Have you wished that you could do something to make a difference in your community? Have you ever wondered how the youth generation could become more empowered and aware to better themselves and their world?
Introducing the Phoenix Project.
The Phoenix Project is a national initiative to empower the youth generation
and communities through holistic self-development, leadership, and community
service. In 2005, a group of college students came up with the idea that
became the foundation of the Phoenix Project: use the energy and sense of
purpose gained through training in Yoga and Martial arts to empower youth
and catalyze them to action for their own health and happiness, and the
benefit the community. The 2007 Phoenix Project will be held during the
summer in Boston, MA, and is 12 or 21 days long. The project prepares participants
to apply the skills and energy they gain through the program to continue
as young leaders to make a difference in their own communities upon their
return.
To support the costs of the Phoenix Project for participants, we are seeking
donations from individuals and organizations nationwide. Your donation will
both allow an individual the life-changing experience of the Phoenix Project,
as well as provide your community with the needed people-power to make vital
changes. More information on the Phoenix Project is included on the next
page, but here is a short list of past and current Phoenix Project activities:
Tutoring and mentoring inner-city children and teenagers; park and community
clean-up campaigns; connecting with and teaching exercise to the elderly;
empowerment workshops for other volunteer and service organizations and
much more.
What is the Phoenix Project:
1. A program born out of the Body and Brain clubs of America. This student
organization started at MIT in 2001 seeking to empower students and complement
their higher education experience through self-development in forms of yoga,
meditation, dance and martial arts.
a. Currently there are Body and Brain clubs at schools across the country
including:
i. University of Washington; University of Oregon; University of California
Irvine; University of Illinois Chicago; University of Houston; Georgia State
University; Savannah College of Art and Design; University of Massachusetts
Amherst; Harvard University; and many more!
2. A 12 day or 21 day intensive student leadership training based in Boston
Massachusetts, which involves education for self-development as well as
community service.
3. A program to inspire, empower, and engage the youth generation through
education that inspires not only knowledge of the world, but knowledge of
oneself.
4. An innovative solution using body and mind training to address the ‘burn-out
factor’ common among community service groups.
5. An empowered group of youth leaders uniquely equipped with the energy
to address the needs of the college community, and society at large.
Program Sponsor:
1. The program is sponsored by the 501 c (3) non-profit Dahn Foundation:
2. Dahn Foundation Contact Information
a. Tax ID #: 20-5534614
b. Contact Person: Mary Mckinley (623) 505-1232
c. Address: 1910 S. Stapley Dr. Suite 109 Mesa, AZ 85204
d. Fax #: 1-866-669-7689
Purpose:
The Phoenix Project is a national initiative to empower the youth generation
and communities through holistic self-development, leadership, and service.
The project rests on one simple principle: in our bodies and minds, we have
the power and energy to create the lives and world we seek.
In this way everyday of the Phoenix Project is spent: training and cultivating
a sense of power, passion and purpose through Dahn Yoga, Martial Arts, and
meditation, and then harnessing that energy through community service to
make a real and vital change in the world. We call this dual-winged approach,
“Awakening in Action.
Our hope is that the Phoenix Project can be a model for anyone—from
student to CEO alike—of how to develop our bodies and minds in order
to find the power and passion to create the world we dream of. We welcome
you to the Phoenix Project.
2006 Phoenix Project Testimonials from Community Group Leaders:
| Leah Weinzimer Volunteer Coordinator Project North Star International Rescue Committee Lynn, MA www.theirc.org |
Thanks so much for all of the work you and your group did with the IRC! The Somali Bantu children in Lynn… really enjoyed the recreation time you led, and had fun learning some new dance and yoga moves. They definitely always have a lot of energy, and needed to let it out! The kids also had a great time on the field trip to the Children’s Museum. We couldn’t have done that field trip without your help.... |
| Femke Rosenbaum Founder/Director Spontaneous Celebrations Jamaica Plain Community Center Jamaica Plain, MA www.spontaneouscelebrations.org |
I want to thank the Phoenix Project for choosing Spontaneous Celebrations as a site. All the staff were impressed by the young people who worked on our building and grounds. They were enthusiastic, grounded, joyful and hard working. We are grateful to the Body and Brain Club for sending these wonderful, spirited young people our way! Their contributions transformed our Community Cultural Center and made it ready for a fresh start in September when our programs serving inner city teens will start up again. |
| Gary Prout Case Manager Action for Boston Community Development Youth Exploration Program www.bostonabcd.org www.summerworks.net |
On behalf of ABCD and the youth exploration program we want to express
our deep gratitude to the Phoenix project for its support of our program.
Thanks to your effort over forty students were able to benefit from
your breathing and stretching exercises. Your demonstration was a great
opportunity for the young people in the inner city to be exposed to
new concept of mind and body training. The Phoenix group was very knowledgably and energetic. The groups loved working with the youths and were willing to answer all of their questions. It was a great experience to both our participants and staff; it will have a lasting and memorable effect on our youth. The program was both timely and realistic. It presented an expansion of our outreach and service to the community.... |