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Orange County Youth Commission <br />Santa Ana, California <br />*Wrestling Clubs <br />*Special <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />Events and Activities <br />Club Kick-Off Event <br />Family Success Day <br />Summer Camping <br />Toys for Tots <br />Community Service Projects <br />such as visiting senior <br />• Field trips such as fishing <br />trips, or swim parties, BBQ <br />Picnics, Movie Outings, trips <br />to the local mountains and <br />museums. <br />The Orange County Youth Commission was successful in reaching our performance goal <br />with our clients, in past years. We are continually improving our plan on tutoring the <br />youth and many of them exceeded their own expectations on raising their grades. Much <br />of our tutoring is being done on Saturdays, when the gym is not being used and it is quiet. <br />The clients still wanted the same rewards of getting ring time during the week and <br />spending time with Anthony. We have learned that providing a quiet location is very <br />beneficial to the outcome of their scholastic improvement. This is why we are including <br />in this years proposal rent for the business next door. We know that we can serve more <br />youth if we have a separate place for them to study. <br />2. IncoMorating Parent and Employers <br />We have always encouraged parent involvement. We welcome them to observe the <br />activities in the boxing club and to assist with our after-school programs. However, we <br />are serving a community where mothers and fathers are both working two or three jobs. <br />Consequently, many are not available to become involved other than to speak with the <br />tutor/mentor or with the boxing coach/mentor. So, at have beginning and ending school <br />events we invite the parents to these events to get to know them and have open <br />communication with them. Parents and family are always invited to the boxing <br />tournaments. Anthony has successfully developed trust and communication with parents <br />and family members. Many of the parents call him for counsel when they have a <br />problem with their adolescent (e.g., drug/alcohol use, school involvement, social <br />conflict). Anthony is a licensed Drug/Alcohol Counselor, so he has been able to <br />successfully intervene to prevent these youth from continued substance abuse. <br />We often have business people stop in the club, some are curious, some want to help and <br />some want to donate money. Regardless of why they come in they always leave feeling <br />like they just witnessed good things happening. Recently the owner from Arizona Tile <br />came into the Boxing Club with a lot of new equipment that he had purchased for the <br />youth. Anthony Serrano introduced Mark Huarte to the youth and he was welcomed with <br />a round of applause. Mark went on to tell the youth how important it is to stay in school, <br />study hard and how he started his own business. <br />18 <br />EXHIBIT A