I attended last night a somewhat unusual Monday night event courtesy of the Every Monday Matters Foundation (EMM), produced by Henry Island Productions and The Presstige Group PR - a start studded benefit to celebrate the official launch of the "You Matter- Our Schools Matter" Sponsorship Program.
The spectacular "Party with a Purpose" event featured DJ Tony Okungbowa from "Ellen DeGeneres Show" and celebrities like Forest and Keisha Whitaker (Repo Men, Vantage Point, Phone Booth, Panic Room) , Tia Carrere (True Lies, Natural Enemy, Five Aces), Omar Miller (Miracle at St. Anna, Lucky You, Get Rich or Dye Tryin'), Matthew Gubler (500 Days of Summer, Criminal Minds).

EMM started with a book by Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Borza, turned into an international movement completed with the launch of the YOU MATTER K-12 Curriculum and the EMM Social Responsibility Program. The philosophy behind it is that ordinary people can change their lives, communities and the world by taking small actions like voting, donating for a good cause. People matter.
Our SchoolsMatter Program has been implemented in over 500 schools in 18states.

This reminds me of  Pay it Forward , the movie (2000) ~ centered around the same concept of making a difference by helping people and getting them motivated to helping other people, like a ripple effect set on changing the world with every good deed you make.

Taking it one step forward, enhanced by the power of social media and networking, EMM movement has captured the minds and the hearts of people around the world.