"The FAIR Conference was inspiring and enlightening and I will recommend that everyone buy tickets for next year’s.

 

At the conference FRG was permitted to set up a table right next to the big names of the FAIR executives like Scott Gordon, Mike Parker, and John Lynch; I have to say that this was pretty cool. I sat at the table during most of the conference and had a lot of people approach me about FRG. They would ask me questions like, “Why does FRG exist? Isn’t FAIR enough?” The fact of the matter is NO! FAIR is not enough."

I posted this on the FRG blog, come and see at http://youth.fairblog.org/

"Hey Folks!

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   know what you’re thinking, it’s about time I post an update on what’s been goin’ on at FRG.

 

Now it may seem like I am assuming a lot, but if you’re reading our blog then that means you’re as concerned about the youth as we are and ya probably know that every one of our projects at Rising Generation is designed to support the youth.

 

If you’re not concerned for the youth, then you should be. Life can get rough–rougher sometimes than others–and so many people are struggling just to make ends meet. However, because more and more people are rallying behind good causes, much is being done to relieve the strugglers.

 

If you’ve been keeping up with our blog, then you’ve read Heidi’s posts about some awesome people who have done or are currently doing amazing things to improve the lives of others. The most recent was about a twelve year old boy from Canada who dreamed that he could help kids living in poverty to get food and shelter. Because that boy pursued his dream, 500 schools were built in 45 different countries and millions of people have been helped to achieve a better life. That said, think about this: what if there were just five more kids like him, this Craig Kielburger? If there were five more Craig Kielburgers then maybe there would be 2,500 more schools built in another 225 countries and millions more young people could be helped.

 

While I have little hope of comparing to Craig in accomplishment, my own dream is just as sincere. If I can bring even one young man or young woman to understand how important they are to God’s plan and to act upon that knowledge, then my mission will have been a success. Yet I know that FAIR’s Rising Generation has potential to acheive much greater good than only the blessing of one life, for through the internet we can teach and fellowship youth all over the world. Are we a peer support group? Sure! But in this group we don’t just sit around talking about helping youth, we are actively engaging in it! Our projects will teach, uplift, and strengthen them!

 

Young adults, aka people ranging from 18 to 25, will benefit from our support too…they’re really just big youth anyway.

 

One of our earliest projects has finally come to fruition as our video productions man has just uploaded a clip on You Tube. The clip delves into one of the most important parts of the lives of youth and young adults: our interactions with the opposite sex during dates. Tommy Lugaresi has put together a brilliantly humorous, but also instructional video about what it means for a guy to ask a girl on a date or visa versa. Check it out now at http://www.youtube.com/user/fairsrg

 

 Readers, my name is Erik Slack, I am seventeen years of age, and I can make a difference in the lives of my peers. So can you. Join me at FRG and show the youth of the world that you care too!"