Yes camp newsletter week 2

CAMP TEAM

Vice President

Saliha Nelson

Programs Manager Shedia Nelson

Camp Manager

Emily Gunter

Camp Counselors Latoya Brady

Courtenay O’Connor

Devin Reyes

After Care Counselor

Belinda Cain

Quinecia Hall

Jr. Camp

Counselors Destyni Chism

Namiya Crespo

Yaxsandra Perez

Jr. Instructor

Saliha Crespo

Literacy Teacher Carol Wiggins

Volunteers

Dana Carbonell Kyra Bebus Lauryn Scott

The Youth Empowerment After School Program is generously funded by

The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicated source of funding

created by voter referendum in 2002 to improve the lives of children and

families in Miami-Dade County by making strategic investments in their

Program generously sup-

URGENT, Inc.

1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100

Miami, FL 33136

www.urgentinc.org

Camp Managers:

Emily Gunter

305.915.3195

Shedia Nelson

305.586.6694

Our mission is empowering young minds to transform their communities.

ALOHA!!!

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMER CAMP

Everybody loves chocolate milk, well

at least at YES camp! For young and

old people, it brings lots of memo-

ries. At camp, it’s the hottest thing. Like not get-

ting chocolate milk after waiting in the lunch line

could ruin your day like a pig not rolling in the mud.

The kids who do get their milk, there is something

about them being happy. For campers who don’t

get chocolate milk on any given day are cramped up

in their own mind. For example, campers sharing

boogers on each other when they want attention.

Or becoming the unexpected diva by bursting out

their shell, whining and crying tantrums and boss-

ing others around.

Dear Chocolate Milk Lovers,

To all my divas out there and the ones seeking at-

tention, before you speak, please breathe first. Con-

nect your tongue to your brain, act and think about

your actions to not get in trouble. Just remember to

always be true to your self . Just never EVER take

that too far girlies. Camp is a bully free zone. There

is no room for divas. At camp we are learning about

URGENT, Inc.’s core values where this week we

are working on learning and teamwork. The is no I

in TEAM. And about the booger situation ...yeah…

Don’t Do That.

To all my happy go chocolate milk lovers thanks for

keeping the peace. Like returning camper Destiny

Moore shared that she enjoys “making new friends,

Kulula and hip hop dancing at camp.” New camper,

Hannah De’anzizu thinks camp is “fun because I’m

making new friends and I like theater drama.”

Camp reporter, Hannah De’anzizu interviewed

Anaiaya Ealy who “thinks camp teaches me about

life. I get to meet people from different cultures. I

enjoy arts and crafts because I get to learn how to

make new things.” Destiny Moore

interviewed Asia Up- tgrow who likes

“the activities at camp and the morning cir-

cles with Muti Emily because of the songs and

saying the oath. I made a lot of new friends and I

like my counselor Mzee Devin.”

Sincerely,

Adia Saliha :)

The Youth Empowerment After School Program is generously

funded by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicat-

ed source of funding created by voter referendum in

2002 to improve the lives of children and families in Mi-

ami-Dade County by making strategic investments in their

future – because all children are our children.

Program generously sup-

URGENT, Inc.

1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100

Miami, FL 33136

www.urgentinc.org

Camp Managers:

Emily Gunter

305.915.3195

Shedia Nelson

305.586.6694

Chocolate Milk for the Campers’ Soul by Adia Saliha

ALOHA!!!


The Youth Empowerment After School Program is generously

funded by The Children’s Trust. The Children’s Trust is a dedicat-

ed source of funding created by voter referendum in 2002 to im-

prove the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County by mak-

ing strategic investments in their future – because all children are our

children.

Program generously supported by:

URGENT, Inc.

1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100

Miami, FL 33136

www.urgentinc.org

Camp Managers:

Emily Gunter

305.915.3195

Shedia Nelson

305.586.6694

REMINDERS & UPCOMING EVENTS

ALOHA!!!


Before and After Care Locations:

SITE #1: University of Miami

Dooly Memorial Building

1111 Memorial Dr.

Coral Gables

Before Care Drop off Time:

7:30am-8:30am

Aftercare Pick up Time: 4-6pm

SITE #2: URGENT, Inc.

Center for Empowerment & Education

1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100, Miami, FL 33136

Before Care: 7:30am—8:15am

Bus leaves promptly at 8:30am to UM

After Care: 4:30-6pm

UPCOMING THIS FRIDAY

Morning Activity:

UM Campus Tour

includes a visit to Lowes Art Museum

Afternoon: Water Play

Bring/wear full coverage swimsuit, sunblock, towel,

change of clothes, bag for wet swim suit; Must wear

closed toed shoes to camp.

NEXT WEEK’s FIELDTRIP

Tuesday, July 2nd

Where: CB Smith Paradise Cove

Bring/wear full coverage swimsuit,

sunblock, towel, change of clothes, bag for wet

swim suit; Must wear closed toed shoes to camp.

WHO’S GOT FAMILY TALENT?

AUDITIONS

When: July 10th, 11th

Where: University of Miami Memorial Building

Time: 2:30-3:30pm

Share your talent individually,

family or groups welcome

Length of acts: 3 min max

SAVE THE DATE

Family Talent Night

July 12, 2013

Where: University of Miami

Learning Center; Time: 4-6pm

I Am ...

Smart and mysterious to many people

I wonder how my future would turn out, because

the technology will, I hope very advanced

I hear music in my head when ever I get bored

I want a hover board and that will be known for

something in the world or the music industry

Sometimes I pretend I'm in a real

music video on the cat walk strutting my

stuff. I am a great dancer and great at being

independent !!!!

—Sophie Lutz

I am a girl

I wonder when I get free time

I hear a lot of drama

I see people reading

I want to go to sleep

I pretend I care

I feel bored

I touch things

I worry about getting chased by a dog

I cry when I talk about dads

I am a girl

I understand the consequences in life

I say ’’God Bless You’’

I dream about meeting my dad

-Lajoy Eiflaar

I Am

I am a 13 year old girl

I wonder when I will finally grow up

I hear my childhood calling me

I see my old childhood

I want my old childhood memories back, I am a 13

year old girl

I pretend to like my present and ignore my past, I

feel my past but in the present, I worry that I am

growing up too fast, I cry about me being too grown

up, I try to grow up fast when I don’t want to

—Destiny Moore

I am pretty and nice

I wonder about chicken

I hear fries calling my name

I see ice cream smiling

I pretend to be eating chicken

I touch hamburgers

I cry when chicken is nasty

-- Meyah Evans






URGENT, Inc.

1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100

Miami, FL 33136

www.urgentinc.org

Camp Managers:

Emily Gunter

305.915.3195

Shedia Nelson

305.586.6694 SNAPS! Campers’ Poetic Expressions

ALOHA!!!


I Am Imagination

I am open minded and undescribable

I wonder about what people think of me

I hear the sounds of my people

I see the others beyond the believers

I want the others to come and join us


I pretend to fly into people's hearts

I feels he warmth of the ones I care for

I touch the souls of others and fill it with glee

I worry if my people will turn on me

I cry at the misery of others

I am open minded and undecribable

I understand the people have differences

I say we can all come together

I dream that peace will be made

I try to lift up people's spirits

I hope the trust won't stop


-- Deja Vaughn






URGENT, Inc.

1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100

Miami, FL 33136

www.urgentinc.org

Camp Managers:

Emily Gunter

305.915.3195

Shedia Nelson

305.586.6694 SNAPS! Campers’ Poetic Expressions

ALOHA!!!


University of Miami—campers enjoyed a fun filled

morning with

Ranger Maria

from Biscayne

National Park.

The campers had

an opportunity

learn about the

park with an op-

portunity to make

a mini-park in

small groups.

Biscayne National Park: Build a Park Activity reviews

“We had a lot of fun making

our national park and looking

at everyone else’s park. We

got a lot of glue on our-

selves,” said Beatrice Pala-

cios. Maniyah Wright inter-

viewed Layoy Eiflaar who

expressed that “it was very

cool. [There] was a park with

an ocean and jungle.”

Youth Empowerment Summer Camp

July 2013

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 2

Field Trip

CB Smith

Water Park

3 4

CAMP CLOSED

5

CAMP CLOSED

8

9

Field Trip

Paint Party!

Mural Project

At Historic

Dorsey Park

10

11

12

ON CAMPUS TRIP

Career Day

Water Play at UM

Family Talent Night

Time: 4-6pm

15 16

Field Trip

Broward Museum

of Science and

Exploration

17 18

19

ON CAMPUS TRIP

Nurse Simulation

Lab at UM

Water Play at UM

22

Field Trip

Etiquette Lunch

for Adia Latoya’s

Group

23

24

Camp Carnival

Potluck

Youth Recognition

25

Camp Talent

Production

Time: 4-6pm

Location: UM

26

Field Trip

Water Rapids

West Palm Beach

URGENT, Inc.

1000 NW 1st Ave., Ste #100

Miami, FL 33136

www.urgentinc.org

Camp Managers:

Emily Gunter

305.915.3195

Shedia Nelson

305.586.6694

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