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AMY!!! :DDD To my most second favorite person ever!! haha jk. Anyways I just wanted to say I am going to MISSYOUSOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! :( I going to miss that awesome smile, laugh, and personality you brought to the Center; we needed someone like you to brighten up everyone's day. I loved spending time with you at the Youth Center, the beach, and at PRIDE. I wish you the best of luck in college and I hope to see you again one day as Dr. AMY haha. I wish you could stay longer but one day I will visit you in OHIO! You just watch haha.
:). You better not forget me because I will NEVER forget you BESTIE!! Thanks for everything and now that you are leaving it's not going to be the same (tear drop). By the way Raina says that you rock and she won't forget you either :). LOVE YOU LOTS AND FOREVER!!!!! :DDD *~heart~* p.s You better facebook MEH!!!
The San Diego American Indian Health Center's 7th Annual Culture Camp brought 25 youth participants and Youth Center staff all around San Diego County in three days of exploration, learning, and exhilarating activity. Despite record levels of heat, participants had enormous amounts of bonding time to create joyous, lasting memories.
On Day 1, we learned how to silk screen from Elvis Hauser, artist and owner of Skins Gear Native Owned Silk Screening. Participants learned how to silk screen bandanas, tote bags and pillow cases. While waiting to silk screen, participants custom painted their own hats and shoes. After silk screening and lunch at Chipotle, participants went to Solid Rock gym in Old Town for indoor rock climbing. Before the rock climbing lesson, participants discussed how certain outdoor rock structures are sacred to tribes and how it's important to respect these sites, such as De-ek Wadapush (Cave Rock) in Nevada for the Washoe, Tsé Bitʼaʼí (Shiprock) in New Mexico for the Navajo, and Mato Tipila (Devil's Tower) in Wyoming for the Lakota. Pictures from Day 1 can be found here.
On Day 2, we went "hiking" on Junipero Serra Trail at Mission Trails Regional Park (pictured above). Participants went off the Trail to view Kumeyaay grinding rocks and Mission Dam, built by the Kumeyaay in 1813 to bring water to Mission San Diego de Alcalá. The Visitors Center also treated participants to a free movie about the Park. After lunch at Souplantation, participants stayed in East County to go cosmic bowling at Parkway Bowl in El Cajon. Pictures from Day 2 can be found here.
Water defined Day 3, when we spent the whole day at Mission Bay. First, participants learned how to kayak, a word that comes from the Inuit qajaq (ᖃᔭᖅ in Inuktitut), meaning "hunter's boat." Participants took kayaking out of its original context of hunting in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic, and instead leisurely meandered around the beautiful waters of Mission Bay. After two hours of kayaking, participants played in the Bay and ate Subway on the beach. We then learned how to make a drum from instructor Steve Garcia. Pictures from Day 3 can be found here.
On July 13, 2009, the San Diego American Indian Health/Youth Center opened its doors, becoming the first urban Native youth center in San Diego County. One year later, we're still open and still providing for the urban Native community in and around America's Finest City! Today, we celebrated our birthday with both "business as usual" and some special gifts. We were then treated to SPAM and potatoes with homemade tortillas, compliments of Youth Counselor Erica Charley and SDAIHYC Consultant Ellery Charley (along with help from Dr. Cain and Bella). We also discovered we have an ice cream machine, which made its inaugural batch of chocolate chip/graham cracker/vanilla ice cream, joined with freshly baked vegan brownies. Thank you to everyone for helping the Center grow in the last year; here's to another year of camaraderie, learning, and fun!
KELLEN!!! We are all going to miss you soooooo much!! I am going to especially miss that athleticism and competitiveness you bring to the Youth Center. I know we have had our differences of opinions from time to time, but in the end we both had a huge laugh and smile :). I especially want to thank you for all the filming opportunities & advice you have given me all the times when I really needed it. I never knew I would even be on YouTube... & you know what, you were the one that brought me out of my shyness & go out there and be in front of the camera and be a star :D. Also If we ever need a lawyer we know who to call ha ha. Anyways good luck with your new journey into life. We hope you enjoy it as much as you can. And you better visit, me especially!!! I'll be ready for more competitions!! :D LOVE YOU MANN!!!
On Wednesday, June 30, Youth Center members and staff were treated to a special banquet catered by Souplantation, marking the completion of the Health Champions program. We were treated to a variety of creations from their menu, including Won Ton Chicken Happiness salad, Vegetarian Harvest soup, baked potatoes, Garlic Asiago Focaccia, cornbread, cookies, iced tea and raspberry lemonade (nutrition facts can be viewed on their website here). To learn more about the Health Champions program, organized by the Rady Children's Hospital Center for Healthier Communities for Children, click here.
AMY!!! :DDD To my most second favorite person ever!! haha jk. Anyways I just wanted to say I am going to MISSYOUSOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!! :( I going to miss that awesome smile, laugh, and personality you brought to the Center; we needed someone like you to brighten up everyone's day. I loved spending time with you at the Youth Center, the beach, and at PRIDE. I wish you the best of luck in college and I hope to see you again one day as Dr. AMY haha. I wish you could stay longer but one day I will visit you in OHIO! You just watch haha.
