http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:25:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A pencil. It is wood. It is graphite. It’s a perfect cylinder that fits in the grasp of any hand. It is art and literature, equations and inventions, movements and revolutions. A pencil is creation. It sketches the images of the artist. It writes the first words of the author. It scratches ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/07/a-pencil-transforms/ The PoP Intern Team recently created "PoP in the Park Night" at Bryant Park in NYC. Dalton HS student and brilliant PoP Intern Flo Wen writes about her experience: In the words of Samuel Johnson, “Change is not made without inconvenience.” Speaking broadly, Pencils of Promise illustrates Johnson’s wise words through ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/07/the-pop-syndrome/ One of our amazing high school interns, Ashley Wilens, writes about one of her recent experiences working as part of the PoP team this summer. Hi, I am Ashley Wilens, a rising senior at Elisabeth Irwin High School and I am a Pencils of Promise (PoP) intern. This isn’t my ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/07/the-cupcake-connection/ Read the first blog post from PoP Fellow Hoolie Tejwani, as he joins our team on the ground in Laos I’m in a rural village 9,000 miles from home, accessible only by muddy, unsealed roads. The electricity is sporadic and there is one phone for every hundred people. Yet, I feel ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/07/journal-of-a-pop-fellow-i-feel-connected/ PoP is dedicated to empowering every person to make a difference, especially youth. To prove it once again, we're having one of YOU design our new T-shirt. Click the orange bar at the bottom of the screen to vote for the top design created by members of the PoP Movement! http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/07/you-design-the-new-pop-tshirt/ Last week at PoP we had our first ever PoP Leadership Workshop (PLW)! For two days, the interns were led by PoP team members in exploring different issues in all things PoP. We started out with an introduction from backpacker/founder Adam Braun about the history of PoP, including personal anecdotes on how PoP ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/06/pop-leadership-workshop-fueling-the-movement/ http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/06/save-the-date-the-pop-2010-summer-white-party-is-july-31st/ [caption id="attachment_1020" align="aligncenter" width="550" caption="Alex and Max at The Promise"][/caption] Last week, a team from Pencils of Promise attended the Think Social #Promise conference.  Alex shares her thoughts and observations on the overall experience and how brands can create good through social media. We got to take part in another ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/06/creating-good-through-social-media/ [caption id="attachment_1012" align="aligncenter" width="545" caption="Adam, Leslie, and Noy at the opening of our school in Bo He, Laos. (Photo Credit: Bryce Eriksen)"][/caption] About a week ago I sent out an email to our internal team of 100+ members across the country to share all of the recent progress that PoP has ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/06/june-2010-snapshot-update/ Max Clermont, one of our amazing Pencils of Promise interns for the summer, shares his thoughts and feelings about his first day interning with PoP. You are always on edge on the first day of any new experience. You are worried about the way you are dressed, concerned about your new ... http://www.pencilsofpromise.org/blog/2010/06/my-first-day-as-an-intern-with-pencils-of-promise/