Help Us. Help Kids. Help Others. Community Service

Saluting Community Partners
Help Us. Help Kids.
Help Others.
AmeriCorps VIP
California Department of Education
CalServe Service Learning Initiative
Center for Living Peace
Chuck Jones Center for Creativity
City of Irvine
Irvine Police Department
Irvine Unified Council PTA
Irvine Unified School District
Long Beach Police Department
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
OneOC
Orange County Fire Authority
Orange County Sheriffs Department
Palos Verdes Penninsula USD
Newport Beach Police Department
Newport Beach Fire Department
Newport Mesa Unified School District
University of California, Irvine
Woodbridge High School Japanese Family
Support Group
2011-2012 Beneficiary Charities*
The Team Kids mission is to strengthen
community collaborations that empower
young people to be responsible, resilient
citizens with a passion for service, through
innovative school-based and community
service programs.
2192 Martin, Suite 280
Irvine, CA 92612
949.861.4887
TeamKids.org
Team Kids a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization,
Federal Tax ID #75-3152594
100% of proceeds from Team Kids youth-led
projects are donated to community charities,
other than Team Kids
A Child’s Right
American Red Cross
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
CHOC Children’s
Do Something
Families Forward
Illumination Foundation
Irvine Animal Care Center
Irvine Public Schools Foundation
Jessie Rees NEGU Foundation
Lincoln Elementary School
Make a Wish Foundation
Marine Corps Troop 2/4
Oak View Renewal Partnership
OC Children’s Bureau
OC Early Literacy Project
OC Rescue Mission
Operation Gratitude
Orangewood Children’s Foundation
PALS Program
Pamona Elementary School
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
Rojo Gomez Anaheim Clinic
Ronald McDonald House
Second Harvest Food Bank
Semper Fi Fund
Snowball Express
Southwest Community Center
UNICEF
World Wildlife Fund
*100% of proceeds from Team Kids
Community Service Projects
6 Projects = 1,000’s of Empowered Kids!
Read for the Record • Shop with a Cop • MLK Day LemonAID
LemonAID for Semper Fi Fund • Team Kids Youth Council • 911 Day of Service
LemonAID
Team Kids served up their guaranteed recipe
for success, LemonAID, to raise much needed
support for the victims of the tragic earthquake
and tsunami in Japan. Kids took to the streets;
setting up homemade Team Kids LemonAID
stands on neighborhood street corners, city
parks, and shopping centers. LemonAID
Stands were held from Hawaii to Maryland
with more than $43,000 in proceeds going to
the American Red Cross for Japan relief. It’s
not just the kids who get excited about Team
Kids LemonAID, even the parents, teachers,
city leaders, police, and firefighters were on
the scene in search of an iced-cold glass of
LemonAID.
Shop with a Cop
In December, Irvine Police Officers went on
a holiday shopping spree with children being
served by Human Options’ shelter for battered
women and children. 35 kids partnered with
40 Irvine Police Department employees.
Stonefire Grill graciously provided $100 in Target
gift cards for each child and served dinner for
the children, their families, and the officers.
Target gave each child an additional $25 gift card.
Since Team Kids began in 2005, kids have
raised and donated $87,000 to charity through
hosting LemonAID Stands. And, as always, in
order to honor the philanthropic spirit of the
kids, 100% of their donations are given to a
beneficiary charity.
Since Team Kids began in 2005, kids have
raised and donated $87,000 to charity through
hosting LemonAID Stands. And, as always, in
order to honor the philanthropic spirit of the
kids, 100% of their donations are given to a
beneficiary charity.
“
– 6th grade participant
Success through powerful partnerships!
In my children’s lives recently, not too much has been
in their control. I think this event was so empowering
for them.” – Mother of 2 participants
“It helped my children experience police officers as
fun and loving people who care about us.” – Mother
of 3 participants
“This opportunity is a great reminder of how I can
directly impact a child and instill positive feelings
toward law enforcement.” – Irvine Police Officer
Team
TeamKids
Kids Challenge
Challenge
4,600
Students
Others
9,000
Students==$49,000
$76,000 toto
Others
2011-2012
-At Team Kids we believe that every
child deserves to know they matter,
they are significant and know they
possess all they need to make great
choices for themselves and others.
Julie Hudash
Founder & CEO
On behalf of our esteemed Board of Directors, innovative Partners, Staff, and Volunteers, we are
excited to welcome you to Team Kids! Its an exciting time as we enter our 11th year of inspiring
our next generation of leaders, entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Since 2001, our programs have
empowered more than 56,000 young leaders in service to raise nearly $410,000 in resources to
address our communities’ most critical needs.
Team Kids’ success has been built around three main pillars:
1. School to Community Action: Team Kids runs programs where kids are -in our public schools!
The Team Kids Challenge is taught during the school day so EVERY student has the opportunity to
work with police officers, firefighters and veterans, while learning about real world issues.
2. Youth Powered Leadership: Kids are often told that they are, “too small ” to make a difference!
Just look to the members of our Team Kids Youth Council, many who started Team Kids in
elementary school, devoting 72 straight hours of service from Los Angeles to San Diego. Team Kids
puts our youth the lead to create success!
3. Social Entrepreneurship: The spirit of entrepreneurship exists in each of our flagship Team Kids
Programs. The Team Kids LemonAID Stand project inspires budding entrepreneurs (from Hawaii
to Maryland) to host homemade LemonAID Stands with 100% of their proceeds going to a chosen
charity.
Children are the key to all future populations. Today’s youth will be leading tomorrow’s corporations,
police departments, educational institutions, and providing leadership and innovation at a global
level. Team Kids serves as an agent for positive growth within our children, encouraging them to
think of and care for others in need in their community, your community, our community.
Julie Hudash,
Team Kids Challenge, our flagship program,
is a month-long program that brings community
role models, such police officers, fire fighters, and
veterans into schools to inspire kids to engage in
service. Each week, kids learn about critical issues in their communities and perform a related
service project. Most importantly, they learn they
have the capacity and ability to make a difference
in their homes, their schools, and the world.
Team Kids Challenge - 4 Weeks
Each four-week program begins with an
assembly and ends with a youth-led carnival.
Police and firefighters add excitement to the
assembly and challenge all the students to
four week-long challenges, such as feeding the
hungry, clothing the homeless, protecting the
environment, and planning a youth-led carnival
to support a charity that students chose.
2011-2012 Team Kids Challenge
Summary Data
“Team Kids Programs provide our young people with
opportunities to learn about community, leadership,
teamwork, compassion and making healthy choices.
This is prevention, as kids who feel connected to their
community and are involved in positive social action
are less likely to engage in destructive behavior. Team
Kids’ programs builds self-respect—and respect for
others in need.”—David Maggard, Chief, Irvine
Police Department
60
9,218
Leadership Team Kids
Involved
1,385
Number of Charities
Benefitting
15
Percentage of
Kid-Generated Funds
Given to Team Kids
100%
Food
33 barrels = $12,375
Gently- Used Clothes,
10 vanloads = $20,000
Toys & Household Items
Gently - Used Books
$25, 102
Hygeine Items
800 - $2500
Youth-led Carnival
Proceeds $18, 80.555
Total Monetary Value
of Kid-Generated
Contributios to Charity
$78,781.55
Based on valuations provided by beneficiary charities
42
1
Kids Involved
(School-wide)
!
406K
535
Michael Vishny, Secretary
Sr. VP Human Resources,
Conexent Systems, Inc.
Dan Lubeck, Fund Development
& Marketing Chair
Managing Director, Solis Capital Partners
655
1
Michael Cupps, Vice President
Investor
Craig Elliott, Treasurer
Investor
50K
76
David Mihalik, Past Board President
Deputy Chief (ret) Irvine Police Department
Susan Holt, Program Chair Director
IUSD Family Resource Center
“Team Kids helps kids change the world.”
--Alex, 8 years old
A History of Success
Bethany LaFlam, President
Esq. President, LaFlam Law, LLP
Jack Toan, Finance & Compliance Chair
Regional VP, Wells Fargo Foundation
“People always say kids can make a difference, but
we know the adults always do all the work. This was
the first time us kids did it all by ourselves!”
-- Jack, 6th grader
Founder and CEO, Team Kids
Team Kids Board of Director Officers
1
To date over 50,000 students have completed
our month-long Team Kids Challenge, and
kids have raised and donated $406,000 in
resources to charities helping those in need.
*An external evaluation by WestED found that kids who
participate in the TK Challenge have significantly
improved in:
• Stronger feelings of self-efficacy and empathy
• Stronger desire to help others
• More confidence as leaders
• A better understanding that they can make a difference
in their school and community
Julie Hudash
Founder/CEO, Team Kids
General Board Members
Linda Miller Ames, APR
Principal, Ames & Associates
Laura Baden
Venture Philanthropist
Rosa Chang
Program Counselor, Families Forward
Tom Chau
Insurance Broker, AmeriBest
Ken Horner
IUSD Principal (ret)
Nestor Herrera
Regency Real Estate Brokers
Mike Hamel
Commander, Irvine Police Department
Bette Weinberg
Dir. Of Volunteer Svcs., One OC
Stan Machesky
IUSD Principal, Stonegate Elementary
Jamie Welsh
President and CEO, 10% Solutions
Anne Leisure
Community Leader
Brian Stephens
Div. Chief, Orange County Fire Authority
“Team Kids is addressing critical child and community
needs today, while also building our next generation
of problem solvers.”
--Dan Lubeck, Team Kids Board Member