We All Need A Better Example Now!

The community I am helping is teenagers. Right now, my focus is in the United States, starting with my hometown of Ridgefield, CT. The problem I am trying to solve is that teens see celebrities as their role models and these celebrities are often bad examples to follow. Following the bad examples of celebrities can lead to trouble for teens, including drug abuse, violence, drunk driving, animal cruelty, teenage pregnancy, and other problems. Following the examples of good celebrity role models can only help teenagers, their communities, and country. The youth of America are struggling to find good celebrity role models. My solution is to identify good celebrity role models for kids and teens--celebrities who teenagers can relate to, to introduce new celebrity role models to them, and to make it up close and personal by bringing these celebrities to the towns and communities of these teenagers. The celebrities would be qualified as good celebrities by the same pledge that visitors to www.wanabenow.org may take, the WANABENOW Pledge, which says that the person taking the pledge can be a good example and role model for others. The pledge says: I pledge that... -I will treat myself and others with respect, -I will not abuse drugs or alcohol, -I will show respect for the world around me, including its living creatures and the environment, -I will do what I can to be a better person, -I will do what I can to help others. I believe my organization and website can help kids and teens stay out of trouble and be better citizens of their communities, even role models for others. It may even help some celebrities stay out of trouble by making them conscious that they are role models for today's kids and teens and that we appreciate it when they are good role models for us.