Trip of a Lifetime Blog

Hey everyone. For the past three weeks, I have been working on my senior options Project. At my high school, seniors end classes in the beginning of May and then work on a project or internship of their choice for six weeks. For my senior options project, I have been writing my own sports blog for four hours a day (thesportsslant.com) and working on Trip of a Lifetime for the other two hours a day. This extra ten hours of Trip of a Lifetime work has allowed me to catch up on paperwork and prepare for two ambitious projects.

The first project I am trying to tackle for Trip of a Lifetime during Senior Options is a travel photography and video project. Ever since we started this non-profit more than eighteen months ago, we have always wanted to make our website more user-friendly. One way to do that is to incorporate more photos and videos. For the next six weeks, I will be leading an effort to collect travel photos and videos from all of our friends and supporters. Besides making our website more interactive, we are hoping these photographs will increase awareness of the positive benefits of travel. If you would like to send us photos, please send them to webmaster@projecttoal.org along with your address so we can send you a charity bracelet as a token of our gratitude. Please continue to visit our blog for updates on our project

The second project I am trying to tackle is a little more ambitious. Since its inception eighteen months ago, the charity has only had press coverage in the Westchester Area. Now, we are trying to spread our message to New York and beyond. I have identified twenty five different organizations to contact about press coverage and the charity will send out our latest press release to them. I am very curious to see how we do sans a publicist.

Please send your favorite travel photos and videos to webmaster@projecttoal.org so we can include them in our travel photo and video gallery

We have finally re-branded the Trip of a Lifetime YouTube Channel. Over the next few weeks, we will add additional content. Please check it out

Check out more information about our travel and video project
http://pitch.pe/65249

Trip of a LIfetime

If you have any travel photos or videos you would like to share with Trip of a Lifetime, please let us know. In the next few weeks, we plan to add Flickr  and Youtube integration to our website along with a slew of new features. We are planning to add a multimedia page to our website displaying everyone’s favorite “trips of a lifetime”. Please spread word about our project to your family and friends

If you would like to submit a photo or video, please email them to webmaster@projecttoal.org

Thanks A Lot and Have A Great Weekend

- Stan Rosenberg

Hey everyone. Over the past few days, we have received a significant number of applications and expect two or three more within the next few days. Once we receive all the applications, our application committee will read them and follow-up with the candidates to make their final decisions. We expect to announce the decisions before Memorial Day. Please stay tuned to this blog and our website for any additional announcements!

Today at my high school, I received the New York State Comptroller’s Service Award for my dedication to Trip of a Lifetime. As I walked up to the stage to receive this award, I realized that the real recipient of this award is not me but all of you who have made Trip of a Lifetime possible during the last two years. If it wasn’t for all the deans, parents, club advisors, teen tour providers, and supporters, we would not be where we are today. So there I stood, accepting the award on your behalf. Thank You!

• Stan

Hey everyone. Over the past few weeks, we have been experimenting with new features on our website. Today, we are pleased to announce two new features: facebook connectivity and google voice. With facebook connectivity, you can “like” almost any post on our website and share it with your friends. Our google voice widget allows anyone to call Trip Of A Lifetime and discuss their comments, questions, and suggestions. Please check out http://projecttoal.org to see these features in action!