Steve's Club Camden

Where Do Kids Go?

Strength:

Bs 5-3-1(75%,85%,95%)

Metcon:

 

30sec ME row

10 burpees

10 t2b

200m run

Where do kids go when they have no place to go?

Seriously. Have you ever really thought about that? I have, because I know where they go. Abandoned houses. Dead end streets. Empty parking lots. Apartments where the parents aren't home.

Good stuff rarely happens when kids gather in these places. Poor ideas get passed around and bad decisions get made. Lacking a more experienced voice to say, "Hey, slow down. Let's think about this," teens can make some bad decisions. And that's how young lives get in trouble and head down the path to a bleak future.

"Where are the parents?"—that's the question some folks ask. And it's a good question, but there's never a simple answer. Sometimes the parents are at work or caring for a sick relative. But sometimes those parents are absent or strung out or in jail. But that's not even the most important question here, because if the parents are absent, then the kids are already tempted by trouble on the streets, and they need help.

And that's where Steve's Clubs come in. A safe place away from temptation. A place for kids to go when they have no place to go. A place where they can get away from the bad influences and get into a good space. A place where they can be part of a community, live a healthy lifestyle, and find mentors who are positive role models centering their lives on good works, clean food, and fitness.

But that's not easy. Steve's Clubs take time and money and that's where we come in. I talk to you all the time about Steve's PaleoGoods but it's not just because I think eating clean is the best way to stay healthy and relatively free of disease and medical troubles. I talk also because 15% of your purchases from Steve's PaleoGoods funds the work we do for these kids at Steve's Clubs around the nation. And that work is important. It's important to these kids and it's important to our communities and our nation. We need to take care of each other in our neighborhoods.

So, the next time you find yourself choosing between us and another Paleo product, it wouldn't hurt to remember what we do for those kids and what we stand for as a company. I'm trying to make a difference. I hope you are too. And, as always, thank you for your support. We couldn't do any of this without you.

BY: Lisbeth Darsh

Steve's Club Leadership Camp.

Monday:

Strength:

Find a heavy double front squat

Metcon:

3rds

10 squat cleans(115lbs)

15 burpees

50 dubs

Each year for the last 3 years, Steve’s Club Team Fearless has had the opportunity to attend Steve’s Club Leadership Camp. I need to say a tremendous thank you to each of you that support this program. Because of you, your donations, prayers, time volunteered, and words of encouragement, we have had the best year to date! We were able to provide the funds to send 5 kids to camp!

The camp you sent these teens to is called a leadership camp for a reason. It is not your typical summer camp, waking up to fun and games, learning chants, camp songs, and dances all week. Twenty-eight kids from different cities, diverse backgrounds, different walks of life, each having their own life experiences, come together for 6 days to learn the importance of leadership and what it means to be a good leader. Throughout the week, they are given challenges, obstacles, and attend workshop that teach them how to overcome and be resilient. Time after time, they have the chance to put into practice what they have learned. In addition, there were a few breaks each day that allowed them to get a few WODS in, each with its own leadership and team building lesson to be learned.

But camp runs much deeper than workshops, obstacle courses, and CrossFit WODs. These kids came together as strangers with very few of them knowing each other. They struggled together through the challenges placed before them and they supported and encouraged each other to succeed. I witnessed no barriers of age, sex or race. There was no prejudice. Those that finished first went back to help those that were struggling to finish.

Because of this program, lessons other than leadership, resilience, and team building can be learned. Before camp this year, one of our own athletes struggled with bullying and being made fun of. When he returned home from camp, he shared with his parents how throughout week he was always supported and encouraged, he always had someone to play with and nobody made fun of him. He said he learned that he has value and self-worth and that he didn’t have to put up with others treating him badly.

That is just one story. 28 kids attended, each with their own lessons, their own realizations that will stick with them for the rest of their lives. Steve’s Club Leadership Camp makes a difference. Your support makes a difference. Thank you!

-LeAnn McMillian