May22
International pop sensations* Baby Goodnight close out the Service Board’s Youth Arts Showcase right with their cover of “Bad Boy” by K-pop group BIGBANG.
Life goal of performing a choreographed dance on stage? Check!
*mileage may vary on the terms “international” and “sensations”
(Source: youtube.com)
Aug22
Hey, Seattle folks, come out to Nectar Lounge this Sunday, August 28 from 5-10pm for a family-friendly lu’au. Proceeds from the event help the Service Board to support Seattle youth.
Join us for our second Lu`au celebration on August 28th at Nectar Lounge in Fremont. This all-ages party will feature music, contests (pie eating and hula-hooping!), karaoke and delicious food served plate-lunch style by Pai’s Foods!
(via the Service Board)
Jun23
Click here to donate to the Service Board!
Why? Because any gifts made today - Thursday, June 23 - in support of the Service Board through the Seattle Foundation will be matched proportionately as a part of GiveBIG.
Check out the video to see a poem about the Service Board written and performed by longtime tSB supporter Stephany Hazelrigg and then show your support for this awesome organization.
Mar29
“Conquerors of Mountains (T.hat S.ounds Beautiful)” by Khingz
Two Seattle hip-hop icons team up for the first installment in the “MCs on a Mission” project as Khingz delivers his ode to the Service Board over a beat from BeanOne. Watch the video to hear the full track after Khingz - a long-time tSB mentor - offers a spoken word version of one of the verses.
The MCs on a Mission project benefits the Service Board, a Seattle nonprofit dedicated to empowering high school youth through equal parts leadership development, social justice training, community service and snowboarding.
A donor has already pledged to match the first $500 contributed to the project - with a corporate match backing that - so go toss in a donation over at MCsOnAMission.org now and your donation will be tripled!
About the project:
Our favorite MCs and performers, some legends and some learners, post up on our virtual street corner to support tSB. The format is simple. Each performer creates a tSB-inspired song or poem, sets a fundraising goal and pours their heart out. It’s just like the street corner; if you feel it, throw in a couple bucks. We get matching sponsors to amplify your donations to meet the goal. Boom! tSB 2011 is a reality.
(Source: youtube.com)
Nov27
Sweet profile of the Service Board on ESPN.
The Service Board, changing the lives of kids one snowboard run at a time
Snowboarding has always been more than a sport. It’s a community where people look out for each other. Those of us in it share bonds that people outside have a hard time comprehending, and most of us have developed a true respect for nature because we depend so much on it. Through snowboarding, we gain trust in ourselves and build confidence through progression. The Service Board realizes this and so snowboarding has played a critical role in their mentoring program since day one.
“Youth figure out quickly that snowboarding is not easy and in order to progress they have to fall,” states the Service Board’s Executive Director, Ashley Miller. “Perseverance is central to the snowboarding experience, and is something that they can draw on throughout their lives in countless other situations.”
(via ESPN)
Oct1
Dan Savage’s It Gets Better Project is awesome.
From Savage Love:
Nine out of 10 gay teenagers experience bullying and harassment at school, and gay teens are four times likelier to attempt suicide. Many LGBT kids who do kill themselves live in rural areas, exurbs, and suburban areas, places with no gay organizations or services for queer kids…
…Today we have the power to give these kids hope. We have the tools to reach out to them and tell our stories and let them know that it does get better. Online support groups are great, GLSEN does amazing work, the Trevor Project is invaluable. But many LGBT youth can’t picture what their lives might be like as openly gay adults. They can’t imagine a future for themselves. So let’s show them what our lives are like, let’s show them what the future may hold in store for them.
The video my husband and I made is up now—all by itself. I’d like to add submissions from other gay and lesbian adults—singles and couples, with kids or without, established in careers or just starting out, urban and rural, of all races and religious backgrounds. (Go to www.youtube.com/itgetsbetterproject to find instructions for submitting your video.) If you’re gay or lesbian or bi or trans and you’ve ever read about a kid like Billy Lucas and thought, “Fuck, I wish I could’ve told him that it gets better,” this is your chance. We can’t help Billy, but there are lots of other Billys out there—other despairing LGBT kids who are being bullied and harassed, kids who don’t think they have a future—and we can help them.
They need to know that it gets better. Submit a video. Give them hope.
Jul13
On a different section of trail, a group of high-school students was trying to get the hang of the work. Tizita Assefa, a program coordinator for The Service Board, said the students are earning community-service credits. A big part of Seattle-based TSB’s mission is to get teens involved in public service.
Learn about the Service Board: http://www.theserviceboard.org/
