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Volunteers of America's
Giving Club Levels
 

Hope Builder - $50 - $200

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” 
-Albert Einstein

As a Hope Builder, your gift enables our staff and programs to be a spark of hope for someone who has lost their way and needs to rebuild their life.  We hold onto hope for everyone we serve until they can feel it.  Our work is an opportunity to help someone build a new life and begin anew.  Having hope for the future is the first step.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together. 

 

Possibility Builder - $201 - $500

“Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.”
-Henry Drummond

As a Possibility Builder, your gift helps us to build upon that initial spark of hope in our clients, set goals for the journey ahead, and open up a world of possibilities for those we serve so they may realize their own unique potential and abilities.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.  

 
Bridge Builder - $501 - $1,000
 

“Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.”
-Norman B. Rice

As a Bridge Builder, your gift enables us to develop within our clients a strong foundation based on new values and skills that allow them to cast aside the life challenges of the past, change their life for the better, and build a bridge to their future.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.

 
Dream Builder - $1,001 - $5,000

 “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Live the life you have imagined.”
-Henry David Thoreau

As a Dream Builder, your gift provides our clients with lifelong tools to improve their quality of life so that they may go confidently forward to pursue and realize their dream of a better life.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.  

 
Testimonial Builder - $5,001 - $10,000
 

“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
-Joshua J. Marine

As a Testimonial Builder, your gift makes it possible for the individuals we have helped to turn the page on a challenging chapter in their life and begin a new chapter as a productive, contributing member of society.  These clients are an inspiration to others and begin to give back what has been given to them.  They are a living testament to the importance and value of our organization’s mission and work.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.

 
Legacy Builder - $10,001 +
 
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”
-Pericles

As a Legacy Builder, your gift helps ensure that the vital life-changing and life-saving services provided by Volunteers of America continue to be available for generations to come.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.

 
Volunteers of America's
Giving Club Levels
 

Hope Builder - $50 - $200

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” 
-Albert Einstein

As a Hope Builder, your gift enables our staff and programs to be a spark of hope for someone who has lost their way and needs to rebuild their life.  We hold onto hope for everyone we serve until they can feel it.  Our work is an opportunity to help someone build a new life and begin anew.  Having hope for the future is the first step.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together. 

 

Possibility Builder - $201 - $500

“Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.”
-Henry Drummond

As a Possibility Builder, your gift helps us to build upon that initial spark of hope in our clients, set goals for the journey ahead, and open up a world of possibilities for those we serve so they may realize their own unique potential and abilities.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.  

 
Bridge Builder - $501 - $1,000
 

“Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.”
-Norman B. Rice

As a Bridge Builder, your gift enables us to develop within our clients a strong foundation based on new values and skills that allow them to cast aside the life challenges of the past, change their life for the better, and build a bridge to their future.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.

 
Dream Builder - $1,001 - $5,000

 “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.  Live the life you have imagined.”
-Henry David Thoreau

As a Dream Builder, your gift provides our clients with lifelong tools to improve their quality of life so that they may go confidently forward to pursue and realize their dream of a better life.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.  

 
Testimonial Builder - $5,001 - $10,000
 

“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."
-Joshua J. Marine

As a Testimonial Builder, your gift makes it possible for the individuals we have helped to turn the page on a challenging chapter in their life and begin a new chapter as a productive, contributing member of society.  These clients are an inspiration to others and begin to give back what has been given to them.  They are a living testament to the importance and value of our organization’s mission and work.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.

 
Legacy Builder - $10,001 +
 
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”
-Pericles

As a Legacy Builder, your gift helps ensure that the vital life-changing and life-saving services provided by Volunteers of America continue to be available for generations to come.

Thank you for helping us build upon our tradition of making life better, together.

 
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Ballington Academy For The Arts & Sciences set to
celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
 at a breakfast event in El Centro
 
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was quoted in 1964 saying “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is…What are you doing for others?”  On January 16th, 2012, Ballington Academy For The Arts & Sciences is hosting a “I Have A Dream Community Breakfast”
 
Monday, January 16, 2012
Barcelona Event Center
El Centro, CA
 
Individual Tickets are $25
$160 for a Table (Community Groups only)
 
During this breakfast event we will present the first annual “I Have A Dream Community Builder Award”. We are seeking nominations for perspective award recipients in the community. Nominees should exhibit the Spirit of Dr. King’s Dream by demonstrating the following characteristics:
 
  • Committed to social justice/civil rights work
  • Built collaborations in Imperial Valley
  • Worked to secure Education and/or Employment opportunities for community members
  • Provided hope and inspiration for an improved quality of life
 
Nominations are due by December 20th, 2011. Please email your nomination to roeshawnpeters@yahoo.com. Please include your nominee’s full name, their role/occupation within the community and why you are nominating them. Also include your name and contact information. Award recipient will be determined by the breakfast planning committee.
 

To find out how your business can become a sponsor for this community event, please contact Roeshawn Peters at (760) 595-8603.


Life Without Black People

This is a story of a little boy named Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, “Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?”

Well, his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said “Son, follow me around today and let’s just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.”

 

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Life Without Black People

This is a story of a little boy named Theo who woke up one morning and asked his mother, “Mom, what if there were no Black people in the world?”

Well, his mother thought about that for a moment, and then said “Son, follow me around today and let’s just see what it would be like if there were no Black people in the world.”

 

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