The Roar Initiative

Professor Jellybean business owners Marissa Ward and Sherry Bruce, founded The Roar Initiative out of a wish to empower and inspire youth into worthwhile, community oriented projects and initiatives.

The name “Roar Initiative” for the organisation, was inspired by a an early morning visit to India’s Kanha National Park. Two tigers, off in the distance were silhouettes in the mist, until they roared and it was a sound not to be forgotten!

Youth Club Members are the local youth champions for The Roar Initiative. These young volunteers are empowered through The Roar Initiative to actively participate and encourage others as local and global community citizens into responsible endeavors. This means working as an ambassador of The Roar Initiative to provide a rich learning experience to other young people and engage them in environmentally sustainable and socially responsible activities.

At both levels, the organisation wants the voice, messages and actions of our youth to leave an unforgettable and positive impact on people and the planet. It is an opportunity for them to ROAR.

The Roar Initiative Inc. currently has an opportunity of a lifetime for an ambitious and hard-working aspiring Youth Club Member from the North Lakes area. If you would like to encourage and inspire other local youth in worthwhile programs and be a part of The Roar Initiative’s creative team, here’s your chance. This person will also have the opportunity to join The Roar Initiative in Borneo to actively participate in an Orangutan conservation project and to contribute to the global community.

Locally, the team meets once a week at The Space, where a unique learning experience, from various mentors, are provided to its youth members.

They have been learning video production skills with an aim to create a video to promote the rich environment of the Pumistone passage. They are pursuing various art forms that foster environmental awareness and they are learning how to create and implement community projects to reconnect children with nature.

The Roar Initiative team recently launched its monthly free community event called Nature Tales. This event provides fun and engaging nature activities for young children within the region’s nature rich parks. The next Nature Tales event will be held in the North Lakes area. Keep an eye on the Roar website for announcements – http://roar.org.au/calendar/.

The Roar Initiative is looking for a youth member in year 9, 10, 11 or 12 that wants to learn about their world and how they can contribute as a socially and environmentally responsible citizen, so if you think that you fit that bill please contact Sherry Bruce on (07) 54 977 941.

Currently, the team members are working on bringing an epic festival called Science in the Park to the North Lakes community in October.

To learn more about The Roar Initiative, please visit their website – http://roar.org.au/

To learn more about Professor Jellybean, please visit – http://www.scienceparties.com.au/

The Science in the Park Festival comes to North Lakes on 18th October 2014. For details go to the Event Page.