Summer Splash Festival and Youth Resource Fair

Pharaoh's Summer Splash Festival and Youth Resource Fair
Event: Summer Splash Festival and Youth Resource Fair
Date: Saturday & Sunday, September 11, 12, 2010
Time: 10 a.m. to 8
Location: Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom Adventure Park, 1101 N. California Street, Redlands, CA 92374
Target Population: Youth (Pre-School thru 12th Grade). Parents are encouraged to attend with their children.
Focus: (A) To provide educational, health, employment, and social service resource information and materials to youth and their families in order to increase their knowledge and of community resources available to improve their quality of life; and (B) To provide needed Back-To-School supplies and an affordable Family Fun-Day Festival for low and moderate-income families during these economically stressful times.
Program Overview: Young Visionaries and Youth Direction Program Summer Splash Festival and Youth Resource Fair is part of our continual back to school community outreach. The Young Visionaries and Youth Direction Program Summer Splash Festival and Youth Resource Fair will feature the following activities and services:
• Guest Speakers and Presentations:
A Special 911 Commemoration Ceremony with ROTC Color Guard and Guest Speaker Education Speaker A Motivational Guest Speaker
A Youth and Community Action Speaker
A Positive Parenting Speaker
• Entertainment: A Battle of the Bands, a Youth Talent Show, a Spoken Word/Poetry Slam
• Back to School Giveaways and Prizes: The event will provide 2,000 backpacks to every youth on a first come first served basis. School supplies and a gift bag, provided by sponsors. Special Giveaways to include books, shoes, electronic devices (mp3's, DS, etc) and CD's for older youth, as well as any coupons or gift cards that can be provided.


• Youth Service and Program Providers: All youth service providers in the area will be invited to provide information inclusive of Boys and Girls Clubs of n Bernardino, Redlands, Rialto, and Riverside; the Young Visionaries Leadership Academy Pistol to Pencils Program, Homestreet Publishing’s Let’s Write Out Loud Poets and Youth Direction Program.
• Education and Academic Support Providers: All area providers of tutorial and academic support services are invited to present their information and materials so that students and parents are informed as to where they can obtain affordable and accessible academic support and tutoring for their children. The Superintendents of Riverside and San Bernardino County Schools, as well as the area school districts (San Bernardino, Riverside, Jurupa, Alvord, Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Rancho Cucamonga, etc) will be asked to participate. Area Colleges, Universities, and Vocational Schools will be asked to participate and provide enrollment information and "How to Prepare for College" information.
• Children's Zone: Targeting Preschoolers to age 7, with services and activities inclusive of storytellers, play and activity area, free "Learn to Read" materials, child care provider information, parent support service providers and, and all Riverside County and San Bernardino County 'First 5' providers.
• Sports and Fitness Activity Corner: For ages 8 to 18. Sports activities and information from youth sports league providers in order to encourage parents to enroll their youth in positive activities inclusive of Pop Warner and other Youth Football Leagues, Soccer Leagues, Basketball, Little League, T-Ball, Track and Field, Swimming Lessons, Gymnastics, and other extramural sports and Fitness Activities.
• Health and Health Eating Instruction and Demonstration: This will be a section involving 5-A- Day (Fruits and Vegetables) and other Nutrition information and demonstrations involving the nutrition divisions of both Riverside and San Bernardino counties, and other healthy food organizations and organic Farmer's Market samples. Also all health providers will be invited to present their materials including public health agencies, and area HMO's (IEHP, Molina, etc) and community health organizations such as Inland Health, First Chance Y-Chow, B.A.S.I.A.,


• Creative Arts Corner: To inform youth and their families of local opportunities for their children to take part in music, visual, written, and performance arts either through formal lessons or through joining an organization that provides such services to their members and participants, inclusive of organization such as the Inland Conservatory for the arts, Abstract Minds visual arts program, SOS youth performance project, and area dance programs including, Brelan Dance Studio, Folklorico Dancers, Riverside Ballet, etc
• Job and Career Resource Section: Representatives from employers who hire youth, vocational training providers, representatives from area Work Investment Board offices and One-Stop Centers, Police and Sheriff Academy recruiters, and military recruiters from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines, and Air Force, the California Conservation Corps, the Job Corps, the Inland Empire Conservation Corps, etc.
Collaborating Partner Organizations: Pharaoh's Lost Kingdom, DA List, Improve Business and Community Association, and Collaborating Youth Organizations. In addition to assisting in the planning of the event, these agencies will provide additional assistance and at least 50 Volunteers (including Youth Leaders) during the event to facilitate a smooth and safe operation that is enjoyable and secure for families and their children.

Ruben Herndon

President/CEO
CrackDown Productions 2010
cell (909) 991-9683