Dear Friends and Family of the Banyan Foundation

As we move from the joys and relaxation of Summer into Fall and the start of another school year I wanted to wish all of you a great school year ahead.

At Banyan, we are grateful for your support and participation and really couldn’t be more excited for the year ahead. We will be welcoming many new students into this year’s edition of The Youth Leadership Council (YLC) and we are very pleased to welcome Dr. Jon Carroll to the team, who is the newly appointed Executive Director of the YLC.

The application window is now open for new 9-12th grade students who wish to apply for entrance into the Council. With only a few spots left we encourage all interested students to go online (www.thebanyanfoundation.org) and complete the online application. Only a few spots remain so please complete this step of you want to be considered.

We will commence activities for this year’s YLC on Sunday October 7th. We are excited to welcome back Erik from Game On Nation who will lead our new group of students in various games and exercises to build trust, confidence, team work and buy in for the year ahead.

We will have a published schedule soon but please know there are about 14 meetings mostly on Sunday mornings between 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. (October 7 - Mid May)

Looking forward to another successful year with supportive parents and great kids.

Respectfully-

Brian Werdesheim
Founder & Chairman | The Banyan Foundation.

We had a remarkable year and the best way to show you is through this video that was put together by the first Banyan Foundation Youth Leadership Council in conjunction with the USC School of Cinema-Media Institute for Social Change.

Tammi Smith
The Ellin Family
Robin Conklin
The Adam Bass Family
Jeff Werdesheim
Milan DeMillan