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New York, NY (Aug. 6, 2010) –DoSomething.org, HP, and AMD announce today a new campaign that mobilizes teens in the fight to keep art education in schools. The “Make Art. Save Art.” initiative encourages teens to showcase their artistic talents and passion for art education.

Starting Aug. 2, artists can create PC wallpaper designs and submit them to MakeArtSaveArt.org along with a testimonial about why art education matters to them. Designs can feature photography, graphics, or any other visual art form.

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STUDENTS MAKE ART TO SAVE ART

DoSomething.org, HP, and AMD launch “Make Art. Save Art.” campaign, mobilizing students to advocate for art education by creating and sharing art online.

America's Best Dance Crew Season 5 champions Poreotix present DoSomething.org youth activist Jackie Rothman with a check for $10,000 to further her cause Everybody Dance Now, which provides at-risk teens an alternative outlet to gang life, during the live taping of the show's "Champions for Charity" episode at Warner Bros. Studios on Thursday, April 15, 2010.

Robo-awesome Poreotix from Westminster, Calif., were crowned the fifth season champions of Randy Jackson’s America’s Best Dance Crew on Thursday night, defeating Montreal-based Blueprint Cru in a close vote on the hit MTV series. The Thursday, April 15 episode will feature JabbaWockeez, Super Cr3w, Quest Crew, We Are Heroes and Poreotix in partnership with DoSomething.org recognizing and celebrating the work of young volunteers.

I got the chance to talk to all of the ABDC Champs from seasons 1-5! Below are videos with season 1 champions Jabbawockeez and season 4 championETS (first all female crew to win) We Are Heroes. They are all getting together for tonight's special ABDC "Gives Back" episode airing at 10pm ET/PT on MTV. Jabbawockeez were really cool dudes and were huge fans of Power 106 (who isn't it?)... Check out the vid!

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Thousands of Teen Musicians Lead the Fight to Save Music Education

DoSomething.org and the VH1 Save the Music Foundation’s ‘Battle of the Bands’ campaign activates teens and celebrity advocates to save music education programs

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MTV's "RANDY JACKSON PRESENTS AMERICA’S BEST DANCE CREW” PARTNERS WITH DOSOMETHING.ORG TO AIR ITS FIRST-EVER CHARITABLE EPISODE LIVE THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH AT 10 P.M. ET/(TAPE DELAY) PT

All Five “ABDC” Winning Crews Return to Perform Together for the First Time Ever and to Honor Five of DoSomething.org’s Most Dedicated Young Activists