Sunday, January 23, 2011 - John Joseph, author of My Guide to (College) Greatness and founder of Global Grad spoke to the Senior boys of the Alpharetta GA chapter of YMSL about a creating a roadmap for a successful transition to college.
“Four fantastic of years of Alpharetta, GA. Hundreds of service/philanthropy events. And most importantly, countless lives touched through the generosity and selflessness of the YMSL Alpharetta High School chapter. But most recently at one of our meetings, I was the one who was moved. Mr. John Joseph travelled all the way from Alabama to discuss his take on the college scene and the steps a high school senior like me should take in making the extremely important transition a successful one. When reflecting on his speech, words such as balance, focus, perseverance and even failure come to mind. That's right failure. We were told that college is a time of learning, independence, and of course great fun. But even more importantly it can be thought of as a trial run for the rest our lives in terms of success. Being told that it was OKAY to fail sometimes despite trying my hardest definitely placed some assurance inside of me when pondering the next four important years of my life. One thing is for sure: Mr. Joseph's words spoke not just to me, but all of my college bound peers, that college is a time to truly find who we are. In return of developing ourselves, we can then touch the lives of others in countless ways and extend hand to the world. Thank you Mr. Joseph.”
Taylor Marshall, Senior and 4 year member of YMSL, Alpharetta chapter
Friday, February 4, 2011
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
YMSL Cardinal Chapter in the News!
from "Neighbors Go" on 11/29/10; posted by Sara Campbell
YMSL boys, dads build, repair bikes for Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County
About 45 teenage boys and their dads spent a recent afternoon building and repairing bikes to be donated to needy Collin County youths. The event was part of a Boys Building Bikes service project by the Cardinal Chapter of the Young Men’s Service League (YMSL) in Plano.
The Nov. 21 Father/Son event at John Paul II High School in Plano was the second time the chapter has refurbished bikes or accepted donations of new bikes for needy children. The chapter donated 11 new and 27 refurbished bikes, along with bike helmets, to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Collin County.
“After collecting gently used bicycles for the past few months, we enjoyed watching our boys work with their fathers on such a rewarding service project,” said Jennifer Varni, vice president of membership for the Cardinal Chapter.
“It was a thrill to watch more than a dozen cars and trucks caravan the bikes to the Boys and Girls Club.”
The boys also enjoyed the opportunity to help other kids, Varni said.
“The Boys Building Bikes program is great because we have fun doing service work and make a direct impact on the children in our community,” said Varni’s son, Brandt, who participated in the event.
YMSL is a non-profit organization that encourages young men and their mothers to pursue philanthropic involvement in their community and provides an opportunity to enhance mother/son relationships.
The Cardinal Chapter, which was chartered last year, sponsors the Boys Building Bikes service project as its annual Father/Son event. Varni said the event gives fathers the opportunity to participate in philanthropic activities with their sons.
“This is the second year that I’ve participated in the Boys Building Bikes event, but it was the first time that I've had a chance to see what happens to the bikes after the work is complete,” said David Swinney, who attended the event with his son, Jared. “That made it an even more rewarding thing to do.”
Other philanthropies that the chapter supports include: Allen Community Outreach, Backpacks from Boys, Children’s Medical Center, Collin County Meals on Wheels, Dayspring Assisted Living, Habitat for Humanity, Heritage Farmstead Museum, Hopes Door, Love for Kids, Meet and Greet the Troops at DFW Airport, North Texas Food Bank, Samaritan Inn, St. Vincent de Paul, Miracle League of Frisco and tutoring at Jackson Elementary.
YMSL boys, dads build, repair bikes for Boys & Girls Clubs of Collin County
About 45 teenage boys and their dads spent a recent afternoon building and repairing bikes to be donated to needy Collin County youths. The event was part of a Boys Building Bikes service project by the Cardinal Chapter of the Young Men’s Service League (YMSL) in Plano.
The Nov. 21 Father/Son event at John Paul II High School in Plano was the second time the chapter has refurbished bikes or accepted donations of new bikes for needy children. The chapter donated 11 new and 27 refurbished bikes, along with bike helmets, to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Collin County.
“After collecting gently used bicycles for the past few months, we enjoyed watching our boys work with their fathers on such a rewarding service project,” said Jennifer Varni, vice president of membership for the Cardinal Chapter.
“It was a thrill to watch more than a dozen cars and trucks caravan the bikes to the Boys and Girls Club.”
The boys also enjoyed the opportunity to help other kids, Varni said.
“The Boys Building Bikes program is great because we have fun doing service work and make a direct impact on the children in our community,” said Varni’s son, Brandt, who participated in the event.
YMSL is a non-profit organization that encourages young men and their mothers to pursue philanthropic involvement in their community and provides an opportunity to enhance mother/son relationships.
The Cardinal Chapter, which was chartered last year, sponsors the Boys Building Bikes service project as its annual Father/Son event. Varni said the event gives fathers the opportunity to participate in philanthropic activities with their sons.
“This is the second year that I’ve participated in the Boys Building Bikes event, but it was the first time that I've had a chance to see what happens to the bikes after the work is complete,” said David Swinney, who attended the event with his son, Jared. “That made it an even more rewarding thing to do.”
Other philanthropies that the chapter supports include: Allen Community Outreach, Backpacks from Boys, Children’s Medical Center, Collin County Meals on Wheels, Dayspring Assisted Living, Habitat for Humanity, Heritage Farmstead Museum, Hopes Door, Love for Kids, Meet and Greet the Troops at DFW Airport, North Texas Food Bank, Samaritan Inn, St. Vincent de Paul, Miracle League of Frisco and tutoring at Jackson Elementary.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
YMSL Ultimate Gift A BIG Success!
What an amazing success!! The Ultimate Gift Project was truly amazing and we want to thank all of our participating Chapters for their incredible service and support for this National Event!
Please click on the link below and read what the Dallas Morning News said about YMSL!
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/plano/stories/102510dnmetyoungmen.246eb91.html
Please click on the link below and read what the Dallas Morning News said about YMSL!
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/collin/plano/stories/102510dnmetyoungmen.246eb91.html
Sunday, October 24, 2010
YMSL Ultimate Gift Event Media Coverage!
Many of the Dallas area YMSL chapters participated in the YMSL Ultimate Gift Event this weekend and last - the weather was wonderful; and everyone was awesome! Please tune in to Channel 11 at 10 pm and/or Channel 5 at 10 to see some coverage of the event today. We will also be in tomorrow's Dallas Morning News Metro section. From Pam Rosener: "GREAT JOB AND THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED!" More pictures and news of the event posted here soon!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
YMSL North Dallas Chapter Senior Reflections
The YMSL North Dallas chapter senior boys were recently asked to write about their favorite -philanthropy experiences...please read and share what these young men experienced and learned through YMSL volunteer activities. (If you click on the image; it will open a new window that is enlarged and easy to read).
Saturday, July 31, 2010
YMSL Northeast Atlanta Chapter mentioned on local news!
Below is the link of the YMSL Northeast Atlanta Chapter on 11Alive Weekend Morning News. There are 2 interviews on this link. The first interview is the man who had to take his wife to the hospital on their honeymoon night and discovered a brain tumor. The YMSL group is after that...fast forward to around 2:40 to see the boys
YMSL Northeast Atlanta Chapter on the Atlanta news
YMSL Northeast Atlanta Chapter on the Atlanta news
Monday, July 6, 2009
July 4th message to members from Pam Rosener
July 4th message to members from our National Director, Pam Rosener:
Happy Independence Day!
As I reflected today about our great nation and the incredible sacrifice so many have given so that we may truly be independent, my thoughts wandered to YMSL. In YMSL we do such a great job at teaching our sons the value of serving those in need. I could not help but to think this morning on how powerful it would be for us also to teach the value of serving our nation. This does not have to mean through the military which is an amazing way to serve but it could be as a leader in so many ways. We need to encourage our sons to become involved in civic service as well as community service. I think our son’s generation has an incredible opportunity to determine the fate of our country.
This week let’s all take a few minutes to reflect and share with our sons on how they can impact their communities, cities, government, politics….through their leadership and ability to sacrifice their time for a better good.
Hope you each have a happy and safe celebration!!
Pam Rosener
President
YMSL National
Happy Independence Day!
As I reflected today about our great nation and the incredible sacrifice so many have given so that we may truly be independent, my thoughts wandered to YMSL. In YMSL we do such a great job at teaching our sons the value of serving those in need. I could not help but to think this morning on how powerful it would be for us also to teach the value of serving our nation. This does not have to mean through the military which is an amazing way to serve but it could be as a leader in so many ways. We need to encourage our sons to become involved in civic service as well as community service. I think our son’s generation has an incredible opportunity to determine the fate of our country.
This week let’s all take a few minutes to reflect and share with our sons on how they can impact their communities, cities, government, politics….through their leadership and ability to sacrifice their time for a better good.
Hope you each have a happy and safe celebration!!
Pam Rosener
President
YMSL National
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