Celebration 2014 BOARD of DIRECTORS TOM FULLER, Chariman Executive Vice President, CFO, 22Squared, Inc
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Celebration 2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS TOM FULLER, Chariman Executive Vice President, CFO, 22squared, Inc. ERIC ANDERSON Consultant, Egon Zehnder International TIM AYRES Partner, The Second Mile Award Moore Colson & Co. BRIAN BRODRICK Partner, Jackson Spalding Second Mile Award JIM COPELAND Retired Senior Director, Human Resources, Wrigley DAVID FARMER Vice President, Product Strategy and Development, Chick-fil-A ROB FOWLER Executive Vice President, Turner, Wood and Smith KATE MAINE I recently had dinner with our graduates before Director of University Relations, University of North Georgia Reflections they left Eagle Ranch to return home. I was struck MICHAEL MOHR Managing Director, Wilmington Trust by their individual stories, and most importantly, JODY NOLAND that their “season” here can be defined in large part Former Manager, IBM Georgia as a time of learning and healing. DAVE POLSTRA Founding Partner, Brightworth The Ranch provides a safe environment for our children to heal LYNN PRICE Chief Financial Officer, Compliance Services, LLC from the losses they have experienced, which can range from the JIM WEBB death of loved ones to broken relationships within their family. Chairman of the Board, Triaxia Partners Learning to make good choices, establish healthy relationships and BOARD OF ADVISORS set boundaries are important lessons that will help them move into COURTNEY AMOS DAN CATHY a promising future. NICK CHILIVIS VINCE DOOLEY, Emeritus We are so grateful for your partnership with us as we carry on this ELIZABETH HARRIS important work. EARL LEONARD DAVID RATCLIFFE God’s blessings to you and your family. DAN REEVES KATHARYN AND MARK RICHT MIKE SMITH WENDELL STARKE Sincerely, JOHN WIELAND PHILIP WILHEIT JENNER WOOD EAGLE RANCH FOUNDATION Edwin J. Staub BOARD OF TRUSTEES Founder and Executive Director MIKE CALLAHAN, Chair TOM FULLER ROY JONES LYNN PRICE KIRBY THOMPSON ROBERT WYNNE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EDWIN J. STAUB Our Mission Two Eagle Ranch children won The Second Mile Award for going above and beyond Eagle Ranch provides a Christ-centered home for boys and girls expectations and persevering through challenges. Romello, 17, made a turnaround this year, working harder than ever in his home, at school and during extracurricular activities. Sarah, EAGLE RANCH, INC. in crisis and in need of hope and healing. Partnering with their 13, made huge strides at school and became a role model in her home through humble and Post Office Box 7200 families, we pursue family restoration and reunification. Chestnut Mountain, GA 30502 helpful leadership. “Winning this award was awesome, I didn’t think I’d come this far,” said t: 770.967.8500 · f: 770.967.3757 We seek to influence and equip others who share a similar Sarah. “I don’t even know the girl who walked through the door of the Glory Home on Febru- EagleRanch.org calling to impact children, families and future generations. ary 3, 2013. I’m a totally new person, and it feels really good.” “The kids trained, competed, and finished. Some did The better than they expected, some not as well. Either way, Eagle Ranch they followed through with something, start to finish.” Triathlon Assistant Counselor Garrett Durham This May, a total of 36 Ranch children, 24 boys and 12 girls, participated in a community triathlon, hosted by Eagle Ranch and made possible through Tri-Kids Inc. For some boys and girls, training for the event Trwas their first i time aswimming t or riding ha bike. The l triathlon o helped n build confidence and allowed the children to experience success that can carry through in other areas of their lives. “The more you become Healing honest, the healthier your Brokenness Travis, 17, The Love Home relationships are. It makes Travis’ parents divorced when he was just coming into his teen me feel good that I can years. With shared custody and two working parents, Travis took connect with other people.” advantage of going back and forth between parents and dodging discipline. His dad, Keith, notes Felicity, 12, The Praise Home that with a long work commute and short visits with Travis, he didn’t see the problems that were developing. “Travis just kind of fell through the cracks,” he said. Time at the Ranch allowed the family to come together and learn about setting boundaries and communicating better with Travis. “I learned how he feels and how to get him to do things around the house without fighting,” said his mom, Lisa. Finishing his junior year of high school, Travis recently won an essay contest and is inter- ested in a career in journalism. “He really does amaze me,” said Learning to Feel Again Keith. “I know he’s a great kid. Things just happened in his life Felicity came to Eagle Ranch as a 5th grader During her time at the Ranch, Felicity learned to at a crucial time that set him off trying to figure out life. Adopted, she felt like respect authority, complete tasks and significantly in the wrong direction. I think her parents didn’t understand her, so she improved her grades. She began forming honest, Eagle Ranch really helped to treated them with disrespect. Her grades were connected relationships with her parents and turn him around.” far from her potential, and she had difficulty friends, and expressed her feelings. She credits following through. “Whenever I was given a her transformation to learning about herself and task, I would never finish it,” she said. “I would forming a relationship with Christ. “I learned how just make excuses.” to maintain healthy relationships with friends, authority figures and God.” Prone to follow the crowd or lie to impress friends, Felicity had trouble socially and began to “I’m just so glad she finally let her walls down and “God can do anything. Through my houseparents and shut her feelings out. “I used to not feel anything embraced everything that everyone was trying to at all, so I had to work on starting to feel again,” give her,” said her mom, Tracey. “It made all the people at the school, God spoke to me and changed my she said. “I also had to learn how to tell others difference in the world, and I’m just very proud how I felt and to be honest about things.” of her.” perspective on a lot of things. He changed my heart.” God spoke to me and changed my perspective “My relationship with Christ Rebuilding Trust is the biggest thing I’ve Jeremiah, 16, The Peace Home Jeremiah’s first meeting at gotten from the program, Eagle Ranch was unforgettable. He arrived under the watchful and my relationships at the eye of a Gwinnett County deputy. After serving a 30-day sentence Ranch are some of the best at the youth detention center, he started the Ranch program. I’ve had in my 17 years.” Much of Jeremiah’s time was spent learning how to deal with Romello, 17, The Joy Home anger and rebuilding trust with his family. “His attitude improved tremendously,” said his father, Dieter. “He wants to do better and choose what’s right. We became a lot closer, and I was able to regain full trust in Jeremiah.” In addition to making improve- ments in school, Jeremiah grew Setting New Priorities spiritually, makes better choices and has become more respectful When Romello’s parents divorced, his mom, Romello began to apply his confidence to other of others. Adrienne, felt pressure to provide. While she areas of the program. He overcame his fear of Upon completion of the Ranch worked to make ends meet, Romello found swimming and completed the Eagle Ranch program, Jeremiah was taken off himself home alone or with his older sister, who triathlon. “With encouragement from the crowd, of probation. He recently finished tried to parent him. He started spending time he completed the entire swim portion,” said Eagle his freshman year of high school with friends until the early morning hours or not Ranch Assistant Counselor Garrett Durham. “The and looks forward to one day coming home at all. Adrienne began to receive moment he stepped out of the pool there was a going to college to study studio calls at work to tell her Romello was skipping loud roar from the stands. Romello was proud production technology. school. “Our whole life structure was disorga- of the task he accomplished, and I think this is nized and dysfunctional,” she remembers. going to be something he will always remember.” Eventually, Romello’s actions caught up with him, Most importantly, Romello formed a relationship and Eagle Ranch was recommended to Adrienne with Christ. “I didn’t know my son has a huge, through a parole officer. Angry when he first giving, sentimental heart,” said Adrienne. “I think arrived, Romello didn’t go out of his way to that by him getting close to Christ, that came out. succeed. “I was kind of lazy,” he recalled. I didn’t see it before, because he was so defiant.” “Eagle Ranch is an amazing experience. I got to meet new Despite his attitude, he began to experience Romello has also noticed changes with his mom. success in school. “I had been held back before, “We spend more time together. Our home is people. I worked on how to handle things differently. so I was surprised I did well at school. I thought, centered on Christ, and work comes second. ‘I’m doing well here, let’s see what else I can do.’” So the priorities have changed.” I learned if you put your mind to it, you can do anything.” if you put your mind to it, you can do anything. “I started getting along with Bridging people.