2011
January 2011
Power Teens Photoshoot

Photoshoot in Sean Ocean Studio for SU Power Teens issue featuring Teens Go Green Global

Supermodels Unlimited Magazine Charity Fashion Show

Fashion Show featuring Flo Rida in Miami, Florida, to spread the GO GREEN message to models across the nation, recruit models for Model4Miracles

February 2011
Jean Donation Clothing Drive

Citrus National Pageant, Florida Hotel, Orlando, FL, recruit contestants for Miss Miracle and collect used jeans for Get R.E.A.L. Blue jean 4 True Gene to raise awareness for reuse and eating disorder.

March 2011
Mardi Gras Parade
Mardi Gras

Orlando, Florida, ride on golf cart decorated by eco friendly “green” decor to promote ” Teens Go Green”

April 2011
Origami Magazine Paper Cranes

“Senbazuru” party, Orlando, Florida, folding 1000 paper cranes using old magazines to make a senbazuru for good luck and raise funds for Japan Tsunami victims. Best part- we made them out of old magazines so their eco friendly!

Paper Crane Delivery

Spring Sakura Concert, First Presbyterian Church of Maitland 341 N. Orlando Ave., Maitland, FL 32751, deliver eco paper cranes and help raise funds, encourage using old paper calendar or magazine papers to make paper cranes for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami victims. Helped Sylvia Lai, founder of Wish Upon a Crane.March 25, 2011

9th Annual Best Buddies Friendship Ball
Best Buddies

Sonesta Hotel, 60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32804, Set up 10am-2pm, Event from 3pm-7pm

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Walk
IHOP CMNH Walk

Elizabeth volunteered at the IHOP station and made pancakes Miss America Teresa Scanlan!

Spring Carnival

Lake Buena Factory Outlet Store, Orlando, Florida 9am6pm, 8am set up Eco-friendly games and help Mayor Clayton to raise funds for Give Kids the World.

Central Florida Earth Day
Speaking Earth Day

Downtown Lake Eola, Orlando, Florida 7am set up, Event from 9am-6pm, Set up Eco-friendly games at Kids Zone, teaching kids how to go green, President Elizabeth Tran was on the speaking panel on “How to involve youth in going green?”

May 2011
Give Kids the World 25th Anniversary
GKTW Star Tower

Elizabeth was a Volunteer Angel passing out cookies during the carnival festival, and participated in the ribbon cutting of the Gallery of Hope and opening of the Star Tower. She was most excited to meet one of her biggest role models, Henri Landwirth, the founder of GKTW.

Asian Heritage Month Celebration

Sonesta Hotel 60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd.,  Orlando, Florida 32804, 9am-9pm set up eco-friendly games to raise funds for Japan Tsunami victims and recruit members & contestants for Miss Miracle.

Costco's Children's Miracle Network Hospital
Costco CMN BBQ

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Day at Costco. Collect donations and also a CMN Barbecue!

June 2011
Miss Miracle Charity Pageant 2011 & Model4Miracles Fashion Show Luncheon
Model4Miracles

10am-10pm Double Tree Hotel, 60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd., Orlando, Florida 32804 Thank you so much Fox 35 for filming this! We also hosted the first Model4Miracles fashion show and this double event raised over $10K for CMNH

City of Orlando's Teens Go Green Global Reachout Day

Receive Proclamation from the City of Orlando to announce June 12, 2011 as Teens Go Green Global Reach Out Day!

Orlando City Hall with Mayor Buddy Dyer
Mayor Buddy Dyer Orlando

Annual meeting with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to discuss Green Works Orlando with Teens Go Green, City Hall, Orlando

August 2011
Children's Miracle Network Hospital Check Dropoff

Meeting with Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals representative for check delivery and preplanning for Miss Miracle Charity pageant and other fund raising events

Miss America's Outstanding Teen Tradeshow

Selling “Queens Go Green” eco tote at MFOT trade show for fund raising, Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando

September 2011
National Public Lands Day
National Public Lands Day

Teens Go Green at Bill Frederick Park for National Public Lands Day. Speaking out to Boy Scouts the importance of protecting our environment. Orlando, Florida 9am-3pm http://www.publiclandsday.org/npld-sites/bill-frederick-park-turkey-lake

October 2011
Kiddie U Eco Book
Kiddie U Earth Day

Speaking out and reading to pre-school children at Kiddie U to share with them the importance of going green. They really liked the Go Green coloring papers!

Golden Dragon Awards - Golden Hands Award
Golden Dragon Awards

Attend the Second Annual Golden Dragon Awards Dinner, Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando 5:30pm-10pm networking with other non-profit groups, businesses and city officials, spreading go green message and support our community for awarding groups and individuals for their dedication to a cause by the Asian American Chamber of Commerce HTTP://GOLDENDRAGONAWARDS.WORDPRESS.COM/  Elizabeth was awarded the Golden Hands Award for her dedication to Teens Go Green and the Children’s Miracle Networks!

Park Avenue Fashion Week
Go Red

Volunteering at Park Avenue Fashion week to raise funds for America’s Heart Association, Winter Park, Orlando

Clean the World Super Soapy Saturday
Soapy Saturday

Recycling old soap from hotels and giving it to families in third-world countries. A win-win situation! www.cleantheworld.org

Hallowgreen Fashion Show
Trash Fashion Teens Go Green

Hallowgreen Fashion Show & Eco costume design contest to benefit Florida Eco Net, Farmer’s Market, Daytona Beach 8am-4pm

November 2011
Clean the World Gala
Clean the World

Evening event at the Peabody Hotel raising funds for the Clean the World Foundation

Give Kids the World
Give Kids the World

Teens Go Green volunteers at Give Kids the World seriving food for the children at the Gingerbread House, Kissimmee, Florida

Handbags for Harbor House

Teens Go Green donated handbags for REACH to give to the mothers and children of Harbor House.

Santa's Workshop Arnold Palmer Hospital
Santa's Workshop

Celebrating the holidays through the gift of giving! Miracle Royalty and Teens Go Green donates toys to Arnold Palmer Hospital. They estimate about 150 children will be there on Christmas day, and the donated toys in Santa’s Workshop will be given to them.

Enviroscape Workshop
Environmental Protection Division

Teens Go Green takes part in the Enviroscape workshop, a presentation on how to teach others the importance of protecting the quality of water in our ecosystem. Teens Go Green will work further with the Orange County Environmental Protection Department and speak out on Enviroscape to schools across Central Florida.

Salvation Army Soap Distribution Clean the World

Distributing soap at Salvation Army of Orlando on behalf of Clean the World with Brandon, Rosanna, and Elizabeth Tran.

Clean the World Soap Scraping

Scraping soap at Clean the World headquarters with Teens Go Green members Kelvin Chan, Christine Chan, Elizabeth Tran, and Cypress Creek High School UNICEF leader Bianca Dsilva.