We are incredibly excited to kick off a new weekly platform for WE Kentucky TODAY! “WE Wednesday” will feature WE 365: Youth Voices, an interview-style program on Instagram Live that gives student leaders a chance to talk about issues and causes they care about most. To launch the program,... Continue Reading »
On September 12th we are participating in #GiveForGoodLou, Louisville’s biggest day of local giving with the Community Foundation of Louisville. We believe with the strength of our movement, in 24 hours, we can get 500 donations. Help us reach our goal! Share our fundraising link with a post about “why... Continue Reading »
The next stop for Wheatley was the recording studio! The Young Prodigy’s went to the studio to record their song, California Love after school. They were so excited. The students faces lit up when they arrived at Bisig Impact Group to record. On the way to the studio, the kids... Continue Reading »
DuPont Manual junior and sophomore, Forest Clevenger and Emily Slaven, spoke about compassion and service, in particular, advocacy. They reminded viewers that advocacy is an extremely important, but often unrecognized form of service. Forest expressed the goal of both the Mayor’s Give A Day week and WE Day Kentucky – to get adults and young people doing service all... Continue Reading »
Meghan Sharma, a senior at DuPont Manual High School, and Spencer Schumacher, a senior at North Oldham High School, recently sat down with Great Day Live co-hosts Rachel Platt and Terry Miners to speak about WE Day Kentucky. Meghan shared information about the local and global services project she and... Continue Reading »
Dear WE Day Kentucky Friends, it’s hard to believe that once again, spring break and WE Day Community Kentucky are right around the corner!! We have some exciting new surprises awaiting students and educators this year, including a returning crowd favorite, Hanna Alper! Stay tuned for an April 1st announcement of the WE Day Community:... Continue Reading »
Jamie Issis, Family Resources Counsellor at Marion C. Moore Middle and High School, and Zainab Alyasseri, a senior at Atherton High School, got of bed on a cold, rainy Saturday morning in order to be at the WLKY studios at the dark early hour of 6:50 am last weekend. Their motivation? To share with WLKY viewers the importance of answering the... Continue Reading »
Now that Mrs. Clayton-Taylor’s 5th grade students have decided on their We Day project idea, the real work begins. For their local act of compassion, the students decided to focus on a campaign to uplift their community and create a song that conveys the exact same message. The first step... Continue Reading »
Here’s an inside look at one of the We Day Ky 2018 Impact Stories: Question: What do you get when you mix one classroom filled with three fifth grade classes, one creative writing teacher, and sixty different ideas on stopping violence in their community? Answer: You get a chance... Continue Reading »
It is with a heart that is both heavy yet full of hope that I am writing this to you all. The Marshall County high school shooting was another terrible tragedy in a string of too many school shootings, this time in our own state. When it is closer to home it... Continue Reading »