December 2013 & Janruary 2014 Calendar for TGF

December 7, 2013 - CPR Training, Boys & Girls Club, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (CPR cost $25)

December 11,2013 - Evening Meeting TCC, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

December 18, 2013 -  Evening Meeting, TCC, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

December 30, 2013 - Kwanzaa Celebration, 6 p.m. Boys & Girls club.

 

January 11, 2014 - African American Male Summit (Business Attire), Bayside HS, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

January 15, 2014 - Evening Meeting, TCC, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

January 22, 2014 - Evening Meeting, TCC, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

Thank you for your support!

 

Richard Green,

Assistant director - The Golden Fold

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Service - 11/23/2013 from 10 am until noon

Parents and Young Leaders,

      We will distribute Thanksgiving baskets to needy families in Virginia Beach this Saturday from 10 am until noon with the men of the Virginia Beach Chapter of Omega Psi Phi.

      We will meet at the Lake Edwards 7-11store (812 Baker Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462) at 09:45 am and return to the same site at noon. We will be distributing the baskets to needy families in that Lake Edwards and surrounding areas.

Happy Turkey Day & Happy Thanksgiving !

 

The Golden Fold Movement!
http://thegoldenfold.blogspot.com  

     For more information contact our Program Directors email address thegoldenfold@yahoo.com or 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold mentorship Movement is a joint venture involving The Gamma Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi, the men of S.A.A.B. of Tidewater Community College, and Men of the community.This is a Brothers and Others community Service Movement.

We meet again this Wednedsay 11/20/2013

Since we will not meet the week of Thanksgiving we will meet this week (11/20/2013) at TCC at the regular time !

 

The Golden Fold Movement!
http://thegoldenfold.blogspot.com/  

     For more information contact our Program Directors email address thegoldenfold@yahoo.com or 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold mentorship Movement is a joint venture involving The Gamma Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi, the men of S.A.A.B. of Tidewater Community College, and Men of the community.This is a Brothers and Others community Service Movement.

GAME ON ! Wednesday 10 / 23 / 2013 The Golden Fold Session

BREATH SUCCESS !         BLEED GOLD !     Game On !

The second session of the 2013-2014 Golden Year is Wednesday 10/23/13 from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm. If the Young Leader can benefit from homework assistance, we will be there at 6:30 pm to provide homework assistance.

Our new model is to meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month with a few Saturday sessions as needed ! It's a new strategy, time, and we are now in room E-126 of the Lynnhaven Building of Tidewater Community College in Virginia.

UPDATE ! On Sat. December 7th from 10 am until 1 pm our session will be the First Aid/CPR/AED certification training. The cost will be $25 per participant to become certified which will last two years ! THAT's RIGHT ! The price for anyone participating has decreased from $55 to $25. This is an open session, so any youth or adult may participate.

See you Wednesday ! BREATH SUCCESS ! BLEED GOLD !

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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males) in the 6th - 12th grade by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type Leadership based and STEM exposure activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-932-0177.

The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.

2013-2014 Golden Kickoff 10-12-2013

Prosperity !

    The 2013-2014 Golden Kickoff is Saturday October 12th from 10 am until noon in room E-127 of the Lynnhaven Building on the campus of Tidewater Community College of Virginia Beach.

     Meet our new mentor staff, sign your child up for our 2013-2014 Golden Year, learn about changes in our movement, enjoy Young Leader activities, and benefit from a parents-only session.

The Golden Fold Movement !

Scenes from our 2013 Summer Leadership Academy

Here are some scenes from our 2013 Summer Leadership Academy (16 girls, 11 males).
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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males and females) aged 11 – 18 by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.

October 12th, 2013 begins the 2013-2014 Golden Year ! (Save the date)

SAVE THE DATE !

We will open our doors once again for programming on 10/12/2013 @ 10:00 am in room 121 of the Lynnhaven Building of TCC of Virginia Beach. We will accept new 6th - 12th graders & new mentors !
We've made some needed changes and we will all benefit from the newness ! 
Here are some scenes from 2012-2013 Golden Year !
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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males and females) aged 11 – 18 by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.

Less about race, more about posturing. The growing Poly-Ethnic Society

Photo: Steve Stout
The millennium youth are growing up in a society that is becoming less concerned about racial identity. Between 1 -7 marriages are mixed-marriages while Black women are now less likely to become or remain married. Children are growing in a poly-ethnic environment.

As parents, elders, and mentors we might consider this paradigm shift as we continue to guide our children.  How has hip-hop influenced mainstream pop culture? Hear how former music executive Steve Stoute, became the CEO of ad agency Translation, and, how he broke down cultural boundaries by bringing the untapped resource of hip-hop into the world of marketing.



The 1st video can be accessed here: http://youtu.be/Q3HQ7fyd4eQ
The 2nd video can be accessed here: http://youtu.be/m4ectOe6X-E
The 3rd video can be accessed here: http://youtu.be/54oW_6kUIGw
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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males and females) aged 11 – 18 by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.

Why Males Need Initiation - Friar Richard Rohr

The Golden Fold Movement is conceptually based upon traditional African and Native American Rites of Passage Processes in a contemporary delivery model......

In "Why Males Need Initiation," Friar Richard Rohr shows how from his Christian perspective primal societies have demonstrated that cultural survival is dependent on personal spirituality. Unfortunately, the proven way to lead males on this journey has been lost to the West for a thousand years. Fr. Richard addresses the reality that if men are not led through an inner journey of powerlessness, they will inevitably misunderstand and abuse power.
Visit http://malespirituality.org/ to learn more about the Men's Rites of Passage.
The direct link to the video is here: http://youtu.be/5G0_jm1SRu8




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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males and females) aged 11 – 18 by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.

Shirt & Tie Session (Our last 2012 -2013 Session until October 2013)

Breathe Success !

This Saturday (06/22/13) is our Shirt and Tie Session. During this session we will have two special guests, a year in review presentation by brother Seko, and we will be distributing gifts and certificates to our Golden Members and program staff.

Our High School Young Leaders will receive certificates that state that they have provided 38 hours of community service to the Golden Fold as they have been Junior mentors to our Middle School Young Leaders. Our session will end with a group photo including program staff, parents, and Young Leaders. Young Leaders should dress in a white shirt, dark pants, and wear a long or bow tie for this special session.

Parents should plan to attend this session with your Young leader as well. Since the parents will appear in photos, parents should dress with that understanding.

See you then !

BLEED GOLD

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Here are some photos from that event ! 

Shouts to photographer Alvin Swilley !

GET CHA" GAME FACE ON ! (6/8/13 The Golden Fold)

6/8/13 Tomorrow is game day ! Bring your video games and your game consoles with you tomorrow.... We're bringing the televisions ! We're gonna have a ball ! Our session begins with a breakfast provided by Brother Kinji, includes a lil' Birthday cake for a Young Leader who turns 13 years old, might involve some pizza (If Bro' Seko does his thing), but definetly will be a fun-chill out session. See ya'll tomorrow !

 

The Golden Fold Movement!
http://thegoldenfold.blogspot.com  

     For more information contact our Program Directors email address thegoldenfold@yahoo.com or 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold mentorship Movement is a joint venture involving The Gamma Xi chapter of Omega Psi Phi, the men of S.A.A.B. of Tidewater Community College, and Men of the community.This is a Brothers and Others community Service Movement.

June's Golden Announcements ! Infants...Boxing....Birthdays.....Installments

Here are some Golden Oppurtunities for our Golden Fold Young Leaders !

1st thangs' 1st. Brother Kinji Ridley and his Wifey' are expecting sometime this week. He may be a little MIA after the newborn arrives/returns ! Keep him in your prayers, meditations, libations, and well wishes !

Newness alert !
We have entered discussions with Black Belt Sensi Washington to provide specialized  'Fighting / Self Defense/ Martial Arts / Boxing" guidance to our Young Leaders. We do not have a start date as of today. But.........He teaches a FREE class (Youth and Adult) each Tuesday and Thursday at the Boys and Girls Club from 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Two of our Young Leaders are current students in the program. ALL are encouraged to participate. For more info' visit his website:
http://www.virginiabeachgoju.com/  

6/8/13 Saturday - We will have a regular session. This one is gonna' be good...........Get cha' game face on !

6/9/13 Sunday - Leadership Sunday. Our Young Leaders will attend the 10:45 am church service with our Leadership Guru Dr. Shawn who was recently installed as the new pastor at Greater Mount Zion Baptist Church (2201 Wingfield Avenue, Chesapeake). After service they will take a photo with Young Leader BV who becomes 13 on that day.

6/22/13 Saturday - Our last session for the Calendar year. (We will continue during the summer with more fun-oriented activities).

6/23/13 Sunday Dr. Shawn is installed at his new church. He has invited all to be a part of his installation. Details below.

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The Golden Fold Mentor Movement serves youth (males and females) aged 11 – 18 by providing seminar based Big-Brother-type activities in Virginia Beach, Virginia. We employ a Bonding-Presentation-Guidance model. Contact: thegoldenfold @ yahoo (dot) com or call 757-401-1240. The Golden Fold is a "Brothers and Others" Community Improvement activity of the Gamma Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi and an Social Action project of the Men of S.A.B.B. of Virginia Beach's Tidewater Community College.