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Attention YLS Members:
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
YLS Members Only Special Event!!!
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Quotes from Kids!!!
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Below are quotes from students at Chapparral Middle
School's after school program, about the YLS volunteer
event...
"The circuits were awesome."
"Maybe if they're not busy they could visit us next year."
"I want to show my parents how good I was at the gyroscope."
"Next time they come, can you take a picture of me
with the circuit I built?"
"Is that dude with the bowling game going to come
back again?"
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Hello
Young Leaders Society!
The Young
Leaders Society is committed to providing you with many opportunities
to CONNECT throughout the year, offer you volunteer opportunities so
that you may SERVE your community and give you ways to LEAD and sharpen
your leadership tools.
Please contact
us and tell us how you see yourself getting more involved with YLS youngleaders@unitedwaytucson.org.
We look
forward to seeing you at the next event!
Jason
Ott
Lynn Cunningham-Ryan
YLS
Co-Chair
YLS Co-Chair
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SERVE
& CONNECT: Arthur Agee Inspires YLS!
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An
Evening at El Charro 
The Young
Leaders Society kicked off their volunteer focus program on April 20th
at El Charro Café Downtown.
A true life hero, Arthur Agee, subject of the documentary Hoop Dreams,
spoke to the crowd about his experience growing up on the south-side of
Chicago. His inspirational story moved the crowd when he talked about
"not being a statistic" and how a role model in his life had
made a difference in the person he is today.
Arthur's story fit perfectly with our adopted area of focus:
after-school programs. Statistics say that children who participate in
after-school programs are less likely to be involved in juvenile crime.
Arthur's story got the Young Leaders Society pumped up and excited to
volunteer at two after-school programs to help more youth engage in a
range of safe and productive after-school activities. In addition,
twenty five school aged books were donated to the legacy library by
those who attended the event.
This "Serve" event gave emerging leaders, who do not often
have a chance to meet a true life hero, the opportunity to learn about
perseverance and what each of us can do to make a difference in
someone's life!
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SERVE:
YLS Volunteer To Keep Kids Safe After School
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There's
a Way to Keep Kids Safe After School
Sister Mary Anne McElmurry is the coordinator
of the Tucson Urban League/Project YES after school program.
She wrote the following about the Young Leaders visiting
her after school program...
"We have approximately 75 to 80 children coming to our program
each afternoon. We help them with homework from school and we
like to try and read with each of them for badly needed practice.
Most of the time, we only get to half of these students due to the lack
of  enough
tutors and volunteers.
Last month, the United Way Volunteers came one afternoon
and read to our students. We had about eight of them and OH! what
a difference that made.They talked to the students for a few minutes  and
then listened to or helped them to read a book of the students
choice. A couple of the volunteers brought their favorite book,
shared it with some of the children and then donated it to our
library.
We got to every one of the students for the first time
this year and the  children
loved the attention and experience. We were so grateful to these
special adults who gave of their time and made a difference in each of
the children's lives they touched that day."
Mary Anne McElmurry, O.P.
Tutoring & Mentoring Coordinator
Project YES/Tucson Urban League, Inc.
www.tucsonurbanleague.org
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CONNECT: Enjoy
Live Basketball While Helping Keep Kids Safe!!!
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Attention
Basketball Junkies!
 The Arizona Cactus Classic is
coming to Tucson May 18-20 with nationally ranked high school AAU
(Amateur Athletic Union) teams, elite players, over achievers,
underdogs, applause, cheers and yes, some disappointments.
Held at McKale
Memorial Center & Bear Down Gymnasium at University of Arizona, the
3-day tournament begins with 32 teams that play a countdown to the finals
on Sunday at 2pm.
$5 of every
ticket purchased at Bank of Tucson goes to United Way's Keeping Kids
Safe After School focus area.
United Way's
Keeping Kids Safe After School focus area is working to help provide
children with high-quality after school programs supervised by caring
adults. Research has shown that between 3-6pm the most crime
occurs as well as teen pregnancy and drug use. United Way is
committed to Keeping Kids Safe After School through their partnerships
with agencies, companies and neighbors and through after school
programs.
Plan a family
outing, bring you little brother or sister or come with your friends to
Arizona Cactus Classic's tournament. Get a peek at the
stars of tomorrow while watching what it takes to endure and win on the
basketball court today.
When:
May 18 - 20
Friday 6pm - 11pm
Sat 9am - 11pm
Sunday 9am - Championship Game at 2pm
Where:
McKale Memorial Center & Bear Down Gymnasium at University of
Arizona.
How
much:
$10 per wristband which gets you in for all three days.
Purchase your wristband at Bank of Tucson (near Broadway and Columbus)
and $5 will be donated to United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona to
Help Keep Kids Safe After School
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