Countdown To March 26, 2010

The following message was originally posted as a discussion topic at the IYN group at Care2.

As of this posting, we are a month away from the third anniversary of when Invisible Youth Network was launched.

Let's make this a month of conscious celebration and action.  Here are some things we can be doing--some on a daily basis, others on a frequent basis, and others at least once--during the days leading up to our anniversary day (and nobody would be unhappy if you keep on doing any/some/all of them even after March 26, 2010 has come and gone).

 This is addressed to all 2408 of our current members--plus any who might happen to come along afterwards. . .

1. Visit our website (http://invisibleyouthnetwork.net) and take note of what we're all about.
2. Share a link to our website with your friends and encourage them to visit.
3. If you can afford to, donate.  You will find out how by going here:  http://invisibleyouthnetwork.net/helpushelp.aspx     Take note that there are subdivisions to this initial link that need to be checked out.  These will give you ways to donate while shopping and (which is especially good for those, like myself, who can only afford to donate occasionally) fun activities to do that will result in the receiving of donations from sponsors.
4. Encourage your friends to check out this information on how to donate/cause donations to happen.
5. Sign--and, of course, encourage friends to sign--our petitions that will be sent to President Obama to encourage him to endorse Youth Outreach Day as an official event that will take place on the second Saturday of each October.  To find out more about this, go here:  http://invisibleyouthnetwork.net/YouthOutreachDay.aspx
6. Invite others to the various IYN groups at social sites of which you're a member.  If you're not a member of these groups, consider joining any, some, or all.  You can find them listed (among other things) on our online directory page which you can access by going here:  http://invisibleyouthnetwork.net/Onlinedirectory.aspx
7. Get creative in your approach to promoting IYN and its mission.  You can find some ideas for this by going here:   http://mhhj.blogspot.com/2010/02/fun-and-creative-ways-to-help-our-cause.html
8. Look into the idea of starting a community chapter. You can do this on your own and/or get others in your area interested in this.  You can find information about this--plus check out some already-established chapters--by going here:  http://invisibleyouthnetwork.net/communitychapters.aspx
9. Feel free to share this message in e-mail, either by linking to it or copying and pasting it (or both).  Besides initially posting it here at our group at Care2, I'm posting it other places as well (for starters, as an entry in the blog I'm keeping about IYN  http://mhhj.blogspot.com/2010/02/countdown-to-march-26-2010.html) and/or sharing links to it.  Feel free also to share links to it on places such as blogs, websites, sig-blocks, and profile pages.
10. Are you a crafty person?  Do you like to bake?  Do you like to wash cars?  Are you musical?  Do you play sports?  Are you otherwise talented?  Do you enjoy participating in thons?  Do you enjoy holding yard sales?  These are some of many ways that you can raise funds for IYN.

These are just a few of many ways that you can help our cause, and all of us at IYN--and, especially, our countless number of young people needing extended hands instead of pointing fingers--are counting on you!

Blessings!
Ainsley Jo Phillips 
Management Team
Invisible Youth Network
Chapter President
Sugar Fork Creek Chapter of Madison County