Hey 2011, meet 2012!
Fueled with support, Super Project Lab lunged forward in 2011 and we’re poised to go even further in 2012!
Last year we repeated our success with Outside In; over 200 hours of instruction led homeless youth of every conceivable race, gender and education level to put aside their overwhelming stress and laugh their way toward healthy self-confidence and thoughtful peer-mentorship. The eagerness with which the students unburden themselves is often a tear-jerking reminder of how much relief SPL provides.
In 2011, SPL partnered with Caldera (a non-profit org associated with Weiden and Kennedy), and over two weekends created safe opportunities for nearly 200 middle-school students to bring some real issues to life and honestly allow them to explore key concepts such as conflict-resolution, trusting authority, and how in the absence of self-consciousness, fun abounds.
While we could go on and on about our other successes in 2011, it is the shining potential of 2012 that truly has us excited.
As part of a capstone achievement for their business degrees, 10 Portland State University seniors dissected SPL as a 501(c)3. This is the first time in the university’s history that a non-profit company has been honored with this partnership. Each aspect of budgeting, marketing, sustainability and strategic planning was examined, tweaked, and fine-tuned resulting in a new and improved comprehensive business plan which will guide SPL to creating even more opportunities to fulfill our mission.
And the progress has begun already! Not only are our 2011 partners thrilled and eager to have us back, but a brand new partnership with Portland Public Schools has taken the shape of 15 special education students and two exuberant teachers at Madison High School. In the most distant classroom in the building, students with varying degrees of developmental and cognitive disabilities now count on us to be there every Friday.
To understand the effect of an SPL class you must imagine a child, nearly mute with embarrassment due to a debilitating speech impediment , standing boldly without judgment, and sing out loud in front of his peers for the first time in years. It is in that moment of self-acceptance and courage that a student grows, and moments like those are what Super Project Lab endeavors to provide for every one of its students. Your tax-deductible donation will help us get there.
Thanks for your support and Happy New Year!
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