These Kids are Alright!

Growing up, you would often hear the term “Kids Today…” it was usually not said as a compliment, but rather an indication that laziness, selfishness, and doom was not far around the corner. When I hear “kids today,” all I can say is…Thanks Goodness.

Presenting Exhibit A – Erin Puglisi is an Adjunct Professor for Sacred Heart University. I number of months ago we talked about potentially speaking to her students about Feed the Feed. That slowly morphed into an assignment, which then morphed into a full-fledged project. The gang from Mk20t Integrated Marketing Communications and Promotions found themselves presenting ideas for our Giving Tuesday campaign. It had a Shark Tank feel to it, but here is the thing, when you are entering your senior years, you forget that our young people are not filled with experience, or life knowledge, or even presentation skills. The kids awesome. What they lacked in the nuances of presenting (they are like 19 or 20 years old), they made up in their straightforward messaging that making a difference matters. In the coming weeks you will see messaging and social media entries that have the fingerprints of the student of Mk20t. Their messaging will then be used for our first two campaigns in 2027. Way to go gang, which leads me to…

Exhibit B – Enter Camden, all of age 6, or shall I say the probable next Executive Director of FTNNE. Earlier this year, this first grader went to an Open Jam event and made PBJ’s with the rest of seventy or so in attendance. For many, that was the end of the experience, but for Camden, it was just the beginning. From there he helped create a town-wide PBJ drive, holds monthly lemonade stand events for various charities, and is helping our crew with our Noon Years Eve event. He will also be helping with a promotional video for the event. My guess is if we need to do more than one take, it will be on me, not him. This little guy is special.

So then next time you hear “Kids today…” know that these kids are Alright. I mean our current leaders have not exactly been hitting it out of the park. If you are interested in sponsoring our Noon Years Even event, or want to help Camden out, just send us note at info@feedtheneedne.org