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PROJECTS
Rachel's Challenge
HELP YOUR STUDENTS START A
CHAIN REACTION…OF KINDNESS!
An international anti-bullying program started
by Rachel Scott’s family. Rachel was the first victim in the
Columbine High School Shootings and touched the lives of many
during her short life by treating other with kindness and
compassion. Inspired by her journal writings, the Rachel’s
Challenge program spreads her powerful message at educational
and corporate presentations. The Junior League of South
Brevard Inc. has partnered with Brevard Public Schools and is
proud to bring Rachel’s Challenge to all 16 Senior High
Schools. The Rachel’s Challenge program will consist of an
in-school assembly and an evening program for parents.
Rachel’s Challenge hopes to spark a “chain reaction” of
kindness and the program’s message continues as the students
participate in the Friends of Rachel club.
Rachel’s Challenge mission is to inspire, equip
and empower every person to create a permanent positive
culture change in their school, business and community by
starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion. The
objectives for schools include: (1) Create a safe learning
environment for all students by re-establishing civility and
delivering proactive antidotes to school violence and
bullying. (2) Improve academic achievement by engaging
students’ hearts, heads and hands in the learning process. (3)
Provide students with social/emotional education that is both
colorblind and culturally relevant. (4) Train adults to
inspire, equip and empower students to affect permanent
positive change. For more information and inspiring videos,
visit Rachel’s Challenge website
www.rachelschallenge.org.
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Connected by 25
Connected by 25 is a community initiative that engages youth,
public/private partners and policy makers to improve outcomes
for foster youth through investments in services and programs.
The organization’s mission is to ensure that foster care youth
are educated, housed, banked, employed and connected to a
support system by age 25.
JLSB is proud to announce their partnership with CB25. The
Junior League will plan and host two youth summit events in
the community. The summits will serve over 200 youths.
Activities include presentations from area professionals,
career planning, interviewing skills and resume writing. In
addition the Junior League will fund two sibling reunion
events this year. JLSB will also fund and coordinate the
assembly of move-in kits for the young adults. The move-in
kits include all the essentials to start a new home (dishes,
towels, sheets, kitchen and bath items). Visit
www.cby25brevard.org for more information.
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Community of
Hope
The Junior League of South Brevard has
committed to helping fight homelessness. We have donated funds
to Community of Hope to help build a Habitat for Humanity
duplex and counseling center. Community of Hope transforms
lives with hope and dignity by providing opportunities through
single and multi-family transitional housing. This allows
families with children to remain together, become self-reliant
and move to a permanent home. For more information visit
www.hopeofbrevard.com.
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Kids in the Kitchen
The 5th Annual Kids in the Kitchen
event is scheduled for Saturday, March 6, 2010 at the
Melbourne Auditorium.
This event was started by the Association of Junior Leagues
International, Inc. to address the growing issues of childhood
obesity and poor nutrition at the grassroots level. At the
event, participants learn about healthy eating by cooking and
meeting with a dietician. They play games that reinforce their
knowledge. Exercise presentations show the children a variety
of ways to increase their physical activity level. This year
we are lucky to have a celebrity chef - George Stella of the
Food Network. In conjunction with the event we will host a
health fair, featuring local business with an interest in the
prevention of childhood obesity. The event is free and open to
the public. Registration will start in January. Please visit
www.kidsinthekitchen.ajli.org
for more information.
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