YPIKIDS WEB SITE.. being updated

With this year's Dempsey Challenge fast approaching I am painfully aware of my failure to update our web site with the final photos and information for the 2013 YPIKIDS Project Tomorrow. My apologies to all who participated in the program and to those who sponsored it. My goal is to have the update done by the end of October.

In the meantime I wanted to share with you the group picture that was taken with Patrick Dempsey last year on the day of The Dempsey Challenge.

STANDING: Tookie Bright (The Healing Tree), Jennifer Bolduc, Francesca Haines, Patrick Dempsey,  Alexis Bolduc, Merilyn Haines,  Paul Denckla (YPIKIDS)
KNEELING: Cherie Sargent, Alicia Gonzales, Nicole Sargent, Chelsey Gonzales
NOT IN ATTENDANCE: Sarah & Darren Paul, Roberto Gonzales, David Haines, Barbara Gagne & Anthony Guimont, Eric & Crystal O'Connor, Josiah & Liz Cushman

I want to say to all of the Young Photographers who participated in the 2013 YPIKIDS Project Tomorrow... JOB WELL DONE! And to all who contributed to the project on behalf on the Board and myself, a heart felt ... THANK YOU!

2013 YPIKIDS PROGRAM SET TO GO!

It is with GREAT pleasure that I announce that YPIKIDS will be partnering with the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope & Healing  in Lewiston, ME for the 2013 program.

The Dempsey Center provides free support,  education  and integrative medical services to anyone with cancer.

Nine children will be selected by the staff to participate- with the class being held in June and the Exhibition in October in conjunction with the Dempsey Challenge. Like the program with Massachusetts General Hospital's Cancer Center, they will all be children whose parents are fighting the battle against cancer.

All our attention is now being focused on raising the funds for the program. Please visit this  YPIKIDS web site page if you are interested in helping with this effort and thank you for your consideration.

MARCH is FUND RAISING TIME for YPI KIDS

Funds are needed for the 2010 Project with The Home for Little Wanderers to cover the costs of cameras and film, posters, the printing, framing and shipping of all images and the Preview Party to be held at the Copley Mall in October. Simply go to the DONATE tab on the website. And on behalf of the children we will be working with...THANK YOU!

Exclusive: YPI KIDS - More than just Photography

Last October I was a presenter at Petcha Kutcha Boston 13. One of the people attending was Sunniya Saleem and she has just blogged YPI KIDS on her Amvona site.

I am a photographer and a photography writer and through this trait I meet several interesting people and have been fortunate to work on several inspiring projects. But I have never come across anything as special as YPI KIDS.

It is an amazing article... check it out.

2010 YPI KIDS Project:Tomorrow

I am please to announce that the YPI KIDS partner for the 2010 Project: Tomorrow is The Home for Little Wanderers which is one of the oldest and most recognized non-profit child and family service agencies in the nation. Originally founded as an orphanage in 1799, The Home today plays a leadership role in delivering services to thousands of children and families each year through a system of therapeutic residential, community-based and prevention programs, direct care services, and advocacy.

The specific group within The Home that YPI KIDS will be working with is the Children's Community Support Collaborative (CCSC). The program provides a flexible network of community-based services for children, adolescents and their families, facing a range of emotional and behavioral challenges, in order to promote emotional wellness, self-reliance and sustained health over time.

CCSC works with a maximum of 50 children and families at a time and nine of these children will take part in 2010 Project:Tomorrow.

The Finale Exhibition will be held in October at Copley Place Mall, Boston. The Preview night will be on October 14, 2010 and Simon Property Group has graciously agreed to host this event.