6. The Economic Need
$5500 the average price of a three week teen tour
35% of NYC Public School Students Never Graduate High School
18.5% Of New York City Students Live In Poverty
7. More Than Just A Trip
31% increase in test scores for students
that participate in after school activities
$10,895 economic value from
volunteering within five years of student trips
100% of alumni are in college or college
bound
8. Alphonso’s Story
“I might be multiracial and live
in the ghetto but what I am now
going to do with my life will be
historical.”
9. Where We Are Now
$150,000 – In Donations
21 – Students Sent On Trips
25 – Corporate Partnerships
10 – Members and Interns
$0 – Overhead Cost
11. APPLICATION
PROCESS
What are you waiting for? Go on your trip of a lifetime this summer!
12. The Trips
• Students are sent on 2-4 week teen travel or community
service trips run by American Trails West and Rein Teen
Tours, our exclusive trip providers
• We cover all costs, from airfare to spending money
• Students are required to write a 2-3 page essay about their
experience and apply their lessons learned to their
communities
14. Who We Look For:
Required:
• Demonstrated financial need
• Passion for travel
• Eagerness to be a catalyst
for change in the community
Preferred:
• Good grades
• Extraciriccular activities
• Past community service
experience
16. Apply In Three Easy Steps
1) Fill Out Student Application
By March 15th
2) Have Your Parent Fill Out
The Parent Application By
March 15th
3) Have Your Counselor Fill
Out Nomination Form AND
Submit your Latest
Transcript By March 15th
Visit www.projecttoal.org to learn more
18. Step 1: Find Your Passion
• What are five things that
interest you?
• Explain Why
• What are five things you
wish you could change?
• Explain Why
19. Step 2: Tell Your Story
• Be Short
• Explain in two paragraphs?
• Two sentences?
• Be Engaging
• Can your story stand out?
• Be unique and different
• Have a Strong Call To Action
• Make as clear and as easy as possible
20. Step 3: Start Doing
• Organize – Find others with
similar passion to help out
• After-School Clubs, Community
Organizations, Facebook
• Reach – Connect with others
who can amplify mission
• Teachers, Donors, Partners,
Parents
• Share – Get your story out
• School Newspaper, Bulletin Board,
Blogs, Websites, Radio and TV
21. Step 4: Measure Your Impact
• Question Your Actions –
• Success - Why did we achieve this
result?
• Failure – How can we improve next
time?
• Numbers Never Lie -
• Find your metric
• Try to improve by 1% every day
