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Fourteen
National
Organizations
Join
26
Seconds,
a
Teen-Focused
Campaign
to
Address
the
Nations
Dropout
Crisis
Bloomington,
Ill.
Nov.
22,
2011
Every
26
seconds,
a
student
drops
out
of
high
school
in
America
-
more
than
one
million
each
year.
Empowering
teens
to
not
only
be
aware
of
this
startling
statistic,
but
to
make
a
personal
commitment
to
graduate,
can
be
a
powerful
force
in
raising
awareness
and
ending
the
high
school
dropout
crisis.
Another
essential
part
of
this
important
work
is
the
support
of
caring
adults
and
committed
organizations.
A
coalition
of
national
organizations
has
lent
their
support
to
the
26
Seconds
campaign.
The
14
national
organizations
will
provide
on-the-ground
reinforcement
and
raise
awareness
of
the
issue
and
the
online
campaign.
26
Seconds
was
launched
earlier
this
year
by
State
Farm
in
conjunction
with
the
Americas
Promise
Alliance.
It
is
supported
by
numerous
community
and
education
leaders,
including
LeBron
James.
Via
its
BMOR
Project
on
Facebook
and
at
26seconds.com,
the
campaign
encourages
high
school
students
to
be
more
(BMOR)
than
the
statistic
by
pledging
to
stay
in
school
and
offers
online
activities
and
resources.
New
activities
and
prize
opportunities
are
launched
on
the
26th
of
each
month.
Students
who
complete
at
least
five
online
activities
are
entered
to
win
the
grand
prize,
an
end-of-the-year
celebration
to
be
held
in
their
community.
The
following
organizations
are
working
through
their
local
affiliates
help
reach
youth
and
connect
them
to
the
26
Seconds
program:
Boys
&
Girls
Clubs
of
Skills
USA
YSA
(Youth
Service
America
4-H
America)
After
School
All-Stars
FFA
KIPP
(Knowledge
Is
Camp
Fire
USA
Teach
For
America
Power
Program)
Jobs
for
Americas
City
Year
HOSA
-
Future
Graduates
The
First
Tee
Health
Professionals
Junior
Achievement
By
aligning
themselves
with
one
of
the
participating
organizations
when
they
take
the
BMOR
pledge,
students
can
also
help
the
organizations
earn
$2600
grants
from
State
Farm,
based
on
the
number
of
new
and
participating
students
engaged
in
the
program.
Boys
&
Girls
Clubs
of
America
earned
the
initial
grants.
Were
impressed
by
the
26
Seconds
campaign
and
see
it
as
a
complement
to
the
work
were
doing
on
the
ground
to
encourage
Club
members
to
stay
in
school,
said
Roxanne
Spillett,
Boys
&
Girls
Clubs
of
America
president
and
CEO.
By
educating
Americas
youth
about
the
dropout
crisis
and
offering
a
sounding
board
for
them
to
share
their
stories,
we
hope
to
shine
a
light
on
the
importance
of
on-time
high
school
graduation
and
motivate
teens
to
stay
in
school.
We
have
some
4,000
Boys
&
Girls
Clubs
across
the
country
plus
the
BMOR
Project
is
available
through
the
campaigns
Facebook
community.
We
are
proud
to
join
State
Farm
and
Americas
Promise
in
this
important
effort,
and
to
work
with
LeBron
James
who
is
a
strong
supporter
of
Boys
&
Girls
Clubs
and
26
Seconds.
About
26
Seconds:
State
Farms
26
Seconds
campaign,
introduced
with
the
support
of
Americas
Promise
and
Lebron
James,
uses
music,
sports,
video,
online
activities
and
prize
opportunities
to
engage
students
via
facebook.com/26seconds
and
26seconds.com.
Youth
can
express
their
feelings
on
the
dropout
issue
and
creatively
share
their
talents
while
encouraging
their
peers
to
make
graduation
a
priority.
The
campaigns
BMOR
Project
offers
monthly
activities
and
prize
opportunities
for
teens,
13-19
years,
who
pledge
to
BMOR
than
a
statistic
and
complete
the
school
year.
th New
activities
are
introduced
on
the
26
day
of
each
month
to
help
students
discover
new
interests,
set
goals
and
be
more
(BMOR)
than
a
statistic.
The
campaign
encourages
students
to
BSEEN,
BHEARD,
BYOU
and
BMOR.
26
Seconds
is
one
of
many
education
initiatives
that
State
Farm
has
supported
for
more
than
two
decades.
Its
partnership
with
Americas
Promise
Alliance
strongly
focuses
on
improving
the
high
school
graduate
rate
through
the
GradNation
campaign.
About
State
Farm:
State
Farm
and
its
affiliates
are
the
largest
provider
of
car
insurance
in
the
U.S.
and
is
a
leading
insurer
in
Canada.
In
addition
to
providing
auto
insurance
quotes,
their
17,800
agents
and
more
than
66,000
employees
serve
81
million
policies
and
accounts
more
than
79
million
auto,
home,
life
and
health
policies
in
the
United
States
and
Canada,
and
nearly
2
million
bank
accounts.
Commercial
auto
insurance,
along
with
coverage
for
renters,
business
owners,
boats
and
motorcycles,
is
also
available.
State
Farm
Mutual
Automobile
Insurance
Company
is
the
parent
of
the
State
Farm
family
of
companies.
State
Farm
is
ranked
No.
37
on
the
Fortune
500
list
of
largest
companies.
For
more
information,
please
visit
http://www.statefarm.com
or
in
Canada
http://www.statefarm.ca.
About
Americas
Promise
Alliance
Americas
Promise
Alliance
is
the
nations
largest
partnership
organization
dedicated
to
improving
the
lives
of
children
and
youth.
We
bring
together
more
than
400
national
organizations
representing
nonprofit
groups,
businesses,
communities,
educators
and
policymakers.
Through
our
Grad
Nation
campaign,
we
mobilize
Americans
st to
end
the
high
school
dropout
crisis
and
prepare
young
people
for
college
and
the
21
century
workforce.
Building
on
the
legacy
of
our
Founding
Chairman
General
Colin
Powell,
Americas
Promise
believes
the
success
of
young
people
is
grounded
in
Five
Promises:
caring
adults;
safe
places;
a
healthy
start;
an
effective
education;
and
opportunities
to
help
others.
For
more
information,
visit
www.americaspromise.org.