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The SHYNE Awards is a premiere awards ceremony that recognizes the positive achievements made by young adults ages 13-19. Young adults are nominated and recognized in one of the following categories: The Arts, Academics, Entrepreneurship, Community Service, Service in Ministry, Science and Overcoming Obstacles.
The Darkins Group created this event because they believed that the media does not show a balanced representation of young adults in the media. “There’s not a balanced representation of young people in the media and statistical reports. So much attention is focused on the negative activity young adults are engaged or impacted by and not enough attention is paid to those individuals who are doing positive things in their communities,” stated Orlana Darkins, President, The Darkins Group, LLC. According to 2008 Troubled Teen Arrest Statistics for Pennsylvania, there has been 5,107 arrests for violent crimes; 211 for forcible rape; 1,811 for robbery; 298 for arson and the list goes on. In fact, according to statistics most crimes are committed by teens under the age of 18. “Although we cannot ignore these facts, we also cannot ignore the young adults who are working hard to negate the stereotypes that exist because of these statistics. The Shyne Awards was created to not only recognize these young people, but also to honor them publicly for being shining examples of what positive youth can accomplish within their communities,” said Darnell Drewery, Vice President, The Darkins Group, LLC. Orlana added that more attention should be focused on positive adults to begin a cycle of change. “If there were more attention given to young adults being positive, I believe we would see a decrease in crimes and unproductive activity. Also, I believe if you promote negativity, you will produce negativity. The SHYNE Awards is a vehicle that will not only promote positive young adults, but motivate young people to want to do well, improve their lives and be a positive example for others.” The Shyne Awards is preparing for a national tour and may be coming to a city near you. For more details about The Shyne Awards, visit the official site: www.theshyneawards.org |