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Letter from the Executive Director

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world”
-Unknown                     

Dear Friend:

Emmaus of Santa Barbara needs your support!

You can make a difference in the lives of your college peers—and at the same time, undertake your own journey of self-discovery—as a volunteer Team Leader for Emmaus.

Emmaus is looking for 50 dedicated young adults to be trained as Team Leaders for PROJECTINSIGHT, in our life-changing program to empower college students to start taking charge of their lives by giving them the tools they need to realize their self-worth, fulfill their potential, and learn responsibility to self and others.

PROJECTINSIGHT begins during a three-day retreat in the mountains behind Santa Barbara. As a Team Leader, you will help participants get to know themselves and each other. You will be a role model as these young people confront their fears, admit their weaknesses, and challenge themselves to live up to their potential. You will help them build supportive teams, learn to trust and overcome fear on the Ropes Course, give them positive feedback about their strengths, and celebrate when they remove their masks and reveal who they truly are. You will be a mirror that gives these young people powerful experiences in self-awareness, self-acceptance and self-creation. You will start them on the journey of self-discovery! You, yourself, will have one of the most meaningful weekends of your life.

We will train you to be effective Team Leader. This training will take place over the course of nine Sunday evening workshops covering the OPERATION: BREAK THE CYCLE!, (or BTC, for short), Leadership Training curriculum. You will learn group leadership principles, techniques, and strategies, particularly: how to create a safe environment for self-revelation; ways to handle and engage non-cooperative group members; and when to seek qualified professional assistance (as in the revelation of sexual or other forms of abuse).

You will also get to experience the PROJECTINSIGHT retreat—including the thrilling Ropes Course—yourself. You will see for yourself just how powerful this three-day experience is, and how this comprehensive life-management curriculum can help you make dramatic changes in your own life.

In exchange for your Team Leader training, certification, and development, Emmaus will ask you to help with the PROJECTINSIGHT retreat weekend. Most people complete this in a very short time, and a large percentage give even more of their time—because they find the experience so meaningful to themselves and others!

Team leader training starts soon! We have training sessions and workshops throughout September, October and November, leading up to the PROJECTINSIGHT retreat on the weekend before Thanksgiving! Please see attached calendar for the times and dates of our workshops and events.

You will receive community service credit, certification, and the satisfaction of truly helping others, while you grow yourself! Most Team Leaders also forge friendships that last a lifetime.

If you are interested in learning more about volunteering with Emmaus, please contact our Program Director at (805) 569-8830, or e-mail us at staff@emmaus-sb.org.

Let the journey begin!

With warm regards,

John Ramos
Executive Director