Sent every Tuesday.

Hey y’all! Super pumped to usher in a new year of WYD with the first edition of 2020! You may have noticed that I am not, in fact, Ben (our editor-in-chief who usually sends this newsletter). My name’s Jackie, and I’ll be sending WYD every Tuesday this month while Ben is on sabbatical -- you can get to know me a little more here.

I know, I know. I’ll miss Ben too. But I’m also excited to share some amazing member stories with you all this month. He’ll be back before we know it!

Let’s Do This,
Jackie, Writer and Officially Not Ben

DoSomething Members Give Más and Get Más While Supporting Their Friends’ Dreams

No one achieves their dreams alone -- just ask the 47,215 DoSomething members who signed up to help their friends achieve their goals.

Through DoSomething’s Give Más, Get Más campaign, powered by the Taco Bell Foundation, young people shared cards (featuring a special text keyword) to help friends access our guide on networking, finding a mentor, and building a community that will help them change the world.

“My friends are singers, actors, visual artists, dancers, and musicians who, like myself, dream of achieving their artistic goals and becoming outstanding members of this community,” says DoSomething member Daniela, 17. “I believe this campaign will give them the tools they need to follow their dreams.”

“I want to lead people towards greatness, and what better place to start than with my friends,” says DoSomething member Nolan, 24. Well said!

PS: It’s not too late to apply for the Live Más Scholarship from the Taco Bell Foundation (which 11 DoSomething members won last year!). Apply by January 23, 2020 for the chance to earn up to $25,000.

A few years ago, DoSomething member Makayla joined the largest youth-led denim drive, Teens for Jeans. She and her classmates collected 193 pairs of jeans for youth in homeless shelters (and you can too!).

• Get the inside scoop… on our recent Road Safety Hackathon with this vlog from DoSomething member and hackathon participant Ashley!

• Behind the scenes at DoSomething HQ… we took some pretty fun holiday pics last month, including this one of Ben and I.

• We started off 2020… by getting a shoutout for DoSomething’s collab with Alexander Wang in their 10 most memorable moments of the decade.

• Students survived finals in this St. Louis school… with a little help from some supportive notes, inspired by our Mirror Messages campaign.

• The DoSomething Club of the week is… Warhawks DoSomething Club and their brilliant vaping myth bingo.

• Today in DoSomething dogs… DoSomething member Severin, 17, blessed us with a pair of adorable pups.

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