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Jesse White

Lead School for Wonder Personal Development Retreats and MentoringJesse White

COMPETED FOR

$50K
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Competed in
March, 2010

Goals

  • Mentor disadvantaged, using talented people within community
  • Offer free luxury retreats to disenfranchised populations
  • Create worldwide School for Wonder Mentoring Apprenticeships
  • Connect luxury vacation rental owners with School for Wonder Retreats

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Overview

School for Wonder personal development retreats unite musicians, artists, dancers, writers and community leaders with disenfranchised people, hosted by luxury vacation rental property owners who have agreed to underwrite some of the accommodations.

Deliverables:
6 Luxury Vacation Retreats: Mentoring on retreat with musicians, artists, dancers, writers and community leaders teaching disenfranchised populations

100 people, found through advertising in the Pepsi Refresh program, who are in challenging circumstances enroll in retreats

60 national press mentions, Youtube videos of retreat participation, music recordings by participating musicians

$50,000  in costs underwritten by participating talent, and luxury vacation rental owners

50 free mentoring sessions in a 12 month period donated by me personally, with endorsement for Pepsi Refresh on all websites, blogs and publications 

How will the 50K be Used?

Budget Notes: Won't cover my salary, or any talent who provide mentoring assistance at retreats, or retreat rental property
$ 12,000 Food for participants of retreats
$ 10,000 Course design and materials
$ 10,000 Digital Recorder for CD's of music by participants
$ 10,000 concert production for six house concerts at retreats
$ 8,000 travel, office, promotions
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