Empowerment Matters Movement

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Empowerment Matters Movement

@EmpowermentMM

Empowerment Matters is a teacher-driven movement to empower students to become active in their communities! Supported by @ihubNiagara & @ncTakeOff.

St. Catharines, Ontario Katılım Ocak 2018
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#EMPOWER18 participants were tasked to select a local problem they're passionate about & come up with a solution in teams within 12-hours! Students proposed apps, campaigns, events, programs & services (& more) & in the process learned so much about themselves & their community!
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A sincere thank you to @judithrudoler & our Sponsor, @NiagaraKids - without your support this event would not have taken place! We applaud you for empowering youth in our community & thank you for helping turn our Empowerment Matters vision into a reality! #EMPOWER18
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We are so grateful for our volunteer mentors & speakers, the day would not have been possible without their support! Thank you all for sharing your time, experience & empowering our participants! #EMPOWER18
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Our judges were tasked with a tough job when they were asked to select Top Three Teams based on problem/solution correlation, creativity, viability & pitch length. The Top Three teams focused on: Environment(🥇=🐝Humane) , Arts, Culture & Heritage and Transportation & Mobility!
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Participants spent the afternoon working on their prototypes & preparing their pitch presentations! We're so impressed with the courage, creativity, public speaking skills & innovative solutions displayed during the Pitch Showcase! Some great teamwork took place at #EMPOWER18! ✨
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Thank you to our #EMPOWER18 Student Panel speakers for sharing your stories & encouraging students to get involved in the community & volunteer! "Seek out organizations that service an area you're interested in. You have nothing to loose, you gain so much from volunteering!"
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We had an informative session with #kcmedia about #PR & personal branding! Thank you, @katecarnegie for sharing your journey & advice with us! 🔹Start volunteering in areas of interest 🔹Network! 🔹Start building your personal brand NOW! #EMPOWER18
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Lunch & Learn (Podcast) with the Wolf of Lock Street! Some words of wisdom for #EMPOWER18 participants: ▫️Volunteering is a great first step to find something new. Start today! ▫️It's up to you to create opportunities & changes for yourself! Thank you, @WolfgangGuembel!
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#EMPOWER18 participants tackled problems within the following areas (re: 2017 Living in #Niagara Report): Environment Work & Employment Housing & Shelter Arts, Culture & Heritage Health & Wellness Transportation & Mobility Crime Safety & Security Community Belonging
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Participants spent 6 hours on creative problem solving with their teams to "hack" an issue in our community with support from mentors! #EMPOWER18
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The #EMPOWER18 sticky note wall that encouraged students to reflect on their experience! ▫️"Empowerment Matters to me because.." ▫️"Something that inspires me is..." ▫️"I'm going to make a difference in my community by.." ▫️"Something I learned about myself today is..."
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Our Keynote Speaker, Jenn Harper, @cheekbonebeauty kicked the day off with a truly inspirational Keynote & empowering advice! 🔹Reframe how you look at mistakes 🔹Ask as many questions as you possibly can 🔹Don't let anything stop you from doing something you're passionate about
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We were so busy being blown away our amazing students & yesterday that we didn't even get a chance to live tweet - so we're going to recap what happened during our 12-hour #SocialInnovation hackathon now!💥 #EMPOWER18
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Marty Mako
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I’ll be covering this awesome event tomorrow afternoon for @YourTV_source & @yourtvniagara! Kudos to @ncTakeOff & @ihubNiagara for making it happen. #Empower18twitter.com/EmpowermentMM/…
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Are you.. - A student in #Niagara in grade 7-12? - Passionate about solving an issue in your community? - Looking for a unique opportunity to build your leadership & team-building skills? If so -- JOIN US on May 12 for our #SocialInnovation Hackathon 🔜 eventbrite.ca/e/empowerment-…

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With help from our fabulous event Sponsor @NiagaraKids, #EMPOWER18 has SOLD OUT & kicks off TOMORROW! We can't wait to see all of our participants bright & early tomorrow morning! ☀️
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