{"id":417,"date":"2010-07-07T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-07T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/07\/highlight-the-talents-of-your.html"},"modified":"2010-07-07T08:45:00","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T08:45:00","slug":"highlight-the-talents-of-your","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/07\/highlight-the-talents-of-your.html","title":{"rendered":"Highlight the Talents of Your Teen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know a teenager that&#8217;s striving to improve his or her community? Are you a young writer that&#8217;s hoping to inspire others around the world?<br \/>\nThe Responsibility Project by Liberty Mutual is collecting stories from teens ages 13-17 who plan to use their summer break to &#8220;do the right thing.&#8221; Be it participating in a charity event or organizing a community clean-up, teens can enter the Responsibility Project For the Win contest by filling out an online form and writing an essay describing a personal &#8220;responsibility project&#8221; (in 300 words or less) at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.responsibilityproject.com\/contests\/ftw\">www.responsibilityproject.com\/contests\/ftw<\/a>.<br \/>\nSubmissions will be accepted through August 31, 2010, and winners will be announced in September.<br \/>\nOn behalf of each of the five winners selected, Liberty Mutual will donate $500 to an approved 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Winners will also have their entries featured on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.responsibilityproject.com\">ResponsibilityProject.com<\/a> and be invited to guest blog more about their experiences on the Responsibility Project website.<br \/>\nBest of luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know a teenager that&#8217;s striving to improve his or her community? Are you a young writer that&#8217;s hoping to inspire others around the world? 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