Consumer Cadets

We are currently working on a project called Consumer Cadets, in the past, Flagler SIFE has written and produced a similar segment called Amaro’s Army for First Coast News anchor Ken Amaro. Some of our Amaro’s Army segments can be seen at firstcoastnews.com keyword: Amaro’s Army. Consumer Cadets will be similar to Amaro’s Army except it will be hosted by elementary students in St. Augustine.

Consumer Cadets segments will feature kids discussing ways to save money at locations throughout St. Augustine. Student actors will be working with Flagler SIFE team members and our coach Barry Sand, the original writer and producer of The Late Night Show with David Letterman.

We hope to cast six kids between the ages of eight and ten that have an upbeat personality and are comfortable in front of a video camera. Here is where you come in! If you have a child that fits these criteria and would like to star in Consumer Cadets, please bring him or her to our Consumer Cadet auditions.

Consumer Cadet auditions will be held at Flagler College on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. If you have a child between the ages of eight and ten that might be interested please fill out the attached release form and bring it with you to casting. This release will allow your child’s Consumer Cadet segments to appear on YouTube and possibly First Coast News as part of the show. There are no guarantees that the show will be played on the local news. The show also has a chance of expanding and being put on other news networks. Parents and students will be notified should segments be posted anywhere other than YouTube.

If your child is interested in auditioning or you have any questions, please contact me by Monday, February 1st at (561) 371-8187.

Clinic Nepal

Today we had the honor of hearing a speaker, Hari Bhandery, who has started a program called Clinic Nepal that looks beyond Mt. Everest and sees the human side of Nepal and addresses rural humanitarian needs. In addition to opening the first medical clinic in his area, Hari has also started a number of Kindergarten schools, education scholarships, installed pipe wells for clean drinking water, and has educated the public on the necessity of sanitation.
This man has done so many incredible things and has effected the world around him in such a positive way, he was an incredible inspiration to us and we cannot wait to work with him on SIFE projects.