Our new Planet Bread eZine that will launch on Saturday, October 25, 2008 for National "Make a Difference Day."
We've been inspired for years by the extraordinary deeds of TEENS in their communities. Now, teens will have a chance to spread their talents and their VOICE through our new TEEN eZine, Planet Bread
This new TEEN eZine will be a little different from most. First of all, it will be written and produced almost exclusively by TEENS from around the world. Collectively, teens will take their talents and express themselves by sharing stories, opinions, poetry, art, photography, videos that capture three themes: HOPE, INSPIRATION or GRATITUDE, using their world as their lens.
Secondly, this eZine will be used as a service-learning model for teens looking to get more involved in reaching out and "making a difference" in this world. That's right, there will be an online service-learning curriculum project attached to this eZine so that schools and youth groups can participate in unique ways and earn youth patches, school credit and eventually awards and scholarships for their work.
Thirdly, this eZine was born out of a significant bread project called, Spread the Bread. This international, award-winning, grassroots organization uses the gift of bread, wrapped in notes of HOPE, INSPIRATION or GRATITUDE to honor our heroes and help those in need. Spread the Bread has engaged teens around the world to spread millions of breads for others and uses its platform and its REACH as the very foundation of Planet Bread.
Planet Bread will be published online quarterly and will also be e-mailed to subscribers. The eZine also will be updated online weekly, sometimes daily, depending on newsworthiness. We are currently looking for TEENS to contribute in a number of different ways. We need to fill some important jobs on our editorial board: Editor, Assistant Editor, Creative Director. If you are interested in learning more about these leadership positions, send us an e-mail and we'll send along the job descriptions.
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**All teen contributors must submit a permission release before their work, name or photo can be published. Privacy and safety are important at Planet Bread, and we will follow a strict compliance code. Permission releases will be e-mailed.
**Along with a submission of any kind, teens are asked to post a brief bio (3 sentences) about themselves. Again, privacy and safety are paramount, and it can be as general as possible, but serves as point of reference for the reader.
**Teen submissions can be edited, but only with consent of the contributor. Planet Bread's editorial staff has the authority not to print a submission that does not reflect the themes of
HOPE, INSPIRATION or GRATITUDE.
**Teens will not by paid any compensation, however, eventually their submissions could earn them some BREAD$ in the form of mini grants and scholarships.
**Feature articles and opinion pieces should be no longer than 500 words.
**The deadline for the first Planet Bread eZine will be October 1st at 12 noon.
**If you are a teen that has already been published or written a book, we are happy to promote your work and provide links under your submission. We are all about empower YOU!
**There are many people and projects doing great work to empower and help TEENS. Planet Bread will feature those people and projects in a special "Bread Winner" section of the e-Zine.
To be considered as a featured BREAD WINNER, please send along an e-mail to planetbread@gmail.com and tell us what you're doing! Don't forget to put "BREAD WINNER" in the subject line.
**Planet Bread will be supported by advertising sponsorships on the eZine. Proceeds will help underwrite the eZine and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Spread the Bread. Spread the Bread is a 501© 3 nonprofit organization.
**If you are interested in a Planet Bread sponsorship, please e-mail us for sponsorships rates at
planetbread@gmail.com. Please put SPONSORSHIP in the headline
Russ, we really look forward to hearing back from you...
Karen Kiefer
Planet Bread
Spread the Bread
Spread the Bread is a registered 501 © 3 that inspires the gifting of bread, wrapped in notes of Hope, Inspiration or Gratitude to honor our heroes and help those in need. The organization was officially launched after September 11th and has bread groups in 48 states in United States and in Canada, Japan, South Korea, France, and the Philippines. In 2006, Spread the Bread won the prestigious National "Make a Difference Day" Award from USA Weekend and the Points of Light Foundation. As a result, Spread the Bread also received a $10,00 "Make a Difference Day" grant from the Paul Newman Foundation to develop a college campus model for Spread the Bread nation-wide. Each year, thousands and thousands of Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts and 4-H Groups earn Spread the Bread and Spread the Biscuits patches through the service-learning curriculum. Spread the Bread has been featured in People Magazine, Parents Magazine, New York Times, Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and the Hallmark Family Channel.
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