Skills for Success April 2012

Skills for Success

April 2012

Lions Quest Correlation with Rachel's Challenge

Rachel's Challenge was founded to honor the

memory and spirit of Rachel Scott, the first student killed in the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School. Rachel's Challenge seeks 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. These admirable goals are shared by Lions Quest. In order to highlight how these programs can work together, we have added a Lions Quest Correlation with Rachel's Challenge to our Web site. Learn more about Rachel and Rachel's Challenge.

Lions Quest on the Web

Social and emotional learning just got more "social." Now you can follow Lions Quest on G+, Google's social networking site. Also, be sure to check out our new Timeline Facebook Fan Page.

Skills for Adolescence Out-of-School Time Curriculum

Looking for a quality SEL summer program? Check out Lions Quest's SFA for OST. Our out-of-school-time program combines SEL skill building and service-learning to create a meaningful middle school program that enriches students and summer. Click here to place an order.

Numbers of Note:

$1.7 billion - President Obama's proposed increase in school funding for the 2013 fiscal year.
60 - the avg. number of texts per day for a teen text user, according to the Pew Research Center. The survey notes that "talk" time on cell phones and landlines has fallen.

Celebrate Global Youth Service Day on April 20-22.

Join the Million T-Shirt March Against Bullying on May 17, 2012.

Celebrate people in action with National Volunteer Week, April 15 - 21, 2012.

Special Olympics Project Unify Grants
Projects must demonstrate the core essence of service-learning. Budgets for projects can range from $100 to $5,000.
Rolling deadline through May 31.

Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
The Barron Prize honors inspiring young people who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Ten winners each receive $2,500 to support their service work or higher education.
Nomination deadline is April 30.

State Farm Youth Advisory Board Grants
Currently accepting applications for service-learning projects between $25,000 and $100,000 that are designed to create sustainable change in local communities across the United States.
Deadline is May 4.

YSA Service-Learning Grants
YSA begins accepting grant applications for the 2012-2013 program year in May.

In the Community

Lions Quest Training Workshop Schedule

Our Workshops in Their Words

"The presenter was very informative, interactive, and engaging. Enjoyed it very much."

- Detroit, MI

"This was an excellent, inspiring workshop."

- Laramie, WY

"I am very grateful for all the learning that was imparted to me."

- Goodyear, AZ

Headlines

President's Higher Ed Community Service Honor Roll