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 »
Tag: Youth Mentors
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 »
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 »
