A Season of Giving   

It's great to receive gifts at the holiday season, no matter which holiday you're celebrating. But how can we give back? Because while we're all getting and appreciating what we've got, there are people around the country and around the world who aren't as fortunate. For some people the world just, well, sucks. To help them, you might want to check out the Project for Awesome. This fundraising drive on YouTube is the brainchild of John and Hank Green (The Fault in Our Stars author, Nerdfighters, Vlogbrothers creators), and is described on the website as follows:

The very first Project for Awesome was organized in 2007, and has been held every year since. [...] During Project for Awesome, thousands of people post videos about and advocating for charities that decrease the overall level of world suck. As a community, we promote these videos and raise money for the charities. In 2013, the community raised over $850,000, benefiting twenty charities. Legally speaking, the Project for Awesome is a project of the Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Inc. a Montana based 501(c)3 charitable organization (more info below).

We invite you to visit http://www.projectforawesome.com/ to see what it's all about, or see them at http://projectforawesome.tumblr.com/. So far this year they've raised over $1,225,000! You have until tonight at midnight to donate - but maybe more importantly, you have the chance to see what others around the world are doing to help those in need. What can you do? All of our ATYP students are impressively smart, and have so much to offer - use those smarts to make the world a better place. How can you give, not just in funds, but in your time and talent, to make the world suck less?  

Think about it...and have a great winter break! We'll see you in January!