We Are Family Foundation hosted its first Three Dot Dash Shared Table event at the Norwood Club in NYC on June 27th. The evening was curated to bring together an intimate group of our Three Dot Dash Coalition Partners, 2011 Mentors and Global Teen Leaders (GTLs) from all three classes to share their experiences as part of the Three Dot Dash Program. The evening amplified everyones efforts and updates, and strengthened our connections and accomplishments we share together as a global family.
Guests included, four (4) GTLs from 2008 (Anum Khan, Janet Tso, Pranav Sawhney, Tara Suri), three (3) GTLs from 2010 (Fahim Farazi, Olayinka Lawal, Tanvi Girota) and three (3) GTLs from 2011 (Bosilika An, Jourdan Urbach, Shannon McNamara) attended along with five (5) Coalition Partners (Global Nomads Group, Summer Search, Allykatzz, Global Kids and International Youth Council) and six (6) 2011 Mentors (Dr. Robert Grant, Ilyasah Shabazz, Jayme Illyem, Kim Brizzolara, Maura Dunbar, Sooze Plunkett-Green).
2011 GTL Shannon and her Mentor Maura Dunbar
We welcomed new Coalition partner, Allykatzz into the family (and heard about their upcoming UN International Year of Youth Culmination Celebration on August 11th). And got an update from Coalition partners The International Youth Council and Friendship Ambassadors Foundation about their annual UN Youth Assembly at the United Nations coming up August 3-5.
International Youth Council's Jamie Ansorge and
2010 GTL Tanvi
Our GTLs have been busy changing the world
- Nickelodeon is filming 2011 GTL Shannon's trip to Tanzania next year as she works with four schools her organization SHARE supports.
- 2011 GTL Jourdan's new TV treatment promoting the power of music across cultures is now being pitched to major networks.
- 2011 GTL Bosilika's most recent successful fundraiser for her organization The Bash for children's hospitals which raised over $150,000.
- 2008 GTL Anum was awarded the Fulbright scholarship to work on women's issues in Cairo, Egypt (inspired by the work of 2008 GTL Sejal!).
- We heard about 2008 GTL Janet's upcoming book on China and human trafficking (already banned in China!).
It was an evening to be remembered, and the beginning of many Shared Table events to come.
GTLs reunite. Left to Right: 2010 GTL Olayinka, 2008 GTL Pranav, 2010 GTL Fahim, 2008 GTL Tara, 2008 GTL Janet, 2010 GTL Tanvi
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