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New Awards Aim to Recognize the Contributions Made by Everyday 'Teen Heroes'
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(OPEN):
ACCORDING TO THE 2005 "YOUTH VOLUNTEERING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
SURVEY", TEENS WHO VOLUNTEER TEND TO DO BETTER IN SCHOOL--AND IN LIFE.
IN FACT, DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WHO VOLUNTEER ARE NEARLY 50-PERCENT MORE LIKELY
TO SAY THAT THEY WOULD GRADUATE FROM A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE--AND ARE LESS
LIKELY TO ENGAGE IN RISKY BEHAVIORS. THE TACO BELL FOUNDATION
FOR TEENS--WHICH HAS DONATED MORE THAN 20-MILLION DOLLARS TO
SUPPORT TEEN PROGRAMS AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA,
SINCE 1995--AND THINK-M-T-V, WANT TO HONOR THESE SPECIAL
TEENS--AND RECRUIT MILLIONS MORE TO GET INVOLVED WITH VOLUNTEER
PROJECTS--BY LAUNCHING THE "TEEN HERO AWARDS". CHERYL BURKE--PROFESSIONAL
DANCER AND TWO-TIME WINNER ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS"--TALKS
ABOUT THE AWARDS...
(BURKE):
"I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE 'TACO BELL FOUNDATION TEEN HERO
AWARDS'. TEENS HAVE SO MUCH TO GIVE--AND VOLUNTEERING IS SUCH A
GREAT OUTLET FOR THEIR TIME AND TALENTS. THIS PROGRAM IS A WAY FOR
ALL OF US TO SAY 'THANK YOU' TO THE TEENS WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR
COMMUNITIES EVERY DAY."
(CLOSE):
BEGINNING MARCH 31ST, AND RUNNING THROUGH APRIL 25TH, 2008, "TEEN HEROES"
CAN BE NOMINATED BY SUBMITTING A NOMINATION FORM AND AN ORIGINAL ESSAY
OF 100 TO 250 WORDS, EXPLAINING WHY THE TEEN IS A HERO. UP TO 45
"TEEN HERO" WINNERS, FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WILL EACH RECEIVE A
FIVE-THOUSAND-DOLLAR GRANT, FOR AN ELIGIBLE CHARITY OF THEIR CHOICE.
NOMINATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED BY LOGGING ONTO
W-W-W-DOT-"TEEN-HERO-AWARDS"-DOT-COM. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY;
NOMINATIONS ACCEPTED THROUGH APRIL 25TH, 2008; RESTRICTIONS APPLY; SEE
"OFFICIAL RULES" AT WEBSITE.
