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Portland State University Gets Involved!

[Editor's Note: Text and photos from Andrea Hope]

Ariel Young (Atma Foundation PSU), Meg Waldron, (Portland Poetry Slam), Andrea Hope (Portland Poets Exchange)

In honor of National Poetry Month and girls’ education, slam poet Andrea Hope and Ariel Young, President of Portland State University’s Atma Foundation, hosted an open mic to benefit She’s the First! The ladies wanted this event to be free, so as many students as possible would attend to learn about the importance of girls’ education globally. To raise money, they decided to follow many She’s the First supporters and sell cupcakes.

The Atma Foundation lovingly baked dozens of cupcakes, while Andrea Hope got to work making flyers and inviting friends from the local poetry community. In addition to letting poets sign up for the open mic on facebook, Meg Waldron, from Portland Poetry Slam’s National Team, agreed to be the dynamic headliner of the night. The wonderful “Voice Your Verse” event was held at Portland State University on April 25th at 6PM and raised $241! They decided to put the money towards sponsorship of a girl at the Arlington Academy of Hope in Uganda.

Shiva, a volunteer, sells cupcakes!