Where do I begin? Polly Harris is a retired school teacher of 26 years who was also an assistant principal for 7 years but, if you ask me, she hasn’t actually retired just yet. Raised in Corpus Christi, Polly now owns her own insurance agency. Interestingly enough, Polly’s father was in the insurance business and so are her husband and… Read more »
Category: Success
Salute a Senior: Erick Gomez
Erick, is a senior at Moody HS and has been a part of Youth Odyssey for the past 8 years. He began his journey with us in 6th grade at Martin MS where he was a quiet, shy young man. As time progressed, he got more involved with the our program. Erick soon came out of… Read more »
Impact or Numbers, 2015 Had Both
What a great year we had! As I look back on 2015 I am simply amazed at what we have accomplished. We set the bar high for ourselves and knew that we would be stretching, stepping out of our own comfort zones. “However, practice what you preach”; if our youth can do it so can… Read more »
Making A Change Over the Years
Robert “Bob” Corrigan has always been an avid outdoorsman and enjoys getting in touch with nature, hunting, and recharging from his busy schedule with the simplicity of the outdoors. He is also our second longest running board member, next to Youth Odyssey founder, Kim Cox. There’s an expression, “it’s not what you know, it’s who… Read more »
Youth Mentor: The Inspiring Jerry!
Jerry has been a part of our Adventure Challenge program since 2008. He began his journey at Martin Middle School as a 6th grader. For the next two years we watched him grow in confidence and skills. In 2009, he was invited to be a youth mentor because of his ability to inspire others and… Read more »
Thanksgiving Mentor Trip to Palo Duro: 2015
REI wasn’t the only one who decided to opt outside this year for Thanksgiving break. Youth Odyssey chose to reward our youth mentors with a week-long trip to Palo Duro Canyon, the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” before the festivities began. 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, the 21st of November, we met up and loaded into our trusty Youth… Read more »
May I Introduce, Mr. Wade Secrest
As the newest member of the Youth Odyssey family, it seemed fitting for me to interview one of the newest members of our Board of Directors, Mr. Wade Secrest, to get some insight into what drew him to Youth Odyssey. Growing up as the son of military man who understood the importance of hard work,… Read more »
Youth Mentor: Chris, the Resilient!
Chris has been involved in our Youth Odyssey programs since 2008. He started when he was just eight years old. Yes, you are right…that is younger than we normally start participants in our programs. However, Chris demonstrated a maturity that far exceeded his peers four years his senior. Since then, he has participated every year in… Read more »
WOW! What a great night we had.
Youth Odyssey held our annual event at the Corpus Christi Yacht Club last night (October 8, 2015). We are still tallying the results of your generous donations but it was a huge success! We want to take a moment to thank all of our sponsors and encourage you to visit them and their businesses and causes…. Read more »
Youth Mentor: Ruvi, the Amazing!
Ruvi, is one of our oldest mentors. She started in 2007 at our South Park Middle School program. The first time I met Ruvi she was a shy 6th grader in her first month of middle school (we all know how that feels). As with every youth, I saw great potential in her. So we… Read more »
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