Band Together for a New Kind of Challenge
projectOUTREACH® is a Destination ImagiNation Team Challenge designed to engage students in community activism. In projectOUTREACH, teams are invited to address real community issues through personal expression.
Band Together!, the 2009-10 projectOUTREACH Challenge, is inspired by MAE, an indie-rock band from Norfolk, Virginia. This year, rather than release a full-length album, MAE is releasing a new song every month on their Web site. Fans can download each song for a minimum donation of a dollar, and all of the proceeds go to a charity of MAE's choosing. So far, MAE has fully funded a family's home through Habitat for Humanity, and they've also raised thousands of dollars for additional charities. MAE is changing the world with their music!
Teams participating in projectOUTREACH will take MAE's lead and use music to address real issues in their communities. Each team can select any specific issue in their local community, and then they will use music as a tool to address that issue. As their community projects evolve, teams are invited to engage others in their community to promote their cause. Teams will then present their community projects at DI Tournaments!
projectOUTREACH is in line with national standards for learning, and it is a great way for students to become active in their communities. Please visit this site for more information on this ever-evolving Challenge. If you would like to be involved in projectOUTREACH today, we invite you to Band Together and Start a Team!
