A Message from theGuam Chamber of Com-merce

Love, Marli & SeanA Message from youryoung adult leaders

I C U !More updates from thePositive Action team

Splash Page!A glimpse of 6 fun-filledweeks of swimming les-sons

Show-and-TellPhoto gallery of our fununder the sun

Class of Summer 2012Photo gallery of Session 1and 2 groups

CorkboardParticipants send a shout-out to their new-foundfriends

Honey Bunches of Thanks

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Congratulations to allparticipating youth whojust completed this year’sprogram and learned howto swim or swim better,about safety in and around

the water and about the dangers of substance abuse. There was also awhole host of other great things that took place at the Hagåtña Pool thatenhanced your learning this summer plus you met some great communityorganizations who taught you about team building, health, hygiene , safetyand awareness, and under age drinking. All these and more in six shortweeks! We know that you had lots of fun and we hope that you rememberall the great things you learned from the Youth for Youth team who wereyour mentors this summer.

The Guam Chamber of Commerce has been a proud underwriter of theSummer Swimming & Water Safety Instructional Program since itsinception in 1996. We are pleased to partner each year with the Youth forYouth Organization, the Prevention Branch of the Department of MentalHealth and Substance Abuse, the PEACE Office and the Department ofParks and Recreation in offering this positive activity for our island’s youth.

We would like to especially thank to the following Chamber membercompanies whose contributed to the success of this year’s program:

2012 Sponsors: 2012 Contributors:Advance Management, Inc. Burger KingBaumann Advertising Market Wholesale Dist.Deloitte & Touche LLP Payless MarketsGuam Premier Outlets PepsiCola Bottling Co. ofMotorola GuamSouth Pacific Petroleum CorporationTravel Pacifica

We look forward to another successful summer event next year!

The Guam Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization that exists to promote the economic,social and environmental well-being of the community through its membership, and also seeks to de-velop, encourage, promote, and protect the general business interest of Guam. For more informationvisit www.GuamChamber.com.gu, or call 472-6311/8001.

A message from:

Today officially marks the last day of the 17th Annual Summer Youth Swimming and

Water Safety Program. We’ve tried to make the last six weeks as eventful as possible and

create new experiences for all the participants. Before the swim program, many have never

done Zumba or yet alone cross the deep end of the pool harnessed on a rope! It was a first

time for many, but most were able to turn their fears into excitement. They’ve all created

friendships and shared a great amount of laughs while still being able to learn about the

dangers of drugs and alcohol, what to do to stay away from them, and how to stay healthy.

We’re all really happy to have worked with your children. The staff and I have

watched the participants really open up and be comfortable with the group. It has been a

great time spent together this summer and I hope

that everyone had a wonderful experience in this

year’s program! Lastly, thank you to the parents

and guardians for your support. We hope to see

you all again next year!

Thank you to all who have been a part of our 2012 Summer Swim and Safety Pro-

gram. Sadly this issue is the last of the summer and marks the end of our camp this year.

Within the past six weeks we have accomplished so many things with the participants.

From rock climbing, to cooking classes, to river crossing, and to swimming of course. It

was a great learning experience for the kids and it even taught us staff a thing or two.

It has been a great six weeks together and was definitely a great way for all of us to

enjoy the summer. Thank you once again to the parents, participants, and all the staff. We

hope to see you all again next year!!!

Whew! Six weeks have gone by, and

we’ve seen growth among our 5 to 8

year old kids. After understanding the

concept of POSITIVE ACTION, they

have learned more about good habits

and positive self-concept through our

daily activities. The scavenger hunt

taught them leadership and teamwork,

the cooking sessions taught them patience and sharing with their friends and

classmates, and the worksheets (which they loved doing!) helped them recog-

nize what are right and wrong things to do.

Positive action goes a long way! We encourage all

parents and family members to always recognize

the concept of positive actions with your kids at

home. Reward their little acts of kindness with

kudos — no need to spend money; simple words

or encour-

agement will do the trick! Watch your kids

grow to be individuals of strong morals

and values!

We enjoyed teaching your kids POSITIVE

ACTION! We hope to see you all again next

summer!

Maria and Mikayla

She helped clean dirty

cups after finishing her

smoothie.

Good Job, girls!

Thomas

He helped Crystal

clean after the scaven-

ger hunt.

Thank you, Thomas!

Marquis

He helped his teachers

clean after class.

Way to go, Marquis!

Rico, Samantha, Lola

They all helped put

away the materials

after the class activity.

Good teamwork, kids!

COOKING SESSIONS

ZUMBA PARTY

Kadyn, Cloe,Lauren, Jhonnie,Sidney, Ashley,Sage, Keleka,

Emily, Chelsy,Gabriella,

Ryder, Shilow,Marquis, Kekoa,Micah, Thomas,

Kyle

Edward,Nathaniel,

Brayden, Farren,Martin, Marlon,

John, Mia, Keona,Isabella, Mikenna

Nathan, Blayze,Rico, Nicolas,Darien, Kian

Jenalyn, IsabellaOlivia, Ashley,Ron, Jonathon

Nicole, Miguel,Peter, Talen,Gary, Aiden

Shawn, Arnold,Terrance,

Joshua, Jayce,Rand, David,

WilliamKyah, Mia,

Jaelene,Angelysa, Ana,

Kyle, Isabel,Mariana

Isaiah, Johnny,Ethan, Cameron,Marquis, Junior

Alex, Riley-Jade,Sage, Jonah,

Noah, Jaylene,Ha’ani, Sara,

Petrese, Aiden,Jian, Mikayla,

Kane

Alexander,Gabrielle, Arianna-

Lyn, Cassidy,Naomi, Immanuel,

Kaylee, Elijah,Janalyn, Ethan,

Patrick, Isiah, Rob-bie, Jacob, Roy-

Richard, Justin, IanJose, Rayce, Aubrey,

Maria, Ethan,Thomas

Joaneth, Juan,Isaiah, Devin,

Isabella, Dolores,Sara, Jaime,

Lane, Page, Aaron,Ezra, Chance,

Robert, Precious,Tristen, Andrea,

Jameson,Benjamin, Karen,

Briante, Alyza,Angel

Matthew, Aaron,Thaddeus,

Marcelina, Liann,Timothy, Joshua,Beron, Andrew

Genina, Marijana,Liana, KalenNovalei, Gia,

Zachary,Christiana,

Nicole

FIRST AID WORKSHOP

PERSONAL SAFETY WORKSHOP

RECREATIONAL PLAY

RIVER CROSSING

Swimming!

Ryder

Age: 5

Positive

Action

and

Swimming

Isabella, 8

Whatwas the

bestthing

Swimming and

Positive Action

Keona, Age: 8

Positive

Action,

Swimming,

and the

activities

Rico

Age: 7

Zumba

Nieves

Age: 14

Basketball

Jayce

Age: 14

How to swim andhow to be safe

in a car

Talen, Age: 9

The standing dive

Miguel

Age: 9

How to swim,drug program,

and don’tsmoke tobacco

Peter

Age: 9

you learnedat this

year’s SwimProgram?

Tennis

Cloe

Age: 6

Swimming

Sean

Age: 15

SHOUT

OUTS!

SHOUT

OUTS!

SHOUTOUTS!

To all counselors

Nieves

Age: 14

My friends andfamily. My dogsand all my pets

that passed away.The staff and to

my most favorite,mom and dad!

Mia

Age: 8, turning 9on July 27th

I love you

Mom!

Peter

Age: 9

Rico, Carina,and Coco are thbest!!! And

Sean!

Ryder, Age: 5

My mom, mybrother and

sister, Brittynand the staff

Keona

Age: 8

My family,my friends,and the staff

Isabella

Age: 8

I love youMom and

Dad!

Talen

Age: 9

Newsletter Created By:

Department of Mental Health and Substance

Abuse, Prevention and Training Branch.

For more information, contact (671) 477 - 9079 ~

83 or visit www.peaceguam.org.

Advance Management, Inc.Baumann Advertising

Burger King GuamDeloitte & Touche, LLP

Market WholesaleMotorola

Payless SupermarketsPepsiCola Bottling Company of Guam

South Petroleum Corportaion

Guam National Tennis Federation