We're looking for people, businesses, and non-profits with ideas that will have a positive impact. Look around your community and think about how you want to change it.
Anyone can submit an idea online at Refresh Everything. Pepsi is accepting 1000 ideas every month. Supporters go to the site and vote for their favorite ideas. Visitors can vote for up to 10 of their favorite ideas every day. If you submitted an idea, you are free to vote for your own. Voting starts on the 1st of the month and continues through the last day of every month. New ideas and Refresh Grant recipients will be accepted and awarded every month.
Six categories help you figure out where your idea fits in:
- Health—impact the health of anyone from hospitals and clinics to exercise programs
- Arts and Culture—celebrate the arts in all its forms
- Food and Shelter—provide things to eat, wear and live in—and sometimes all three
- The Planet—help improve the environment on a local or massive scale
- Neighborhoods—make any neighborhood a better place to live
- Education—help people learn and grow at any age
Dates to Remember:
January 13, 2010—first day to submit your idea
February 1, 2010—voting for ideas starts
March 1, 2010—first awardees announced
Off the top of my head, I can think nearly two dozen local initiatives that could benefit from this opportunity. . . . . .
Skate park, Science Center, Active Living, Dental Access Center, Sustainability Initiative, Evergreen Services, Peacemaker Resources, Community Resource Connections, BWELL, Historic Preservation, Sculpture Walk, BREC public art, Food Shelf, Soup Kitchen, Boys and Girls Club, Community Garden, 4-H, BYAC, Farmers Market, Headwaters School of Music. . . . . .
Who in Bemidji can be the first to submit an idea? Get your creative game on and get busy! Then tell the community so we can go online and vote for your great idea.
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