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Melissa Helmbrecht

Melissa Helmbrecht ( 1975) is an American advocate for young people known for her involvement in the youth service movement. Her work has been featured in ''Parade Magazine'', the ''Denver Post'',〔Kelly, S. April 14, 2000. ("Columbine High School News: Patrick Ireland's message: Volunteer" ), ''Denver Post''. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 ''Washington Times'', ''CNN'',〔September 2, 2002. ("'Idol' Kelly to sing at 9/11 youth event" ), CNN. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 Good Morning America, the ''Indianapolis Star'' and the ''Orlando Sentinel'', and on ABC's ''The View''.〔("Recap: Week of March 16, 2009" ), ABC. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕
== Biography ==

Helmbrecht was appointed the youngest member of the Orlando, Florida Leadership Council in 1991. In this position she promoted youth service around the city. She also participated in a design council for the Disney model town of Celebration, Florida.〔("Melissa Helmbrecht, Age 18." ) The Caring Institute. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 In the 1990s Helmbrecht co-founded (Camden's Promise School ) in Camden, New Jersey.
While a student at the University of Denver Law School, Helmbrecht served as the 15th Circuit Governor for the American Bar Association Law Student Division and on the ABA Committee for the Unmet Legal Needs of Children.〔("Melissa Martin" ), Mobilize.org. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 In 2000 Helmbrecht was a speaker at the National Association of Independent Schools conference.〔("2000 NAIS Annual Conference Program - Keynote Speakers." ), NAIS. Retrieved 3/19/09.〕 She studied at the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, serving as a Guardian Ad Litem for abused and neglected children in court. As the president of the Children's Millennium Movement Helmbrecht was cited by the American Bar Association in 2001 for her work addressing the needs of foster children.〔Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children America's Children. (2001) Still at Risk: A Report of the Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children. American Bar Association. p 483.〕
Helmbrecht founded an organization called the Youth Investment Project with a grant from Youth Service America, and was acknowledged by that organization as one of the "six most promising social entrepreneurs in America." The project was an intensive mentoring program for middle school students in Denver, Colorado to encourage their participation in peer mediation and conflict resolution activities.〔September 1999. ("Learning to Get Along After a Tragedy" ), American Business Association. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 The youth involvement project included a "Day of Hope" on the first anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre that featured two surviving students.〔April 14, 2000. ("'Boy In The Window' Won't Look Back Student Has Turned Tragedy Into 'Personal Triumph'" ), CBS News.〕〔March 1, 2002. ("IU group plans service-learning conference in Indianapolis" ), Indiana University. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕〔("Young leaders to rally around volunteerism" ), ''Denver Post.'' April 12, 2000. Retrieved 4/20/09.〕〔Wolf, M. ("Columbine seniors urge hope, healing" ), ''The Rocky Mountain News.'' Retrieved 4/20/09.〕〔Kelly, S. ("Patrick Ireland's message: Volunteer" ), ''Denver Post.'' April 14, 2000. Retrieved 4/20/09.〕
At the age of 25 Helmbrecht founded Champions of Hope. That organization, along with Youth Service America, sponsored the United Day of Service, which was designed to promote youth-led service learning projects across the country. Activities were sponsored by the Verizon Foundation.〔("News Release: Verizon Commemorates 9/11 By Supporting The First Annual United Day Of Service" ), Verizon. August 26, 2002. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 Helmbrecht was responsible for securing the participation of Kelly Clarkson in the first celebration of the United Day of Service on September 11, 2002 at the National Mall, along with actor Sean Astin and former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford.〔September 2, 2002. ("American Idol Winner to Sing National Anthem for 9/11 Memorial Service in D.C." ), Champions of Hope. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕〔Silverman, S.M. (9/9/02) ("Kelly Clarkson Hits Sour Note over 9/11" ), ''People (magazine)''. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 That year she served on the White House's "Youth Service Compact," a committee of the top non-profit groups in the country that convened at the White House to design a strategy to increase the impact of youth service organizations.〔December 11, 2002. "Champions of Hope Announces Huge Success in Marketing Global Initiative Using Avalon's Digital Technology and Services," ''Business Wire.'' Retrieved 3/20/09.〕
Helmbrecht ran for U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's Eighth Congressional District in 2003. She ran as a Republican and was one of the youngest women to ever run for Congress. Lisa Marie Cheney secured the nomination at the district Republican convention.〔
〕〔("Young women leaders board biographies: Elizabeth Kelly" ), American University. Retrieved 3/20/09.
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In 2008 Helmbrecht served on the Global Ambassadors committee of Airline Ambassadors International, a project organized by travel commentator Peter Greenberg, the travel editor of NBC's ''Today Show''.〔10/16/08. ("The Airline Ambassadors Global Compassion Ball" ), KiwiCollection. Retrieved 3/19/09.〕 She also signed the Youth Entitlements Summit Declaration in June, 2008.〔("Youth Entitlement Summit Declaration" ). Retrieved 3/20/09.〕
Helmbrecht is the founder and CEO of Splashlife.com. Launching in September 2010, Splashlife is devoted to empowering youth by working with nonprofit and corporate partners to enable its members to take action for social change. On March 19, 2009 Whoopi Goldberg mentioned Splashlife on ''The View'', a television show on ABC.〔〔("Splashlife on the View" ), Red Clay Media. Retrieved 3/20/09.〕 Splashlife's first campaign is called "Hunger and Homelessness in America," and is based on Helmbrecht's personal experience volunteering at a homeless shelter as a youth. Partnering with Peter Samuelson's EDAR (Everyone Deserves a Roof), Splashlife is sharing the organization as a "brilliant example of one way to design simple temporary solutions for complex issues."〔Dunn, A. ("Splashlife CEO Discusses Coping with Adversity through National Service" ). Takepart.com. Retrieved 3/21/09.〕

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