It's Time For A Millennial Woodstock. But Ours Looks A Little Different.

By Jamie Borromeo, National President & CEO

Since we were in the womb, we young people have been brainwashed to believe that what we own defines us, from Star Wars action figures to Barbie and Ken’s Malibu Playhouse.  Now that the economy has crashed and we can’t find jobs, we own nothing but college degrees, an IPod and a whole lot of debt. But we’re gonna use them for a different purpose--We’re gonna use them to change the lives of millions of Americans. 

We’re using our intellect, our ability to reason, our passion for music, technology, MTV reality shows and our online social networking to join millions of young people, celebrities and leaders in a movement to LEARN, TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE, TO EMPOWER, & TO ENGAGE IN THE NATIONAL DISCUSSION. That’s because we’re not happy with the current trajectory of our nation. We believe our country was founded on better principles than the status quo. And we’re going to change it.

Like Jon Stewart’s Rally to Restore Sanity, we’re tired of the craziness and the scare tactics the media, policy-makers and talking heads have used. It’s time for us kids to put the older folks in the corner because we have a whole lot of years working in the trenches ahead of us.  As the most educated generation in the history of our country, we’re going to use our mind and our drive to fight back and win. We want America to understand that we are in this together so we can keep our competitive edge in the global marketplace. We will push forward in a movement to continue to spur the innovation in our country, and teach the next generation of leaders to be responsible with money so we can create wealth for our country, and most importantly,  for our world. 

With all that said, here is the GenerationDrive Pledge. It’s a pledge that we’ll remain engaged to clean up this economy. It’s a pledge that  we’ll help change the way we do business in America. It is a pledge that through remaining engaged in the national discourse, we will make this world a better place to be. We are GenerationDrive. And we are Moving The Next Generation Forward.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. We are so grateful for your support.