Turn Your World Around with Tara Suri

Galvanized by the poverty and sexism she saw in India, at the age of thirteen, Tara Suri (now a YSA National Youth Council member) founded HOPE to provide all children with opportunities we often take for granted. She started out small - holding bakesales, making bracelets, and even recycling used soda cans - but her idea was big.

Now, the initiative has morphed into a greater movement to stimulate youth action: Turn Your World Around. Our initiatives have raised over $50,000 to make the world a better place and engaged hundreds in activism. Turn Your World Around offers several programs that you can participate in:
* Turn-Your-World - Have an idea to change the world? Our program will help turn your ideas into action. We provide all the support necessary to really turn the world around. Start now, start here.
* The HOPE Fund - The HOPE Fund works to provide children around the world with the opportunity to reach their full potential. Through fundraising and awareness, we have improved access to education, healthcare, shelter, and other necessities that are often taken for granted. Learn more and participate!
* Connect-a-Kid- This program seeks to redefine the quest for global education by engaging youth in a project that increases access to technology in developing nations. Get involved!
* Shakti Girls - This program empowers the victims of sex-trafficking with a holistic education and vocational training. Be a part of change.

Tara is now a finalist in the People All Star Hero Awards and needs your vote to win! Voting is easy; visit http://www.peopleallstars.com, click the NY Mets link, and vote! You can vote as many times you like by refreshing from now until June 24. To learn more, visit turnyourworldaround.org, or check out this segment on the Today Show: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/26316687#30579629