The Afterschool Alliance is looking for diversity of every kind in the Afterschool Storybook stories, so people from big cities and small towns, of every race, age and discipline, and with stories of all kinds are welcome. Examples of nominations might be:

• A graduate student who became inspired to study engineering or international affairs or medicine because of her/his experience in after-school


• A student who was in trouble (using illegal substances, etc.) until an after-school program turned her/him around


• A student in an after-school program now who is doing an exciting and unusual service learning or cultural awareness project as part of the program


• An educator who was burned out, but later reinvigorated by her/his experience at an after-school program


• A business leader who has made a commitment to mentor students and finds it incredibly rewarding


• A senior citizen who volunteers at an after-school program and has made a real difference in students' lives


• A health professional who reached families with obesity/diabetes problems, or other health issues, through intervention from after-school program leaders

Afterschool Alliance officials said they will not be able to do significant vetting, or check for criminal records, so it is counting on nominators to help find people for nomination who are above reproach.

For more information, contact Marie Coichy at the Afterschool Alliance at 646-943-8662 or mcoichy@afterschoolalliance.org.