Release the fear discover u 2012 report

DISCOVER U 2012

Thank You All, For Believing

July - August 2012 RELEASE THE FEAR Discover U Summer Camp 2012 RTF Pre/Post Survey Results OVERALL PERCENTAGES 89 Students (3 Summer Camps) Male 39% Female 71% – Youth Ages 9-17 79.7% discovered something new about themselves 80.0% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 33.7% compared to Post 61.0% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 74.5% compared to Post 96.7% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

82% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

70.3% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

Pre 46% compared to Post 64.7% feel that they can Relax and Breathe All the Time.

Pre 48.3% compared to Post 56.7% eat fruits and vegetables and drink water daily.

Pre 76% compared to Post 89.7% like how they feel after exercise.

Larry Kennedy School – 30 Students Tumbleweeds Casa de Sueno– 26 Students Florence Crittenton – 33 Students

July 16-19 2012 Larry Kennedy School Workshop Results 30 Students (1 Summer Camp) Male 21% Female 79% – Youth Ages 9-14 92% discovered something new about themselves 77% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 39% compared to Post 73% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 75% compared to Post 100% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

96% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

92% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

Pre 61% compared to Post 77% feel that they can Relax and Breathe All the Time.

Pre 39% compared to Post 58% eat fruits and vegetables and drink water daily.

Pre 71% compared to Post 88% like how they feel after exercise.

We where able to offer this in Spanish and English, all survey, menus, bilingual instruction.

With the help of our many volunteer interpreters.

July 22-25 2012 Tumbleweeds Casa de Sueno Workshop Results 26 Students (1 Summer Camp) Male 78% Female 22% – Youth Ages 14-17 73% discovered something new about themselves 74% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 17% compared to Post 43% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 61% compared to Post 97% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

83% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

38% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

Pre 44% compared to Post 87% feel that they can Relax and Breathe All the Time.

Pre 70% compared to Post 79% eat fruits and vegetables and drink water daily.

Pre 87% compared to Post 100% like how they feel after exercise.

July 30-Aug 2 2012 Florence Crittenton Workshop Results 33 Students (1 Summer Camp) Male 0% Female 100% – Youth Ages 12-17 74% discovered something new about themselves 89% discovered something new about classmates and friends.

Pre 45% compared to Post 67% realized that they are not alone in their fears.

Pre 88% compared to Post 93% realized that they can make their dreams a reality.

67% learned something to help them deal with bullying.

81% stated that they would do something if they saw someone being bullied.

Pre 33% compared to Post 30% feel that they can Relax and Breathe All the Time.

Pre 36% compared to Post 33% eat fruits and vegetables and drink water daily.

Pre 70% compared to Post 81% like how they feel after exercise.

Summer of 2012 we hoped to expand our summer camp to include anti-bullying workshops with a holistic approach to wellness through nutrition and fitness by adding mind, body, and spirit elements. The Discover U Summer Camp exceeded our expectations by giving a total of 90 students in three different weeks a unique experience 4 day, 4 plus hour a day of non-stop exciting activities through a combination of Yoga, Zumba, Nutrition, Primal Fitness, and the Release the Fear’s Bridging Possibilities Workshops. Each of these segments had a common core design of self-reflection, self-confidence, ambition, respect of self and others, and believing in one’s self. Most effective were the segments on selfempowerment and knowing that each individual has the power of choice. This message was a common theme that was weaved through the entire Discover U Camp. Students were able to “Discover their TRUE U” and learn to make choices that promote the power of healthy minds, bodies, and spirits. Each day before camp started kids had time to reflect from their journals and recap in the group by sharing what they learned the day before, what tools they learned, and how this discovery is going to help them achieve their future goals and dreams. Yoga breathing techniques offered helped kids learn to calm themselves, oxygenate blood flow, and maximize their brain potential. The ideas of what is their Authentic Self, Being Present, True Happiness, how to Concentration and Creating Peace in their life.

Participants reflected in their journals and created their own mantra and mantra symbol (affirmation or mission statement for their life) that they could reflect on to re-inspire them after summer camp. Through Zumba on the second day, the kids were energized to start the session; they learned to be more confident through movement and appreciation for culture and music. In the Nutrition segment they learned about sources of carbs, proteins, fiber, and the role they play in success at school, sports and their future; showing visuals of healthy food choices designing healthy snacks. We did this through visual and kinesthetic games. Each group of five was given a series of flashcards each having a vegetable or body part, they got to work as a team and match up what vegetable benefits what body part. In example, if you cut open a carrot it looks like an eye, etc. In a different game, they played as a team and got to figure how long you had to walk to work off various items like a bag of Cheetos or a slice of pizza or a large Coke. After each one of these games, the teams were given beads and points as prizes and incentives. Kids learned how to read labels by holding up a finger for healthy items on a label, like vitamins and protein and taking away fingers for items that exceed healthy fat and carbohydrate levels. Participants learned about portion size through visual recognition, such as pasta portion size is half a baseball, a pancake should be the size of the compact disc, and meat, fish, and poultry portion should be the size of a deck of cards.

Then each day the group received a tray full of ingredients for that day's lunch and measured proportions for each person and they learned to make their own lunch. They also were given menus in Spanish and English saying what the recipe contains and the list of carbs, protein, fat, and calories of each lunch serving and snack. They recorded this information in their journals to take home and share with family members.

After lunch the kids participates in Release the Fear's Bridging Possibilities (BP) program, they consist of many creative interactive hands-on activities exploring whole brain thinking, exploring healthy life choices to see possibilities and purpose. Instruction happens through various interactive creative process activities that utilize inquiry-based learning experiences, an educational practice where the director/facilitator uses controlled questioning to serve as a learning guide in order to move students toward new understandings through each individual’s expression through stories, activities and artwork. BP workshops activities include: 1. Who Am I? Objective to understand cultural diversity, how much we all have in common; yet often “judge a book by its cover”.

2. Creative Storytelling. Objective to learn to express yourself through drawing and learning to use various skills to build your memory through visual content while developing understanding and respect for one another.

3. Seeing Beyond: Objective to have students use senses to describe and identify an object, stimulating the sense of touch, smell, and intuition using new descriptive words: translucent, opaque, sphere, and cylinder shape, developing better creative communication, a keener sense of understanding, and a new way to explore the world around them.

4. Through the Hoops. Objective to learn to work as a team and identify the skills of self and others, asking for help when needed, so if you see others who have a skill you want to have to achieve your dreams, ask for help. 5. Drawing Our Memories, Fears, Hopes, and Dreams.

Objective to discuss the concept that drawing is a means to communicate feelings and ideas, utilizing their favorite and least favorite color. Overcome doubts and recognize fears, then achieve your dreams by listening to yourself rather than others.

6. Yes, No. Objective is to focus clearly and become passionate about your dream, grasp what is necessary to get past the “no’s” in life and be supportive of others.

7. Group Painting. Objective is to promote the concept and skills of using teamwork and the power of community. They start out by the understanding the concept of foundation with the blank canvas symbolizing foundation. We interject a review of what primary and secondary colors are and when you mix two secondary colors together you get tertiary. They learn the difference between accentuate and desecrate, accentuating power and movement simultaneously, and learn to respect the expression of others.

They step back from the canvas and discover the use of perspective and how that tool can be used in their lives as a key to problem solving. The finished piece is titled by the group and put on display as a symbol of what they have achieved together.

Each day ended by putting the core messages into motion, with the Primal fitness team reinforcing the message of choice and the importance of physical fitness, using tires to increase strength, endurance and balance. Nutrition lessons in portioning food correctly. Self-esteem enlightenment referencing the importance of choosing friends, self empowering each of them, and they responded by saying they are able to have the confidence within themselves to know when to say no, to follow their own path not someone else's and no when they need to go.

Day 1, Students participated in a back-to-basics approach at physical fitness that not only built their physical strength, but their mental strength as well. As students engaged in fitness exercises, they chanted “ambitious” and were motivated by to be ambitious about… Life.

Day 2, Kids began to be genuinely motivated after Day 1 and were excited to start moving forward.

The students participated in team building physical exercises in which encouraging their

teammates was applauded by staff. The message at the end of class focused on being motivated about… Life.

Day 3, the students became engaged in knowing they were equipped with the physical and mental strength that would get them through the challenging fitness exercises. The message at the end of class focused on being energized recognizing their strengths and how to overcome fear by keeping a positive outlook on… Life.

Day 4, as students participated in fitness activities they were able to recognize the culmination of the weeks lessons and focused on their choice in building physical and mental strength using their own resources readily available to them, their families, and their communities. The message at the end of class focused on using your natural resources to lead a healthy… Life, by realizing the power of mind, body and spirit within each of them and the choice is theirs to bring forth positive results. What these students gained from this experience will carry on throughout their lives and even in to their communities. It truly turned out to be a summer camp unlike any other… The first week of camps for Creighton school district was such a success, it was off the charts according to the kids. Monday morning July 16th was the first day of camp, the kids were instructed to arrive at 9:45 AM. They arrived at 9:55- 10 o'clock five after the hour. The second day of camp, they start arriving between 9:15 AM to 9:20 they couldn't wait to get there. The third day of our four-day camp several kids asked if they could extend the Discover U Camp till Friday, this was a recurring theme that carried forth to the next two camps with the youth at Tumbleweed - Casa de Sueños, and the girls at Florence Crittendon.

At Creighton school district when the parents arrived on Thursday, the last day and their graduation, they expressed how their kids can't stop talking about it to their other friends and their gratitude to us and ACF as sponsors for bringing it to their community.

We had a small graduation ceremony, handed out congratulatory certificates for a job well done with enthusiasm and commitment, and Discover U t-shirts. Before they were able to accept their certificates they needed to tell their peers and loved ones attending the one tool they learned in the workshop this week that will help them make a difference in their life and the world around them and help them achieve their dream. It was quite moving to listen to amazing quotes from tomorrow’s leaders as they expressed their newfound awareness of themselves and others. This was just a start to what the next two weeks held in store for each one of the Discover U Summer Camp. This instilled a newfound Can-Do Spirit that they will share with many for a long time to come.

A quote from a child of what they Discovered in camp this summer:

“I learned that there will always be holes in the road of Life, so always be aware of your path and Look forward to Success!” R.S. girl age 15

3. Did the project go as expected? Describe both those things that went well and those things that were challenges.

The entire three weeks were an amazing experience. The challenge was the timing of the grant, one of the schools we were going to was Starshine Academy and they were in the process of regrouping their organization. Another, Heard Elementary, decided to remodel and they were not going to be open for summer. The timing of notification of grant was at the time of testing and right before school ends which made it hard to plan. The good news is that the schools where Camps took place are waiting for next year's opportunity to be a part of Discover U Camp.

Positive feedback allowed us to expand the reach of RTF’s Discover U Camps and through that, we were able to pick up many more volunteers, bilingual and others with important skill sets.

Because of our experience from Discover U 2012 withTumbleweed - Casa de Sueños, program for the very first time we where able to deliver this in Spanish and English, all survey, menus, bilingual instruction. With the help of our many volunteer interpreters, we are excited to say we able able to offer a bilingual program in the future for those in need.

We already have very enthusiastic commitments, from the three groups we work with this year and the ones that were not able to do it, yet have heard of the outcomes and definitely are lining up for next year. The word is out and we have twice as many centers and/or schools wanting to do 2013 Discover U Summer Camp.

4. Were there any modifications made to the project? If so, please explain.

As explained in number three because of the timing of the announcement we were able to offer program to additional recipients of Discover U and expand the audience awareness and reach.

5. What effect, if any, has the grant had on your organization and its work in the community?

This was an amazing experience for Release the Fear’s organization to work with these various modalities. Seeing how each of the kids fully embrace that they have the power and control of their choices to have healthy minds, bodies and spirits. Also Dr. Francisco Alatorre from New Mexico State University was very impressed with Discover U Summer Camps and is in the process of doing a research study on our camp.

DISCOVER U

Est. Budget

Camp Coordinator

1,599.00

Graduate Student Research Intern

1,000.00

Nutritionist

1,500.00

500 each

1,500.00

-

Fitness Specialist

720.00

240 each

720.00

-

Yoga/Zumba Instructor Camp Facilitator/Arts Specialist/Instructor Travel Milage (Food) Lunch and Health snacks & supplies Pending Gift from FRYs Pre Prep work for Food

600.00

200 each

600.00

-

2,100.00

700 Each

2,100.00 55.96

-

Administrative Support Curriculum Development Preparation Work &Design 2 Nutrition games Design/ Assembly and Delivery Final Report Documentation Testing supplies )

2,700.00

Cost 533 Each

320.00

Gift?

In Kind 260 Each

780.00 -

250.00 -

PRE/POST & Qualitative Team Eval Testing printing)

1,599.00

Variation

-

680.00

(55.96)

662.51 -

2,037.49

750.00 -

30.00

450.00

(450.00)

250.00 106.83

-

-

(106.83) -

Discover U New Banner Video Direction Video Perduction

-

43.71 300.00

(300.00)

(43.71) -

Camp Journals

324.00

537.23

(213.23)

Camp T-Shirts

675.00

885.00

(210.00)

Certificates and Camp Recognitions Beads- rewards incentives for kids Art Supplies Camp Visual Nutritionist game and genreal supplies

216.00

330.00 12,794.00

110.00 61.21

106.00

136.30

193.70

148.00

(148.00)

11,335.75

(61.21)

$1,458.50

Could be with time ink $200.each X 90=$180

Fry’s Food Stores, Inc. Food Gift Cards Fry’s Food Stores, Inc Summer Youth Program Fund

$500.00 $1,000.00 $7,500.00 $3,000.00 $40.00

Billie Jo & Judd Herberger RTF PETTY CASH TOTAL CASH FUNDING

$11,540.0

TOTALwith in-kind

In-kind RTF or supplied by Camp Add location, Staff and volunteers recipient */* 3 = $3846.66 per Est for 5 camps $4,198.00 PER in Grant proposal $12,594.00

INKIND

Discover U Summer Camp / Release the Fear Daily Schedule for Larry Kennedy

9:50-10:15 am

10:15-11:00 am

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

07/16/2012

07/17/2012

07/18/2012

07/19/2012

Check-In

Check-In

Check-In

Check-In

Circle-Up

Circle-Up

Circle-Up

Circle-Up

Zumba

Zumba

Yoga

Krista Murphy 11:05-12:05 pm

12:10-1:10 pm

Nutrition Counseling & Lunch

Nutrition Counseling & Lunch

Krista Murphy Nutrition Counseling & Lunch

Krista Murphy Nutrition Counseling & Lunch

Marty Burn

Marty Burn

Marty Burn

Marty Burn

Release the Fear Program

Release the Fear Program

Release the Fear Program

Release the Fear Program

Robert Miley

1:15-2:00 pm

Krista Murphy

Yoga

Primal Fitness

Amenzone Iseghohi

Robert Miley Primal Fitness

Amenzone Iseghohi

Robert Miley Primal Fitness

Amenzone Iseghohi

Robert Miley Primal Fitness

Amenzone Iseghohi

WEEK ONE

Discover U Camp Nutrition Detail Overview

Day One On day one we taught some basic components of nutrition that are important to implement for overall health.

The five things we discussed were water, exercise, fiber, food frequency and portion control, and food composition.

Observations The kids seemed to be very interested in learning how to make a healthy lunch and what it included. They tried new foods, learned how much water to drink daily, learned how much fiber they needed to consume daily, and how often they should eat for their bodies to feel and function the best! It was also an eye opener for them to see that the unhealthy, small Oreo bar I brought in had the same amount of calories as their entire lunch!

There was a lot to cover in day one and it seemed like a bit too much information for them to really absorb in one day for their age group. However, it set the stage for the rest of the week and I believe it got them to be aware of their water intake and current dietary habits.

Day Two On day two we went into further detail about dietary fiber. We taught about the two different types of fiber, their sources and functions, and how much fiber the students should consume daily. We also discussed the health benefits of consuming enough fiber and illustrated examples of high fiber food choices.

Observations The kids were interested in how fiber helps the body and were excited to discover which foods were high fiber choices. They seemed proud to now know why the label on a container of oatmeal states it helps reduce cholesterol, and they were also able to determine which food in their lunch that day was a good source of fiber.

I think it would be helpful in the future to bring in an illustration of fiber moving through the body and taking out the toxins, waste, etc.; that visual would stay in their minds and really assist in them learning the concept of fiber functioning in the body to improve health.

Day Three On day three we discussed the role of carbohydrates in the body along with what happens if we eat too many or two few carbohydrates. We also taught about how many carbohydrates should be in one serving of fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy, and grains and the concepts of gluconeogenisis and ketosis.

Observations This day the kids grasped the idea of carbohydrates being the primary fuel source for the brain and body, and what foods are good carbohydrate choices. I also felt they understood what can happen to the body if they consume too little or too many carbohydrates, along with the importance of eating carbohydrates with a protein/fat/fiber source to slow the absorption of sugars into the bloodstream.

For weeks one and two the portion of the lesson on this day about gluconegenisis and ketones were too scientific.

However, in week three I believe that part interested the girls and it was important for them to know about eating the proper amounts of carbohydrates.

Day Four This day was very fun as I taught the kids about appropriate portion sizes and how to read a food label. I brought in a food item for each student to practice looking for key items to determine if the food was a good choice. I also used visuals to demonstrate portion sizes and distributed handouts with the information for them to keep with them and utilize when making food choices.

Observations I observed that many of these kids had no idea how to read a food label or where it even was on the package. The information they learned this day was so valuable and important for them to understand if they are to start making healthier food choices. The students were also very surprised to see the visuals of appropriate serving sizes and many realized that they eat more than the amounts their bodies need.

Additional Observations WEEK TWO Week two was challenging in that there was a language barrier, however the translators were wonderful in getting the message communicated well. The students clearly learned a lot of basic nutrition information that they had never been exposed to before and the meals we prepared were definitely new foods for them to try. It is excellent for them to experience new foods, however I think it would also have been interesting to learn about what their culture is accustomed to eating and show them how they can make modifications to create a healthier meal with the foods they enjoy most.

WEEK THREE This week the girls took in a lot of great information and were very interested in learning about healthy food choices.

They were also very interested in exercise and expressed wanting to know how to exercise and what to eat to help with exercise. The fourth day of food label reading and portion sizes initiated a lot of questions about what foods are healthy and best for them to eat. It was evident that they were interested and excited about being able to make healthier choices for their bodies.

Thanks to Discover U Sponsors, 30 young lives from all over Creighton School District Hosted at Larry Kennedy experienced their Possibilities. The Discover U Summer Camp took place on July 16 – 19th 2012.

Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops.

Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

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Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Awaken Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into four groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public.

Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group.

These responses are written in their words without edit.

The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 9-14.

The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)?

Who am I? : How to stay healthy, to stay fit, live longer than others / Being friendly, make more friends, try to teach the bully how to be kind, make friends with your co-workers. / To meet camp mates, college be a good person, tell about to make good emotion. / Differences and similiarities, we learn many things, you could know many ways to deal with bullying, have experience on sharing, talking with people. / Not to get mad, not to get sad, to relax.

Creative Storytelling: Observation, to understand things better, so the understand others feelings better, help to remember how to do things. / Memory, help you remember things taught in class, you would be able to remember what you were taught, all through life you must remember what to do and what not to. / Visualizing, help you understand, to defend themselves, remember past. / Observation, to choose what is right or wrong.

Reflective Take Away Assignment Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are.

It made me feel like I was complemented for the first time. / It makes me feel good and happy. / That one day I could really grow up to be a basketball player. / It makes me feel that what others say about me doesn’t care. / Happy, nice, calm, joyful. / This makes me happy for my self. / It makes me feel happy. / When I look at my eyes and I tell myself that I love myself just the way I admit makes me happy. / It makes me feel weird but confident about who I am. / Happy, excited. / Makes me feel confident and happy. / When I look at myself I feel weird. / Hopeful and kind. / It makes me feel good about myself. / It makes me feel good about myself because I am my own person and I can do whatever I want. / It makes me feel that I am happy about myself no matter what I do. / I feel happy about myself because I like the way I am. / It makes feel a lot more confident. / Super Awesome.

Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important?

My sisters are important to me because she stands up for me. / My hero is myself because when I fall I will come to my rescue. It is important for you to accomplish things by yourself. / Michael Jordan because he made me want to play basketball. / My mom is my hero because she’s been taking care of me and my brother. She achieves what she wants. Because she is a caring person. She doesn’t give up on anything. / Parents because they help the world. / My hero is my mom cuz I live with her. / Parents because they protect me. / Spiderman. I think they are important because he helps people. He always saves the day because he wants to save others. When we need help he’s always there for us. / Amy Lee is a famous singer and pianist. I think she has a very great voice. She shows me her songs and skills as if anyone could have the courage to do anything. / My mom.

They are important to me because she is tough and never gives up even when times get rough. / My family because they love me. / I think my dad is important because he will do anything for me. / Demi Lovato is my hero because I admire her and now she inspires people. / Rosa Parks because she led the people to fight for freedom. / The heroes that I have chosen are my parents.

They are important because they help me succeed in life. / Andrea my little sister. I think she is important because she helps me through my problems even though she’s little she helps me. / My heroes are my family and Lady Gaga because my family is there for me and we love each other and Lady Gaga makes me realize lots of things like wearing what I want and not being afraid of who I am. / My hero is my mom and dad. There are important because they show me love and care for me. / My hero is my dad he works very hard and I want to be like him. / My mom because my mom has been looking out for me my whole life and she teaches me right from wrong. I love her.

Through the Hoops: Overcoming souls, you can achieve goals set for yourself, overcome the fears, reach your dreams and overcome bad situations. / The hoop is the problem and we were the problem solver. / To get through difficulties, to get through hard events, to get through to find your way, get through everything you need to. / We work together, when you need something that you don’t know, you can work as a group to solve it, work as a group to solve it and help each other, you will get along with others quickly. / To get through problems, to help get through schoolwork, by speaking up, to stand out for yourself.

Seeing Beyond: We learned how to feel and guess what it was, you described and imagine, if you become blind you are better at feeling things. / Prediction, reading because you can imagine what you are feeling, blind predictions. / We learned to guess, we apply to science, that’s how you would feel if you were blind. / Some things you don’t know even when you describe they might be something else, because we learn different things, like in work someone might ask you to do something you might not know so you look for something that is like it.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Describe a time when you had an experience that you perceived (thought/saw) as negative, but through time or something you did, you perceived (thought/saw) the experience as a positive one.

My grandpa dies but a few weeks after he died my aunt got pregnant so now I have a baby cousin./ My cousin was sick on his birthday so he didn’t have a birthday party so we decided to make him a surprise party then my cousin wasn’t sick any more.

We were all happy and we had so much fun by looking at the stars . / When I crossed the street I didn’t look if cars were coming. One car was coming. My mom saw that it was going to run me over so she yelled “Hilda watch out”. I turned and went to the side of the street. I got scared when she yelled. I thought that it was good that my mom called me. Or I would have been hurt.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: One day I was in a soccer team and I couldn’t score but then I did and got happy. / One time when we find out that my mom was going to have a baby girl but then I thought of it being a good thing because I always wanted a sister and she is like me.

Last I am her role model because I notice that she always copies me. / People used to make fun of me they said I don’t know how to dance and now I know how to dance better. / At first I was so happy and ready to do it. And when I was done I was so tired and exhausted. / Once my dad didn’t want to help me redo my room. So I did my room myself and it was good because I realized I don’t need anyone’s help. / In the beginning of Discover U Camp I thought it was going to be boring but then I knew it was good because you learn about your health. / One time I didn’t study for a Describe a time when you had an experience that you perceived (thought/saw) as negative, but through time or something you did, you perceived (thought/saw) the experience as a positive one. test that was going to count 50 of your grade and even though I didn’t study I got a good grade on the test. /

When my cousin got shot I felt negative about it. Then positive due to all of our family coming together again. / I was at the hospital because I broke my arm. The next day I was out and everyone was caring for me. / At first I felt really sore and tired.

Then when I did exercise again I felt really new and good. / When my friend and I were fighting we thought we go on all day long but then my mom said if we don’t stop she’ll take my friend back home so we both made up. / My first time I perceived was when I saw a chubby little girl she was bullied by her class so I told her did she want to play with me and my friend. / I thought it would be a bad idea to try out for the softball team because I was in the youngest grade and I thought it would be a waste of time but now I look at it I’m glad I did because I made the team. My mom was going to have a baby and I was nervous and I knew a lot of my cousins I didn’t know then I was super happy.

Drawing one’s Fear’s, Hopes and Dreams and Sharing: Share each others thoughts and feelings, so you do not set of others, not scared to comfort them, when you get a job you are able to talk to others. / You have to embrace your fears, you won’t be so shy, the words they’re saying to you can set expectations for yourself. / Present who you are, even some people have the same fear as you have, so friends can know more about yourself, face your fear so you can defend yourself, know that you are not alone. / Helped us to share our fears with confidence, you feel safe around people, you can count on them, you have more confidence in yourself. / To always try to success, to not give up on something, to do the smart thing and go tell an adult, to get you somewhere

Funded By: Discover U Summer Camp Location: Larry Kennedy Elementary School

Dates: June 16-19 2012

%Male 21 %Female 79 Ages 9-13 Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do?

Pre %YES 39 %NO 39 %Maybe 11 % No Answer 11 Post %YES 73 %NO 15 %Maybe 12 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 7 % Sometimes 74 % All the Time 19 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 46 % All the Time 54 Rate this statement: I feel comfortable making my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 7 % Sometimes 46 % All the Time 46 % No Answer 4 Post % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 46 % All the Time 50 Complete this statement: I see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 4 % Equal 50 % Leader 46 Post % Follower 0 % Equal 38 % Leader 62 Rate this statement: I feel like I can Relax and Breathe.

Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 39 % All the Time 61 Post % Not at all 8 % Sometimes 15 % All the Time 77 Rate this statement: I eat fruits and vegetables and drink water daily.

Pre % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 61 % All the Time 39 Post % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 38 % All the Time 58 Percentage that answered the question correctly: What food is beneficial to eye health?

Pre Post

% Correct 59 % Correct 85

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Do carbohydrates help you focus and think?

Pre Post

% Correct 41 % Correct 78

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Do B Vitamins help your body make energy?

Pre Post

% Correct 70 % Correct 74

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Does fiber come from grains, fruits, and vegetables ?

Pre Post

% Correct 70 % Correct 85

Do you like how you feel after you exercise?

Pre % Yes 71 % No 25 Post % Yes 88 % No 12

% No Answer 4

Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 25 % No 71 % No Answer 4 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 71 % No 25 % No Answer 4 Did you do anything? % Yes 54 % No 25 % No Answer 21 Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 96 % No 4 Thoughts Shared: To have confidence and not let others bring you down. / To calm down with yoga. / You need to stand up for yourself. / Self confidence. / To face my fears. / Stand up to them. / That is let the teacher deal with or try stopping their ways. / Face my fears. / I learned to breathe and stay calm.

Now, after attending the workshop, if you saw someone be bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 92 % No 8 Thoughts Shared: Help them. / Tell an adult. / Maybe. / Tell an adult. / We learned to embrace our fears. / I would tell an adult. / I would stand up to them. / Maybe go help the person getting bullied. / Tell a teacher.

Did you learn any skills to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 77 % No 19 % No Answer 4 Thoughts Shared: I am big to make my decisions. / Believe what you believe, don’t listen to others. / Everyone has their own thought. / Set my own goals. / Helpful.

What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 86% Post 96% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Yes I think about the bright yellow cause it’s happy. Yes I think about colors. / I think that colors have different feelings when someone uses them. / I think color is boring to me and it makes me feel calm and peaceful. / Color is exciting. I like every color but pink and white. / Colors are different feelings! / Only certain colors make me feel expressions such as red = blood = nervous, blue = water = calm. / The color makes me feel happy. / Colors are beautiful because you could color the picture. / I think color is good to have because we couldn’t see nothing. / I think it’s important so if you color something, it can be very creative and detailed. / I think color is pretty. / I think color is helpful if it is bright because it can wake up a person’s thoughts. / Yes I love colors. / I think it is energizing. / Colors are cool. / I think color is very enlightening and bold. / Good because you don’t want it to be boring. / Color is nice because people have their favorite color. / I think it is awesome. / Color is energizing and fun. / I’ve thought about the color red.

It’s nice it makes me do better things. / I don’t know what I think about color. / I think color is a nice color that makes things in color. / Many times. / Bright colors are energizing. I have thought about color. / I think it’s cool.

Post: That when you mix two colors then you make a new color. / Color kind of express yourself. / It can produce emotion in people. / Everything. / That the color is how you feel. / I think colors mean different emotions. / That colors are based on your emotions and how you feel. / They are amazing and gets you a mood. / Color make you feel something. / That you don’t have to worry about stuff. / It is cool. / I think color is a mood in something that you put your mind to. / Color make everything better. / Color is good because it sparks an emotion. / Color has many meanings.

Color is in imagination. / I learned that the color red is the basketball. / Nothing. / Yes. / That it’s not only color it’s also how you would feel. / I learned that color can be everywhere. / Color changes everything. / That it can explain thoughts and feelings. / Color brings a lot of memories. / Color is good and brings life into things. / The types of color and colors represent emotions.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 75% Post 100% Thoughts Shared: Pre: I don’t have a hope or a dream. / I want to go to a Lady Gaga concert. / My most important dream is to be in the Air Force. / To become a pediatrician. / Is a job and probably adopt a child. / To become a vet to help animals. / My dream is that my sister could come back with us. / My dream is being a dentist. / To become a successful singer in life. / I want to be a fashion designer. / I hope I can get through school and be wealthy. / I hope I have good friends. / I want to have a awesome car when I grow up. / Is to complete school and get to reach a good life. / My most important dream is to go to college and become successful. / My most important dream is to become a doctor. / To be with my grandpa again. / I think I have no hope or dream. / Being a actor and singing on Broadway. / My dream is to be a soccer player and help my parents. / So. / Is to help other people. / Be a basketball player.

Post: My important dream is to get my sister could come back because she died. / To be a clothes designer. / To become a singer. / That everything I hope or dream happens. / It is to be a great doctor. / To go to a Lady Gaga concert. / Is to become a hair stylist…..I will. / Is being a dentist. / I’m going to be a great dentist. / My most important dream was to help animals. / Is to become a vet. / To win the national spelling bee and to become a lawyer. / Is to be somebody in life. / My most important dream is to become a kind, equal, and successful congresswoman. / To become a pediatrician. / To become a doctor. / To become a basketball player. / Is to have what I want. / Be a soccer player. / Is to never give up on my dreams and to always keep my dreams and hopes up. / My most important dream is to become a doctor. / Gymnast. / My most important hope or dream is to get through school and go to college. / Is to become a vet. / Is to become a successful person. / To be a scientist.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 100% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: Is to never give up. / Is never let someone tell you that you can’t do it. / To have confidence in me. / Is confidence. / Is that I need to believe on myself. / To never give up and have confidence. / That you have to believe in yourself. / Is have confidence in yourself. / I have confidence in my self. / Confidence. / I always try my best. / I learned you can never give up no matter what other people tell you. / Never give up. / You must say that you will reach it to help your confidence. / Confidence! / To be more confident. / Move on with my life. / Is confidence. / Yes. / Is to never give up on my dreams or hopes. / One thing I learned is never give up. / Never give up. / How to stay calm. / Is do a lot of exercise. / Is to never give up. / Never give up.

What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself that you did not know before?

Post 92% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: To not eat too much soda because it has too much colors. / I could work out without stopping. / That I am more brave. / I have confidence. / I am good working in a team. /

I didn’t know I could do yoga. / That I can do a lot of pushups. / My mantra. / How to believe in your self. / I can do it and don’t give up. / To feel comfortable. / I now know I am really determined. / To feel confident. / I found out that my foundation is my education. / I can meet new people. / I have a crazy side. / That I’m ambition. / No. / No it was. / That color could also be music. / I learn that fiber is good for you. / My body couldn’t breathe right. / I learned I can get along with others better. / I learned about color. / Eating healthy is good for your lifestyle. / New words.

What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend?

Post 77% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: That when you need help your friends are there for you. / That we can be confident to each other. / They have the same personality as me. / Mostly nothing. / That people are not how they look. / That they aren’t that different from me. / That we are all very strong in our own way. / How to exercise a lot. / I meet lots of people. / That they want to help kids. / That they are shy too. / I didn’t learn anything new about a classmate. / I meet a lot of people. / Yes I made many new friends. / They can be different. / Natasha is inspiring. / Nothing. / Nothing. / That it fun. / To be thankful for my friends. / I learn that people could eat healthy. / They are all the same just in different colors. / They liked to do exercise as me. / People are willing to try new things. / Nothing.

K ENNEDY ELEM ENTARY S CHOO L 2 7 0 2 E. O SBO RN P H O ENIX , AZ 8 5 0 1 6

June, 31, 2012 Robert Miley, We would like to thank Robert Miley and the Discover U Summer camp for providing 30 students from Larry C. Kennedy the opportunity to participate in this unique summer opportunity.

The 30 students participated in Zumba, Yoga, Release the Fear, nutrition and Primal Fitness for four hours and four consecutive days. The first day the students were nervous and not sure what to expect. By the middle of the day the students were excited and could not wait for the next activity. In the office we had some students that wanted to register due to the participants telling their peers about the program. Unfortunately since we were full we could not accept more members. The students showed up early the next 3 days as they could not wait for the program to begin. When the program was over the students did not want it to end.

They asked if they could participate at the other schools. In Zumba and Yoga students learned proper techniques to help them concentrate. With Release the Fear students learned how to overcome fears in their life and deal with problems that they are faced with. The nutrition program provided the students with opportunities to make their own healthy foods using ingredients that they might not normally use in their meals. Finally the Primal Fitness activity students participated in fitness activities using tires and their own bodies. Students learned they do not need to go to a gym or use weights to be in good shape and stay healthy.

Many families and students have already asked if we can get the program back next year and our hope is we can continue a great relationship with Robert Miley and Release the Fear and provide this opportunity again for our students. The students at Larry C. Kennedy are fortunate to have wonderful donors and the Release the Fear organization bring this summer camp to our students.

Once again thank you for this opportunity and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me at Larry C. Kennedy School.

Sincerely,

Andy Gutierrez Andy Gutierrez Principal Larry C. Kennedy School agutierrez@creightonschools.org (602)381-6180

Thanks to Discover U Sponsors, 23 young lives from Tumbleweeds experienced their Possibilities. The Discover U Summer Camp took place on July 22 – 25th 2012.

Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops.

Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

· · · · · · ·

Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Awaken Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into four groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public.

Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group.

These responses are written in their words without edit.

The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 14-17.

The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)?

Creative Storytelling: Memory, study remember, instructions, help us remember experiences, helps us communicate with each other, helps us with self expression, helps us create mental images. / How to draw our feelings, to feel relaxed at school, help communicate, to not allow people to take advantage of you. / Relax by playing and breathing, to learn English, by remembering how you help when bullied, to go back to happier thoughts. / Memory, many feel the same, feelings, ideas, exam remember, use sounds and pictures, remember how others feel, make friends, study remember feelings, help others remember, remember each person has different feelings.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are.

I like how my eyes are. How I am and I love how I am / I love my eyes and I feel very happy / I like who I am I love who I am / I like my own smile, my smile expresses that I am a content person, tha I always want to help others that need help / I felt fine with myself because I know that I can do whatever I want to do / I alike who I am I love who I am / / I like who I am I feel good and pretty not for my appearance but because of the love I feel for myself and the love inside of my heart / I like who I am I love who I am well I fell very happy because I am this way / I am very good here, but at times there are problems with my peers / Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important?

My hero is Jesus, because he is marvelous is powerful and the teacher that is the best of all of us and he cares for us day and night and day and never leaves us, he is my hero. / God is my hero, he suffered for us and forgives our sins / Ricardo Arjona is my hero because he sings beautifully and I like all of his songs / He always gives me good advice and he helps me walk the straight path. / My father is my hero because he shows me how to do realize anything I want to do / My hero is Enrique Iglesias because he is an artist that sings /

My God is all powerful God our Father Jesus Christ / Because he is my hero, he is the only one that gives me life since I was born and won’t (unsure for following) let me be lost for anything and that is why he is my hero for ever.

Seeing Beyond: Memories, thought process, vocabulary, brains for guessing, imagination, vision, science, mathematicians, writing, history, exercise, describing, directions, ability to guess. / Communication, imagination, respect time and answers, vocab-learned and explained new words, explain and express. / Help us think, concentrate, use our mind. Science because in science I have to think a lot and to make guesses. To become more detailed orientated. / A shell will help learn from the ocean. A stone will help you learn about nature, to defend yourself. / How to use our imagination to describe, think, touch, to hear. To remember better learn to write and detail. To interpret thinks better, survive.

Drawing one’s Fear’s, Hopes and Dreams and Sharing: That everyone has negatives and positives, patience, to think positively everyday and value them. Relaxation, make good choices, to assertive, respect, routines, not getting into problems. / About determination to reach dreams, confront our fears, hold onto hope because its what keeps you going.

Having hope and dreams makes it easier to learn and pushes us to continue to learn, makes learning meaningful. It makes it easier to ignore them, confronting fears allows more experiences which we can learn from that might help us reach our dreams. Having dreams pushes us to move forward. / They learned that everybody has fears and memories. Share a positive memory and help others with good experience. Be a good person with others, has a good behavior with family and friends.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Describe a time when you had an experience that you perceived (thought/saw) as negative, but through time or something you did, you perceived (thought/saw) the experience as a positive one.

In this desert I felt alone but a difficult moment passed and now I am happy when I was lost in the desert I thought I would not speak to my family. / when I was walking in the desert I felt alone, it was a difficult experience when I came here in this case I dream safe and protected but in my experience difficult changes in form to a positive in my life. / the negative that happened to me was that one day my water was used up while on the line between the USA and Mexico and I went to get some and I met Alejandro and that was a positive I made a new friend. / the negative was when I was in jail there were people who were jailed with hunger but the good thing was that I made new friends. / When I was in the desert it was difficult and alone without family but when I came here I felt very good and safe. In a house of drams and because of that I arrived safely. / The negative that happened to me was that I was in the desert and immigration caught me and I thought it was negative but it was positive because I had not water and I wouldn’t have been able to get any. / The thing that happened to me was that I suffered a car accident with another car and I saw that it is not good to drive fast because it causes problems and no one is thinking. / What happened to me was that I was on a very hard road without food and I was sleepy but I learned that sleep follows. I once had a very strong (serious?) illness and I got better slowly the good things in life are feeling good after bad times / This is what happened to me, When I came to the desert I was left without water of without food and I could not walk anymore / I was walking in the desert I felt alone it was a hard experience but it changed into a positive in my life and came to be my dreams getting better with my emotions / When I was walking in the desert I felt alone without my family it was a very difficult experience that changed into a positive because of where I am I feel safe in my house of dreams and I felt it was a place that was safe my house protected by God and by the people who work to protect us and help us economically.

Funded By: Discover U Summer Camp Location: Tumbleweeds %Male 78 %Female 22

Dates: July 22 – July 25, 2012

Ages 14-17

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do?

Pre %YES 17 %NO 79 %Other 4 Those who are older don’t have fear because they are big but the young have fear / adult

Post

%YES 43

%NO 53

%Other 0

By being human / there are some who do and some who don’t because they have different values than others / yes, they are bad people no / because we all think differently

Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 35 % All the Time 52 % No Answer 9 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 17 % All the Time 79 % No Answer 4 If some put their mind to it, they will achieve it

Rate this statement: I feel comfortable making my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 22 % Sometimes 69 % All the Time 9 Post % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 35 % All the Time 61 When they are good decisions yes, but when they are not, I don’t feel good.

Complete this statement: I see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 13 % Equal 17 % Leader 61 % No Answer 9 Post % Follower 22 % Equal 9 % Leader 69 Rate this statement: I feel like I can Relax and Breathe.

Pre Post

% Not at all 26 % Not at all 0

% Sometimes 30 % Sometimes 13

% All the Time 44 % All the Time 87

Rate this statement: I eat fruits and vegetables and drink water daily.

Pre Post

% Not at all 0 % Not at all 4

% Sometimes 26 % Sometimes 17

% All the Time 70 % All the Time 79

% No Answer 4

Percentage that answered the question correctly: What food is beneficial to eye health?

Pre Post

% Correct 35 % Correct 61

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Do carbohydrates help you focus and think?

Pre Post

% Correct 17 % Correct 57

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Do B Vitamins help your body make energy?

Pre Post

% Correct 87 % Correct 83

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Does fiber come from grains, fruits, and vegetables ?

Pre Post

% Correct 57 % Correct 74

Do you like how you feel after you exercise?

Pre

% Yes 87

% No 0

% No Answer 13

I like it because I relax / relaxed and happy / strong muscles / I like it because it makes me feel good / relaxed and happy / you feel healthy / relaxed and happy / I feel good.

Post % Yes 100 % No 0 Because we relax

Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 17 % No 74 % No Answer 9 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 4 % No 83 % No Answer 13 Did you do anything? % Yes 17 % No 48 % No Answer 43 Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 83 % No 13 % No Answer 7 Thoughts Shared: Experience Now, after attending the workshop, if you saw someone be bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 38 % No 65 % No Answer 0 Did you learn any skills to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 87 % No 13 % No Answer 0 What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 39% Post 87% Thoughts Shared: Pre: There are some colors that are pretty / if it is of a person or fruit / I think its important / I think color is very important / I am not sure if you are about the color pf people things or of animals / I am not sure to what you are referring / I haven’t thought much about color to me they are all the same / I am not sure if you are asking about the color of us humans of about just colors / to me the color black makes me feel sad / I very much like black and white Post: That they are pretty colors because they have their own face, their own sound / How to paint on the wall / to make reality color has a sound has imagination / I like the color yellow a lot because it is pretty and excellent / colors have feelings / I learned that colors have a sound / music has color / that we sometimes need to get outside ourselves (may be colloquialism that is translated differently) / it is good / the sound of music is pretty reflects how I feel / red is my favorite because it sounds like a brightness / to listen to music and know what color it is / above the colors there is a sound / depending on the song, I imagine a color / blue because the sound is bright and sounds bright / I learned that colors have sound / in the music / music / well, I learned that color has differences at its face.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 61% Post 97%

Thoughts Shared: Pre: That I can be in school and be able to stay with my family / school / school / sometimes having a dream is important sometimes it isn’t / my dream is to be with my uncle and go forward / my dream is to be with my father / my dream is to continue with school and studying English and that I realize my goals / my dream is to study English so I can help my family / my dream is to study and be someone in life / My dream is to triumph here / everyone has hopes and dreams, nobody doesn’t have them / my dream is to get out of here and to begin to work to help my family in Honduras and to study to excel here in the USA / I have the dream to again be able to see my mother and my family / my dream is to work and support my parents and to return one day to my village / my dream is to get out of this program.

Post: To have a good future after the workshops / to study and to always be with my family and to be a good Christian / music / blue / to go forward and to do good things and to realize your dreams arrive with pride / my hope is to stay here in the US to recuperate a little bit I dream about learning English though I find it rather difficult / my dream is to exit this program and be with my family / to be mayor of a city / my dream is to be a basketball player / to learn English and to be someone professional / to go forth with faith in above and that I will get to be a great mechanic / to go forward / to buy my own home / my dream is to be an artist and to paint a beautiful painting / my dream is to study to be a soldier / to keep working and studying to get a grant to be a doctor / that all my goals can be reality and that the future will serve a purpose / to be in the academy, to be actress / to live with happiness and with a mind that can move forward / My dream is to help my family have my home and be a resident of the US / exercise / what I think of my dreams to make them reality / become a citizen.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 87% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: Everything will help with my dreams / it’s a fight use my thoughts and don’t be afraid of anyone / I want to work for / to go to work / respect your elders / ideas and confidence / be respectful, active and faith / to keep moving forward and to not be intimidated by anything or anyone / to not give up on myself / to use my imagination and confidence myself / I learned to always move forward / to eat healthy, exercise, work / have confidence / I learned to have faith about reaching my dreams / to have faith in things and day by day ask for what I want / to continue in my studies / I learned to do exercises, to not have fear / to be respectful and friendly to others and this will help with this dream / to be respectful and responsible / English / I learned that exercise is important / What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself that you did not know before?

Post 73% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: About the colors that are prettier / to dance is to exercise and to have more ideas about nutrition / exercise dance imagination / to have confidence in a friend / I like exercise / to dance do yoga imagine things / about the things we need to eat in order to stay healthy / I learned to like myself and to be good / my imagination / that I can use a lot of my imagination / fear of firearms / read nutrition labels / how to eat healthy and to share things / how to participate in a group and how many calories there are / I learned how to give myself and to cry / when I buy food to look at the information / I learned some English and to do exercises / to eat healthy / I learned to dance before I have fear.

What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend?

Post 74% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: Share / to help and share / we all have fear / yoga / my friends have fear too / I learned to share / confidence / that we are all equal / confidence in myself / that I can ask for help / how to dance / how to dance / friendship / I am excited to learn / I learned to share with him / to work together / to be respectful / I learned how to pain.

August 13, 2012

Robert Miley Executive Director Release the Fear Program Dear Robert, I am sending this letter to offer my support for your programs. Our Tumbleweed youth attended the Summer Camp Discover U a few weeks ago and the youth are still very enthusiastic about what was learned. Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development has been around for 40 years and is known specifically for partnering with youth to accomplish their personal goals through an approach of mutual respect and collaboration. We serve over 3000 homeless, runaway and at risk youth each year.

The opportunity to work with you and your program has been very well received by the youth. I could explain myself how much I appreciated the program but I thought the kids have summed it up perfectly.

They have written a letter addressed personally to you Robert where they mention many of the lessons they have learned in the program. They specifically mention how important it is to relax and exercise, eat healthy foods, drink water and calculate their fluid intake needs. They remember the needs to shop carefully and look at calories, fiber content and for essential vitamins. They also mention in the letter that they know how far to walk to work off a pizza, even! They also enjoyed the colors of music and the painting they made.

Most important, they have noted that they have learned to fight to reach their goals and to have faith that they can accomplish them. The Discover U program has instilled in them that no matter what bad thing occurs, that something good will always comes out of it.

Thank you again for your fantastic program. From my perspective, it was well organized, meaningful and empowering and unlike any other program I have seen.

Take care and I wish you all the best in the future.

Alfonso Ramirez Jr., MA ORR Program Director Tumbleweed Casa de Sue単os

English Translation From the Kids

Robert,

A cordial hello to you from the kids at Tumbleweed-Willetta. We

are grateful to you for all of the things we learned like the yoga classes, the importance of exercise, how to eat healthy, how much water you can and should drink, and how many times one should eat each day. When we go to the store and buy we should look at the calorie, fiber and vitamin counts. When we eat pizza, we should follow it with a walk that lasts 1 hour and 10 minutes.

We remember the man that taught us how to exercise, fight for our goals and believe that we can meet them. We give you great thanks because you taught us the colors of music.

For life, we learned that when something goes wrong (comes out or turns out to be wrong) that time will yield something good.

Always imagine, it will serve the things in the future (it will make things in the future smoother).

Thank You.

.

J-J-C

D.D.L

A.V.C.

R.G.P.

P-R R-M

Thanks to Discover U Sponsors, 33 young lives from Florence Crittenton experienced their Possibilities. The Discover U Summer Camp took place on July 30 – August 2, 2012.

Opening up possibilities for the young minds of Arizona’s youth for a brighter tomorrow.© “Bridging Possibility” workshops.

Through stories, activities and artwork, Release the Fear’s Workshops will help students to:

· · · · · · ·

Draw One’s Fears and Awaken Hopes and Dreams Stimulate Creative Listening and Communication Bridge Understanding Discuss How Color Affects Us and Our Environment Awaken Senses Heighten Visual Awareness of Our Environment Turn Pain into Possibilities into Purpose.

The students are divided into four groups or teams that they remain with throughout the workshop. In their small group, the students may be asked to complete an activity, to share responses, or to reflect on an exercise. Often times these groups can have students with different beliefs, various backgrounds, and even opposing gang affiliations. The workshop will end with a group created painting to be displayed for the public.

Participant Responses Participants are asked to reflect on several of the activities and then share with the group.

These responses are written in their words without edit.

The following responses are from the students who range in ages from 12-17.

The students are asked to reflect on the following question: How do you think this activity could help you in your daily life (In School, Out of School, or In Your Career)?

Who am I? : How to stay healthy, to stay fit, live longer than others / Being friendly, make more friends, try to teach the bully how to be kind, make friends with your co-workers. / To meet camp mates, college be a good person, tell about to make good emotion. / Differences and similiarities, we learn many things, you could know many ways to deal with bullying, have experience on sharing, talking with people. / Not to get mad, not to get sad, to relax.

Creative Storytelling: Observation, to understand things better, so the understand others feelings better, help to remember how to do things. / Memory, help you remember things taught in class, you would be able to remember what you were taught, all through life you must remember what to do and what not to. / Visualizing, help you understand, to defend themselves, remember past. / Observation, to choose what is right or wrong.

Reflective Take Away Assignment Mirror Work: Look at Yourself in the eyes (ONLY) and tell yourself that you love or like yourself just the way you are. Annoyed,

irritated, mad./ It makes me feel beautiful. / Weird. / Uncomfortable, nervous and weird. / It made me feel good and made me have more self-esteem for myself. / It makes me feel like the person with the ugliest face in the world. / Made me feel beautiful. / Sexy, confident, Pretty- depends on the day. / Attractive. / Happy, Excited, it helps me build my self esteem.

Hero: Who is Your Hero and Why do you think are they important? My hero is Myron because he's been a huge support and has never given up hope for me. / My mom because she saved me from myself. / Jamar because he has been there for me since the day I came to Florence Crittenton and is always there when I need to talk. / Charlie because he's the only one that has cared and loved me. He always motivated me and made me feel important. He's my on family I've always needed. / My mom. She plays a big role in my life. / John because we went through a lot and he is still here. / My mom, she has always been there and will always be there. / Hakim Rahimi because he has a body like no other.

Drake; he's pretty and he's nice; because his music speaks to me. / Sherrie / They just are there for me. / My brother. They have always been there to protect me and keep me safe; someone I could always talk to for support. / My brother because he is inspirational to me. / My dad. I miss my dad he has been there all my life; Mrs. Aisha; she is real like no one else; she is my hero my partner in action she helps me like get through tough speed bumps and she is beautiful; I love her just way she is because no one can compete against her she is my hero. Retha Pratt my grandma. I love my grandma so much! She has been by my side through thick and thin and she never gave up trying to help me. Hopefully she will be by my side for a very long time. She is strong, independent, wise, holy, smart, very loving, very caring. She adopted me. I love my grandma. / My hero is Spiderman because he saves peoples lives. / Nana causes shes smart and kind faithful, strong woman. / My older brother. After all the troubles and additions he pushed through and looked for help. / Drake he has his way with words. / Persilla,Brother. We have our hard time but she helps me get through things and she is my best friend.

Through the Hoops: Overcoming souls, you can achieve goals set for yourself, overcome the fears, reach your dreams and overcome bad situations. / The hoop is the problem and we were the problem solver. / To get through difficulties, to get through hard events, to get through to find your way, get through everything you need to. / We work together, when you need something that you don’t know, you can work as a group to solve it, work as a group to solve it and help each other, you will get along with others quickly. / To get through problems, to help get through schoolwork, by speaking up, to stand out for yourself.

Seeing Beyond: We learned how to feel and guess what it was, you described and imagine, if you become blind you are better at feeling things. / Prediction, reading because you can imagine what you are feeling, blind predictions. / We learned to guess, we apply to science, that’s how you would feel if you were blind. / Some things you don’t know even when you describe they might be something else, because we learn different things, like in work someone might ask you to do something you might not know so you look for something that is like it.

Reflective Take Away Assignment: Describe a time when you had an experience that you perceived (thought/saw) as negative, but through time or something you did, you perceived (thought/saw) the experience as a positive one.

Cutting myself and drugs, getting locked up! And abusive relationships. / I wanted to go to Phoenix but my mom said no.

Later I heard they had gotten in a car accident. / Not being home but being off of drugs. / When I had to come to Florence Crittenton! I thought this place wasn't going to help me but it did. / I am currently having foot surgery; the negative is the pain and how swollen it is but the positive is the outcome of the surgery and how much pain it is going to eliminate in the future. My mom wanted me to do some dishes. (I didn't want to) But I did and she bought me a burrito! / When I started drugs was a negative and I feel bad about it my positive is that I'm 3 months sober and I fell so much better. / I was at a place called YDI and I was there for 9 months and got close to my only friend Charlie then I moved here and I hate it with a passion but I still do my best. Because I'm now in a level 2 instead of a level one facility. / Being in Durango because it is not fun good or easy' but it was a wake up call. / When my mom and dad got a divorce I was sad and scared. But they did not get along so now I know it was a good time for them to get a divorce.

Drawing one’s Fear’s, Hopes and Dreams and Sharing: Share each others thoughts and feelings, so you do not set of others, not scared to comfort them, when you get a job you are able to talk to others. / You have to embrace your fears, you won’t be so shy, the words they’re saying to you can set expectations for yourself. /

RELEASE THE FEAR, Inc Release the Fear, Inc. (R) PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org 602-818 6959

Funded By: Discover U Summer Camp Location: Florence Crittenton %Male 0

%Female 100

Dates: July 30 –August 2, 2012

Ages 12-17

Do you think others (Kids my age, older & younger, Adults) have the same Fear as I do?

Pre %YES 45 %NO 45 %Maybe 9 Post %YES 67 %NO 25 %Maybe 8 Rate this statement: I believe I can make my hopes and/or dreams come true.

Pre % Not at all 6 % Sometimes 45 % All the Time 49 Post % Not at all 0 % Sometimes 44 % All the Time 50 Rate this statement: I feel comfortable making my own decisions even when dealing with peer pressure.

Pre % Not at all 3 % Sometimes 58 % All the Time 39 Post % Not at all 4 % Sometimes 52 % All the Time 44 Complete this statement: I see myself as a __. Follower, Equal, Leader Pre % Follower 3 % Equal 45 % Leader 52 Post % Follower 4 % Equal 44 % Leader 52 Rate this statement: I feel like I can Relax and Breathe.

Pre Post

% Not at all 3 % Not at all 0

% Sometimes 64 % Sometimes 70

% All the Time 33 % All the Time 30

Rate this statement: I eat fruits and vegetables and drink water daily.

Pre Post

% Not at all 12 % Not at all 4

% Sometimes 52 % Sometimes 63

% All the Time 36 % All the Time 33

Percentage that answered the question correctly: What food is beneficial to eye health?

Pre Post

% Correct 85 % Correct 85

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Do carbohydrates help you focus and think?

Pre Post

% Correct 70 % Correct 74

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Do B Vitamins help your body make energy?

Pre Post

% Correct 88 % Correct 85

Percentage that answered the question correctly: Does fiber come from grains, fruits, and vegetables ?

Pre Post

% Correct 85 % Correct 89

Do you like how you feel after you exercise?

Pre Post

% Yes 70 % Yes 81

% No 30 % No 19

Have you ever been bullied? % Yes 67 % No 33 Have you ever seen someone being bullied? % Yes 94 % No 6 Did you do anything? % Yes 49 % No 21 % No Answer 30 Did you learn something in the workshop that will help you deal with bullying?

Post % Yes 67 % No 29 % No Answer 4 Now, after attending the workshop, if you saw someone be bullied, would you do something?

Post % Yes 81 % No 11 % No Answer 8 Did you learn any skills to help you make your own decisions not based on Peer Pressure?

Post % Yes 89 % No 7 % No Answer 4 What do you think about color?

What % gave more thought and shared them about color.

Pre 61% Post 81% Thoughts Shared: Pre: Why would you ask that? / No. / No. / No. / No. / They have different feelings different meanings. / No! / No. / Certain colors make me feel certain ways. / It’s beautiful. / Everyone’s equal. / Color is beautiful. / No, never thought about color. / I don’t know, nothing. / It’s pretty and adds a lot to life. / I love red! Red Nation! / My favorite color? Purple. / I don’t think color matters. / I think color doesn’t matter. / It doesn’t matter. / They are pretty. / They’re just colors. / They’re wonderful. / It doesn’t matter. / I’m picky about colors. / Nope. / No. / Black is a cool color. / I think it’s nice. / I think color is fun because they can describe your feelings. / I don’t care about color. We’re all equal. / No, it’s ok I guess.

Post: it’s precious. / know that certain music has a color. / Color can determine the setting and reasoning to a story or image. / It is what you feel and what your perspective in life. / There’s a lot of pretty colors. / that color can express how you feel. / color still close does not matter I love you and you. / it’s a beautiful thing. / that color has a sound. / Color goes with the sound of music. / That it’s different for everyone. / It ranges to music, to sights, to everything. / that is is different for everyone. / Color has meaning; and music has sound and color and color has sounds. / you can express yourself in colors. / I think it’s beautiful. / Color is who you are. / Color can be anything from music to just about anything else. / Color speaks to me and means something. / My color is red. / Color can mean nothing and everything at the same time. / Color has sound and sound has color.

My most important hope or dream is. . .

What % gave more thought to their Dreams becoming reality.

Pre 88% Post 93%

Thoughts Shared: Pre: No. / To get off probation. / To finish high school. / To become a cosmetologist and play football and soccer. / To be a good person. / To get out of here. / When I go into the Army when am 17. / Is to finish high school. / Is to become a lawyer or doctor. / Is to be a veterinarian. / To get off probation and be a DJ. / To become teacher. / To be an epidemiologist….a doctor that studies/finds cures for diseases. / To go to Harvard. / To be a rapper or lawyer. / To be a famous chef/baker. / None. / Don’t have one. / To become a tattoo artist. / To go to my real home. / n/a. / To be successful. / To become forensic investigator. / To be successful. / To be fitted. / I hope I get my strength back. / To get better. / Yes. Becoming a firefighter. / Yes. To become a nurse. / To be a music producer. / To be successful. / My mom to want me home. / To be a therapist for disabled children.

Post: To fly. / To get home. / To become a teacher. / To enjoy the little amazing life ahead of me with happyness. / To go home. / To make this right with my family. / To become a famous chef/baker and have my own TV show. / is to go home. / to see my dad. / to become an attorney by age 25. / to become a lawyer. / to get off probation. / when I am 17 and I go in the army. / To be a cosmetologist. / to go home and have a healthy relationship to my parents. / I become and animal cop. / Being a counselor or starting my own daycare. / To succeed. / Becoming a firefighter. / To be successful. / To become a therapist that teaches disabled children through animal therapy. / Making a family with my boyfriend Michael. / To become a forensic investigator. / to live a healthy and positive lifestyle.

One thing I learned in workshop that will help me reach my dream is: Post 89% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: Breathing. / Never give up. / Inner perseverence. / It helped me be grateful for what I have. / Things happen for a reason. / to do things for myself and reach for the stars. / No matter where you are you can succeed. / Be positive and have hope. / To never give up. / Using skills. / To stay fit, healthy and strong. / never give up. / That I am mentally and emotionally strong. / No matter how hard it may seem I can still move forward and accomplish what I need to. / Never look back. / Never give up. / Motivation. / To not give up and keep going. / Never let anyone tell you you can’t reach your dream. / I learned motivation. / Always try harder. / Do what makes me happy. / Never give up.

What did you learn New in the workshop about yourself that you did not know before?

Post 74% discovered something new in the workshop.

Thoughts Shared: Breathing, relaxing. / That I always seem to give up. / That I have a little but amazing life ahead. / I didn’t know that music makes color. / I’m stronger than I thought. / That I can do things for myself. / learned I have to love myself. / That I am beautiful on the inside also. / That I can achieve my dream. / That they have the same fears as me. / Never give up hope. / That they like things. / I am strong. / I am a very open person / That I am not strong. / I know a lot about myself already. / To love myself just the way I am. / That I am unhealthy. / I learned that I let people direct my life. / To motivate myself to keep moving. / I’m strong. / I enjoy the person I am. / I have the ability to fight even when I’m weak.

What did you learn New in the workshop about a classmate or friend?

Post 89% discovered something new about classmates or friends in the workshop Thoughts Shared: They are different. / She has the same things about her as me. / that Trista isn’t as mean as I thought. / That they care. / Their good listeners and supportive. / That they go through the same things I do. / Haley loves the Beatles. / They have fears just like me. / We’ve got the same things in common. / She is funny. / They are nice. / That we have similar fears. / We are scared of different things. / That they are funny. / They have a brother. / They have the same fears as me. / Some people have the same fears as I do. / That they have close friends they are thankful for. / They are strong. / They eat very healthy. / My BFF Cynthia can work out.

Thank you all, Once again f or making this all possible.

From all of us at Sincerely, Robert Miley Executive Director, Founder

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Release the Fear, Inc. (R) PO Box 3815 Phoenix, AZ 85030 www.releasethefear.org 602-818 6959