One of Millions STAR Stories Challenge

We invite you to join the "One of Millions" Challenge, a storytelling challenge designed to showcase and celebrate the journeys and achievements of individuals Skilled Through Alternative Routes (STARs)

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In celebration of Tear The Paper Ceiling Campaign’s two year anniversary in September 2024, our goal is to share one thousand STAR stories throughout this challenge. Let’s harness the power of our Coalition to engage new audiences in our shared mission. We invite TTPC Coalition members to share STAR stories on public channels, including via website content, thought leadership, public engagements and conferences and other marketing channels. We'd also like to encourage you to engage your communities in the challege to share their #OneOfMillions STAR stories.

And what’s a challenge without prizes? To celebrate the second anniversary of Tear The Paper Ceiling Campaign, we will be presenting two prizes:

The Second Anniversary Sweepstakes Prize will feature the winner on a digital billboard in NYC’s Times Square in September

The STARs Voices Prize for Most Creative Storytelling will offer a chance for an organization’s STAR story to be featured in official TTPC campaign advertisements across the country, in partnership with the Ad Council.

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