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Poseiden Foundation believes that each individual child and adolescent has his or her own spectrum of abilities. Regardless of their socio-economic background, we as a community foster love and support. Poseiden Foundation teaches the youth that through perseverance, they can conquer any goal they choose to achieve. Poseiden Foundation transmits opportunities of encouragement, through skate and surf clinics, contests, outreach tours and art programs. This encourages the youth to discover and pursue their passions, dreams and goals within their own communities.

Poseiden Foundation's Focus
To Empower the Youth to Actualize their Dreams!

Project Background
With funds received, Poseiden Foundation will outreach 30% more youth this 2015!

How is this possible?
-Poseiden Foundation has developed a Youth Outreach Program that is designed to inspire, empower and motivate the youth to find their niche within themselves. We guide them through collaborative interactions using Poseiden's Dream Achieving Guide and by teaching them the importance of creating a healthy lifestyle. These interactions consist of professionals donating their services and time by having one-on-one engagements with participants. These engagements take place at Meet n' Greets at local schools and skate parks and at Dream developing art workshops. 

How Will Funds Be Used?
Funds received go directly towards Poseiden Foundation’s Youth Outreach Programs both Locally and Internationally. Below is a short description of Poseiden Foundation’s Youth Outreach programs. 

Youth Outreach Enrichment Programs
-Educational Excursions to Companies where youth get to explore a behind the scenes...

-Enrichment Internship Opportunities with Poseiden Foundation 

-Poseiden Foundation Dream Developing Art Program: Boards, Graffiti, and Painters (BGP's)

-Campus Beautification: This teaches youth about becoming aware of their surroundings and how they too affect our eco-systems with everything they do.

-Skate Benefits: We create a skate benefit where the youth can participate in fund raising to support local charities or non-profits. All are fees given go to an organization within their local community. 

Youth Outreach Tours
-Share the Love and Empowerment: West Coast  Tour (San Diego to San Francisco)

-Share the Love and Empowerment: Oahu (Kids Hurt Too, and Motivational Teachers Philosophy and Elementary Accomplish Your Dreams Speaking Engagements)

-We can accomplish our Dreams Tour: Ecuador (Guayaquil to Quito) Poseiden Foundation creates a skate benefit with SBEC to purchase neccessary items to build homes for homeless families. 

-We Believe in You: Argentina (Buenos Aires) Teaming up with Girls Assualt, Poseiden Foundation helps youth understand that in order to reach your dreams and make them a reality, one must have perseverance and through perseverance, anything can become a reality.

-Crossing Boarders and Care for our Environment: Baja California 

-Ladies Day at The Berrics (private exclusive skate park, California, Los Angelesthat Poseiden Foundation with the help of The Berrics opens publicly to all females) 

-Get out and Explore: California (San Diego) Creating opportunities for youth to have interactions and learn  about companies in their area. Youth meet CEO's, Marketing Directors, Sale Represenativies and Warehouse Managers to ask questions and understand how each individual achieved their goals and are making their dreams a reality.

Youth Outreach Skate Scholarships
Each year Poseiden Foundation gives out 5 Skate Scholarships to youth located domestically and Internationally. We recognize that not every person may not have the resources needed to enter contests or to travel to contest destinations, which are crucial components for their talent to be recognized. This is why we have set up our scholarship program, we feel financial limitations should not be a barrier for youth development and growth. 

Our scholarships programs are designed to inspire youth to stay active in what moves and motivates them. Poseiden Foundation collaborates with contests and sponsors to acknowledge athlete’s talents and dedication to their sport. Poseiden Foundation provides a skate scholarship to contest winners, which they can use towards skate equipment, travels costs or personal needs. Poseiden is also big on community giving and believes that youth should understand the importance of "paying it forward" and "giving back" to their communities. We give scholarships to youth and in turn they use that specific scholarship in helping a local charity within their community. 

By providing scholarships Poseiden Foundation is able to empower the youth to actualize their dreams allowing them to travel and expand their education through life experiences and art. 

How do we allocate our Finances?
Poseiden Foundation believes that in order to experience reality, we need to immerse ourselves in the culture of the places we visit. We work hard to keep the cost of traveling low by staying in hostels or with local families while touring. We eat from farmer markets and street venders. We travel by public transportation whenever we can and each staff member and athlete on tour volunteers his or her time and expertise. We keep our marketing costs low by utilizing Global Outreach, social media and word of mouth. We are grassroots in our beliefs and in order for us to maximize our outreach we are conscious of out economic output. A portion of our fundraising proceeds local Youth Outreach Programs, Educational Excursions, Enrichment Internship Opportunities, Poseiden Foundation Dream Developing Art Program: Boards, Graffiti, and Painters (BGP's), Campus Beautification-Skate Benefits.  

Since each tour is unique and has cultural diversity, we take all measures to ensure everyone is safe during our travels. The cost of each tour ranges from $3,200-$7,000 and all funds are raised though donations to our foundation.

Poseiden Foundation Expertise
Poseiden Foundation has built awareness both domestically and internationally. We have worked in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, Mainland Mexico, Baja California, Venezuela and Peru. 

Poseiden Foundation's Achievements
-In 2007 Poseiden Foundation and Girls Assault made history in Argentina by hosting the first male and female competition on the same day. This broke long-standing gender barriers in the skateboarding community. The venue was sold out and more than 1,200 people attended.

-In 2008 Poseiden Foundation's Board of Director Jen O'Brien, spoke with The Berrics Co-Founder's and opened their door to females to skate the exclusive private park. Since 2008, Poseiden Foundation has held an Annual Ladies Day at The Berrics were our numbers went from 5 the first year to over 70+ females in 2014.

-In 2013 Poseiden Foundation, in collaboration with Reskate and Etnies hosted the first Go Skateboarding Day Female Best trick competition in Mexico City reinforcing societal change.

-At the age of 13, Leticia Bufoni was the first athlete that Poseiden helped travel to the United States. We successfully got her an international sponsorship from Chile, which allowed her to attend and compete at XGames. Bufoni is considered one if the best female street skaters in the world.

-Poseiden Foundation assisted professional athlete Eliana Sosco to receive her first sponsors in the United States.

-Poseiden Foundation facilitated an opportunity for El Camino High School Skate Club Members to create an eco-conscious movement, “Campus Beautification” where students would do community service and clean their campus and local parks.

- Poseiden Foundation in collaboration with Skateboarding Ecuartoriano, created a Skate Benefit for the youth in Guayaquil, Ecuador. We successfully raised enough funds to donate 180 measuring tapes (flexi metros) to Techos por Ecuador (Houses for Ecuador), a non-profit that builds houses and shelter for homeless families. During our travels to Ecuador we have created events that are multi-dynamic with professional graffiti artists, soccer instruction, and skateboard contest that are open to both male and female athletes. 

-One numerous occasions Poseiden Foundation has inspired individuals to achieve their dreams. One example of this is when Founder Sunshine..  decided to start a cancer survivor non-profit called ThriveSurvive.org the results of her organized are proof of when you set goals and work hard you can achieve your dreams. 

Participate and Follow Poseiden Foundation’s Journey
You can participate in our journeys by following our youth outreach programs via newsfeeds on Poseiden Foundation’s website and kinesthetically involved by interacting with us through our social media sites.  

Social Media Sites
Read more about Poseiden Foundation and how we are making a difference for our youth around the globe below.

www.poseidenfoundation.org

www.facebook.com/poseidenfoundation.org

instagram.com/poseidenfoundation

www.twitter.com/poseiden

www.poseiden.org

Thank you for your time and looking forward to accomplishing monumental work with your with help and support!

Every donation helps Poseiden Foundation continue to inspire the youth to pursue their passions and actualize their dreams!

#Skate Con Gusto! 
#Dreams2Reality

-Poseiden Foundation

*As a gift to you for every $10.00 donation you make, you will recieve a donation ticket and be entered in our "Share the Love Giveaway" once our $5,000 Goal is met for a chance to win one of the prizes below!

-Grand Prize: Airfare to our next Ladies Day at The Berrics, or the next Exposure Skate event, and a Girls not a 4 Letter Word (GN4LW) limited edition Poseiden Foundation Collaboration Cruiser!

-2nd prize: Complete Sunset Skateboard with LED wheels, Altamont T-Shirt, and Pro-Tec helmet!

-3rd prize: Pair of Osiris or Etnies Shoes, and a Real Skateboards deck!

*(International donars can also participate in the Poseiden Foundation's "Share The Love" giveaway)

*(Accommodations, Visa, and shipping excluded)