AIDS Walk 2010

Last year, AIDS Walk participants were blessed with overcast and a slight breeze. A late start to summer was the theme for this year's AIDS Walk, but our members, parents, friends and staff were troopers for the entire 5k! Even though the day started bright and early with a 7AM breakfast at the Youth Center, SDAIHYC participants made it through the entire route (which went up 6th Avenue, onto University, down Park and through Balboa Park) in less than 1.5 hours. Visit the 2010 AIDS Walk album on Photobucket here for pictures from the event!

2nd Annual Beach Party: Too Cool

We had fun times at the 2nd Annual Back to School Beach Party, held once again at Mission Beach! Due to a busy summer, we planned this year's party early on in the school year before everyone's schedules got too crazy.


Even though the water wasn't the warmest and the weather not incredibly steamy, this potluck-style gathering was a blast, so much so that we forgot to take pictures throughout the day! Click here to visit the 2010 Beach Party album on Photobucket; if you have any pictures you'd like to share, let us know!

Need community service hours? Be a Trash Talker!

Do you need to complete community service hours for school? In collaboration with the Operation Samahan Youth2Youth Program, members of the San Diego American Indian Health/Youth Center can get up to 8 hours of community service in one day!

On Saturday, October 2nd, as part of the 6th Annual FilAmFest (the picture at right is from last year's Festival), volunteer youth will serve as "Trash Talkers," educating and demonstrating to Festival attendees the importance of environmental health, sanitary practice and recycling. We have a limited number of applications, so if you're interested, send an email or stop by the Youth Center to sign up! This opportunity is for youth 13+.

Meet Sir Noms-A-Lot!

Our very own creative Youth Center member Daniella turned a gluten-free cookie mix box into the wonderful work of art in the video above. Sir Noms-A-Lot is the newest edition to our pantheon of wonderous Youth Center mascots, which include Rusty the "Diversity Bear" and his friend Mowgli, Dmitri the Owl, & Roberto, "el perro fantasmo." Alas, our first mascot Brody Skyler Hughes III, the armless dinosaur, is MIA (probably accidentally fell into the trashcan). A new Photobucket album, The Adventures of Sir Noms A Lot, has been added! Feel free to peruse...