S4G Boston Launch held at 28DegreesBoston
The nonprofits may have only had 3 minutes to pitch their stories, but it was the audience at the Storytellers for Good Boston Launch/Fundraiser that had the toughest job … deciding between four amazing organizations. One inspires people to give up to 90% of their income to charity, another is headed by a father whose quest to save his son from a rare disease also saved his own life. Then there was the passionate group of teens who started their own newspaper to inspire their city with stories of young people making a difference … and a yoga program that works with homeless women and victims of domestic violence.
And the winner is …
What’s Good in the Hood! WGITH (www.whatsgoodinthehood.tumblr.com) is a youth movement that aims to give the city of Lawrence an image makeover. The group of passionate and articulate teens showed up in full force and inspired the crowd with how they, through their own newspaper, blog and positive attitudes, are uplifting their city’s otherwise tarnished reputation in the media with stories of young people making a difference.
They are our next Story of the Month. Click here to see how you, along with many of our wonderful event donors, can be a part of this great story:
http://spot.us/pitches/1043-help-lawrence-teens-promote-what-s-good-in-their-
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The SFG Boston Launch was a great success and, for me, such a wonderful opportunity to re-united with dear friends in the city I once called home. Boston is also where the idea for Storytellers for Good was first born (See ‘Why Stories For Good?‘ ). It was there, during the last 6 months of my news contract, that I initiated a series of news stories about inspiring people that convinced me I had found my calling.
What a treat is was, 5 years later, to have the subject of the first story in that series perform at the event.
Tony DeBlois (www.tonydeblois.com) may be blind and autistic, but can play a total of 23 instruments and, as one fan described, is “a musical gift to the world.” Thank you Tony and all my dear friends for making the event such an inspiring experience. Special thanks go to Susan Tran, Joseph Romanellli, Scott Ripley, Cara Obrien, Matt Tomlim, Allison Wilkinson and Jessica Fefferman for being a part of Team SFG and making it all flow so smoothly. We also thank our sponsors: 28 Degrees, Prana Power Yoga, Michael Moore Massage, Yoga Mandala, Life is Good, The South End Athletic Company, ZipCar, and Salon Marc Harris.
Until next time, Boston!
