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Announcing the NTLP's For 17 years NTLP has recognized and rewarded teens for their involvement and excellence in scholastics, athletics, community service and extra-curricular activities during the inspirational closing ceremony at each NTLP leadership camp. This summer, NTLP will take this to a whole new level with the first-ever NTLP Inspiration Awards! Community Honorees! Mr. Greg Roeszler, Coach, Encina High School, Founder/Director - Playmakers
Join us! Program Includes: Honoree's Luncheon, Priority Seating for the NTLP Inspiration Awards, 200+ Amazing High School Students and Teen Achiever Awards, and keynote address by phenomenal, Motivational Speaker, cancer survivor and 2005 Para-Olympic Ski Racer, Josh Sundquist! All attendees to the luncheon receive one raffle ticket toward our drawing for seven days in Cabo San Lucas! Tickets are just $25 per person - Reservations required. Greg Roeszler As a former quarterback at San Diego State and with the Oakland Raiders, Greg Roeszler enjoys the opportunity to teach, coach, mentor and share his experience and wisdom with coaches and young student athletes as both the football coach at Encina High and as Director of the non-profit organization, Playmakers. Playmakers is a unique organization that serves the community through the ongoing teaching and mentoring of young at-risk student athletes. Working with disadvantaged inner city youth, he draws them like a magnet off the streets and teaches them, both by precept and by example, how to play by the rules, how to respect others, and how to be good citizens and leaders in their community. Playmakers offers free high school and youth football camps to schools and groups that can't afford them. As part of the payback, participating players agree to do volunteer work. His organization has conducted camps for West Campus, Encina, Monterey Trail, Burbank and Christian Brothers, and it's an idea he hopes to take state-wide. Greg's Foundation is making such a difference that the school has started making it a requirement that kids who "get in trouble" have to be "part of the football family" to gain re-entrance into the school. NTLP is honoring Greg and his passion for life, sports and serving others; he plays the game of life like it is late in the 4th quarter. Leaving nothing behind. No regrets.
Ms. Debra Davis Worth Ms. Worth is the owner and executive director of El Dorado Dance Academy, a studio she built from the ground up in 2003 and which today teaches all disciplines of dance to over 400 students. Ms. Worth is also a professor of dance for the Folsom Lake Colleges and was instrumental in establishing the first AA program in dance for the Los Rios Community College District. A professional dancer since the age of 17, Ms. Worth has toured the world as a professional dancer and choreographer for stage and TV. She has a BA in both Dance and Anthropology from UC Irvine and followed that with two Master’s degrees in Dance and Anthropology from University of Surrey, Roehampton, England. She is also the choreographer and director for the Miss El Dorado Teen and Miss Los Angeles Teen pageants and serves on the board of the El Dorado Arts Council. Ms. Worth’s personal mission is to provide access for all students to the arts, and collaborate toward performing opportunities and charity work making dance a gift back to the community. Her companies perform at local venues such as convalescent homes and the county fair, offering classes specially geared to dancers with disabilities, and providing scholarships and fee waivers to committed students with special financial circumstances. The Kaleidoscope Touring Company of young dancers, travel throughout the USA and Internationally providing free concerts as goodwill Ambassadors of the US. EDDA's business and artistic positioning of cooperation, rather than competition, helps in the cultivation of a site for education, recreation and fitness within the community and engages the more powerful qualities of artistic productivity, personal advancement and individual self-worth. We are honoring Ms. Debra Worth and the El Dorado Dance Academy for their commitment to bring the arts to the community for all to enjoy and for their mission to instill integrity in both dance and life.
Mr. Henry Lozano
As a White House office, The USA Freedom Corps is charged with building a culture of service, citizenship, and responsibility in America. USAFC promotes and expands volunteer service in America by partnering with national service programs, working to strengthen the non-profit sector, recognizing volunteers, and helping to connect individuals with volunteer opportunities. Henry C. Lozano was named Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of USA Freedom Corps on September 11, 2007. As Director of USA Freedom Corps, Mr. Lozano is working to promote and expand opportunities for Americans looking to service causes greater than themselves. Recognized as a leader for his outstanding service to our nation, Mr. Lozano has worked to ensure Americans understand the value of volunteerism. Throughout his career, Mr. Lozano has championed causes, particularly those related to substance abuse and recovery programs, at the local, national, and international level. Prior to his tenure as Director of USA Freedom Corps, Mr. Lozano was appointed by President Bush to serve on the board of directors for the Corporation for National and Community Service from 2003 to 2007. He was also appointed by President Bill Clinton to the Advisory Commission on Drug-free Communities in 1998 and appointed as Co-Chair of the Commission by President George W. Bush in 2001. From 1996 to 2007, Mr. Lozano served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Californians for Drug-free Youth, a non-profit organization working to bring parents, youth, schools and communities together to create and support safe and healthy communities. Under Mr. Lozano’s leadership, President George H.W. Bush named the Santa Ynez Valley Network for Drug-free Youth, Inc. one of the top ten drug prevention coalitions in the United States. In 2005, Mr. Lozano was awarded the President’s Call to Service Award in recognition of his lifetime of service. It is an honor to have Mr. Lozano at the National Teen Leadership Program. We are pleased to bring the USA Freedom Corps to your attention and to recognize Mr. Lozano for his life-long commitment to safe and healthy communities.
Rebecca McPhetridge
War takes its toll not only on the troops who fight in the field, but also on the families who wait and worry at home. More than 155,000 kids have at least one parent who is deployed in the war on terrorism. This staggering figure doesn't even include those experiencing routine, but often lengthy deployments and separations from loved ones. Fear, worry, heavy responsibilities, isolation, loneliness, missed birthdays, holidays and special events...these are just some of the things that our military kids face. In her role as the California State Youth and Families Programs Coordinator, Ms. McPhetridge works with thousands of youth and their families each year, helping to provide opportunities that ease the worry and stress related to military deployments. She plans, designs and coordinates year-long activities and provides hands-on assistance and support to both youth and their parents. In a typical month, Ms. McPhetridge is gone an average of 20 days – literally on the road assisting at programs and providing support and encouragement to not just the youth in her programs, but also working with and reassuring the parents who must leave a child behind. The California National Guard has been an important partner to NTLP for the past 13 years. We are pleased and honored to recognize someone from their organization who has dedicated so much of her life to supporting the youth and families of those that serve our country.
Chevo Ramirez
NTLP is pleased to recognize Wells Fargo Bank for their 17 years of service to our organization. Over the years Wells Fargo, through their individual branches, have donated over $7000 to NTLP. These funds have been used for scholarships and to help students with financial challenges attend our program. In 2007 alone, Wells Fargo donated over $3 million to 700 non profits and schools in Northern California. They were awarded the Corporate Community Service Award by the Sacramento National Association of the Advancement of Colored People and the Corporate Partner Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners. They also donated $100,000 to Sacramento State for scholarships and $36,000 toward the Guardian Scholars and Honors Program, which helps former foster children who lose state support and financial aid when they turn 18. Representing Wells Fargo Bank, Mr. Chevo Ramirez is responsible for all aspects of community outreach and is directly responsible for managing and directing charitable contributions for the Northern California Region. Mr. Ramirez joined Wells Fargo in 1980, became a branch manager in 1990 and Community President of Wells Fargo’s Sacramento Main location in 2000. In 2003 he was named Foundation Manager for the Northern California Region.
Mr. Ramirez currently serves on the boards of the YMCA, Sacramento Asian Chamber of Commerce, Greater Sacramento Urban League and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Senior Executive Council Advisory Board. NTLP is pleased to recognize Wells Fargo Bank and Mr. Ramirez for their ongoing support to our community as well as the support they have shown to the students who attend the NTLP program. Mr. and Mrs. C.C. and Regina Yin C.C. Yin came to this country as an immigrant in 1964 and attended the University of Washington, where he earned his Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering. There he met Regina and two years later they married. They have been a dynamic team ever since. Mr. and Mrs. Yin were among the first Chinese-American’s to apply for a MacDonald’s franchise and after some difficulty, were offered a MacDonald’s in a tough neighborhood of Oakland in 1984. C.C. and Regina managed not only to improve the business but the neighborhood as well. They mobilized the community and worked with the school districts to help set up programs to guide youths away from gang activities. Next, they organized the neighbors and turned the area into a neighborhood safe for all to meet and eat. That MacDonald’s turned into four more in Oakland, followed by what is now 20 MacDonald’s in Solano and Yolo counties. They came to epitomize the MacDonald’s motto of reinvesting in the community one lives and raises their children. CC Yin further extended his support for the community by helping to found the Asian Pacific Islander American Political Association, a nonprofit organization that aims to promote political awareness and participation among Asian Pacific Islander Americans. He also created a scholarship program to help youth intern in the California State Government level and Regina has served on the board of the Ronald MacDonald House charities and Eagle Lake Camp for children with disabilities. Regina was named Woman of the Year for California's 4th Senatorial District and was lauded by Sen. K. Maurice Johannessen for her "passionate dedication to giving back to her adopted home." In their many endeavors, the Yin’s have always given back to their communities through countless charities and schools. The beneficiaries include seniors, youth, sports, minorities, disabled and homeless organizations. NTLP is proud to share their accomplishments and community giving as inspiration to our NTLP attendees. |
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Check out our slide show from our 2008 program! 6th Annual NTLP raffle! Check Out The Winners! Winter 2007/2008 Alumni e-Leader Now Available to Download! NTLP now has a Group Home at MySpace.com and FaceBook.com! See What People are saying about NTLP |
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