Mayor's Partnership Champion Awarded to Camp Swift
Whitney Jacobson, Executive Director of Camp Swift Youth Foundation,
accepts award from Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon
The Camp Swift Youth Foundation has taken mentoring to the next level, capitalizing on the bond between counselors and campers to promote reading, science, physical fitness, leadership and culture at Palomino. Each week the high-school age counselors, from Camp Swift’s Prescott-based summer camp, mentor Palomino students in these areas. They lead guided reading groups, soccer drills and science experiments on Wednesday afternoons. Camp Swift Foundation has also adopted Palomino’s S.A.L.S.A. leadership program; they teach leadership skills and community involvement to 50 Palomino students from grades three through six. Attracted by the opportunity to interact with beloved Swift counselors, Palomino students attend these programs religiously.
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