Youth
in Quality Life Center’s Teen program joined forces with Edison Sailing Center
to build skills while helping the environment on Veteran’s Day.
Recognizing the passion of those behind Conservation 20/20, Quality
Life Center students did their part to enhance the environment by conducting a
trash clean-up on Caloosahatchee River islands on Veteran’s Day.
Teens
from Quality Life Center’s LITE program, which stands for Leaders in Training
of Excellence, attended a meeting of the Lee County Commissioners earlier this
year which discussed funding for youth programs. The possibility of utilizing funds from
Conservation 20/20 was discussed (and ultimately rejected). It got the students
thinking about how they can do their part to improve the environment. Through the generosity of the Edison Sailing
Center, the students soon received their answer.
The
director of the Edison Sailing Center, Ross Webb, along with members of his
team have been instrumental in providing sailing opportunities to students of
Quality Life Center for nearly two years. As students learn to kayak, sail and
powerboat, they are also able to overcome their fears, increase their
self-confidence and learn to work as a team.
Students
paddled kayaks provided by ESC out to the islands between the Edison and Midpoint
bridges where they gathered everything from old crab traps to cigarette butts
and a whole lot of plastic. 
Four hours
later they paddled back to the sailing school with bags of trash and a sense of
accomplishment.
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Quality Life Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization transforming the community by developing the potential of at-risk youth, and instilling values of discipline, integrity and self-sufficiency. To learn more about Quality Life Center, to sign up for the next tour date, or to make a donation, call 239.334.2797 or visit http://www.qualitylifecenter.org.
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