Online submissions are now being accepted for the 2007 BRICK Awards, an award/scholarship program that recognizes social change-makers, age 25 and under, from the United States and Canada.
A total of 12 BRICK award winners will receive $10,000. From that group, four people will be selected to receive the Golden Brick award and an additional $15,000 for a total of $25,000. All winners will receive a custom-made BRICK Award and an invitation to the BRICK Awards Ceremony in New York’s Times Square, plus two complimentary tickets. Airfare and hotel accommodations will also be provided.Â
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 1. The BRICK Awards will be presented in New York on April 12, 2007.
By supporting and spotlighting young community service “rock stars,” the BRICK Awards are creating a whole new breed of role models who actively work to change the world.
BRICK Award winners are people who understand the problems and needs of their community, effectively communicate their vision, passionately dedicate themselves to generating change, are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada, and are social entrepreneurs or community leaders who take steps to measurably strengthen their communities.
Past winners have made a difference in a variety of ways including advocating for the rights of the mentally ill , setting up a mobile health clinic that provides on-site physician care to under-served communities and building a library from scratch in an area that did not previously have one.
For more information or to complete an application, please click on the awards visit www.dosomething.org.
Do Something is a nonprofit Internet company that believes young people have the power to make a difference. Its aim is to inspire, support and celebrate a generation of do-ers: young people who see the need to do something, believe in their ability to get it done and then take action.
