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Empowerment through Interactive Workshops

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Youth Leadership

Will provide an opportunity to teach, inspire, and motivate future community leaders. This workshop offers participating youth an opportunity to improve communication skills, set goals and execute them, collaborate with others, impart negotiation skills, develop decision-making skills, get organized, and encourage them to try new things. Encouraging young people to make a difference improves our community and builds self-esteem.
  • 1.5 Hours Interactive Workshop $20 Minimum of 6 participants
    May run on a Mon or Wed from 4:00 to 5:30 PM

Youth Coping Strategies

Will explain what coping skills are and why they are important. Will review the main strategies and practice using these skills and begin developing a plan for utilizing the skills learned.
  • 2 Hour Interactive Workshop $20 Minimum of 8 participants
    May run on a Mon or Wed from 4:00 to 6:00 PM

Financial Wellness

For High School Students the workshop will provide guidance on how to financially and emotionally prepare for college by managing costs. Will focus on financial aid forms, payment plans and scholarships. Join us for an engaging workshop to overcome financial challenges on your way to success.

For Middle School Students the workshop will be all about CASH, showing you how to manage money – your allowance or payment for jobs around the house. It will also introduce you to savings (savings accounts) and financial resources in the community.

  • 2 Hour Interactive Workshops $30 Minimum of 6 participants
    May run on a Mon or Wed from 4:00 to 6:00 PM

Mental Health of Athletes

Each workshop is designed to give each individual the ability to understand, use and manage their emotions, leaving each athlete with coping skills to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathize with others and overcome conflict.
  • 2 Hour Interactive Workshop $40 Minimum of 10 participants

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Schedule

The summer hours for the center will be 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM (On occasion scheduled activities will run to 9:00 PM).

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1. Assumption of Risk: I understand and acknowledge that playing pickleball involves inherent risks including but not limited to the risk of injury or death. I voluntarily assume all such risks and agree that the Organization, its officers, directors, employees, volunteers, and any other representatives are not responsible for any injuries or damages that may occur during or as a result of my participation in pickleball activities.

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IN CONSIDERATION OF the risk of injury that exists while participating inRECREATIONAL ACTIVITY (hereinafter the “Activity”); and IN CONSIDERATION OF my desire to participate in said Activity and being given the right to participate in same; 

I HEREBY, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, or personal representatives (hereinafter collectively, “Releasor,” “I” or “me”, which terms shall also include Releasor’s parents or guardian if Releasor is under 18 years of age), knowingly and voluntarily enter into this WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY and hereby waive any and all rights, claims or causes of action of any kind arising out of my participation in the Activity; and 

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