Rivvid Video Trivia Games To Host Making Waves Achievement Awards - Empowering Kids To Make A Difference Beyond School

Sherman Oaks, CA, May 13, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Rivvid Video Trivia Games is hosting their first Making Waves event on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Sandbox Fitness in Sherman Oaks.  This summer event, called Making Waves, will focus on empowering kids to make a difference in their community.  It will include indoor surfing contests and a live video trivia game about visionaries who have made a positive impact. Participants will be encouraged to commit to one goal over the summer to help others and can win cash prizes for the charity of their choice. Each child attending this event will receive a summer fun pack and snacks will be provided.

Valeska I. Jacques, Co-Founder of Rivvid and Dr. Andy Mars, Director of Kids Make A Difference, will be guest speakers at the event. Rivvid is a powerful educational platform that melds the fun of gaming and video with critical learning skills such as awareness, retention and quick thinking. Dr. Mars has a long track record engaging kids in a vast array of hands-on community service projects.

Rivvid is thrilled to host this event. We want to encourage radical thinking and breakthrough approaches to create an upsurge in the community, thus making waves."  

Minna Herskowitze, Co-Founder of Sandbox Fitness is excited to be a part of Rivvid’s Making Waves event. “Surfing is a great challenge both physically and mentally, because there is always some fear in trying something new. Any time you can teach kids to try something new and about social responsibility in a fun way, that's a win for kids and parents. It invokes the feeling of community, voluntarism and civic dependability.”

Tickets to Making Waves are $20 and can be purchased online at Event Brite with keyword search: rivvid surfing.

Kids who submit their charitable accomplishments by August 1, 2015 will be nominated for a Making Waves achievement award. The awards will be announced mid August. Winners will choose a non-profit organization they wish to donate the proceeds to. The prizes are: First place $300, Second place $200, Third place $100.

For more information, please contact Valeska Jacques at  (786) 218-1021 or valeska at rivvid.com

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