Up with People International Cast to Impact Durango,Colorado:

100 Young People Representing 21 Countries!

15-21 August 2011

WHO: Up With People (UWP) is a global education for young adults between 18 and 29 that brings people together through volunteerism and music. They are 100 participants from 21 different countries!

WHAT: Up With People will be staying with local host families, participating in various volunteer projects, presenting their show at Fort Lewis College,Community Concert Hall, 7p.m on August 19 and 20 2011 and sharing with Durango,Colorado their energy, skills and enthusiasm from  15-21 August 2011

WHEN	WHERE	OPPORTUNITY photo/video/radio
15 August	Durango Public Library	18:00 p.m-International Cast of 100 young people from 21 different countries arrives in Durango,Colorado. More than 40 local host families will meet their new « host sons & daughters » for the first time.
16 August	Downtown Durango	5:30 p.m-  Jamming Session at Durango Coffee Company 1:30p.m-Durango Train Depot 6:30 p.m- Official Proclamation at Durango City Hall
18 August	In and Around Durango 9A.M-16 :00P.m	Volunteer Work in Different Local Organizations 1.      Manna Soup Kitchen 2.      Habitat for Humanity 3.      Trails 2000 4.      Boys and Girls Club
August 19	Community Concert Hall, Ft.Lewis College	19:00p.m-International Show of UP WITH PEOPLE <A Song for the World>
August 20	Community Concert Hall, Ft Lewsi College	11.00-18.00  Football and skateboard events with local youth 13.00 Flash mob downtown Wassenaar

INTERVIEWS:

For more information concerning opportunities for interviews, various volunteer projects and other group activities, please contact Hygeia Chi (303 956 9472), Promotion Manager for Up With People in Durango,Colorado.

SHOW:

The show “A Song for a World” will be presented on August 19 and 20th at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College

Tickets are available at: www.durangoconcerts.com

For more information visit also www.upwithpeople.org /durango

MORE:

For 45 years, Up with People has established itself as a formidable player in the field of international relations, education, and family entertainment. This program has built its reputation in the world around a music program that calls for understanding between people of different cultures and nationalities.

Interesting figures:

– 21,000 young people over 96 nationalities toured the program

-Up with People has visited more than 4,000 cities in 42 countries,

-More than 3 million hours of volunteer and outreach activities through humanitarian operations have been performed by students of Up with People.

-450,000 host families around the world have welcomed students Up With People,

-It is estimated that 22 million people worldwide have been directly affected by Up With People.

The partners of Up With People in Durango are: Durango Dermatology, Mercury Gives, M Leeder Construction.

Up with People is an international non-profit, no religious or political connotation. This program offers young adults an international and intercultural experience that builds leadership and uses the arts to deliver a message of hope and peace in the world. Up with People exists today to inspire people to act, to meet the needs of their communities, their country and the world while building bridges of understanding as a foundation for world peace. For more information, visit www.upwithpeople.org.