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2006 Camp Summary
2006 Camp Dates, July 14-16, Laney College, Oakland, California
The 2006 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Bay Area was a smashing success! The weather was perfect all weekend long, and the educational life skills presentations helped youth participants, volunteers and celebrities learn more valuable life skills to use in their lives.
Campers arrived Friday, July 14th, and were greeted with a host of FREE tools necessary to participate in the Free Football & Life Skills Camp. This year, tools included t-shirts for each day of camp, headbands, pens, pencils, and educational workbooks from MICROSOFT, FIRST REPUBLIC BANK, and Youth Lifeline America. In addition, camp participants received a FREE pair of football cleats from NIKE! The look on their faces as they received their tools was priceless.
The Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Bay Area also enjoyed great food for all three days of camp. From great breakfast from PANERA BREAD COMPANY, to nutritious meals by PROJECT OPEN HAND, participants ate like champions!
The Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Bay Area had more than 12 celebrity athletes and entertainers in attendance. Celebrities included an appearance by pro football legend, JIM BROWN who dazzled the entire camp by speaking to campers about his outstanding career and the importance of life skills. Also, JIMMY KENNEDY, star Defensive Lineman for the St. Louis Rams did an extraordinary job working with the defensive line group. Watching and listening to those big guys work was impressive from the stands! Thank you Jimmy!
In the classroom, camp participants were required to complete assignments and participate in discussion groups lead by adult mentors covering a host of life skills topics including:
- Career Development
- Computer/Internet Competency
- Conflict Resolution
- Diversity Training
- Esteem Development
- Financial Literacy
- Goal Achievement Strategies
- Health/Nutrition
- Leadership Skills
- Team Building
Each participant did an outstanding job participating in the life skills component of the camp. Additionally, mentors were required to select one camp participant who most notably excelled during this portion of the Free Football & Life Skills Camp with their participation and effort to improve.
The 2006 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Bay Area Spirit Award recipients were:
Cardellous Snell
Mario Brown
Edward Gonzales
Josh Sessions
Rob Fields
Serpentor Williams
Donavan Henderson
Paul Stanley
Edward Davis
Daniel Monroe
Chris Little
Nick Kendall
In addition to the Sprit Awards, Roland Williams, Super Bowl Champion and founder of Youth Lifeline America, consulted with celebrity guests and selected two campers they felt exemplified what the Free Football & Life Skills Camp is all about; extreme focus, effort and discipline to increasing your life skills competency levels.
The 2006 Hattie B. Beckley Memorial Most Valuable Effort Award — Bay Area recipients were:
Demetrius Campbell and Omar Jacobs
The 2006 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Bay Area also boasted more than 38 VOLUNTEERS who provided outstanding support for our program.
At the conclusion of the camp, volunteers voted on two of their own who exemplified outstanding mentorship, spirit and volunteerism during the Free Football & Life Skills Camps.
The 2006 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Bay Area Volunteer Spirit Award recipients were:
Heather Smith and Masika Perkins
Youth Lifeline America looks forward to another exciting camp for the Bay Area community in 2007!
