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Lara Tavares
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"Founder and CEO, Sky's the Limit Youth Organization"

Canada
female, age 38
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Joined Aug 20, 2009
What I Want to Do: Be the change I want to see in the world, End the Digital Divide!
Causes: www.stlonline.org
Activities: Provide refurbished computers to youth, Reduce waste and recycle technology, Offer a solution to the Digital Divide


 
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Groups Amnesty International, Earth Day, Green Party, Oprah Winfrey Enthusiasts, PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Sky's the Limit Youth Organization, Vegetarian, WWF-World Wildlife Fund, Yoga Journeys
Hometown Kanata, ON 
Homepage http://www.stlonline.org  
Birthday April 07, 1971  
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About Me Having grown up in a family surrounded by computers and access to digital information, I realized early on that a computer was a valuable resource that offered limitless opportunities. Passionate about technology and its importance in education, I felt it was my calling to offer a solution to the Digital Divide in Canada.
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My Philosophy It is my goal to increase my donation numbers and surpass each year's success so that eventually no student in Canada is in need. STL operates on the basis that active computer users can use technology not only to make a difference in their own lives but also in the lives of their families and in their community.
What Gives Me Hope My vision and the mandate behind STL is that by providing students with access to computers, online resources and technology, today's youth will be given the potential for enhanced success and a limitless window of opportunity to be whatever and whoever they dream of becoming.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by * Raise funds to purchase refurbished computers.
* Provide refurbished computers to students from under-resourced communities.
* Establish a mentoring and tutoring program to get the students up and running.
* Facilitate access to online resources, creating an awareness of the many learning opportunities available to students.
* Improve the students’ overall computer skills and develop their essential workplace skills.
* Reduce waste and recycle technology, thus reducing the technological waste-stream.
* Offer a solution to the Digital Divide in Canada.
What/who changed my life and why Living a Life That Matters by Harold S. Kushner
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Role Models David Suzuki, My dad Moe and my brother Ramon, Nicholas Negroponte (founder OLPC), Warren Buffett, Maya Angelou, Stephen Lewis, Dr Samantha Nutt, Oprah Winfrey, Nelson Mandela, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton  
Quotation "Be the change you would like to see in the world", Mahatma Gandhi, adopted as World Youth Motto
Interests Reading, Tennis, Biking, Swimming, Meditation, Yoga  
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Favorite Foods My boyfriend's vegetarian cooking  
Favorite Places Santa Monica California, Toronto Ontario CANADA  
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