Our monthly deadline for applications has been moved from the 15th to the 1st (by Midnight). We’ll still announce the winner by the end of the month. If you’ve submitted over the past 4-5 weeks, don’t worry. We’re holding on to those applications and will consider them with others coming in by Nov. 1. As…
10th Awesome Awardee: Caldwell Linker
Local photographer Caldwell Linker is Awesome Pittsburgh’s 10th winner of $1,000. Caldwell’s work is best described through the applications we received over three months: Recently I put out a book called “the Haus of Haunt: Watch Children” about underground Pittsburgh drag queens (one of whom, Sharon Needles, isn’t so underground any more, June 12th was official Sharon Needles…
An Awesome Internship
How often do you get to include the word ‘awesome‘ on your resume? Here is your chance! We’re looking for a passionate, organized, independent and innovative individual to join us this fall as the Awesome (Marketing and Events) Intern. Here’s what we can offer: A unique experience to work with an entrepreneurial group of individuals to…
Join Us at our Sept. 17 Party
Where can you meet a cross-section of Pittsburgh’s creative minds, social innovators, community champions, and passionate entrepreneurs? At Awesome Pittsburgh’s next party of course: Awesome Pittsburgh Award Winner Celebration Monday, Sept. 17, 7pm-9pm Bar Marco, 2216 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh We’d love to have you join us to meet cool people (likely cooler than us), be inspired by our…
Healthy Smiles Coming for Hilltop Children
A child’s smile is a source of joy for her family and friends. And, her healthy teeth are vital to her own good health. But too many low-income children aren’t getting to dentists, and their smiles turn into mouthfuls of health problems. Three local Pediatricians are bringing an innovative answer and using Awesome Pittsburgh’s $1,000 to potentially…
Our June Winner: The First Bytes Society
To so many of us, computers are arcane devices that other people program for us so that we can read our email, tweet our support for the Pirates, and watch Pittsburgh Dad videos. In reality though, anybody can learn to code once you realize that, at its core, programming is simply a process of communicating…
Our May Winner: Pittsburgh Light Disco
The Pittsburgh Light Disco, dreamed up by creator/project director Rasheda Vereen, won our May $1,000 award. This Pittsburgh-themed art installation will be activated by electronic donations to a nonprofit cause. Our $1,000 grant will support the construction and installation of the art project. Rasheda said about her project: “The purpose of the project is to…
Come to Awesome Party #3! June 4 at Future Tenant
Join the Awesome Pittsburgh Trustees at the third-ever Awesome Pittsburgh Party! Now with extra awesomeness at Future Tenant! Monday, June 4, 2012 7:00pm until 9:00pm 819 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA At the party, we’ll: Announce our May 2012 grant winner, Give updates on March and April awards, and Hold an awesome competition with 2 winners/prizes – one…
Our April Winner: Exquisite Machine
It’s often said that we all have a story to tell. Well, Pittsburgh, here is your chance to contribute a sentence of your own to a much bigger story, thanks to our April winner: Exquisite Machine, an interactive creative writing project that will engage the community in collective storytelling. Deanna Mulye, creator/project director of Exquisite Machine, describes the goals…
Awesome Pittsburgh at the Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference (5/9)
We’re excited to participate in the 14th Annual Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference, a day-long program for small business owners by Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center. The event takes place on Wednesday, May 9th at Duquesne. For more information and to register for the event, check out their website at http://www.sbdc.duq.edu/egc2012.asp.
March Awardee: Dickson Elementary Outdoor Art Garden
The Dickson Elementary Outdoor Art Garden won our March 2012 award. The project will provide a safe and creative outside environment for kids to express, explore, and play. The foundation’s $1,000 grant will support purchasing classroom supplies and furnishings for the garden. “The Art Garden will be an outdoor classroom facility that will allow our…
Seeking More Awesomeness in April
April is national poetry month, jazz appreciation month, child abuse prevention month, autism awareness month, financial literacy month, and more. Do you have an idea of how the Pittsburgh region could be more awesome in any of these issues? Or maybe for increasing our community’s awesomeness in an entirely different issue? Then check out our…
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