Giving Thanks in 09′
November 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Giving Thanks in 2009!
During this holiday season the Wade Family Foundation teamed up with Challenger Elementary School to donate can foods and water to St. Mary’s Food bank. Challenger did not plan to do anything out of the ordinary for the 2009 can food drive however ended up doing extraordinarily! Just as most schools in the Phoenix area Challenger asked their student body to participate in giving and bring in can goods. The Wade Family Foundation offered to donate incentives to encourage the students to give despite what they may not have (93% of the student body receives a free or reduced lunch). The incentives
were as follows: 1st place = IPOD Nano, 2nd place = $75 Best Buy gift card and 3rd = $50 Best Buy gift card and they seemed to have made a difference. The total number of items Challenger collected was 9,147! They collect approximately 8,000 more cans than Coyote Ridge, Landmark, Discovery, Horizon, Mensendick, and Desert Garden! Obviously all of the students put in a tremendous effort which resulted in such big turnout however there were several individuals that went above and beyond with their generosity.
The 1st place award went to 5th grader Alyssa Sifuentes (left). She collected 1,051 cans on her own! Making her the proud recipient of the IPOD NANO!
2nd place went to 7th grader Derek Jacob (right)!
3rd place went to 5th grader Bianca Ramirez (below, left)!
We give honorable mention to Ms. Wilson’s homeroom class for bringing in the most cans as a class/team effort! We also give a special thank you to Ms. Clark’s class who housed all of the food and brought in can goods despite being exempt from the prizes. Thank you Challenger students and staff for making this effort a great success!
The Wade Family encourages all to remember others especially during this time of the year and give whenever it is possible. We give thanks!
Weekly Events
October 7, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Weekly Events with James Wade-Hinckley
Every Monday - James and Peer Solutions “Stand and Serve” program support the student body at William T. Machan School 2140 E. Virginia Phoenix, AZ 85006 from 4:00pm until 5:00pm.
Every Wednesday - James and Peer Solutions “Stand and Serve” program partner with the Kids at Hope Four ACE’s program from Pendergast Elementary School. The program brings 5th -8th graders together for a weekly discussion. The discussions are held for a half hour during lunch time in an open format in which the young people are encouraged to talk about challenges they faced that week and receive suggestions and tools from peers and facilitator that will help them handle the situation differently in the future. The “Stand and Serve” curriculum was created by Jennifer Rauhouse of Peer Solutions (http://peersolutions.org/intro.html) and a long time teacher of James. At Pendergast Elementary School the Four ACE’s are broken down as follows: the Ace of Hearts is an anchor or parent, the Ace of spades is high expectations, the Ace of Diamonds is the opportunities for success and the Ace of Clubs are other caring adults. “The purpose of the club is to impact the school atmosphere while developing social skills and encouraging the academic success of young females. It is important that young girls have knowledge of things that bring them true empowerment: education, a sense of purpose, confidence, compassion and humility.” There are essential adult relationships that are needed for children to succeed and the Wade Family Foundation is honored to be an official Ace of clubs, other caring adults, for the students of Pendergast.(www.pesd92.org/schools/pend/index.html)
Every Wednesday - James along with Peer Solutions “Stand and Serve” program will be at the Westside community center (715 West Fifth Street Tempe, AZ 85281) and working with the Boys & Girls club Ladmo Branch from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for an after school program that assists youth with the many challenges of today.
April 20th - Arizona’s Governor Jan Brewer and the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism acknowledged the recipients of the 2010 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards. Eleven recipients were honored with the award, which is considered to be the highest volunteer award in the state.” Our C.N.O. James Wade-Hinckley was one of the eleven honored. He received the Outstanding Mentor Award for his dedication and countless amounts of time he volunteers reaching out to youth communities to deliver the messages on non violence and hope for a positive future. Congratulations James! http://azgovernor.gov/media/PressReleases.asp
April 23rd - James will be a Cielito Park, 3402 W. Campbell Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85017 at 7:00 pm. He will speak about gun safety, early intervention and prevention of violence. It is also “Family Movie Fridays” and The Blind Side will be showing so bring your family and friends to enjoy this inspirational event!
April 24th - We will be participating in the last “Community Rally Against Gun Violence” for 2010. The rally starts at 9:00 – 10:30am at Cielito Park (35th Ave. north of Indian School Road)! James will be one of the first speakers along with Hildy Saizow, the president for Arizonans for Gun Safety, www.azfgs.com. The mayor is also said to be present for this event, and there will be several activities for the entire family! We ask you to come out to help us back a great cause.
April 24th - James will be participating in the Over-The-Line softball tournament at the North Phoenix Baptist church (S/W corner of Central and Bethany Home). Our C.E.O. Bobby Wade will throw the first pitch to kick off the 8:30 a.m. game! The tournament will be hosted by Arizona Spinal Cord Injury Association, and sponsored by ASTRA Tech; PVA, Arizona Chapter; and Symbius Medical. There will be NO entry free. Participants get a free lunch and t-shirt. All ages and skill levels welcome to play! If you want to play, please be at the church by 7:30AM so you can be put you on a team. Play starts at 8:30AM. The Wade Family foundation encourages you to join us!
May 14th - We will be participating in the Challenger school hope walk/run at 4:30p.m. This event will benefit the American Cancer Society, and the fee to enter is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students. We urge you all to come out and support!
The Right Choice Initiative
June 3, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
During the months of April and May, Bobby and James took the Right Choice Initiative to Phoenix area youth organizations and schools for a straight talk discussion on the importance of identifying the right choices and making the right decisions when faced with peer pressure, alcohol/drug temptations, and other life challenges and obstacles. We hope that all of the youth in attendance remember to apply the code of choices, decisions, and consequences when evaluating life situations and challenges. Right Choice initiative stops included: April 22nd at Pendergast Elementary School in Phoenix, AZ; May 1st at the Boys and Girls Club of Scottsdale; May 2nd at the South Mountain YMCA of Phoenix; and May 2nd at the Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix where the brothers participated in the closing ceremonies for the Passport to Manhood program.
In addition, on May 22nd James spoke and participated in the Pendergast Elementary School 8th grade graduation ceremony and on May 26th and 28th, the Phoenix Challenger School end of the year programs.
We thank all of the organizations and schools for allowing us to visit and share our testimony. For more information about the Wade Family Foundation “Right Choice Initiative” or to schedule a time for the Wade brothers to visit, contact us at www.WadeFamilyFoundation.org or email us at info@wadefamilyfoundation.org; Attention: “Right Choice Initiative.” 
Upcoming Event!
James Wade- Hinckley and special guest will be at Pendergast Elementary School to celebrate “Red Ribbon Week”. The week long event will be hosted by Pendergast student council and ”The Right Choice” presentation will begin at 2:00 pm.
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Touching Lives
March 26, 2009 by admin · 1 Comment
The Wade Family Foundation, UpRise Youth Challenge, and several guest speakers joined the student body and staff at Pendergast Elementary School to celebrate “Red Ribbon” week on October 30, 2009!
Pendergast Student Council (pictured to the right) implemented activities throughout the week to demonstrate the schools support of the “Red Ribbon”
concept of making good decisions and being drug free. They also did a wonderful job leading the assembly in which we participated. We give a special thank you to Michael Woolsey, Principal of Pendergast and to the student council, excellent work!
The rally started off with a specail student recognition, follwed by a very entertaining ”student teaches teacher” dance contest! Soon it was time for Kenny Dobbs to impress everyone with his high flying stunts, but before he 
did James of the Wade Family Foundation shared how He and Bobby Wade, Founder and C.E.O., met Kenny. He spoke about how they met Kenny when he was a troubled young man and how they attempted to persuade him to make better decisions for himself and his future. Then Kenny spoke briefly saying that he agreed with them at the time but chose not to make a change at that time. Kenny had more to say but first “the slam dunk inventor” was scheduled to take flight! Kenny performed high flying stunts involving many including the Pendergast student council and several young children from the audience. The enthusiasm was amazing everyone was shocked and heartened by his performance! After Kenny shared his slam dunk skills it
was time to share more of his story. He spoke about his childhood growing up in gang and drug influenced neighborhoods and how making bad decisions in his youth resulted in unfavorable consequences. He also expressed how he learned from it and now chooses to live by the C.D.C. formula and share it with others. Kenny proclaimed how important it is for each student to embrace the concept and live by it now. Following the dunk show and Kenny’s speech the students were fired up and the lesson that the Wade Family Foundation 
came to deliver had just begun!
To read more about the guest speakers select, ”What We’ve Been Doing” from the side menu and read the write up dated 10/30/09!
“The Right Choice” Initiative
March 23, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
“The Right Choice” Initiative is designed to educate youth about the importance of making the right choice and decision when confronted with certain life situations.
For more information please contact us at info@wadefamilyfoundation.org