Alumni Newsletter

Dale Penny (Up with People CEO) and Phil Worcester (IAA President) presented Betty Belk with the inaugural Betty Belk Award of Distinction for her inspiration, guidance and unceasing devotion to the Up Read more…

2018 J. Blanton Belk Outstanding Alumnus – Darrel LeJeune Darrel LeJeune will be recognized as the 2018 J. Blanton Belk Outstanding Alumnus at this year’s Reunion.  After traveling with Cast Read more…

UWP Alumni Helping UWP Alumni Times changed from when you traveled. We are so fortunate for our time together on the road. Now years later, many of our cast mates Read more…

This summer, about 15 Up with People alumni will gather for the second World ONIGIRI Friends Project tour through Japan. From 12-26 July, participants will engage communities in volunteer work, Read more…

    On Thursday evening of Reunion 2018, the UWPIAA will host UWP Jeopardy – A Challenge of the Eras. This will be a fun and faced-paced game show set Read more…

Think of Japan and some of the images that immediately spring to mind are the Sensoji Temple, the Imperial Palace and Tokyo’s iconic Shibuya district.  But during a recent visit Read more…

Any paid adult registration made between 12:01AM and 11:59 PM eastern US time, Saturday, will be eligible to win.  Selection will be random and based on a minimum participation of 5 Read more…

Brad Gillings (right) sings onstage during the Up with People 25th anniversary show in Denver, 1990. He is joined by J. Blanton Belk and castmate Therese from Sweden. Brad Gillings, Read more…

  My name is Sofie Svanberg and I am 19 years old from Sweden. I graduated high school in June 2017.  After graduation  I was working as a sales associate Read more…