CSIRI.org Has Entered the Pepsi Challenge 250K Grant for August

Anacortes, WA, July 30, 2010 --(PR.com)-- People can vote every day in August for CSIRI to win the 250k Pepsi Challenge Grant in August, 2010. CSIRI is a local 501(c)(3) giving problem teens free counseling and volunteer opportunities since 2007. Johnny Picasso's Art and Coffee Bar and the new Community Arts Center will promote healing through community art and music projects. Every person with online access can vote once a day on the Pepsi site in August to help victims of domestic violence and their families have a safe place to enjoy the healing benefits of music and art. All funds will be used in the local community. CSIRI.org Director, Andi Bowe, has organized over 10K miles of direct rescue missions across the country for immediate relief of domestic violence victims. Because the Director and her family are also victims of domestic violence, they have a unique and compassionate perspective.

MOM'SOS, or Science of Open Systems Learning Centers are created by the participants by the mentors and the Director, Andi Bowe, a fulltime PhD doctoral candidate in Education & Leadership, Self-Designed at Walden U online, with a Masters' since 2005 from Grand Canyon University online in Education, specializing in Instructional Technology.

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