In order to avoid being “Grinchy” we took in America’s favorite holiday fable as it returned for its 17th joyous year!
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!is a wonderful, whimsical musical based upon the classic Dr. Seuss book. Back for its 17th incredible year, the family favorite features the songs “This Time of Year,” “Santa for a Day” and “Fah Who Doraze,” the delightful carol from the popular animated version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Celebrate the holidays as the Old Globe Theatre is once again transformed into the snow-covered Whoville, right down to the last can of Who-hash.
We believe culturally enriching field trips matter. They produce significant benefits for students on a variety of educational outcomes that schools and communities care about. The effects of field trips to see live theater demonstrates that seeing plays is an effective way to teach academic content; increases our youth’s tolerance by providing exposure to a broader, more diverse world; and improves the ability of students to recognize what other people are thinking or feeling. These are significant benefits for students on specific educational outcomes that schools pursue and communities respect. Especially when considered alongside our community service efforts.
Lastly, you can never know what may impact a child’s life. Not all learning occurs most effectively within the walls of a school building. Going on enriching field trips to cultural institutions makes effective use of all of a community’s resources for teaching children. You can never know what may impact a child’s life. There’s nothing like seeing a group of young men excited for Christmas.
This year we served the community again twice during the Thanksgiving holiday, The young men of The Blue Heart Foundation’s mentoring program HEART (Higher Education And Rising Together) participated in the Annual San Diego BPOA Thanksgiving Dinner drive and the Annual New Season of Love Block Party. One of our core values is volunteerism, we feel its important to give back and serve our community regularly.
The Annual San Diego BPOA Thanksgiving Dinner drive benefited over 100 families, other amazing organizations that participated in this beautiful event that were Phi Beta Sigma, NFLPA, Sigma Gamma Rho, Brothers United and the San Diego Police Dept and was a great way to kick start the holidays.
That same weekend we volunteered at the Annual New Season of Love Block Party. This is an Annual Event that fed over 1000 families and we were able to distribute 31,000 lbs of groceries and 600 turkeys to families in attendance.
The unique concept and vision of New Seasons Church is to reach this community where it is needed most – the family -every family – with love. Through this event, we plan to bring available resources to our community. We will offer information and assistance with agencies such as: CAL Fresh Pre-Screening, Red Cross WIC, family healthcare resources, East Country Pregnancy Care Clinic, County Health Mobile providing HIV/STD and Hepatitis screening, Covered California information and AKA Head Start.
Watching the San Diego State State Aztecs dominate Wyoming 38-3 after tailgating was a perfect way to celebrate the 2015-2016 SDSU homecoming . The young men participating in the H.E.A.R.T. mentoring program were truly in for a treat on this beautiful Saturday afternoon. The victory in front of an announced crowd of 38,761 at Qualcomm Stadium showed flashes of how good the team could become.
The same could be said of the young men of H.E.A.R.T. of which 18 young men with unlimited potential will come together and devote themselves towards aspirations of a higher education. Many of these young men could “fall through the cracks” due to lack of resources and/or opportunities afforded in the public education system. What we address are the other needs that young men need to make better decisions, learn to be goal oriented as well as focus on character development.
We were joined by the Men of the Omicron Iota Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity inc… Together each and every gentleman both young and old got to know each other and build a familial bond. This is an exciting time in these young men’s lives and we are looking forward to watching and tracking the growth of these ten young men as they work to achieve success together. Be sure to watch their growth and cheer them on as they strive to reach their potential and beyond.
Our November Workshop focused on Engineering & Technology
from 8 AM – Noon we covered the following:
Hour One – Workshop Kickoff – Check in strategy for better grades
Hour Three – Professional Development – Careers in Engineering and Entrepeunership
Dameon Bryant – Entrepreneur & Senior I phone Developer at GadLight –
Dameon Bryant has been a software developer for 14 years and 100% self taught. Among his accomplishments are the following:
– Developed navigation system for 2010-2012 General Motors vehicles
– Developed software to enable rapid movie production for the Avatar sequels
– Developed software to display fantasy stats on displays in all NFL stadiums
– Won 2nd place in San Diego Startup Weekend “Tech Innovations for the Fashion Industry”
Anthony Winston III Electrical Engineer (Business Owner) and Jason Witt – Community Affairs Engineer (Business Development) both discussed the drive and focus it takes to make it through college as well as life.
Hour Three – Social Skills/Educational Development – Q & A with Kendrick Dial on know in your voice and Personal Empowerment
Hour Four – Discussing core fundamentals such as SAT, ACT, and Essay Writing with some additional classes like FAFSA & Financial Aid and College Careers & Majors.
Damontae and I joined Lan Jefferson host of the Neighbor‐to‐Neighbor Radio Show brought to you by the All In San Diego Advocacy Group this past Saturday to discuss the need of young men in our community. Lan’s show is aired every Saturday morning at 10:00 am on KBLKRadio.com. This radio show features topics by community speakers, on news reports and areas of concern for education, economics, health, civic engagement, veterans, youth, and much more through different radio show formats such as “In Their Own Words,” “In the Spotlight” and the “Heart of the Matter.”
More about the sponsor of the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Radio Show. The All In San Diego Advocacy Group was founded for and by the people of San Diego. The group addresses issues and concerns of people overlooked, left out and without a voice. Their focus is on advocating and fighting for education, economics, employment, health, civic engagement, political involvement, veterans, youth, safety, environment, and much more. If we are not all in, then we are left out!
the Grinch Stole Christmas! Celebrate the holidays as the Old Globe Theatre is once again transformed into the snow-covered Whoville, right down to the last can of Who-hash. 
