How To Deal With At Risk Youth by Curtis Ray

A few tips on how to approach and how to earn the trust of at risk youth.

Join Us For Our Monthly Community Clean Up on Saturday!

 
When: Saturday, July 30th, 2016 at 9am 

Where: Starbucks Downtown Fairfield 700 Jefferson St Corner of Jefferson & Texas (map)

Description: We meet every last Saturday of each month (weather permitting). We clean up different locations and neighborhoods. Please join us. All are welcome

At the Matt Garcia Foundation we don’t want to complain about this, we want to create solutions to problems. It is with this spirit that we began our Monthly Community Clean Ups.

On the last Saturday of every month, volunteers get together and clean up a neighborhood in Fairfield. We pick up trash, work on landscaping paint windows, fix fences – all in an effort to improve our community. This is another example of community coming together to help make a difference.

The Matt Garcia Foundation Dream Team, is all about stepping up and stepping out of ourselves to serve others and our communities to be a part of the solution. Matt would say ” if you see a piece of garbage on the ground, please just pick it up” How simple is that! So, that is what we do.

Compassion is Natural. So Why is It So Hard For Us?

The short answer: Fear inhibits our natural compassionate instinct.

Mark Bezos: A Life Lesson from a Volunteer Firefighter

Volunteer firefighter Mark Bezos tells a story of an act of heroism that didn't go quite as expected -- but that taught him a big lesson: Don't wait to be a hero.

Preventing Crime Through Building Self-Worth

A program is working to prevent crime by helping to build self-worth.

Relay For Life is This Saturday - Find Out How You Can Help FFINEST 4 A Cure

Relayforlife.org/Fairfield-Suisun

Join FFINEST 4 A CURE Team at this years Relay for Life 

July 16th, 2016

FFINEST 4 A CURE: Inspired by the History of Dr Gordon Klatt's and his Heroic 83.6 Miles of continuous running & walking which brought awareness to a day in the life of a person dealing with cancer, and to generate resources 4 A CURE. 

The MATT Garcia Foundation, FFINEST 4 A CURE Team is committed to Strengthening our Communities, and is simply following the example of Dr Klatts, "Keep up the Fight" as we run 365 continuous accumulative Laps (90.4 miles) to represent each day in a calendar year. 

Please join our Team or invest in FFINEST 4 A CURE, "Running to Raise Resources" and pledge a lap sponsorship; i.e. $1.00 per lap at 10 laps, equals a $10 contribution. 

Visit our Booth during the Relay for cash prizes, gift cards and so much more.

Looking forward to seeing you at Armijo High School July 16th-17th to rally the support of all the Teams...walking & Running Laps.

Email Raymond info@mattgarciadreamteam.org or call/ preferably text him at 707 310-4152.

The Secret to Effective Nonviolent Resistance | Jamila Raqib

We're not going to end violence by telling people that it's morally wrong, says Jamila Raqib, executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution. Instead, we must find alternative ways to conduct conflict that are equally powerful and effective. Raqib promotes nonviolent resistance to people living under tyranny -- and there's a lot more to it than street protests. She shares encouraging examples of creative strategies that have led to change around the world and a message of hope for a future without armed conflict. "The greatest hope for humanity lies not in condemning violence but in making violence obsolete," Raqib says.

Join FFINEST 4 A Cure Team at This Year's Relay For Life!

Join FFINEST 4 A CURE Team at this years Relay for Life 

July 16th, 2016

FFINEST 4 A CURE: Inspired by the History of Dr Gordon Klatt's and his Heroic 83.6 Miles of continuous running & walking which brought awareness to a day in the life of a person dealing with cancer, and to generate resources 4 A CURE. 

The MATT Garcia Foundation, FFINEST 4 A CURE Team is committed to Strengthening our Communities, and is simply following the example of Dr Klatts, "Keep up the Fight" as we run 365 continuous accumulative Laps (90.4 miles) to represent each day in a calendar year. 

Please join our Team or invest in FFINEST 4 A CURE, "Running to Raise Resources" and pledge a lap sponsorship; i.e. $1.00 per lap at 10 laps, equals a $10 contribution. 

Visit our Booth during the Relay for cash prizes, gift cards and so much more.

Looking forward to seeing you at Armijo High School July 16th-17th to rally the support of all the Teams...walking & Running Laps.

Email Raymond info@mattgarciadreamteam.org or call/ preferably text him at 707 310-4152.

Extraordinary Times Demand Extraordinary Leadership: René Carayol at TEDxPlainpalais

René reveals through breathtaking examples how culture superseeds vision and endures the most extraordinary situations. René Carayol, one of the world's leading business gurus specializing in leadership and culture. Drawing from his own unique experiences on the boards of the biggest British and American organizations; from Marks & Spencer and Pepsi to IPC Media and the Inland Revenue, René has had the privilege of working closely with some of the world's best leaders; Sir Richard Branson, Bill Clinton, Ko Annan and Colin Powell to only name a few!

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