JOIN: Youth Ambassador Program PSA

NAD     May 6, 2015 in ASL 19 Subscribers Subscribe


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We're waiting for you! Watch and learn what the five rounds look like from the 2014 competition. Link

Video description and transcript:

A small white NAD logo appears in bottom right corner. Video begins with a stage dimmed. There are pink and blue lights in the background. On the right is a large screen showing the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP) logo.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Passionate? Driven? Creative? Does that define you?

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Join the competition!

Video fades to a photo of a man, smiling.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Pitch: Family Mentorship Program / From 2014 /

Photo slides right to left. A man, smiling.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Pitch: Public Transportation Announcements / From 2014 /

Photo slides from right to left. A woman, smiling.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Pitch: Interpreters in Education / From 2014 /

Photo slides from right to left. A woman, smiling.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Pitch: Youth Leadership / From 2014 /

Photo slides from right to left. A woman, smiling.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Pitch: Social Media Advocacy / From 2014 /

Photo slides from right to left. A man is holding a notepad and a pen, smiling.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Pitch: Deaf Businesses / From 2014 /

Video fades to a black background.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Pitch: What's yours?

ELENA: I want to empower the community through social media. It is important to share your stories to make legislative changes.

RYAN: For the last 20 years, technology has become incredibly advanced. Many new companies have been formed, however, I have noticed that there are not many deaf-owned companies.

Video fades to a black background.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: YAP thrives on: Visibility, a blue icon representing identification. Innovation, a pink icon representing a lightning bolt. Sustainability, a green icon representing an endless swirl.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Take the opportunity to advocate for our community. Make an impact.

Video fades to a photo of Elena Mayer, a female YAP contestant, holding hands with children.

Video fades to a photo of Keith Delk, a male YAP contestant, wearing a black suit and signing.

Video fades to a photo of Satish Thapa, a male YAP contestant, wearing a purple polo shirt and signing.

Video fades to a photo of Ryan Hait-Campbell, a male YAP contestant, wearing a red polo shirt and signing.

Video fades to the YAP application.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Round 1, Application

Video fades to an Instagram photo of Keith Delk, a male YAP contestant, holding his 7-Day Challenge worksheet.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Round 2, 7-Day Challenge

Video fades to an Instagram photo of Elena Mayer, a female YAP contestant, holding her 7-Day Challenge worksheet.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Round 2, And find a sponsor. Applicants need to find a sponsor; sponsors need to find an applicant.

A graphic showing a person and a sponsor together equals an exclamation mark!

Video fades to a photo of a group of contestants having a meeting.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Round 3, Retreat

Video fades to a photo of a group of contestants having a discussion.

Video fades to a photo of the contestants and their co-directors, all of them smiling to the camera.

Video cuts to two YAP competitors standing on the left, watching the YAP MC's on the right announcing a surprise challenge. There is a big screen, with the live feed, behind them.

TYRONE: Now, the next question: the deaf community is quite diverse, how do we embrace it?

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Round 4, Surprise

Video cuts to the stage and a female contestant painting on a white canvas.

Video cuts to the stage with a male contestant sharing his platform. There is a large TV screen, with the live feed, on the right.

SATISH: We've gone through frustrations by not having access in regards to public transportation.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Round 5, Platform

Video fades to white to the stage again. The four finalists stand on stage, on the left, watching the MC's on the right. There is a large TV screen, with the live feed, behind them.

ROSA LEE: The 2014-2016 Youth Ambassador Program winner is Ryan Hait-Campbell!

RYAN: Thank you.

Video cuts to a closer view of the stage, with the same four finalists watching on.

TYRONE: Our second 2014-2016 Youth Ambassador Program winner tonight is Elena Mayer!

Video cuts to a tighter frame as Ryan and Elena link arms and walk towards the front of the stage together, waving to the audience.

RYAN and ELENA: Thank you!

Video fades to white then to black.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Next YAP competition, July 2016 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Video cuts to all six contestants dancing on stage with the URL in yellow text placed in front of them.

TEXT-ON-SCREEN: Link

Video fades to a gradient background with dark blue to light blue, a grey National Association of the Deaf (NAD) logo is centered. White text below the logo appears, "A production of the National Association of the Deaf (copyright) 2015 All Rights Reserved" with four teal social media icons, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

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