http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:02:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Though the week is over, and close to 9,000 miles have been travelled, the 7 Days cause does not end here.  It is our goal that the grassroots mission of teenagers giving back and empowering others across the country will continue to gain steam and ultimately inspire people of all ages to actively ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/14/the-trip-is-over/ 18-year-old Harvard Freshman Vinay Trivedi, of Philadelphia, has founded an organization called Senior Link--a program that aims to provide computers and the education to use them to the residents of senior homes.  On the surface, this program aims to teach the elderly the basics of computer usage; however, the program ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/14/day-8/ Congratulations to One is Greater than None for being selected as America's Most Encouraging Teenagers. We will be posting pictures from the finale in the next couple of days, so keep checking back. We would like to thank all of our judges for helping us out. We would also like ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/13/7-days-across-america-finale/ We just finished up with Zach Lee of First Aid Comedy Brigade--an organization that performs comedy routines for children in hospitals pro bono--and1 is Greater Than None--a group of 8 H.S. girls who have raised over 120K to help children in Ghana who are being sold off by their families. ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/12/day-7/ We started the day in Lebanon, TN, on the outskirts of Nashville, meeting with high school seniors Dillon Bane and Michael Smith.  Dillon and Michael, along with their coach, Greg Armstrong, started out three years ago to hike the 2175 mile Appalachian trail.  Their original plan was to hike the ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/10/day-6/ We started the morning with a quick flight to Detroit to visit with the teens of Art Jam of Detroit--an after school mentoring program aimed at inner city youth-- which gives them hands on experience and education with a variety of visual and performance arts.  At a difficult time economically and ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/09/day-5/ We started the day in Dallas, TX at the Cowboy Golf Club honoring a group of teens representing the Interact Club's "Recycling to Eradicate Poverty" program who collect used cell phones in order to raise money to send to poverty stricken Chiappas, Mexico.  These 25 high school students are socially ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/09/day-4/ In Oklahoma City, we met Ryan Jones and Paige Arter, two 14-year-old kids who have taken up the cause of Wishing Well. Ryan and Paige both took it in their hands to raise money in their schools to help provide clean drinking water in Africa. They started the ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/08/day-3/ After a 6 a.m. flight out of Lake Tahoe, we headed back to Phoenix to meet up with Austin Gutwine and Faith Johnson. When he was 9, Austin founded Hoops of Hope, an organization raising money for victims of AIDS in Africa. Along with regularly speaking to ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/07/day-2/ We just finished filming with Ashlee Smith and her friends.  She let us know that she plans on not only growing her foundation, providing toys for children who are victims of disasters, but also expanding to include toys for disadvantaged children.  Oprah, Hasbro, and the Red Cross believe in her, ... http://www.7daysacrossamerica.com/blog/2009/09/05/wrapping-up-reno/