Club Notes 2011 Vol. 1

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Newsletter for Native Youth 2011 vol. 1

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A Day at the Club with NikeOn Thursday, October 5, 2010, a group o employees

rom Nike, Inc. volunteered or a community serviceproject at the Boys & Girls Clubs o Greater Scottsdale’s

Red Mountain and Lehi Branches. The Club sta were

overwhelmed by the large number o people who

came to help the kids! The day started with a short

meeting and orientation to the Boys & Girls Club

organization. The sta taught volunteers about the

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s culture.

At the end o the meeting, Nike presented a generous

git o $5,000 to the Club. This money may be used or

equipment or other items needed or sports, tness

and recreation programs.

A charter bus with more than 65 Nike volunteers ar-

rived at the Clubhouses later that day. The volunteers

went inside the Clubs where the kids got to ask them

questions. Even though the weather was rainy, the

volunteers wanted to go outside and play with the

kids. The volunteers stuck to their original plan or

the day o cleaning up the neighborhood. It was great

to see the Nike volunteers acting like kids themselves.

They raced one another to see who would get to apiece o trash rst or who would collect the most

trash. They had a lot o spunk and motivation!

At the Red Mountain Branch, a ew Nike volunteers

took interest in Dance-Dance-Revolution (DDR). This

is a music video game where people stand on a dance

platorm and hit colored arrows with their eet to

musical and visual cues. It was un to see them playing

against the Club members!

At the end o the day, a group picture was taken so

everyone could remember the great day they had

together. All the volunteers enjoyed their time, even

though they arrived in clean Nike outts and let

in wet and muddy clothing. The Club is honored to

receive Nike’s generous donation and appreciates the

time their employees spent with the kids – it was

simply antastic!

Nike staff and Club members had a great time getting to know one another

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Extra,

Extra,

REad allAbout

Them!!

Club Member Spotlight Alex has always been a very active

member o the Boys & Girls Club o

the Southern Ute Indian Tribe in Igna-

cio, Colorado. In August she won the

Youth o the Month award. Recently,

Alex’s role at the Club has changed. Alex knew that she was too young

to become a Peer Leader but still elt

that she was prepared or more re-

sponsibility. She had a meeting with

Club sta to discuss her options. The

sta elt that Alex had demonstrated

a lot o commitment, motivation, and

trustworthiness at the Club. They de-

cided to make Alex an assistant to the

management sta. For our days each

week, she is responsible or program

attendance, giving inormation to parents, running the Club check-out

system, creating advertisements and being a role model.

Through this role, Alex’s riendship with a younger Club member has

blossomed into a mentoring relationship. Her “mentee” even says that

she would like to be like Alex when she grows up. Alex has enjoyed her

role at the Club so much that she has expressed interest in working

there when she is old enough.

She has become a great asset to the Club and they admire her char-

acter, intelligence, maturity and loyalty. Because o her Youth o the

Month award, Alex is in the running or the Youth o the Year award.Good luck Alex!

Alex helps run the Club check-out sys

A n s w e r K e y f o r p u z z l e o n t h e b a c k p a g e .

L e t i t s n o w .

Mentoring Quilt Inspires Togetherness Youth and mentors rom the Boys & Girls Club o the Northern Cheyenne

Nation in Montana are creating a painted mentoring quilt or the Club. The

quilt will be displayed on a wall in the Club’s games room. Each youth design

a patch or the quilt that includes their name, the name o their mentor and

design o their choice. Over the course o the year, they continue to add to th

design o their patch. Youth are really enjoying the time they spend with the

mentor and look orward to working on the quilt each week.

Mentoring CornerMentoring Corner

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Sports SectionSports Section

Athlete Profle: Naomi Lang

Naomi Lang is an American ice dancer. Ice dancing is a type o gureskating that is closely related to ballroom dancing. It became a Winter

Olympic Games medal sport in 1976.

Naomi was born in Caliornia in 1978. She is a Native American and a

member o the Karuk Tribe o Caliornia through her ather. Her Indian

name is “Maheetahan,” meaning “Morning Star.” The Karuk were ocially

recognized by the U.S. Government in 1979. They are a airly small tribe

with about 3,500 enrolled members, but Naomi has made news across

the nation and around the world!

Naomi started to study dance at the Redwood Concert Ballet in Caliorniawhen she was only three years old. She was six the rst time she per-

ormed on stage. Naomi continued to dance until she was teen. She

was awarded a ballet and modern dance scholarship by the Interlochen

Arts Academy, where she earned an “outstanding achievement in ballet”

award.

Naomi saw “Smurs on Ice” when she was eight. That is what made her

want to learn how to ice skate. She had her rst ice skating lesson in Ka-

lamazoo, Michigan, when she was eight. She said, “I didn’t want to go. I was

nervous and I got scared, but ater my rst lesson, I liked it.” She started

ice dancing when she was twelve.

Her rst ice dancing partner was John Lee. They won the 1995 U.S. Novice

dance title and a 1996 Junior silver medal. In 1996 Peter Tchernyshev asked

her to come or a tryout in New York. They became dance partners soon

ater. It wasn’t easy or Naomi to leave riends and amily in Michigan, but

it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. She moved to New York and

attended Lake Placid High School her senior year. Naomi remained on the

honor roll, and received the Principal’s award or “excellence in citizenship”

during her senior year. She graduated in 1997.

Ater about a year in New York, she and Peter moved to Michigan to train

with Naomi’s old coaches. They became the U.S. Ice Dance Champions rom

1999 to 2003. They also nished as high as 8th place at the World Champi-

onships. They moved to Hackensack, New Jersey, in the summer o 2000.

This is where they trained or the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

Naomi and Peter competed in Salt Lake City at the 2002 Winter Olym-

pics. They nished 11th and received a standing ovation rom the audi-

ence. Naomi is the rst Native American emale athlete to participate

in the Winter Olympic Games. Naomi said, “I’m proud to be Indian and

competing in sports. I have worked and am working very hard to make

something o mysel. I want to help young Native kids make something o

themselves.”

N a o m i L a n g a nd s k a t i n g p a r t ne r P e t e r T c he r n y s he v

P ho t o : a e r ia l e x p e r i e nc e .c o m

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Winter Word

SearchHelp find the words inthis puzzle!

Answer on page: 2

AmeriCorps*VISTA HighlightThe Corporation or National and Community Service is part-

nering with Boys & Girls Clubs in Indian Country to place

AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteers in Clubs across the country. VISTA,

which stands or Volunteers in Service to America, is a national ser-

vice program whose goal is to ght poverty. VISTA members agree

to serve or one ull year at a non-prot agency like a Boys & GirlsClub. Right now, there are seven VISTA members working at Boys &

Girls Clubs in Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma. VISTA members

work alongside Club sta to help make the Club the best it can be!

Otentimes, you won’t see a VISTA member around the Club, but

they are always working behind the scenes to help raise money or

come up with new and exciting programs. For example, one VISTA

member is working with a partner in the community to ght child-

hood obesity. When they complete their year o service,

VISTA members receive an award o $5,350 that they can use

to go to college or trade school! For more inormation on the

AmeriCorps*VISTA program, please visit: www.americorps.gov.

VISTA member Stephen (left) and his Site Supervisor at

the Boys & Girls Club of the East Valley,

Gila River-Komatke Unit

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from the Nationsfrom the Nations

Boys & Girls Club of

aha macav

mojave valley, az

Congratulations to the Boys & Girls

Club o Aha Macav in Mojave Valley,

Arizona! They are one o 20 organiza-

tions across the country to receive

a $5,500 grant to start the Ater-

School KidzLit program! The KidzLit

program will let Club members

hear and read stories packed with

exciting characters and places. It will

teach the kids values o helpulness,

airness, personal responsibility and

respect or others. Happy reading!

boys & girls clubs of

greater scottsdale

scottsdale, az

Youth and amilies rom the Boys

& Girls Clubs o Greater Scottsdale

in Arizona recently took part in

a Family Fun Night with the BIA

Truxton Canon Fire Agency. To learn

more about wildland res and what

causes them, youth were divided

into groups by age. The Fire Agency

told a “Learn Not to Burn” story us-

ing Hualapai culture to the 6-9 year

old group. Smokey the Bear even

came! Youth rom the 10-12 year oldgroup had the chance to observe

re behavior using play dough, a

roasting pan and organic materials.

Finally, teens learned about re scars

using tree rings and the internet.

Everyone was very appreciative o

the Truxton Canon Fire Agency. The

youth learned a lot about wildres

and the environment.

Boys & Girls Club of the

southern ute indian tribe

ignacio, co

The Boys & Girls Club o the South-

ern Ute Indian Tribe teamed up

with the Boys & Girls Club o La

Plata County and the athletics

department rom Fort Lewis College

or Family Fun Night. The college

provided Club members with ree

admission to a soccer match. This

was a great opportunity or the Club

because it allowed them to show

hundreds o ans what the Boys &

Girls Club is all about. Members

were very excited to participate

during the haltime activities o

the soccer match. They took to the

eld or a 5-minute youth vs. adult

three-legged soccer game with an

oversized soccer ball! At the end o

the night, Fort Lewis College rafed

a mountain bike to a Club memberthat attended the game. Due to the

success o Family Fun Night, Fort

Lewis College is now requiring all

sports teams to volunteer at the

Club each season. Athletes provide

sports clinics or help mentor youth

during regular Club programming.

One lucky Club member won this

mountain bike

continued on page 6

Penobscot Nation

Boys & Girls Club

Indian Island, ME

Every year, the Penobscot Nation

Boys & Girls Club hosts a two-day

cultural celebration called Penob

Days. Penobscot Days is a unique,

community-wide celebration o l

and health awareness. Club sta

share that it has grown over the

years and many departments rothe Penobscot Tribe also come ou

celebrate during this special even

Youth take part in sunrise cerem

nies, traditional basket making,

drumming, dancing, canoeing, an

boat rides. It’s a great day o un

anyone that comes out to celebra

Club and community members join togeth

during Penobscot Days

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News rom the Nations (continued rom page 5)


Grand traverse

Traverse City, MI

Youth and mentors rom the Boys &Girls Clubs o Grand Traverse had the

chance to visit the Great Lakes Chil-

dren’s Museum. Many o them were

very excited because they had never

been to the museum beore. Dur-

ing the visit, they learned all about

Michigan’s resh water lakes and the

animals that live in them. Aterward,

they were treated to a pizza party!

Boys & Girls Club of the

northern cheyenne nation

Lame deer, MT

The Boys & Girls Club o the North-ern Cheyenne Nation in Montana

won the U.S. Department o Educa-

tion’s Promise Neighborhood plan-

ning grant. More than 300 com-

munities applied and only 21 were

picked! The goal o the grant is to

increase the number o kids that

go to and nish college. The Boys

& Girls Club and their partners will

come up with ways to improve the

health and saety o neighborhoods,

and increase amily involvement instudent learning.


Darlington

EL Reno, ok

As part o the T.R.A.I.L. program, youth rom the Boys & Girls Club

Darlington put together a cook-

book lled with healthy recipes t

give their amilies as a git durin

the holiday season. Each youth

was asked to bring in recipe idea

rom home or breakast, snacks

sides, soups and desserts. Recipe

rom the T.R.A.I.L. Toolkit were al

used. Club sta share that the m

popular recipes are turkey chili,

chicken chili, pumpkin pie cake apumpkin pie chocolate chip cook

Boys & Girls Clubs of TAHLEQUAH

TAHLEQUAH, OK

Every week, youth rom the Greenwood Unit o the Boys & Girls Clubs o Tahlequah

try new and interesting activities with Katie, a Native American Resource Special-

ist rom Tahlequah Public Schools. Katie has been teaching youth about the Native

American game o stickball. Stickball is a very old sport, similar to lacrosse and

ootball. In the past, as many as 1,000 Natives rom opposing Tribes would play. Some-times the goals were made out o rocks and trees and would be miles apart! Youth

share that they look orward to learning new things rom Katie each week. They have

also been learning about basket weaving and how to make bracelets.

Tahlequah Club members learning abo

Native American game of stickbal

What is a prehistoricmonster called when hesleeps?

A n s w e r : A d i n o s n o r e !

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Diabetes Prevention Corner —Making Healthy Choices!Diabetes Prevention Corner —Making Healthy Choices!

Second Annual Red Mountain Hal Marathon

Encourages Healthy LivingOn October 30, 2010 the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

held their second annual Red Mountain Hal Marathon. The marathon

took place at Salt River High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. This year,

ten members o the Boys & Girls Club o Peach Springs participated in

the 4.1 mile relay portion o the marathon. The Club members made

up three teams with a Boys & Girls Club sta member or Advisory

Council Member on each team. The members spent a month and

a hal preparing or the marathon. To train, they ran three times a

week ater Club hours and two days on their own. They were the

youngest participants in the whole marathon. All the participants andcommunity members in the marathon were extremely proud o the

Club members or completing it. To thank the community or their sup-

port, Club members planted fowers at the Elderly Center. They enjoyed

running so much that they plan to participate in the P.F. Chang’s mara-

thon in January.

Try this yummy recipe!Peanut butter apple bites

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Makes: 4 servings (2 apple slices per person, 95 calories per serving)

Ingredients:

• 8, ¼-inch thick slices o apple

• 8 teaspoons o peanut butter

• 24 pieces o sliced banana (about 1 ½ - 2 bananas)

• ½ teaspoon o cinnamon• ¼ cup blueberries (optional)

Utensils: 1 butter knie

Directions:1. Using the butter knie, spread a teaspoon o peanut butter onto each apple slice.2. Place three slices o banana on top o the peanut butter on each apple slice.3. Sprinkle some cinnamon on top o the bananas.4. I using, place some blueberries on top.5. Enjoy!

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Delicious Peanut Butter Apple Bites

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After School SnackTomato Basil Pizza Treats

Ingredients

• ½ whole wheat English mun

• 2 tbsp. no added sodium tomato sauce

• 2 tbsp. part-skim mozzarella cheese

• 1 tbsp. resh basil, chopped

• 2 tsp. tomato, diced

Directions:1. Preheat broiler.2. Place English mun on a small baking sheet.

3. Spread tomato sauce over top o mun.

4. Top with cheese.

5. Sprinkle resh basil and tomato on top.

6. Broil until cheese is brown and sauce is bubbly.

7. Serve immediately.

Serving Size: ½ mun (1 snack size pizza)

Nutritional Analysis (per serving):

154 calories10 g protein

6 g at

3 g sat. at

15 g carbohydrate

3 g ber

16 mg cholesterol

239 mg sodium

227 mg calcium

1 mg iron

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Answer on page: 2

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