{"id":8212,"date":"2012-09-22T22:41:45","date_gmt":"2012-09-22T15:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=8212"},"modified":"2012-09-22T22:41:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-22T15:41:45","slug":"the-day-the-jonas-brothers-retweeted-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/the-day-the-jonas-brothers-retweeted-me\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day the Jonas Brothers Retweeted Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\">by Lori Cunningham (@wellconnectdmom)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8239 aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (138)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-138.jpg?resize=819%2C429&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-138.jpg?resize=1024%2C536&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-138.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-138.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As an Ambassador of <a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/27\/visit-to-playstation-headquarters\/\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation Family<\/a>, PlayStation, invited me to attend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.variety.com\/events\/2012\/power-of-youth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Variety&#8217;s Power of Youth<\/a> event that took place last Saturday, at the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA. \u00a0PlayStation was one of the big sponsors of the event. \u00a0Several big name young celebrities were honored including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Diego Boneta<\/strong> &#8211; for his work with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanniecook.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vannie E. Cook Jr.Children&#8217;s Cancer &amp;<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanniecook.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hematology Clinic<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Kat Graham<\/strong> \u00a0&#8211; for her work with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thewaterproject.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Water Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Vanessa Hudgens<\/strong> for her work with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make-A-Wish Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Sarah Hyland<\/strong> &#8211; for her work for\u00a0The Lopez Foundation<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>The Jonas Brothers<\/strong> &#8211; for their work for the\u00a0Change for the Children Foundation<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Jordin Sparks<\/strong> &#8211; for her work for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childhelp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;m M.A.D., Are You? for Childhelp<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8243\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (123)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-123.jpg?resize=393%2C655&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-123.jpg?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-123.jpg?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-123.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was great to see <a href=\"http:\/\/vanessahudgensofficial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vanessa Hudgens<\/a> receive her award for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wish.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Make-A-Wish Foundation<\/a>, obviously a cause she feels passionate about. \u00a0It was a thrill for my daughter to see her in person, as my daughter has all three High School Musical DVD&#8217;s and has sung along with &#8220;Gabriella&#8221; for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8240 alignnone\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (136)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-136.jpg?resize=393%2C655&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-136.jpg?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-136.jpg?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-136.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8258\" title=\"Jordin Sparks - American Idol 2007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jordin-Sparks-American-Idol-2007.jpg?resize=655%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jordin-Sparks-American-Idol-2007.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jordin-Sparks-American-Idol-2007.jpg?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jordin-Sparks-American-Idol-2007.jpg?w=1136&amp;ssl=1 1136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And who doesn&#8217;t love <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jordinsparks.com\/us\" target=\"_blank\">Jordin Sparks<\/a>? \u00a0Such a beautiful woman inside and out. \u00a0Jordin&#8217;s\u00a0tireless efforts for the\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.childhelp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">I&#8217;m M.A.D., Are You? for Childhelp<\/a>\u00a0have helped bring\u00a0visibility, help, and funding to their efforts to prevent and treat child abuse. \u00a0My husband and I first met Jordin in 2007\u00a0after\u00a0coming off the set during her season on American Idol. \u00a0Jordin is a very warm and engaging\u00a0person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8248\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (105)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-105.jpg?resize=393%2C655&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-105.jpg?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-105.jpg?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-105.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Diego Boneta, of <a href=\"http:\/\/rockofagesmovie.warnerbros.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rock of Ages<\/a> fame, was honored for his work with the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanniecook.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vannie E. Cook Jr.Children&#8217;s Cancer &amp;<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanniecook.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hematology Clinic<\/a>. \u00a0Diego, like many Disney Channel stars, roamed the festival like atmosphere, happily posing for pictures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8241\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (132)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-132.jpg?resize=655%2C393&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-132.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-132.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-132.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 655px) 100vw, 655px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And at last, the Jonas Brothers. \u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/jonasbrothers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jonas Brothers<\/a> received a Power of Youth award for their work with the\u00a0Change for the Children Foundation. \u00a0As the Power of Youth awards event was by invite only, it was very easy for me to go to the front of the stage and snap this picture. \u00a0I then tweeted the picture to the blogosphere. \u00a0Soon after, my phone was constantly pinging me as the Jonas Brothers found my tweet and\u00a0re-tweeted\u00a0it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8260\" title=\"Jonas Brothers Retweeted 35 times\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jonas-Brothers-Retweeted-35-times.jpg?resize=473%2C580&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"473\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jonas-Brothers-Retweeted-35-times.jpg?w=473&amp;ssl=1 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jonas-Brothers-Retweeted-35-times.jpg?resize=244%2C300&amp;ssl=1 244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8259\" title=\"Jonas Brothers Retweet\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jonas-Brothers-Retweet.jpg?resize=572%2C577&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jonas-Brothers-Retweet.jpg?w=572&amp;ssl=1 572w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jonas-Brothers-Retweet.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Jonas-Brothers-Retweet.jpg?resize=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have to say, I am pretty impressed with the Jonas Brothers use of social media. \u00a0All of their twitter accounts were retweeting. \u00a0My simple tweet netted 35 tweets and 5 people favorited the tweet. \u00a0For those of you who write in the blogosphere, this equated to a two point bump in my Klout.com score in a single day! \u00a0It was a fun day for social media that day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At\u00a0the\u00a0Power of Youth event, my daughter and her best friend learned how young people can make a difference in people&#8217;s lives&#8230;just by caring. \u00a0It&#8217;s great to see stars that our girls look up to model that it&#8217;s not all about them -they are leading the way for their fans to reach out to others. \u00a0It was also a fun day of getting autographs and pictures, my daughter got tons of them. \u00a0We met practically the entire young cast of <a href=\"http:\/\/tv.disney.go.com\/disneychannel\/antfarm\/\" target=\"_blank\">ANT Farm<\/a> and I particularly liked meeting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Zachary-Gordon\/128362363683\" target=\"_blank\">Zachary Gordon<\/a>, the star of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.diaryofawimpykidmovie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Diary of a Wimpy Kid<\/a> movies. \u00a0He told us that he is not working on another Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, but another kids&#8217; book series that kids will enjoy. Zachary was very easy-going, down-to-earth, and enjoyed mingling with his fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8254 alignnone\" title=\"SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-16.jpg?resize=553%2C415&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-16.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-16.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-16.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-16.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8256\" title=\"SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-26.jpg?resize=461%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-26.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-26.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-26.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-26.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The movie set streets were filled with festive streamers and stars. \u00a0I felt as if I were walking the streets of New York City. \u00a0All of the stars&#8217; charities were present, so we could learn more about their great causes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8244\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (111)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-111.jpg?resize=614%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-111.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-111.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-111.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8252\" title=\"SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-9.jpg?resize=461%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-9.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-9.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-9.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/WCM-Power-of-Youth-Event-9.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was also a lot of kid food around like hot dogs from Pinks, great cupcakes, churros, popsicles, cotton candy, ice cream sandwiches, jars full of candy, you name it! \u00a0If you have a sweet tooth and a yearning to see the stars from your favorite shows, this is the place!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8246\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (39)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-39.jpg?resize=614%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-39.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-39.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-39.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8247\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (107)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-107.jpg?resize=294%2C491&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-107.jpg?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-107.jpg?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-107.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was fun to see that <a href=\"http:\/\/us.playstation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PlayStation<\/a> had a whole room full of PS3 consoles and TV&#8217;s. \u00a0They were showing off several different games, but I was most excited about their new upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/us.playstation.com\/games-and-media\/games\/wonderbook-book-of-spells-ps3.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wonderbook Book of Spells<\/a> game. \u00a0Book of Spells is a unique game in which you have a physical blank book in front of you and when you turn it&#8217;s pages, the TV screen shows these pages with beautiful color illustrations and words. \u00a0Your controller turns into a wand on the TV and you learn different Harry Potter spells to make things happen on your screen. \u00a0It&#8217;s a pretty fascinating game. \u00a0I first saw it at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/05\/e3-playstation-press-conference-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\">E3 gaming conference<\/a>, so it was neat to show my daughter the game. \u00a0Afterwards, my daughter and I dressed up in Harry Potter costumes. Somehow, I ended up with the Dumbledore costume and she got a cute young wizard one. \u00a0I did my best to look the part, but someone should have told me to take off my glasses!!!<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8250\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (88)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-88.jpg?resize=368%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-88.jpg?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-88.jpg?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-88.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8238\" title=\"Power of Youth Event 2012 (140)\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-140.jpg?resize=614%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"614\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-140.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-140.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/p-content\/themes\/atahualpa342\/images\/articles\/2012\/09\/Power-of-Youth-Event-2012-140.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All in all, a very fun day, although the temperature was over 100 degrees, we were all hot and the bottled water was the first to run out. \u00a0Our girls had fun making their own shirts and were most elated with the gift bags we received on the way out. \u00a0Like any Hollywood Star studded event, swag bags are a must upon departure!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* \u00a0PlayStation provided me with four tickets to enter the Power of Youth event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WellConnectedMom.com reports on the Power of Youth event in Hollywood where 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