2004's Xcel Top Ten
[Sorry, these are not funny. Nor are they listed in any particular order. For more on Generation Xcel, visit here.] 1. Replicating "by youth for youth" as ten teens co-founded Xpress, our second after school program in Manhattan's Lower East Side. 2. Graduating the inaugural class of 18 XL Service Corps members from Boot Camp, and watching 17 of them stick around to volunteer 20 hours a week over 7 weeks in July and August. 3. Registering 168 teens who volunteered over 6,000 hours of community service and random acts of kindness in three cities during Chain Reaction weeks of compassion. 4. Producing four original stage events and an awards banquet in twelve months, and watching the richness and depth of material grow with our students each time. Visit links for pictures (some events have multiple albums; all pictures courtesy Michael Mowery):
Life in Translation (Dec 2004) Celebration of Xcellence (June 2004) interSECTIONS (May 2004) Voice of Silence (March 2004) (photos unavailable) Holiday xPressions (Dec. 2003)5. Producing a music video, short film, PSA, and two viniettes during the first 12 months of our Xpress Film Project. Download Family Portrait music video here. 6. Creating new logos and brand identity with the help of Jason Bowman of Hopeful Productions. 7. Writing six original songs in the first 12 months of our music production class; recording 3 in studio; and performing all six for live audiences, including a night at the Bowery Poetry Club. 8. Graduating two more Xcel co-founders from college: Mei-Ling from NYU's nursing program and Luis from Nyack College with a degree in history. 9. Adding seven new board members, including Youth Delegates Kevin Cedeno and Lorreal Torres. 10. Meeting new friends and establishing new relationships in Texas, California, North Dakota, Kansas, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Virginia, DC, Maryland, Massachusetts, Colorado, Minnesota, Arkansas, New Jersey, New York, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oregon.
posted by Jeremy Del Rio @ 1/03/2005 08:40:00 PM
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