Help us fill a room in downtown Loveland.

First, the event

What's actually happening that weekend

Twelve young people sit in a circle and work through one provocative statement at a time — things like "AI is making my generation worse at thinking." Two sides, real disagreement, nobody yelling. They see every statement in advance. Nobody needs debate experience, acting experience, or any particular knowledge about AI.

The footage becomes part of an AI literacy course taught in Wyoming high schools, so roughly 25,000 students will watch people barely older than them work through the same questions they're sitting with. Lunch and snacks are covered, and everyone is paid at the end of the day.

The room itself

The Venue at 319, a restored event space in the heart of downtown Loveland.

"A Place for Connection, Celebration, and Community." Historic architecture, modern finishes, room for up to 374 people. What people say about working with Sam and Heather, who run it:

Reviews from venue319.com.

Who's behind it

Two Loveland kids and a contract with Wyoming

Evergreen Education was co-founded by two career educators who both grew up in Loveland. That is a large part of why this shoot is happening here and not somewhere else.

Ryan Findley

Co-founder & trainer, Evergreen Education

Ryan is from Loveland. His dad taught in Loveland schools for three decades. This shoot is happening about ten minutes from where he grew up — that's not incidental to why it's here.

He's spent two decades at the intersection of education and technology, serving as a C-suite executive at multiple education companies, including one named among Fast Company's "Most Innovative in the World." He gave a TEDx talk in 2019 warning about the technology-driven changes coming for education, and has been immersed in AI's role in schools ever since. A former Leadership teacher, he's also Chief Learning Officer at Learn to Win.

Ryan is running this workshop and shoot. Any question you have before putting your name on it goes to him. Book fifteen minutes with him, email him, or find him on LinkedIn.

Dr. Derek Rouch

Co-founder & trainer, Evergreen Education

Also from Loveland. Derek started out as a special education paraeducator, became a teacher, and then became a CTO — a career that ran straight up through the classroom rather than around it, which explains most of how he thinks about technology in schools.

He is Director of AI at the Sonoma County Office of Education and holds a doctorate in education from Vanderbilt University. Find him on LinkedIn.

Evergreen Education works with schools and districts on AI literacy and professional development — teacher training, district AI policy, and student-facing curriculum. The tagline is "Helping Schools Get AI Right," and everything about the organization is public at evergreened.org.

Evergreen was awarded a contract with the state of Wyoming to build AI literacy curriculum for students statewide. That contract is why this shoot exists and where the footage goes.

Here's what educators who've worked with Evergreen say:

Every young person who applies talks to a real person before anything is confirmed. Nobody is being sold anything, and nothing is asked of them beyond showing up and talking. Ryan Findley is running this workshop and shoot, and he is the point of contact for everything on this page — for you and for anyone you send our way.

The ask

What we're actually asking you to do

Point the young adults you know toward the link to learn more and register. That's the whole thing.

We are not asking you to vouch for AI, to explain the project, to recruit anyone, or to give us money. We're asking you to put a link in front of someone between 18 and 23 who'd be good in a room like this — and then let them decide for themselves.

Who we're hoping you'll think of

• Someone 18 to 23 who lives in or near Northern Colorado. 16 and 17 year olds are welcome too, with a parent's OK.
• Someone who has opinions and isn't afraid to say them out loud. That's the only real qualification.
• Someone who could use $300 and a real credit for a résumé or a college essay.
• Or — just as useful — someone who knows a person like that. A parent, a coach, a youth leader, an older sibling.

What helping actually costs you

Be clear on this part

The message and the link you'd be sharing

Whatever route you pick, you're communicating one message and pointing at one link. Here they are.

The call to action, in plain words

"Click the link and fill out the short form." That's it. Not "sign up," not "DM me," not "register." One link, one form.

What happens after they click

1. They land on a page explaining the day, the money, and honest answers to the questions young people actually ask — including whether this is a scam and where the footage ends up.
2. They fill out a short application: contact info, availability, and a quick unedited phone video of themselves talking about something they care about.
3. Someone from Evergreen contacts them personally to confirm before anything is locked in. Nobody shows up without having spoken to a human first, and we confirm which of the two days you're on.

Questions first?

Talk to Ryan before you share anything

Completely reasonable. You're being asked to put your name on something, and fifteen minutes on the phone is a fair price for that. Grab any slot that works — no pitch, no pressure, and you can decide afterward.

15 minutes with Ryan Findley

Co-founder, Evergreen Education · Loveland native

Ask anything — what the day looks like, who sees the footage, what you'd be putting your name behind, or what would make sharing this easier for you. He can also send graphics sized for your feed or a different cut of the video.

Book a time on Ryan's calendar

Prefer to write? Email Ryan Findley directly at [email protected]

The share kit

How to share it, platform by platform

Pick whichever one you'll actually finish. They all point at the same link.

Option 1 — Text or email someone you know

The highest-converting thing you can possibly do, and it takes about thirty seconds. One person you actually know beats any post you could write. Both of these copy with the link already attached.

Option 2 — Reshare a post that already exists

Fastest route. Costs you nothing and pushes engagement back to the original post.

On Facebook: tap Share under the post → Share to Feed, and add a sentence of your own. Sharing into a local Northern Colorado community group is worth more than your own feed.
On TikTok: tap the arrow → Repost. It surfaces to your followers without touching your profile grid. Or hit Stitch and add your own take.

Option 3 — Post the video yourself

Sixty-seven seconds, filmed by Ryan, already sized for Reels and TikTok.

Download the video

On a phone: tap and hold the video, then choose Save to Photos or Download.

Instagram — as a Reel

1. Download the video above so it's in your camera roll.
2. Open Instagram, tap + at the top, choose Reel.
3. Tap the gallery square in the bottom-left corner and pick the video.
4. Tap Next. No trimming needed — it's under the length limit.
5. Paste a caption below. Tag @evergreen__ai if you'd like.
6. Tap Share.

Instagram — as a Story

1. Swipe right to Stories and tap the gallery icon.
2. Select the video. At 67 seconds Instagram splits it into two Story frames automatically — that's normal.
3. Tap the sticker icon, choose Link, and paste the link from the section above.
4. Add text over the top: "$300, Aug 22 or 23, Loveland — for the 18 to 23 year olds in your life (16–17 with a parent's OK)."
5. Post.

TikTok — as your own post

1. Download the video above.
2. Open TikTok and tap + at the bottom.
3. Tap Upload beside the record button and select the video.
4. Tap Next, then Next again.
5. Paste a caption. TikTok won't make a caption link clickable — put the link in your bio for the day, or drop it in the comments yourself. Tag @evergreen.ai if you'd like.
6. Tap Post.

Facebook — as your own post

1. Download the video, or just reshare our post using Option 1 above.
2. Create a new post, attach the video, and paste a caption below.
3. Paste the link directly in the post — Facebook makes it clickable, unlike TikTok.
4. Post it to a local Northern Colorado community group as well as your own feed. That's where the parents are.

Captions you can copy

Written to sound like a person, not an ad. Edit freely — your voice beats ours.

Suggested hashtags: #NoCo #Loveland #FortCollins #NorthernColorado #LovelandCO