Soccer and heat to kick diabetes

There are two words of the day for the Youth Soccer Camp provided by the NB3 Foundation and hosted by Inter Tribal Sports: "hot" and "hot."  The weather was a balmy 94 degrees, and our youth, running around the big green of the Viejas Recreation Center, collectively burned thousands of calories by the end of the day.  Native children from around the Southern California region, including our own urban youth from SDAIHYC, participated in the camp.  The NB3 Foundation has hosted soccer camps around the nation, with the goals of promoting "physical fitness, cultural identity, leadership development, and obesity prevention."  The t-shirts given to the youth carry the important message "Make it your goal to kick diabetes."  We will continue to provide physical fitness opportunities here at SDAIHYC to make sure that goal is constantly met by our youth members.  For pictures of the event, please visit our Photobucket album.

Powwow by the Sea 2011

Youth members, staff and families had a great time at Powwow by the Sea this weekend! Here, Youth & Family Services Coordinator Christopher Scott takes a break from grass dancing to pose with members in picturesque Imperial Beach. Our very own Cheyenne, Powwow by the Sea Princess 2010, gave up her crown :(, but the event was fun nonetheless. Check out pictures here.

Summer means dinner in the Park!

Last Wednesday, we closed down the Youth Center for a few hours to enjoy a nice healthy(-ish) dinner at Balboa Park. Parents joined staff and youth members for a delightful afternoon under the San Diego sun, and the time came too soon to go back indoors. With warmer days and longer hours, we're going to be outside a lot more; feel free to come join us while you're off school! More pictures here!

OB skate park pics!

We made our way to the Robb Field Skate Park in Ocean Beach for the second time this month, and some of the pics from this trip are in our Photobucket album here.  Yes, I used the "sports" setting on the camera.  My camera is just not that awesome...