Hooked on Fishing Day One

We had a blast today at Dayton MetroParks Possum Creek Park. Big up to the volunteers and chaperones of the Seeds of Peace Youth Organization as well as the volunteers for Hooked on Fishing, Not Drugs program. A big thanks to Officer Z of the MetroParks Park Rangers who taught the safety and fishing classes. We will be there next Saturday, May 7th at 9am sharp. See you all there. Again if you want to volunteer, please contact Brother Larry at 937.520.8011.




Here a member of Seeds of Peace learns about water conservation.

Clean up day and Open Swim

On Saturday, April 16th, the Seeds of Peace Community Youth Organization is looking for volunteers and chaperones for two events:

The North Main Street Business Association will sponsor a “North Main Street Clean-Ups” on Saturdays April 16th from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Volunteers will pick up litter and remove overgrown vegetation along the North Main Street corridor, from Redwood Avenue to Riverview Avenue. Participants should report to United Foods at 2141 N. Main St. by 8:30 a.m. Gloves, brooms, bags and other clean-up tools will be provided.

Then

from 12:30pm until 3:30pm at the Greater Dayton Recreation Center at Roosevelt Commons located at 2021 West Third Street, in dayton, Ohio will be hosting a free open swim day.

Seeds of Peace is looking for volunteers to drive our youth to and from these events. We are also looking for chaperones. In the last two years, Seeds of Peace was the organization that successfully arrived with several youth volunteers surpassing all other organizations in Dayton, Ohio.

You don't have to volunteer for both events. You can volunteer for either one or both. For more information please contact Brother Larry @937-520-8011.

Advanced Spanish Classes

Beginning Thursday, April 7th, from 5pm to 6pm, Church Vinyard Harvest in Dayton, Ohio will be offering free Advanced Spanish Classes for children between the ages of 6 and 12. food will be served and the classes last every thursday for the next 12 weeks.

Seeds of Peace Community Youth Organization is looking for volunteers to pick up children from the local community to attend these classes. For more information, please contact Brother Larry @ 937-520-8011.


1st Day of Advanced Spanish Class
April 7th, 5pm to 6pm
Church Vineyard Harvest
3110 Stop 8 Road
Dayton, OH 45414-3134

Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs 2011

Five Rivers Metroparks is hosting an event called "Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs." A Metropark Park Ranger teaches a 5 week course on the fundamentals of fishing on Saturdays for children between the ages of 5 and 15 from April 30th until May 28th from 9am until 12pm at Possum Creek Metropark in Dayton, Ohio.

The Seeds of Peace Community Youth Organization needs volunteers to either chaperone or drive inner city youth to this event.

For more information on how you can assist, please contact Brother Larry @ 937-520-8011.

In the Beginning...

Brother Larry, a native of Dayton, Ohio, attended an End the Violence Town Hall Meeting at the Wesley Center on June 18, 2009. He listened to several local activists and was inspired to action. The next day, he read an article about the North Land community. The article focused on the crime and police calls to that area. Brother Larry was saddened by the violence and tragedy in that community. He felt the fear and despair that the interviewees expressed. The next day, Brother Larry drove to the North Land community and started knocking on doors.

Brother Larry was able to set up several meetings to discuss how to end the violence. After the initial meetings, he was able to organize volunteers and young people from that community. It was from these meetings, the idea to set up a trip to Splash Moraine Water Park came about. After that, he began calling churches to ask for donations and volunteers. Each church was only required to sponsor one child.

Brother Larry continued to set up trips to Splash Moraine and organize more meetings to discuss how to end the violence. From there, the idea for Seeds of Peace began.

If you are interested in volunteering, sending donations, or organizing your own -Seeds of Peace activity, pleace contact Brother Larry at 937-520-8011.

Any and all are welcomed.