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HOME > 2008 CAMP INFORMATION > SPEAKERS Please watch this page as new speakers will be added as they are confirmed! We are excited to bring back Mr. Joshua Sundquist who first spoke for NTLP at our Washington program in 2002 when he was just 18. Now a college graduate, Josh is currently at USC pursuing his Master’s Degree in Communications and we are excited to reconnect with him. Read more about Josh below and be sure to visit his website for even more information about this amazing young man. “The best part of NTLP were the speakers who told me the truth. They didn’t tell me to get over my problems, they showed me alternatives to deal with them. NTLP was a new experience for me. I enjoyed it and I learned more in just three days than I have learned in years.” Glecie Caballero, Jefferson High

	FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2008 CARA FILLER Since 1994, Cara has reached the unreachable with a style unlike most audiences have ever dreamt possible. Superintendents and Principals, Teachers and Counselors, Parents and Adult Leaders, and most importantly, young people, are living examples that Cara’s programs deliver. Her “Your Life…Your Choice!” message has moved, touched and inspired over a million young lives across Canada, The United States, Australia and New Zealand. Cara has spent the last 12 years inspiring young people to live life to their fullest. During her presentation, Cara will give her audience the tools they need to tell the difference between positive and negative risk, how to handle peer pressure, how to be You-nique and how to stick your neck out. Cara’s presentations are tailored for each individual audience. Heartwarming and often hilarious, Cara’s special brand of enthusiasm is guaranteed to last long after she leaves your organization. Count on Cara’s presentations to be genuine, funny, relevant and memorable. Learn more about Cara Filler

	FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 2008 PAUL PARSONS Paul Parsons is a professional speaker, entertainer and hypnotist. His performance, which opens NTLP on Friday evening, is designed to both relax and invigorate the audience and help set the pace for a motivating and enjoyable weekend. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin and an accomplished musician, Paul played with the Milwaukee Catholic Symphony at the age of 13. With his genuine enthusiasm and sincerity, combined with lots of audience participation, Paul guarantees a performance that is motivating, hysterically funny and amazing. Learn more about Paul Parsons

	SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2008 CALVIN TERRELL Calvin Terrell is an internationally recognized authority on leadership and personal development. For over a decade, his impact on his listeners has been profound and his life has inspired millions through his “Chicken Soup for the Soul” story in the (now famous) series. Calvin has mastered the art of effective diversity training helping hundreds of schools and organizations to measurably decrease violence, hate speech, and prejudice of all kinds. Poetic and candid, Calvin opens his spirit and that of his listeners as he disarms the powers of intolerance and injustice. His efforts for students are unparalleled and Calvin’s activism has garnered him multiple awards from educational, religious, and civic organizations.

	SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008 JOSHUA SUNDQUIST At age nine, Josh was diagnosed with bone cancer and given a fifty percent chance to live. He spent a year on chemotherapy treatments and his left leg was amputated... at the hip. Doctors declared Josh cured of the disease at age thirteen and he took up ski racing three years later. He trained for the next six years and in 2006 he was named to the US Paralympic Ski Team for the 2006 Paralympics in Turino, Italy. Josh has since shared his story as a keynote speaker at schools, Fortune 500 companies, and in Washington, DC at the White House. In April, 2006, as a finalist for the DO SOMETHING Brick Awards (see the link on our home page) he appeared on national television with Mandy Moore to present an award to Lance Armstrong. Josh was a model for the American Eagle Outfitters 2006 Live Your Life Contest, and he is co-author of the teen devotional book, Forty Voices: Stories of Hope from Our Generation. Today, Josh is a 23 year-old Paralympic ski racer and a nationally known inspirational speaker. He has been featured on CNN and in USA TODAY and has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people across the country. Josh will be NTLP’s closing speaker, bringing his message “Life is tough - Life is beautiful!” to this year’s attendees and their parents! Learn more about Josh at www.joshsundquist.com