Youth Programs  ~ Updated: 09/14/07

Food for Thought:

We set up and hosted six activity days during the period of July 24th through August 23rd. All of these were full days, running from 9:00 a.m. to about 2:00 p.m., with clean up and review activities for the staff afterwards. Each day was divided into two parts as follows:

• an experiential learning section comprised of introduction, orientation and two sessions at one of the local organic CSA's;
• followed by a nutritional section at the garden building of the Kimberton Waldorf School where we harvested organic foods and herbs from the garden. We then prepared a variety of healthy foods using these and other materials purchased from local markets.

The students came from both Spring City and Phoenixville, through two different organizations: Park Spring Apartments (PSA) and Phoenixville Area Positive Alternatives (PAPA). Students ranged in age from 8 to 16 and were a very diverse group. PAPA sent us over 35 students, with 2-3 staff members accompanying them each day. They were very interested in the whole operation of the Kimberton CSA, and when it came time to work, they pitched in under the capable supervision of farm intern 'Mr. Mike' - saving him hours of work as a result of what they accomplished.

We completed one day at the Charlestown Farm Center, two at Sankanac Farm and three at the Kimberton CSA. All of the staff at these very busy, large-production gardens were extremely generous in giving us some of their time to talk about their garden, show us their operations, and allow us to participate in the process of growing fresh and healthy foods. There are many, very dedicated and committed individuals working in these organizations, providing a very valuable service to their communities and the world.

Working in the Kimberton Waldorf School’s garden, utilizing their garden building, and being alongside their gardening teacher, Mason Vollmer, all greatly contributed to the success of this year’s program. The garden building provides a beautiful and very functional space with ample room for food preparation, activities, and eating. The organic garden is beautiful and grows a wide range of interesting foods, which the youth in the program tasted, cooked with, and talked about.

The group from PAPA devoured all the fresh salsa we made, enjoyed all the organic juices, and left very little of anything for the compost pile. During these activity days, we were able to squeeze in a large variety of educational experiences: harvesting potatoes and weeding the areas in which they grew; screening compost (with help from the pigs); bagging compost for potting soil; harvesting beet seed for sale; making fresh salsa; juicing fresh carrots, apples, beets, and other vegetables; making beefsteak tomato sandwiches; making local cheese snacks; and touring three wonderful organic farms that produce a wide variety of fresh vegetables.

We know from our previous experiences that the most significant way to successfully change the eating habits of youth is to get them involved in the whole process around healthy food. This includes hand-on experiences from planting the seeds, maintaining the garden, watching the growth, harvesting the produce, composting and sending the young people home with their taste buds tempted by the delicious flavors of natural, healthy foods which they had a hand in making.

Christena Hamilton, the new director of PAPA, summed up her students' reactions like this: PAPA would like to thank you for allowing our SAFE kids to participate in the Triskeles Foundation’s Food for Thought Program. The kids had a terrific experience working on the organic farm and learning about all it has to offer!

Indeed, the six activity days were very busy! We are very thankful to all the people and institutions who helped make them happen. Our task now is to take our lessons learned from these experiences and use them to plan our next step, which we hope will be a permanent garden site in the local area with extensive activities for a diverse group of youth and outreach activities to the farms and markets in this area.

Harvesting fresh herbs for salsa in the garden at the Kimberton Waldorf School

Youth Experiential Learning Program (YELP) - Summer Interns:

As usual, we had a number of bright young students out on internships during the summer break. Why sit by the pool when you can be learning and changing the world? Here’s why:

• Back again this summer for his second internship, Greg worked with Lorna Rosenberg at the Environmental Protection Agency in Philadelphia. Among other things, Greg researched and presented to EPA officials a draft proposal for guidelines on how environmental clean up sites might be made greener! Greg's mentor had some things to say about her intern: Greg has been an extremely productive and delightful intern. He has taught himself about the clean up of hazardous sites and the LEED Green Building Program to create a program called Land-CURES which is a rating system for the sustainable clean up of hazardous sites. He has created a benchmarking system for clean ups based on LEED. We have all been impressed with Greg's initiative and ability to grasp new ideas. He is always one step ahead, happy to present his ideas, and readily accepts feedback. He would be great to have with us again next summer. We hope we could pay him then. Thanks for sending him to me! Great job, Greg!

• Paul, a student at Crefeld School, devoted nearly five days per week to the Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) on the Penn Campus in Philadelphia. NBW, an award-winning organization, teaches urban youth how to fix up donated bikes and gives the young people safety courses as well as a helmet. This opportunity allows the young people to be mobile while staying healthy. "Paul was as good as any intern we've ever had," commented the director, Andy Dyson. This is quite a compliment considering that most of their interns are college students - Paul is a high school freshman! Congratulations Paul, on your maturity and efforts. Please visit: www.neighborhoodbikeworks.org on the web to learn more about Neighborhood Bike Works.

• Caleb, also from Crefeld, worked with the Untours Foundation in Media, PA. Media was the first Fair Trade Town in America, largely due to Untours’ efforts. Caleb helped expand the Fair Trade endeavors related to soccer balls. Made in Pakistan by adult workers, all were paid a fair wage. Immediately after finishing his internship, Caleb began volunteering in Congressman Joe Sestak's office. The Activism Award goes to you, Caleb.

• From Great Valley High School, Lindsay worked with Carl Francis and Lisa Howell at Envisian Inc. (strategic business counsel in Malvern) helping them research and write materials for clients and for an MBA course Carl teaches at Drexel. Lindsay researched the profitability of ‘green’ businesses and learned that the business and marketing worlds are places where she feels ‘at home.’ This internship helped her discover where her next steps may be and what she may want to seek as a career.

• Tommy, a college student and recent Kimberton Waldorf School graduate, interned with Liberty Property Management where he helped them figure out the details of how they can best make their entire property portfolio as ‘green’ as possible. Liberty is a national company and is building the new Comcast Building in Philadelphia. They are applying ‘green’ practices in their work by using environmentally safe cleaning products and non-VOC paint in conjunction with actively recycling. Tommy was a big help to them and learned a lot about how the business world is adapting to environmental changes.

• Perhaps the most demanding internship schedule was kept by Vidya of Downingtown East High School. She interned at the Stroud Water Research Center (www.stroudcenter.org) in Avondale, PA, where world-class water quality testing is performed. Vidya put in long hours, five days per week, helping with every aspect of the work. She took water samples of the marshes and wetlands and prepared samples for mass spectrometer anaylsis. Vidya also learned valuable lessons about the nature of scientific work which reshaped her career ideas: Research is not done alone. It is very cooperative. Everything doesn't always go correctly. Figuring out what is wrong is half the work.

All these interns, and many more, did great jobs while learning a lot of important lessons. We're proud to have been a part of their experiences.

New York City Internship Pilot Program (YELP):

Sarah Hearn, our coordinator in New York City, had a very busy summer. Relationships with two organizations involved with large groups of schools (the National Academy Foundation and Urban Assembly) put us in contact with 24 students interested in internships. Most of these young people followed through with us enabling us to set up productive internships for over 17 urban students. Some of these internships are continuing into the fall, but we wanted to mention a couple of the most interesting from this summer:

• Virginia, from the Urban Assembly School of Business for Young Women, spent six weeks this summer writing, editing and helping in any way possible at Mothers on the Move, a lively social justice non-profit organization in the Bronx; and

• Alexander, a student from Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters, followed his passion for drama by serving in many positions, including production assistant and actor, at The Children's Theater Company.

Other internships in the ‘Big Apple’ took place at sites around the city which varied from Lantern Books Company (publishing) to Amas Musical Theater and Lotus Music and Dance. There is no shortage of interesting opportunities in New York, and it seems that there are a lot of students who are determined to take advantage of them.

Sarah will be moving to Massachusetts in November to start a new phase of her life. We are already searching for another capable and enthusiastic coordinator to follow up on Sarah's successes. All the best to you, Sarah, and thank you for a job well done!

Washington, D.C. Internship Pilot Program (YELP):

Every city is different which presents various challenges in creating youth programs. As a non-profit, we have to make sure that we are able to achieve positive, significant results with the donations we receive and that these resources are adequate enough to warrant the continuation of our programs. Due to a variety of circumstances, the most prevalent having to do with the very specific nature of competing programs, continual transitions in school personnel, and inconsistent follow through by students, we have not achieved the level of activity in D.C. that would allow us to prudently continue there at this time. We can tell you, however, that those students who did take advantage of our internship program, truly had important and meaningful experiences.

So, after carefully evaluating our efforts in D.C., we have decided that we need to discontinue our pilot program there, and focus on the New York and Philadelphia regions where we have been able to gain more traction, develop the programs, and find financial resources in a more efficient way. We regret that those of you (especially students) who were looking forward to internship possibilities through YELP will have to find other organizations to help you.

We want to thank our advisory group in Washington, D.C. for your/their involvement and also extend our appreciation to the wonderful mentors for your/their interest, time and commitment in taking a YELP intern this past year. Additionally, of course, we want to thank Sivan (our D.C. coordinator) for her extremely capable and heartfelt efforts in trying to make this program successful in the D.C. area. Certainly, she will find a number of other organizations begging for her talents.

Triskeles Foundation Awarded Grant from The Philadelphia Foundation:

In late August, it was confirmed that we have been awarded a capacity-building grant by the Philadelphia Foundation. This very welcome assistance of over $40,000 will enable us to significantly upgrade our youth programs’ marketing, public relations, and publicity efforts as well as to increase our fundraising capacity and effectiveness. This should have significant positive effects on many areas of our operations. Everyone at the Triskeles Foundation is very honored to have been chosen for this boost.

Youth Programs  ~ Winter/Spring 2007

Youth Experiential Learning Program (YELP) ~ Internships

We have a cadre of strong interns who are able to fit an internship into their busy schedules and balance the experiential learning with their other responsibilities.

Anna (below) , now a senior at Great Valley High School, is back for a second year internship. Last year, she explored socially responsible investing with Ben Bingham at Citigroup Smith Barney in West Chester. This year, she is interning with SEI Corp. in Oaks, PA.  Although only on the job for a couple of weeks, Anna has worked on her projects until 8:00 p.m. on occasion (her choice).  She has produced a presentation to the Workforce Development Team at SEI for an internship program which they are considering and another on security requirements for international data transmission.

SEI has a very progressive work environment. There are no offices ~ all employees work at moveable desks in large, well-lit rooms. The technology connections swing around and come down to each desk through large flexible ‘pythons’ so teams of employees can group themselves to work together.  The dress code is informal, and the walls and halls hold displays of world-class artwork.  Anna has enjoyed interning there and is requesting three afternoons per week instead of two! She commented, “They keep telling me to enjoy my senior year and not overwork myself, but I feel it's too great of an experience to pass up. I think I've finally found exactly what I want to do.”

Morgan, a student at Crefeld School, is interested in younger children with disabilities.  She is fulfilling this interest in the classroom at the Camphill Special School (Beaver Run) in Glenmoore, PA.  She spent one day per week at the school all fall, then decided in December that ‘I really want to continue my internship at Camphill for the rest of the year.’

It’s really an amazing experience when a young person finds something that touches them deeply, and then is willing to devote more and more time to pursuing their passion.  Morgan’s Program Director at Crefeld School commented: “Morgan is doing beautifully this year . . . I think the internship has played a role . . .”

Caitlin (below) , a home schooled student, earned her GED in November and wanted to test her interest in the restaurant business.  She has been interning nearly full-time at the White Dog Café in Philadelphia, one of the greatest progressive businesses anywhere.

Cacharel (below), also a home schooled student, is doing her internship in the upstairs office of the White Dog Foundation helping with a variety of programs that promote local agriculture, fair trade food, sustainable business, and a host of other good causes.

Alumni: YELP ‘alumni’ are keeping in touch with us. Chris W., whom we helped with a cheese making internship for his senior project last year, deferred college one year and went to France to learn about cheese ~ and sausage. Chris also became the first alumni to contribute to our annual giving campaign. “I just wanted to recognize the work you do. It is so important ~ helping young people get into the world with a little bit of a social consciousness so desperately lacking in today’s society.” Many thanks.

Ross B.’s internship last year has turned into a part-time career. Chris Reagoso, his mentor, sent us a note: “Here’s an update ~ Ross still works for me. He helps me keep shop, gets a real paycheck now, and sometimes, gets to work directly on the customer’s PCs.  I look forward to getting him more involved in the near future."

Washington, D.C. Pilot Program (YELP)

The D.C. pilot program has kicked off to an exciting start.  We are currently working with three schools with a total of 30 applicants seeking progressive and educational internships in the D.C. area. Several of our talented students from Woodrow Wilson Senior High School have already embarked on internships for the semester with the help of their academic advisors ~ Alex Wilson, Andrea Thompson, and Jeff Schultz.  Senior Sandiel Grant landed an internship with a classical architect working on designing and beautifying various buildings around the city.  Seniors Jasmine H. and Christopher G. will be lending their talents to Higher Achievement, an award winning literacy organization in the metropolitan area. Jasmine will be working in the Marketing and Communications Department while Chris will be lending a hand with the organization’s finances and accounting.  Finally, another Jasmine H. has begun her internship at the Montessori School of Chevy Chase, supervising young children in its after-school program.  She reports that so far, she is loving the experience!

The SEED School's students are well on their way participating in YELP ~ thanks to the support of their advisor, Annie Messenger. Several have been snatched up by art organizations like the Washington Youth Choir and impressive non-profits like the Youth Crime Watch of America. They are excited and ready to contribute their time to these important efforts happening every day in Washington DC. They are keeping our D.C. Coordinator, Sivan, very busy, that’s for sure!

D.C. Coordinator, Sivan Yosef, Reports:

On February 7th, we visited Washington, D.C. to meet with Lori Kaplan and Anita Friedman at the Latin American Youth Center.  The LAYC works with 3000 youth in various programs over the course of a year; an exciting potential for a few great interns this summer.

We also met with a new advisory group member, Karen Mulhauser.  Karen has been active in D.C. policy making and social change organizations for 30 years and knows ‘everyone’ ~ a great resource for finding mentors.

That evening we hosted a gathering for our advisors, friends, and students at the Busboys and Poets Cafe on 14th Street.  It was a wonderful opportunity to meet each other and talk about aspects of the program together in a lively urban setting.

Jim Epstein, Triskeles' Secretary of the Board, with D.C. Intern

New York City Pilot Program (YELP)

Our work in New York is also progressing.  Eight students from the Satellite Academy (Forsyth Street) finished their formal studies in January and are aiming to intern through YELP until their June graduation. Mark Birdsall and Erik Nolan, our NYC Coordinator, met with the group of students, one of their teachers, and the Directors of both the Forsyth and Midtown Satellite sites (Sarah and Ingrid). It was a very productive session, covering the details of the internships, students interests, and a workshop on being an effective intern. Two more students from the Midtown site have expressed an interest in participating in our program.

We have also met with the National Academy Foundation, the Humphrey School for Leadership in Brooklyn, and are in discussions with the Harbor School and Urban Academy about including students from those schools in YELP as well.

A great group of advisors has stepped forward to help find placements for students in New York.  With a wide variety of serious experience in academia, real estate, fashion, the arts, medicine, education, social policy, and other fields, these internship finders are a great resource for us, and we really appreciate their assistance.  We look forward to meeting with most of them in late February.

With this program expanding in NYC, we found another part-time person to help us with the additional work. Sarah Hearn is an honors graduate of Connecticut College. She has had several interesting, non-profit jobs and is presently with a large Manhattan law firm.  Sarah is fluent in Spanish and a 12-year graduate of the New York Rudolf Steiner School. She found us by fortuitous chance just as we were thinking about who could help Erik Nolan with the growth that’s beginning to happen beyond the Satellite Academy.   Welcome Sarah!

Compass Program: Directions for Life

After offering the first module of our Compass Program in October at Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) in West Chester, we made the decision to expand our youth opportunities to include a second part encompassing personal financial management. This is now in the planning stages. John Brooks, who volunteered long hours in creating and offering the first round of Compass modules, is helping with the development of this piece as well. We are looking at several different possibilities for collaboration and partnerships for this module. Thanks to John's generous support, we are now able to offer the Compass Program using our own laptop and projector.  He donated this equipment to the Triskeles Foundation so that we would have the tools to deliver this program without having to borrow or rent expensive equipment. Merci !

We would like to present the Compass Program this summer in the Philadelphia area in addition to offering it to a group in Brooklyn, NY who is interested in sponsoring the second module when its development has been completed.

We work hard to maintain relationships with important contacts of like-minded groups and individuals, many of whom become mentors to the students we place. The Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia, a great group of progressive organizations and individuals, spun off as a non-profit organization this past fall.  We congratulate, continue to support, and rely on them for mentor possibilities.  You can join, too, by going to their website: www.sbnphiladelphia.org.

Further, we have made a connection with a similar professional organization in New York. Green Links is organized and energized by Margaret Lydecker, a whirlwind of creative energy.  Members meet in a social setting, once a month, to network and swap 'green ideas.' www.green-links.org is their website, in case you wish to learn more.

Previous ~ Youth Experiential Learning Program Internships

Summer 2006:   Once more, we found some exciting opportunities for our youth.  It is always the most rewarding part of our work to see them on the job, to hear them talk about their experiences, and listen about what they’ve learned. Three experiences that we would like to especially share are:

Will, from Owen J. Roberts High School, did an amazing job learning to edit film with Diane Canney, of Greencastle Video Productions. Starting out knowing very little about the craft, Will poured himself into his work and quickly became adept at the endless cutting, snipping and mixing that happen behind the scenes of every video segment we watch. Several of the pieces Will worked on were shown on WYBE, Public Television, a sure sign that he has a future in this business if he wants it. Diane, of course, gets equal credit for being an inspiring and patient mentor, and an excellent teacher of young adults. 

Erin was one of those interns who knew what she loved right from the start: ANIMALS. Sincere and strong willed, she has a true love of our four-footed friends, especially dogs and cats.  Erin interned with Dr. Charles Cantrell at the Spring Mill Veterinarian Clinic, where Erin was able to help with all aspects of bringing relief and care to animals. Both Erin and the staff were thrilled with the experience, and she confirmed her feeling that the care of animals will somehow be a big part of her future.

Sivan Yosef, a graduate student at George Washington University, has been hired as our coordinator for the Washington, D.C. pilot of our YELP.  Sivan brings a lot of enthusiasm as well as non-profit experience. In 1999, she started the Global Literacy Project, an organization which ships 300,00 books each year to Africa and the Caribbean.  She has worked for both the United Nations and the United Way of America.

Sivan is working with four students at Woodrow Wilson High School, and making contacts there with several of the academy directors. Sivan and I both visited the SEED school to meet with the new internship coordinator, and plan to go back and follow up with students this fall. The Green Festival in early October was an eye opener for her, as she came face to face with hundreds of the progressive businesses and organizations whom we seek out as mentor possibilities.

Both Clemens and I have been going often to New York where there is a lot going on.  We have firmed up a very talented Advisory Group of local leaders who can help us find exciting opportunities for our interns there and who offer support for the internship program. The Satellite Academy – Midtown site – has expressed an interest in working with us to find opportunities for their students following upon our success with the Forsyth Street Satellite site.

We are also exploring some great partnership opportunities for partnerships to bring a variety of curricular offerings to the table for students.

• Jamie Cloud, President of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education (www.sustainabilityed.org), offers a wide range of excellent curricula to over 100 schools in New York.
• Laurel Donnellan, of Passion Into Practice (www.passionintopractice.com), has developed a workshop series to help young people (and older ones, too) find their passions in life and make it their work.
• Margaret Lydecker, one of the founders of Green Links (www.green-links.org), has been working hard for several years to create links between members of businesses and non-profits who value sustainability and are working hard to advance the progressive movement in the Big Apple.
• Jo Opot directs an exciting program at StartingBloc (www.startingbloc.org), which develops social entrepreneurship skills in undergraduates and professionals, ages 19 to 26. Jo invited us to participate at one of their workshops in Philadelphia, along with the Ashoka Foundation and Scojo Foundation.

Please take a look at their websites if you have a moment.  This is a dynamic group of people, and our hope is to bring together some of the resources which they all offer to help young adults better prepare for the future.  The world needs it!

Food for Thought 

We kicked off the new and expanded round of our Food for Thought: Healthy Food = Healthy Youth Program [click here for more info] at the Dixon House in South Philadelphia on March 25th.  Over 20 youth gathered to hear about the program, see the DVD of last year’s retreat, share teambuilding activities, and learn how to sign up for the program. We are especially pleased to have some ‘graduates’ from last year return to take leadership roles in this year’s program.  Both Tina and Carolyn from Great Valley High School and Ben from Kimberton Waldorf School are returned as participants this year, as well as Curtisha and a few others from UCCP. More Kimberton students are got involved this year as well. We had have a strong contingency of eight students from ‘the burbs’ joining their urban peers. We are also pleased to welcome two new youth leaders from Temple University: Kale Good and Natalia Smirnov.

Additionally, we are encouraging the youth to expand their horizons and make connections with others involved in similar work. On Sunday, April 9th, a small group went to Center City to take part in a Future Leaders Forum in cooperation with the Food & Health Expo by the Center for the Advancement in Cancer Education. The theme was: Philadelphia Region’s ‘Sustainable Future’ ~ Inter-Generational Partnerships for Youth Leadership Development.

We presented at the Sustainable Business Network’s Regional Conference on May 20th in Philadelphia. What a great opportunity!

In July, we visited Maysie’s Farm Conservation Center right here in Glenmoore (Chester County) for a full-day workshop.  Sam Cantrell and Colleen Cranney led our group of about 20 teens through presentations and experiential activities such as: planting cabbage seeds for later transplantation, transplanting, and the basics of organic gardening. Of course, the experience included preparing and eating a delicious and totally healthy lunch.

Our two-day retreat this year focused on urban food issues. Brett Mapp, Community Liason at the South Street Whole Foods store gave us an informative tour of the entire store and answered many questions about their products and policies.

Question: Did you know that Whole Foods is now sponsoring Farmers Markets for local growers at many of their store sites?

Food Trust Workshops

Partly in preparation for our Food for Thought retreat, Mark and Anselm attended a two-day workshop in early May hosted by the Food Trust of Philadelphia. These packed days featured presentations by members of the Food Trust on their work in the city to promote healthy eating and local food availability (by the Food Project of Boston, MA) on the wonderful youth-powered community garden they have operated for 15 years. Here, Anselm listens attentively to Greg Gale, Food Project Director, describe how they do it.

The FFT group spent the night at the Chamounix Youth Hostel in Fairmount Park, and cooked our own meal fit for an organic king under the expert guidance of Lindsay Gilmour, chef extraordinaire.

This workshop concluded with a tour of many community gardens in the North Philadelphia area, including the Greensgrow site (shown) in Kensington ~ which our youth group later returned to during the retreat. These were two very productive and informative days.

Partnerships

The Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) ~ YELP is always open to collaboration with other groups to maximize the positive effects we can have on youth. We had a very productive relationship with the PYN this summer. PYN is a great group in Center City which raises funds for and administers a large number of paid internships for city youth in a variety of organizations across Philadelphia. We found placements for four interns who came to us through PYN.

Nakeshia, another PYN sponsored student, completed her internship at the Women’s Opportunity Resource Center (WORC) under the direction of Dominique Smith.  Nakeshia was also offered a job at WORC for the rest of the summer ~ Great Job, Nakeshia!

Jalisa also had a great experience through her internship with Alyson Harris of Access Sports. Access Sports gives disadvantaged children, seniors, and others tickets to attend sporting events. When Mark dropped in on Alyson and Jalisa, they were at a River Sharks game in Camden.  

Moving Creations ~ With the help from three generous donors, we were able to partner with Moving Creations of Mt. Airy.  This partnership enabled several of their youth to attend and work in a creative arts program at the Community Education Center near Drexel. Despite no air conditioning, these girls worked very hard for the entire (and hot) month of July to create a moving and beautiful performance of dance, song, and poetry. Anais is shown here reciting during the final performance.

Keisha, another Moving Creations student, dreams of owning her own restaurant someday. Thanks to Keisha Shirley, manager at the Jamaican Jerk Hut on South Street in Philadelphia, Keisha D. was given the opportunity this summer to test that dream. Here are the two Keishas discussing details of the internship, which began in mid-August ~ clearly a good match!

Shinnyo-en ~ In early July, Clemens and Mark journeyed up to the beautiful Shinnyo-en Buddhist Temple in White Plains, NY to spend a day in discussion with leaders from their Young Adult Group. We are looking forward to the possibility of collaborating with them in their work in New York City and Washington, DC.

Outreach
Our DVD is finished and available for those who would like to take a look at Triskeles’ youth programs through the eyes of the people involved. Diane Canney of Greencastle Video Productions in Mont Clare, talked with our interns, mentors, staff, Board members, advisors, and staff from Great Valley High School using an interview format in creating this DVD. Interesting pictures of internships (as seen from both intern and mentor points of view) and the Food for Thought Program emerge from the answers to her questions. Kevin Fitzpatrick skillfully edited the DVD all together with digital pictures and footage from the summer Food For Thought retreat.

Thanks to all!