I just got invited to We Day in Toronto! I got an email from the We Day Honoured Guest Team and Craig and Marc Kielburger – the two brothers from Toronto who founded Free The Children and We Day – to invite me to be an “honoured guest”.
This is some of what the email said:
Hi Hannah Alper,
We invite you to join us at We Day, Free The Children’s annual signature event!
Engaging passionate youth like yourself in social justice issues and on the road to active citizenship is the greatest responsibility of our country. Here’s where that road begins. At We Day, youth like YOU from all across North America join together with other young world changers and teachers for a day of inspiring speeches and amazing performances.
The energy, passion and excitement you will experience at We Day doesn’t stop there! For thousands of student leaders just like you, We Day also kicks off a year of awareness-raising, fundraising, and volunteering to make a difference in their communities and around the world.
We Day is the chance to be a part of the effort to improve the world we live in by coming together to celebrate young leaders, as well as find the inspiration to create positive change.
Thank you so much for your support. We look forward to seeing you in the fall!
Sincerely,
Craig & Marc Kielburger
Co-Founders, Free The Children
I feel lucky, grateful and excited that they invited me. They have read my blog and saw how much I care about the environment and making people aware of the things that they can learn, change and do to take better care of the world.
I can’t wait to be a part of We Day. They haven’t announced the speakers or performers for this year. In the past some of them have been: Justin Bieber, The Jonas Brothers, Dr. Jane Goodall, Vice President Al Gore, K’Naan and Hedley. When they announce who will be there this year, I’ll write about it.
For now, I want to share a video from We Day that really shows how awesome and inspiring a day it will be for me.
To Craig, Marc and everyone at We Day, thank you so much, I can’t wait to be there.
If you have been to We Day, I would love to hear all about it. Please leave a comment.
Hannah!!!! This is so exciting! We Day is such an amazing event, you’re going to love it. Don’t forget to take lots of pictures and video and update everyone on your blog. xoxo
Thank you Tori! I can’t wait! It really looks amazing! I’m going to write a whole post about we day! I hope you and everybody sees it! Don’t forget to tell Nakia about the post! xoxoxoxox
Congratulations to you! How exciting!
Thank you Stephanie! That means a lot to me!
Congratulations Hannah!
You truly deserve to be at ‘We Day’. Knowing that you will add an awareness of social injustice issues, to your passion of caring for the environment, fills my heart with joy.
The experience you are about to have will surely elevate your already active participation. I once read that “We can all be a ‘human doing’ and not just a ‘human being'”, by “thinking globally and not just locally”, you Hannah have proven that it can be accomplished. Hannah, you rock!
I am looking forward to reading your blog after the ‘We Day’ event, and to source your writing in the very near future.
Heidi
Congratulations Hannah, very exciting! 🙂
Hannah,
We love your blog! We just read a bunch of your posts and think it’s very cool and interesting. Jacob says “it’s a great thing what you’re doing,” and Maya says “great job, keep it up!” Ethan says “I think you’re very smart and you are doing a good deed.”
We’re all very proud of you, Hannah. Way to go!
Marc & Kellie
Have a fun time Hannah, please take lots of pictures for me :0
KT
hey Hannah! your blog keeps getting in better with each post :). I miss you so much! Sorry I couldnt talk to you at the bbq i got caught up. I miss you!! I wish i could have seen you !! Did u get Skype set up yet? when you have just look up Naomi Malyar in the name section and click on the one that lives in Texas. Hope to see you soon! I miss you! … i jus realized i sad that like 3 times now… oops well htats how much i miss you :)<3
hi i was at we day and i heard u on the radio
thank you Jenna! When did you go to we day? What did you like best? That’s cool that you heard me on the radio!