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DB Teens in New York – Focus on the Arts! Over Labor Day weekend, 100 teens and nearly 50 adults gathered in New York City for a DiscoveryBound Focus on Arts event. Highlights included peer-led discussions held in Central Park, a matinee performance of Wicked at the Gershwin…
Relying on God at the Heart of Leadership We want to share with you a recent highlight involving Abby Mietchen, a NLC 2012 graduate. Abby was one of two individuals chosen from 250 of her peers to speak at the Congressional Award Gold Medal Ceremony at the Capitol in Washington,…
Get out your calendars, and make plans now to attend upcoming Adventure Unlimited and DiscoveryBound events. We can’t wait to see you! 2013-14 A/U RANCH PROGRAMS Adult & Family Christmas Camp: December 21 – 27 Rocky Mountain Spiritual Activist Summit (ages 18 – 30): January 3 – 6 Rocky…
2013 DB FOCUS ARTS – NEW YORK – FACILITATORS: Dance Lisa Herlinger-Thompson (2008 Focus on Arts facilitator) trained and performed in ballet, gymnastics, jazz, and musical theater. She was a founding member of LIMBIC SIX, a collaborative, self-producing dance company. Lisa also performed for four years with Troika Ranch, a dance company…
By Richard Colarossi, National Alumni Board President “Just think about ‘Whither,’” my 13 year old son told me when he was going to take a giant stride off the side of a dive boat. To be honest with you, I really didn’t understand what that meant at the time. We…
Olivia Krishnaswami graduated from DiscoveryBound’s National Leadership Conference (NLC) in 2011. Originally from Seattle, Washington, Olivia currently attends Bates College in Maine and is working toward a double major in Politics and Women & Gender Studies. Judging by her studies alone, one can tell she’s not an ordinary student.…
Those who attend DiscoveryBound (DB) events are always telling us how DB made a lasting impact on their lives (also see Frankie Hodges interview). Recently we were able to catch up with Virginia Early. Zipline: Hi Virginia. Thank you for making time for us today. Virginia: Of course! Zipline: How…
Frankie Hodges is a fun-loving high school sophomore who attends a Christian Science Sunday school near Cleveland, Ohio. However, Frankie’s story isn’t an ordinary one. Frankie comes from a modest home where neither of his parents is a Christian Scientist, yet Sunday School and DiscoveryBound changed Frankie’s life. Listen in…
by James Woodley, A/U – DB Foundation President Valerie Lodge was full of campers and parents on the last day of the camp session. Shaking hands with parents and supporters I felt a touch on my shoulder. “Hi. I’m Carolyn. I heard you were looking for me?” As I…
The National Leadership Council (NLC) is a multi-year servant leadership program, dedicated to fostering spiritual growth, leadership qualities, and a service approach to life. DiscoveryBound is grateful to all those who help make this innovative program a reality. Many of the mentors who support the student participants, are A/U…