Dreamer ENT – Dream. Dare. Soar.

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To find out more about the Disney’s Dreamers Academy and to apply visit www.disneysdreamersacademy.com; (applications for next year’s program are now available through October 31, 2011!).

This year 110 high school students had an amazing experience at the Walt Disney World Resort where they were inspired to make their dreams reality. The students took part in Disney’s Dreamers Academy helmed by Steve Harvey and Essence Magazine. The weekend included motivational speakers, fun activities and enriching interactive work sessions designed to inspire them to follow their aspirations. The interactive workshops gave the Dreamers a look into fields ranging from Marine Biology to Journalism, to the Performing Arts and Culinary Arts.

Some of the speakers who encouraged and motivated them included: Ruben Studdard, Yolanda Adams, Mikki Taylor, Stephen A. Smith, Tamera Mowry, and keynote speaker Raven-Symone. For the first time in the four year history of Disney’s Dreamers Academy, five students were awarded internships, four with this year’s Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Congrats to all of the Dreamers; check out the highlight video of the Academy below:

To find out more about the Disney’s Dreamers Academy and to apply visit www.disneysdreamersacademy.com; (applications for next year’s program are now available through October 31, 2011!).

Meet the 2011 Dreamers

The 2011 class of Disney’s Dreamers Academy truly is an extraordinary group of kids. These 100 young students come from all over the country, each representing a different path to the Disney’s Dreamers Academy, and each proving that with hard work and a little magic, your dreams really can come true. Discover the stories behind each member of this class and follow along on their journey as they aspire to make their dreams come true…

Continue reading to meet the Dreamers!

On SewSaraSew.com Sara, a teen seamstress, teaches other teens how to sew their own creations, from dresses to quilts. Her projects and site are so intricate and impressive, with cute details and concepts.

Sara’s been able to do various apperances and speaking engagements to inspire other teens and one of her art quilts “By His Blood” was featured at the Rev. Jesse Jackson 68th Birthday Gala. Wow, I’m really inspired by this young entrepreneur! Visit SewSaraSew.com where you can order her instruction DVDs or her book to learn how to make your own sewn fashions – you might even want to start your own business by selling them to friends.

“SewSaraSew.com is the place for kids and teens to get fun ideas, share your work, and learn how to make something without spending your whole allowance! There is no limit to what we can make, and there are no such things as mistakes! A wrong turn on a project could open up a whole new opportunity! I am all about being green, using recycled materials in my projects, and not letting scraps go to waste. If you think GREEN, you can make GREEN! The best part is that you can do this too! Let’s get behind our machines and make something FUN!”

Above: Sara’s Fabric Frog Dissection Project and Colorful Hooded Ensemble

Watch the videos below where Sara talks about how she got started sewing and an episode of Biz Kids where she sews a dress for a friend:

Below Sara introduces her book and shows clips of a fashion show where some of her students show off the projects they made:

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Recently actress Bailee Madison helped to host an event for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation a nonprofit organization which helps raise money for childhood cancer. Below she talks a little about how others can get involved in creating their own lemonade stands to help donate to this important cause.

Alex’s Lemonade Stand was founded when Alex, who was diagnosed with childhood cancer just before her first birthday, was four, she told her parents she wanted to set up a front-yard lemonade stand. Her plan: to give the money to doctors to help them find a cure. Her first “Alex’s Lemonade Stand” raised an astonishing $2,000 in one day. While bravely fighting her own cancer, Alex continued to set up lemonade stands every year. As news spread of the remarkable girl so dedicated to helping other sick children, people everywhere were inspired to start their own lemonade stands—donating the proceeds to her cause.

Click here to visit the ALSF website learn more about the brave and inspiring young founder and her legacy that lives on, and find more ways to donate and get involved in your own town. Watch the story behind Alex’s Lemonade Stand below:

Bridgit Mendler from Disney’s Good Luck Charlie sings “We Can Change The World,” a song that challenges us to make a change right where we are with kindness and helping others – even though you’re one person you are one person who can start a movement, and you can make a difference!