Video: Help New Woodlawn Organization Win $50,000 - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

Video: Help New Woodlawn Organization Win $50,000 - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog

The Woodlawn Battle On Wax For Peace is in the running for a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh Grant and wants your help. Funds are awarded based on public voting at Pepsi's site from August 1st-31st. They are a youth violence prevention organization based on Chicago's south side that "uses music production to engage the most high-risk and troubled youth in mentoring, skill development, and supportive services." They tell me that they've made some decent progress in the year they've been around, bringing in rival gang members to record a track for the organization (listen here) etc. They need your vote. Click early and often -- post this on your Facebook page, etc.