball players, inventors and more as the stars!
100% of profit from sponsorships will fund programs for racial equality, coronavirus relief, LGBTQ youth, poverty, animal welfare, education, climate change, school safety, foster care, adoption and more.
Can you imagine their pride when these teens raise $millions? You can help make that happen!
Whether you use your social platform to help build massive virtual audiences, participate in the shows themselves, or help them raise funds for specific causes, the more celebrities who participate, the more sponsors will sign up! Here are a few examples of how you may wish to help lead this movement, we'd love your ideas too!
1. Help get the word out!
2. Participate (via pre-recorded content) in weekly benefit shows
Here are lots of ideas!
3. Help Them Champion Specific Causes
In addition to submitting entries to the broader showcase, teens can submit artwork, music, dance, or writings related to different causes to be featured in their respective benefit shows.
You could:
Use your social platform to promote the specific episode
Provide video content or present the segment to help expand awareness and raise funds
Help get sponsors, contribute prizes to fundraising sweepstakes, and/or contribute to the Youth Impact Foundation
4. Provide inspirational, entertaining and/or educational video content for the benefit shows or long term online use
Want to Really Dive in?
Be the champion of your category nationwide
(e.g. theatre, dance, photography, basketball, etc.)
We'll ask you to participate in the nationwide finale (hopefully we will be able to gather at that time!) and introduce all of the finalists in your category. Also, think of ways you help make this online experience one the students (and millions of fans!) will never forget, and how can you help them raise more money?
Lead the movement in your home state
Rally your own high school alma mater!
Encourage students from your own high school to participate in the showcase, offer personal support or educational content. We're picturing lots of love here, and lots of inspirational content.
You don't have to be part of the shows themselves to have a huge impact! You can also
Please contact Linda Neaton, founder of The Verge Awards at 203.449.5044 or lneaton@thevergeawards.com.
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Kristin encourages you to take all of your "feels" and create something.
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