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June 7--July 29, 2010:
GED classes in session
June 16--August 18, 2010:
A new cyle of Abriendo Puertas is starting
Promotoras/Leadership group:
Leadership program continues throughout the summer
Conociendo Tours
July 21, 2010
August 18, 2010
September 15, 2010
Unlimited Potential Tours are offered every third Wednesday of the month.
UP Web Site
In these difficult economic times many donors have continued to come through for families in the South Mountain community. Thanks to:
Soroptimist International of Phoenix
Sundt Foundation
St. Dominic's Catholic Mission
Arizona Women's Partnership
Henkel Corporation
The Arizona Republic/Channel 12 News for the Season for Sharing . . .
. . . and many individual donors.
Unlimited Potential continues to be a qualifying charitable organization and interested supporters can provide a gift to Unlimited Potential at no cost to them. Your $200 donation or $400, if married and filing jointly, can get you a dollar for dollar tax credit on your Arizona Tax Return. Donate now by writing a check to Unlimited Potential and mail it to:
Unlimited Potential
PO Box 8814
Phoenix, AZ 85066
Be a part of changing lives!
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Thanks to our interns from ASU School of Social Work who shared their talents and were willing to learn with us this past year:
Ernesto Lopez, Rebecca Villanueva, Rosemary Hollister, Elizabeth Schepel and Vera Dawes.
They helped develop a board orientation manual, agency policies, put together our community education workshops, supported the Abriendo Puertas program, and Promotora program, promoted the development of the children in the early childhood program, tutored women in English, and, when needed, mopped floors, served food and helped set up for community celebrations. They quickly learned that community service sometimes entails doing a bit of everything.
Volunteer Application
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As we prepare for a new year of adult literacy classes and to resume the early childhood program with a new group of impressionable minds, school supplies for the children:
- large crayons
- legos
- tricycles
- dolls
- glue
- construction paper
are appreciated.
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July 4, 2010
Message from the Executive Director
 As Unlimited Potential's fiscal year draws to a close, I am mindful of the numerous accomplishments achieved this year. Fifty eight women completed the adult literacy classes and showed gains in reading, writing, and speaking English. Twenty-eight children participated in the early childhood program and have come closer to having the skills they need to begin kindergarten ready to learn. Fourteen mothers participated in the Motheread/Fatheread Program. They revealed they are reading more for personal pleasure, thereby modeling reading habits for their children, and they are also reading several times a week with their children.
 While these undertakings are wonderful, what remains foremost in my mind are the voices of the women. I hear Marianna as she shares that her son was having trouble in school, not wanting to do his homework, complaining that it was too hard. She wisely acknowledged his feelings and went on to tell him that if, at her age, she could study and get her GED he could do it too. She made him accountable and modeled diligence.
As we said our goodbyes for the year, I recall Brigida who expressed her gratitude to Unlimited Potential. After one year in the literacy classes, she is reading and writing in both English and Spanish, a huge feat, as she never had the opportunity to attend school until now.
 I hear the mothers from the Motheread Program as they complain in jest that now all their children want to do is read the same book over and over and over again. I laugh knowing that they are as delighted as I am that their children have developed a love for books.
I remember the voices of the women who, after studying the history of Cesar Chavez, expressed their awe over his humility and commitment to service. They verbalize that they too need to engage in the struggle of advocating for themselves.
 Participants in the adult leadership program decided to begin fundraising through bake sales and raffles in order to support a couple of graduates from the second year adult literacy class in continuing their education at the community college.
These personal accounts of enhanced literacy and empowerment are what inspire me. By sharing these stories, I hope to give our Unlimited Potential supporters a glimpse of the impact they have had on the lives of families.
Thanks to all of you who make the work Unlimited Potential engages in possible.
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Lorraine Moya Salas,
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Program Update: Joyful End-of-Year Celebration
 At the end of the year celebration, families gathered to rejoice in their accomplishments. Children proudly received their certificates of achievement and mothers too humbly accepted recognition for a year well done.
Family members joined participants in singing "Greatest Love of All," in viewing the end of the year video, created by volunteer Esther Blue, and enjoyed the children singing the songs they had learned throughout the year.
In the video, participants described why it was so important for them to learn English. One participant stated, "I want to speak English to talk with the teacher about my children and build a better future."
Board Chair, Juan Rodriguez, participated in a skit with the women that reflected how learning English helps them to support their children's education as they now feel prepared to volunteer in their children's school. All involved had a joyous time.
While the adult literacy and early childhood program have ended for the year, the GED program is off to a sensational start. Twenty students are enrolled in the program. We have a fabulous new GED teacher, Robert Decker, who manages the sometimes challenging task of making learning fun. It is not uncommon to hear laughter as students take a break from the sometimes stressful task of learning new material. Good luck, students!
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Participant Tells Story of Her Multi-Level Learning Success
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 Hi, my name is Gabriela Vera!
I am a student of the English program at UP. For me personally, UP helped me a lot this year, it makes me feel at home and teachers become our friends and many time our confidants.
I was able to participate in different classes, workshops, programs where I learned many things. For example, on Monday I had Leadership class where I learned important things that helped me personally and helped my family and my community; it did not just help me but all of us who participated in the leadership program.
On Tuesdays is Motheread/Fatheread for parents, it helped me value reading times with my daughters and mostly with my 7-year-old. What was for her a punishment, making her read, today is her school. Her reading greatly improved and she was recognized for this in her class. I learned to make the reading interesting and entertaining for all of us.
Thursdays, we had computer classes where I learned to use a memory stick, create power points, how to get information; various vehicles, as the instructor Francisco calls them. It could be that many people knew this already; now I know it too.
Additionally, in the childcare program, my daughter at the age of only 3 learned from the teachers her colors, shapes, songs-including the ABCs; she learned to socialize with children her age.
Thanks to the people who adopted us during the Christmas holiday and helped us to enjoy an unforgettable Christmas, because of them we had a tree, presents, and even cupcakes that we enjoyed at Christmas dinner.
Thank you Unlimited Potential for existing! Thank you, also, to those involved in the program and those who donate. I want to let you know that your resources are not wasted and many needy families take advantage of the opportunity to learn all that Unlimited Potential teaches.
Hola, mi nombre es Gabriela Vera!
 Soy estudiante del programa de Ingles de Unlimited Potencial. A mi en lo personal me sirvió mucho este año que yo estuve en la escuela que nos hace sentir como en casa. Las maestras se convierten en nuestras amigas y muchas veces en nuestras confidentes.
Yo pude participar en diferentes clases, talleres, programas donde aprendí mucho. Por ejemplo el lunes yo estuve en la clase de Liderazgo en la que aprendí cosas muy importantes que me ayudaron en mi persona, en mi familia, en mi comunidad no solo yo si no a las que participamos en el programa de Liderazgo.
El martes es la clase de lectura para madres y padres eso me ayudo mucho a valorar el tiempo de la lectura con mis hijas y sobre todo a mi hija de 7 años. Lo que para ella era como un castigo que yo la pusiera a leer, hoy es algo que es su escuela. Mejoro su nivel de leer y recibió un reconocimiento. En la clase aprendí como hacer divertida e interesante la lectura para todos.
El jueves teníamos la clase de computación y aprendí mucho, por ejemplo: a usar la memoria, el power point, como sacar información, varios vehículos como los llamaba Francisco el instructor, a lo mejor son cosas que muchos ya saben y hoy yo también lo se.
También el programa de cuidado de los niños, mi hija de 3 años estuvo aquí con la maestra y mi hija con solo 3 años ella ya se sabe los colores, las figuras, muchas canciones entre ellas el ABC, también aprendió a convivir con los demás niños de su edad.
También gracias a las personas que nos hacen pasar una Navidad inolvidable que nos adoptan y por medio de esas personas mis hijas y yo tuvimos un árbol de Navidad, regalos y hasta unos pastelitos que disfrutamos en la cena de navidad.
GRACIAS UNLIMITED POTENCIAL POR EXISTIR! También gracias a las personas que están involucrados con el programa, también a las personas que hacen su donación quiero decirles que lo que aportan no se esta desperdiciando lo aprovechamos muchas familias necesitadas de aprender todo lo que nos enseña esta escuela.
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