Testimonials from the Participants

“I want this at my school!”

This workshop “helped me see/understand why some people act the way they do. And that Change is possible.”

The most important thing to me “I was able to overcome my fear of meeting other people and now I feel confident about myself.”

This workshop was helpful because “we face a lot of these situations in real life and a lot of times we don’t know what to say or do that is positive.”

“This workshop is a real eye-opener!”

“This workshop helped me realize exactly who I need to hang with.”

This workshop was helpful to me because “I feel I am a more informed person now and I want to change myself for the better.”

I learned “that to be a warrior is hard but it’s better than being a coward.”

“The speaker was so touching he deserves an award for his outstanding work.”

“This workshop touched my heart.”

This workshop was helpful because “it helped me realize the consequences of my own actions and they have a bigger affect than I thought.”

“Calvin opened my eyes to see what my actions can do.”

“The most important part of this experience for me was really focusing and taking everything seriously and not to bully anybody and not tell anyone anything bad or even playing around because you never know if you hurt their feelings and they can do something bad like suicide. I also learned that we are all equal and we need to all make a change. Everything I learned was important to me. It made me realize so many things.”

“Calvin made a difference in my life. I see my life very differently now and I shouldn’t take things for granted.”

“I learned that prejudice is wrong and it made me open my eyes.”

“In my earlier days I was a bully. I realize that what I have done has hurt many people.”

“It was an amazing experience to see all these people get into it.”

“The most important thing was experiencing the feeling of loss and knowing how much you care about everyone in your life.”

“I learned that one person really can make a difference.”

This workshop “was a real eye-opener and I think others could really use the information to make this a better world.”

This workshop “was a true eye-opener. It helped teens (us) to recognize what we have been led to believe due to media/tradition.”

This information “has made me get rid of the hurtful prejudices and I feel like a new person.”

“I liked the visualization because it made me really appreciate my life and the people who care about me.”

“I am now going to treat people the way they want to be treated.”

“I cannot wait to go out and be a warrior for peace.”

Testimonials from the Adults

I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you do.  I took 7 teens to Diversity Day.  They all loved it and said they learned so much.  They can’t wait to go to the 3 day conference.  Their parents were sooo grateful I took them and they got great feedback from their teens.  I am already sending forwarding your website to educators and parents in the Antelope Valley, Lancaster, Palmdale.   Veronica Lemus, Parent

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My students came back inspired after a profound day with Calvin and NTLP. They planned and discussed the future and how to take the messages back all four hours back in the car.  Deanna Byrne, Righetti High School

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My students want to approach my principal about bringing Calvin to our school.   I appreciated the experience very much. My students all shared out today in class. It has changed their, as well as my own, life. They felt it was time and money well-spent.

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Please forward the details as to the overnight trip to Chapman University. Some of my students are talking about wanting to go to the 3-day retreat. Ted Meyer, AVID Coordinator – Sierra Valley High School

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It was such an amazing and emotional day! I’m so glad I was part of it. Steven Montes, Volunteer

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I heard the event was AMAZING!  My 15 year old son, Nigel came home and could not stop talking about what he had just experienced.  He has not stop talking or telling family members about the NTLP.

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Please email me flyers and I will distribute them in every venue I can within Kaiser.  The Kaiser Permanente African American Professionals Association is grateful for the chance to be a part of your event.  We look forward to partnering more with you in the near future. We are definitely on board for a fall event.  Please keep us posted. Sylvia Garner, Southern California Regional President, Kaiser Permanente African American Professional Association