Counting Takedowns is funded by a fellowship through the Dragon Kim Foundation, a California-based nonprofit that empowers young people to impact their communities while pursuing their passions.
Caitlin Schmidt Three of Sunnyside's standout wrestlers have teamed up with a state agency to host a wrestling and financial literacy camp for underserved youth in their community.
People are also reading… The foundation has already sponsored more than 300 high school students. Its fellowship program is designed to help young people lead by launching a service project from start to finish. Kids in the fellowship program receive weekly mentoring, business training and $5,000 in seed funding.
"We were thinking the main purpose of our program is to help the underserved people of the south side of Tucson, and people that may need a little bit of help or are struggling," Rivera said."We thought if we add an academic side to the camp, that's something that's never really been done before. I've never been to a camp where they teach math or anything school-related.
Volunteer mentor George Figueroa, an accountant who studied accounting and finance at the University of Arizona, agreed. Instantly fullRegistration for the camp filled up quicker than the Sunnyside group expected. The first 40 spots filled up right away, and an additional 20 were added after people reached out to say they hadn't been able to sign up. Within 48 hours of opening registration, the camp's 60 spots had been claimed.
"It's been a long process and I've been so busy with school on top of having training and wrestling and trying to graduate early, so it's a lot of extra work," Jimenez said."But I'm very, very excited."
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