Local Youth Leader Legacy Builder

This challenge is seeking dedicated young Superheroes (teen/youth) to step up and demonstrate outstanding leadership by executing a self-managed, high-impact community service project in their local town. This challenge is about being a visible role model and leaving a lasting, positive mark on your community. The Superhero must conceive, organize, and execute a impactful, and clearly defined community service project.

Activities can include:

1. organizing and leading an event (by teens for community members, young and adult)
2. creating a local mentorship program
3. organizing a major park/trail cleanup drive
4. establishing a neighborhood-wide recycling initiative, or
5. running a series of skill-building workshops for younger children.

My Pledge:

• -Donation Rate: $25 per hour of verifiable service.
• -Maximum Pledge: Up to $375 (15 hours max). The donation will be sent directly to the charity of the Superhero's choosing.

Leadership Requirement:

1. Recruit and lead at least 3-5 peers or younger students to assist in the project's execution.
2. Be actively serving as a youth leader at a local 501(c)(3) charity and utilize this role to execute the project.

Verification Requirements (Conquer It, Prove It):

To successfully complete this challenge, the Superhero must provide verifiable proof of either one of the following to Charity Challenge administrators/creators:

• • Project Summary/Reflection
• • A detailed Time Log
• • 1-3 photos showing the service in action
• • A Certificate/Award received for the project
• • A Testimonial (a short email or phone statement from a community member like a teacher, local leader, or project beneficiary validating the impact and the Superhero's role-model status).

Dear Presley, thank you so much for posting this challenge! It provided the perfect fuel for our recent youth-led efforts and helped affirm the value of the work we're doing in our community.

My activity was serving as a youth leader for a local community organization, focused on planning, conceptualizing, and executing a cultural event alongside my fellow youth leaders. This required true leadership across all phases: organizing detailed schedules, coordinating with participants, and setting up the event space itself. We created an event by our youth, for our community, where we shared our stories, culture, and hope. This experience was truly community-centered, and as the caption says, it was “a moment on stage, a mission for change.”

This challenge was a powerful reminder that leadership is about showing up, supporting others, and growing together. Working with my peers and mentors was an enjoyable experience, helping me develop a much stronger sense of cooperation, communication, and leadership in a real-world setting. The appreciation and energy from the event highlighted that the recognition I got represents our whole community, every young person, every mentor, every shared moment of growth. I am grateful for this opportunity and proud of the amazing young people who make the work worth it.