EFTA Document EFTA01801850

don't know him, thoughts about - one more group of people looking for a=cause. ???? On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 4:51 =M, roger schank wrote: do you know ed schlossberg? (I know him because of bro=kman from years ago) this is his ting; I am trying to talk them into not teaching=about jfk but about issues, that jfk embodied (ability to inspire people, =ommunicate etc) thoughts? they are rais=ng money; thoughts about that? roger schank Begin forwarded message: <=r> From: Abby Spring Date: Octo=er 5, 2009 4:44:20 PM EDT (CA) To: roger = Subject: =/ Roger - Because y=u are a rare visionary leader, I thought I would reach out to you to ask f=r any ideas you might have about potential donors and sponsors who might b= interested in joining an effort to create a worldwide educational program=to inspire a young generation around the ideals that President Kennedy cha=pioned. A group of evolving partners including Time=Warner, MTV, HBO, CNN, Harvard, and Caroline Kennedy have joined together =o leverage the 50th anniversary of the JFK presidency (January 2011) to en=age a new generation to step up and take action. 1 EFTA_R1_00143181 EFTA01801850 In my mind, JFK inspired citizens around th= world with a "call to purpose." He asked Americans to thi=k about social justice and the larger role of the United States in the wor=d, about the involvement of citizens in government, and about the applicat=on of technology for the advancement of society. These ideals are every bi= as important today as they were in the 1960s. I believe we have an opportunity to use the=power of JFK's message and actions to engage today's youth in a=conversation about inspiration, service and innovation. With the right par=ners and funding, we might even be able to create a new innovate way to te=ch kids things that they can actually use in their lives. date- last-viewed 0 date-received 1254776181 flags 8590195713 remote-id 42554 2 EFTA_R1_00143182 EFTA01801851