The Stars 4 Students® Social Networking
Stars 4 Students® is developing the premier social networking and resource site for students to undertake community service initiatives and humanitarian projects through linking the efforts of students and the S4S® Community of sports and entertainment stars.
The networking platform will provide a national stage to heighten social activism. It is intended to support inter-collegiate and private industry collaboration. Students will be given the tools and connections to build alliances for volunteerism, entrepreneurship, and media/technology to coordinate a multitude of national events, programs, clinics, enterprises, and activities with strong cross-cultural appeal.
Over 5 years, S4S® intends to build a membership base of 10 million, including over 3 million students from over 2,000 universities, to work with leaders in business, sports, entertainment, and music to revitalize communities internationally. S4S® will be the vehicle for the burgeoning new tech-savvy, socially conscious generation to utilize their potential to “make a difference in the world.”
The Stars 4 Students Foundation, Inc. (S4S® Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) entity (EIN #71-1041988) that promotes student charitable activities globally through service-learning programs that incorporate academic, entertainment, and corporate partnerships.
Pursuing the Mission:
The S4S® Foundation pursues its mission by functioning as the vehicle through which students, celebrities, and businesses work together to unite and champion meaningful causes that better the global community. The S4S® Foundation helps these constituent groups work together in order to enhance, elevate, and improve society in three primary areas:
1. Introducing students to the benefits of civic service through service-learning programs designed to develop their entrepreneurial and social skills;
2. Helping celebrities leverage their heightened social status to connect with key individuals on a professional and philanthropic level through strong and significant involvement in socially responsible partnerships; and
3. Providing businesses with fully integrated corporate sponsorship opportunities designed to promote their business objectives while simultaneously creating civic-focused corporate citizens and advancing universally shared goals.
The S4S® Foundation focuses its energy and resources on creating an environment of collectively driven responsibility, an environment that is based on our belief that we can create a better world by creating better
people.
Activities:
The S4S® Foundation started a concert series called ³Music 4 Recovery²® to support the collaborative efforts of students and corporate partners in New Orleans recovery projects. In 2007, it was successfully started at Loyola University on October 25th, promoted at the Voodoo Music Festival October 26-28th, joined the New Orleans Sheriff Department¹s 33rd annual Thanksgiving Day Feast on November 22nd, and in 2008, supported the 1st Annual Gently Festival on October 11th and Dillard University¹s “Get Out The Vote” Halloween concert on October 31st. The year culminated with the 1st Annual Music 4 Recovery 5K Run/Walk on Fulton Street on November 16th. The series is intended to raise awareness and funds for the work of the S4S® Foundation.
