Video Pick of the Day

Alex Lambert was one of the stars to turn out in LA yesterday to inspire social change.

The Pepsi Refresh Project to empower individuals and communities to create positive social change throughout the world is in action in Los Angeles, where it brought together KIIS FM & the break-through series IF I CAN DREAM from the creators of AMERICAN IDOL, to give inner-city youth at the South Central community center A Place Called Home the “back-to-school” party of a lifetime.

IF I CAN DREAM is designed to open up Hollywood and democratize the dream of “making it” by empowering a new generation of aspiring artists to follow their dreams. Pepsi challenged the DREAM artists who are ambassadors for the Pepsi Refresh Project to come up with an idea that would help create positive change in Los Angeles. They have committed to supporting A Place Called Home where they are empowering an entire community to fuel even greater change, in part through a $10,000 donation from the Pepsi Refresh Project to plant a community garden that will launch a “garden-to-table” program with the children learning to prepare and cook healthy meals on-site with vegetables they grow in their garden.

Gabby Estep and Emma Hartman's crafty accessories are helping the planet--one bow at a time.

Last spring, Gabby Estep and Emma Hartman discovered colorful duct tape at a craft store and started experimenting with designs in their free time. Gabby, thirteen, crafted a pink hair bow and wore it to dance class, where it was a huge hit. The next day she and Emma, fourteen, grabbed some extra tape Gabby had in her locker and made more bows in study hall. Realizing they could parlay their creativity into positive change, the girls decided to sell the bows and donate the proceeds.