UK student Chloe Corso writes: “After peering into my pantry and eyeing the familiar plastic grocery bag stuffed with more bags, I finally began to see the mound in a new light. I decided I could turn the waste into a piece of art, something the bags were absolutely not... Continue Reading »
WE Day Kentucky Schedule *Please note this is still provisional and may change slightly before April 20th!* 10:00 -11:00 Pre-show with live music – a good time to enjoy the music and work on your Call To Action project or do some of the interactive activities! 11:00 WE Day Kentucky... Continue Reading »
While we can’t come together in person to celebrate WE Day this year, it doesn’t mean it can’t be tons of fun!! To help with this, we’ve created fun, informative and resource-packed Watch Party Kits for your use creating an interactive, fun celebration AND for helping carry the spirit of... Continue Reading »
Random Acts of Kindness help both the recipient and the giver. Research shows a number of interesting facts about the brain on kindness! Putting the well-being of others before our own without expecting anything in return — altruism — stimulates the reward centers of the brain, studies show. Those feel-good... Continue Reading »
Sonita Alizada has an amazing story of overcoming overwhelming the hardship and adversity of growing up as a refugee in a culture which continues the practice of forcing young girls into marriage. Hers is hardly the only culture to practice this – over 12 million girls are sold into... Continue Reading »
Wildlife photographer, author, conservationist, Eagle Scout and National Geographic 2018 Fellow of the Year Joel Sartore has risked his life more than a few times in his career, to capture incredible images of wildlife for publication in National Geographic and many other magazines. His career was already impressive, with multiple... Continue Reading »
There’s so much in store for you during the Livestream of WE Day KY 2022. The date is WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20 and the show starts at 11 am! We have terrific speakers, performers and service leaders who will talk about issues that are top of mind for young people now:... Continue Reading »
Imagine you’re a student trying to do your homework, but you didn’t have any dinner, so you’re too hungry to concentrate. Then you go to bed hungry so you don’t sleep well. You go to school knowing that you’ll get food there, but it won’t be enough to fuel your... Continue Reading »
My name is Sophie Geraghty, and I am a junior at Seneca High School. My passion for environmental sustainability stemmed from a question. My question was simply, why? Why do we use plastic bags rather than paper? Why do we use plastic water bottles rather than metal ones? Because of... Continue Reading »
My name is Lauren Wood and I’m a sophomore at DuPont Manual High School. I’m passionate about advancing environmental sustainability because climate change is an issue of climate justice. POC and lower-income individuals are hit hardest by the effects of climate change and are taken advantage of by polluting companies.... Continue Reading »