MENTORSHIP RESOURCES:
Mentorship opportunities in the areas of healthcare, education, and community betterment (for example: social services, non-profit, volunteerism, law enforcement, entrepreneurship) career tracks are available to Scholarship recipients and runners up each year. The Foundation's mentorship volunteers are dedicated to connecting individuals and the sharing of key skills, knowledge, and a positive vision.
Myrtle & MJ Scholarship "Mentorship Community":
Past recipients and runners up! We look forward to updates from you by phone/email! Feel free to Contact us with career/educational Qs at any time. Stay tuned for opportunities and resources being pushed your way via email and US Mail as well. Note: "For Past Scholarship Recipients" button below is under construction.
Volunteers: If you would like to share time and talent through giving back and interacting with positive and resilient future leaders in our community then we'd love to hear from you! Contact us.
Myrtle & MJ Scholarship "Mentorship Community":
Past recipients and runners up! We look forward to updates from you by phone/email! Feel free to Contact us with career/educational Qs at any time. Stay tuned for opportunities and resources being pushed your way via email and US Mail as well. Note: "For Past Scholarship Recipients" button below is under construction.
Volunteers: If you would like to share time and talent through giving back and interacting with positive and resilient future leaders in our community then we'd love to hear from you! Contact us.
Recommended Reading List:
Building Resilience in Sport & Life: BIOGRAPHIES
Never Give Up by Susan L. Spahn
Left Neglected by by Lisa Genova
Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Find A Way by Diana Nyad
Three Year Swim Club by Julie Checkoway
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Marathon Woman by Kathrine Switzer
Running Ransom Road by Caleb Daniloff
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet by Jesse Itzler
One Last Great Thing by John Burke
Splash magazine: (Winter 2017) “Small Things Make Big Differences” Garrett Weber-Gale; “Staying Consistent” by O Poirier-Leroy
ESPN magazine: Dec 2018/Jan 2019 Simone Biles interview p.46-55
Growing in Character & Developing Conscious - NON-FICTION/BIOGRAPHIES:
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
People magazine: Feb 20, 2017 article by Elaine Aradillas “The Fight Against Online Child Trafficking: Sold for Sex”
Three Cups of Tea novel by Greg Mortensen
Left to Tell by Immaculee’ Ilibiagiza
Led by Faith by Immaculee’ Ilibiagiza
Say You’re One of Them novel by Uwem Akpan
In the Time of the Butterflies novel by Julia Alvarez
People magazine: March 13, 2017 Viola Davis interview “From Poverty to Stardom”
Wall Street Journal: Dec 12, 2018 "Resilient Teens in a Dangerous World"
Resilience in FICTION NOVELS:
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
The Help by Katheryn Stockett
The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Kaled Hosseini
Wonder by Raquel J. Palacio
Girl with a Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larrsen
Girl Who Played With Fire by Steig Larrsen
Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Steig Larrsen
The Girl in the Spider’s Web by David Lagercrantz
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Behold the Dreamers novel by Imbolo Mbue
Inspiring Movies:
“It’s a Wonderful Life” 1946
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” 1975
“Rudy” 1993
“The Shawshank Redemption” 1994
“We Are Marshall” 2006
“Slumdog Millionaire” 2008
“The Blind Side” 2009
“The Help” 2011
“When the Game Stands Tall” 2014"
"Woman in Gold" 2015
“Hidden Figures” 2016
“Queen of Katwe” 2016
“Race” 2016
"Wonder Woman" 2017