OWL at We Day

The OWL team was at We Day in Toronto this past Friday. Not only did we have an amazing time, but we also left feeling inspired to make a change!

So did Chelsea, Larissa, and Sydney — the three lucky girls who came to We Day with us.

From left to right: Chelsea (7), Larissa (12), and Sydney (9) at We Day Toronto.

OWL: What was your favourite part of We Day?
Sydney: I liked it when Austin Mahone performed, and sang and danced.

OWL: What did you learn at We Day?
Larissa: I learned that not a lot of people have the same things we do. I also learned that you can make a change by doing one thing.

OWL: How are you going to make a change?
Chelsea: I can make a change by donating food to people who don’t have it.

What about you? How are you going to make a change? Tell us in the comments below.

-Kendra, owlblog@owlkids.com

OWL Counts Down to We Day!

Hi readers!

I am thrilled to pieces to be going with OWL to We Day, a day-long event of inspiring speakers and awesome musical acts. Attendees to We Day don’t buy their tickets – they earn them through We Act, actions that promote local and global change.

We Day brings together over 1.7 million youth in North America and the United Kingdom. It gives them a once-in-a lifetime chance to hear musicians like Demi Lovato, the Jonas Brothers, and the Barenaked Ladies, and speakers like astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield and President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia. Here’s a video all about this amazing event. Just watching it gets me pumped to make the world a better place!

Video courtesy Free the Children/We Day.

I am especially excited to hear Martin Luther King III speak at We Day – his father’s “I Have a Dream” speech turned 50 this year and it has always inspired me to strive for equality.

If you are going to We Day, who are you looking forward to seeing and hearing the most? If you aren’t this year, what would you do for We Act to go next year?

Get out there and make the world better! Until next time,

-Lauren, owlblog@owlkids.com

We Walk 4Water

Those of you who’ve seen Spencer West in person know how much of an inspiration he is. And he’s back at it with the We Walk 4Water campaign.

On Monday, May 6, 2013, Spencer will embark on an 11-day, 300-km water walk from Edmonton to Calgary alongside special celebrity guests, local Alberta schools, friends, and family, in solidarity with people who walk hours each day collecting water for their families.

Spencer lost his legs at the age of five. But this hasn’t stopped him from redefining possible. Last year, he climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. This year, We Walk4 Water is challenging schools across Canada to raise $25 per student. Students can hold their own fundraising walks, movie nights, and other activities helping to raise money for Free The Children’s Water Initiative.

Get to know Spencer here:

To find out more about We Walk 4Water, click here.

Let us know if you’re going to participate!

-Kim, owlblog@owlkids.com

We Scare Hunger

Was anyone at We Day in Calgary yesterday? We heard it was amazing! OWL Magazine was a media sponsor for the event and we gave out copies of the magazine. Did you get your copy?

If you haven’t yet heard about Free The Children’s We Scare Hunger campaign, you can learn about it by watching the video below. It’s a great way to give back on Halloween.

Find out more details here.

-Kim, owlblog@owlkids.com

We Day

Here at OWL we love inspiring people. That’s why OWL Magazine is a proud media sponsor of Free The Children’s We Day events in Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. We Day is all about young people leading local and global change.

If you don’t know about We Day, here’s a sneak peek of what it’s all about.

We want to know, are you going to a We Day event this year? How will you celebrate We Day?

-Kim, owlblog@owlkids.com