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2006 Camp Summary
2006 Camp Dates, June 23rd — 25th, Franklin High School, Rochester, New York
The 2006 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Rochester 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, June 23rd, 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, SUMMIT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, 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 — Rochester also enjoyed great food for all three days of camp. From great breakfast from DENNY’s, WEGMANS, and PANERA BREAD COMPANY, to nutritious meals by WENDY’S, participants ate like champions all weekend long!
The Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Rochester had more than 12 celebrity athletes and entertainers in attendance. Celebrities included an appearance by New York Giants Pro Bowl Wide Receiver, DAVID TYREE, and Buffalo Bills Defensive End, ANTHONY HARGROVE who dazzled the entire camp by intensely working with the campers on football fundamentals.
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 — Rochester Spirit Award recipients were:
Tariq Weaver
Justin Moore
Joseph Hlywa
Curtis Hardy
Tashara Travers
Patrick Johnson
Robert Snyder
Justin Kemp
John Washington
Daniel Cooper
T.J. Glickman
Trevor Bellwood
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 — Rochester recipients were:
The 2006 Free Football & Life Skills Camp — Rochester 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 — Rochester Volunteer Spirit Award recipients were:
Youth Lifeline America looks forward to another exciting camp for the Rochester community in 2007!
