2016

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Coach: Dan Fingerhut
Peer: Jess Edelstein

Website: poochkaboose.org
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Pooch Kaboose, a non-profit/no-kill dog rescue is a resource to the community, finding dogs loving, responsible matches that will provide permanent homes for dogs. We aid the prospective adopter with information regarding care and responsibility of bringing a dog into their lives/homes.

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An energetic, tenacious entrepreneur striving to produce positive changes in individuals as well as her community.From people to politics, Torri Grice helps individuals get healthier, influences the community by being the Ward leader of the 54th Ward 11th district, as well as helps dogs that are abandoned. Leaving imprints that impact excites her.

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Website: phillywomenstheatrefest.org
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Philadelphia Women’s Theater Festival fosters and encourages women in the performing arts by offering unique opportunities for exposure, professional, artistic and personal development and a platform for performance.

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Polly Rose Edelstein has been living and working in the Philadelphia region for the past five years. She works as a freelance theater director, teaching artist, and administrator and currently resides in West Philadelphia. Polly received her BFA in Theatre Arts from Stephens College for Women in Columbia, MO. She is also a recent graduate of the Masters of Arts in Theatre with a Certificate in Nonprofit Management program at Villanova University where she worked as a graduate assistant for two years. Some of her favorite directing projects include Court-Martial at Fort Devens (Steel River Playhouse) Eurydice (Villanova University), Trappings (FringeArts), Stew You and How He Lied to Her Husband (Old Academy Players) and Eden (Crack the Glass Theatre Company). She has been a featured speaker at Villanova’s TEDx event (Theatre Beyond Theater), the Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium, and the Villanova Showcase.

 

 

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Website: theskateboardacademy.com
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Lifelong skateboarders and professional educators all benefiting directly from the teachings skateboarding has taught them! The Skateboard Academy of Philadelphia also offers skateboard workshops, parties, edutainment, and promotions, to appeal to people of all ages and skill level.

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AJ is a true renaissance man of skateboarding! Aside from being the founder of The Skateboard Academy of Philadelphia he is a successful event organizer & mc (World Championships / Contest Series /Fundraisers etc.), top skateboard show performer (over 2000+ shows world wide), skateboard activist, product / park designer, former top level amateur and current top level pro freestyle competitor (innovative and creative tricks) and skateboard educator! In addition to all his skateboarding accomplishments and entrepreneurial spirit, AJ is also a Industrial Design Engineer and STEAM Edutainment professional who is always on the road or implementing a new initiative somewhere to better serve the skateboarding community.

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JToday is an Internet-based talk show, blog, and online forum for young Jewish professionals in Philadelphia.

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A Philadelphia native, I was raised in the Philly suburbs — Bucks County — and currently reside in Richboro, but will be relocating to Montgomery County. I received a Bachelor of Arts in Print Communications, with a minor in Business Administration/Marketing, from Arcadia University, and a Master of Education in Secondary English Education from Temple University. I have also been active within the Jewish young professional community, with involvement in organizations such as The Collaborative, Renaissance Group/Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, and the National Museum of American Jewish History. Some of my favorite things include art and design, writing, reading, traveling, social media, The Bachelor/Bachelorette, HGTV, movies and award season, fashion, wine, Italian food, and spending time with those closest to me.

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Website: altneuarts.com
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AltNeu Arts exists to create and connect the space between artists, the arts & communities in the name of social good. Initial actions focus on music as means to empower & promote social change. Through the use of traditional venues & repurposed spaces, AltNeu Arts provides pop-up concerts, workshops, production & more to communities seeking to make the world a little more music-filled.

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The MUSIC hails from the east & west, rooted in the sounds of a pastoral upbringing in the sprawling suburbs of the Garden State juxtaposed against the sounds, stories, & struggles of the seaside city of Jaffa. The MUSICIAN simply wants to move you with music. Ami (pronounced AH-mee) has been described as “a cross between Randy Newman and David Broza. He has traveled all over the world and spent a significant amount of time using music to build peace and promote social change. Ami’s performances capture your body, heart and mind. It’s old music; it’s new music. It’s the music. Come inside for a listen. The EDUCATOR uses music as a lens to understand society, culture and ultimately, ourselves. Let’s move our minds as much as we move our bodies to music. Inroads to empathy and mutual understanding form through the sharing of song and rhythm. It is not only a passion to Ami but an obligation to embolden music in powerful and transformative educational experiences.