From Camp to College: A YES Success Story (Hardwear Sessions)

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From Camp to College: A YES Success Story

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Royce Hughes

Royce Hughes | Photo Courtesy of YES

Royce Hughes is a young man with a future, headed off to college on a football scholarship he earned playing at the local community college. We met up with Royce, six years after attending his first summer camp with YES, to find out what the experience meant to him and how he came to be the first in his family to attend a four year university. Click here to read the rest of the story.

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2811 Macdonald Ave.
Richmond, CA 94804
(510) 232-3032
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Mountain Hardwear Gives Back

Mountain Hardwear Gives Back to YES
Thanks to daily website visits and clicks, supporters helped raise $3,500 through Mountain Hardwear's Gives Back Program this past spring. Along with contributions from other foundations and donors, YES sent 270 low-income youth to summer camp in 2009. Click here to read more about how YES and Mountain Hardwear are partnering to make a difference in the community.