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2005 Camp Summary
2005 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Las Vegas, Valley High School, Las Vegas, Nevada
The 2005 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Las Vegas 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 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 CITIBANK and Youth Lifeline America.
The Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Las Vegas also enjoyed great food for all three days of camp. From great breakfasts and lunches from NEVADA PARTNERS, to beverages provided by COCA-COLA participants ate and drank like champions all weekend long!
The Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Las Vegas had more than 16 celebrity athletes and entertainers in attendance. Celebrities included an appearance by Washington Redskins Defensive Lineman, Reynaldo Wynn, Award-winning actor, SHEMAR MOORE, NBA great, CHARLES SMITH, and NFL Quarterback, Shaun King.
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 2005 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Las Vegas Spirit Award recipients were: Call YLA Offices
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 2005 Hattie B. Beckley Memorial Most Valuable Effort Award — Las Vegas recipients were:
Geno Odong
The 2006 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Las Vegas also boasted more than 38 VOLUNTEERS who provided outstanding support for our program.
At the conclusion of the camp, volunteers voted on three of their own who exemplified outstanding mentorship, spirit and volunteerism during the Free Football & Life Skills Camps.
The 2005 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — St. Louis Volunteer Spirit Award recipients were: Call YLA Offices
Youth Lifeline America looks forward to another exciting camp for the St. Louis community in 2007!
