SheWhoMustNotBeNamed
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Portland teen launches effort to raise $2 million $2 at a time
A teenager in Northwest Portland who says he wants to change the world using the Internet, social media and donations of just $2 is getting national attention.
Julien Leitner, 13, has set an ambitious initial goal of raising $2 million for the initial push of his fundraising efforts. "What's it cost to change the world?" Leitner asks in a YouTube video. "Two bucks," he says.
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Leitner has set up an online-based foundation called the Archimedes Alliance, named for the Greek mathematician who is credited with saying give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can move the Earth.
More: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/136064738.html?tab=video&c=y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XITpmGqLDkU
A teenager in Northwest Portland who says he wants to change the world using the Internet, social media and donations of just $2 is getting national attention.
Julien Leitner, 13, has set an ambitious initial goal of raising $2 million for the initial push of his fundraising efforts. "What's it cost to change the world?" Leitner asks in a YouTube video. "Two bucks," he says.
[snip]
Leitner has set up an online-based foundation called the Archimedes Alliance, named for the Greek mathematician who is credited with saying give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can move the Earth.
More: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/136064738.html?tab=video&c=y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XITpmGqLDkU
