Georgia HOBY Newsletter:
Fifth Edition, July 14, 2013

Featured Alumna: Caro Addams '12

HOBY has inspired me in so many ways. I first went to HOBY in 2012 as a Howard School Ambassador. At first, I was very nervous, but by the end of the weekend, I didn't want to leave. I made so many new friends there who supported me in becoming a better leader and made me want to come back. I always had a hard time speaking about my ideas, but HOBY has helped me work on that. I often have a hard time speaking loudly in front of big groups. I was nervous to read my poem at the variety show but I did it with all my friends supporting me. After HOBY, I did lots of volunteer work and even worked for a teen newspaper, VOX. I worked real hard on my grades. I wanted to go back to HOBY, so I needed to try and do my best in these things. I applied for JR Staff and I was so happy when I learned that I was able to return to 2013 GAHOBY as a part of JR Staff.  I had another outstanding time seeing old friends who I met last year and even made some new ones. HOBY has inspired me to become ASB (Associated Student Body) president my senior year which requires a lot of leadership skills. HOBY has made me more aware of the things I learned about being a leader. I learned that it takes just one person to make a difference in the world and that could be me.

HOBY Info:

Social Networking!!!

• Find us on Facebook: GA HOBY Alumni
• Follow us on Twitter: @HOBY_GEORGIA  
• Feel free to send quotes to lutzofun@gmail.com to be put onto the Twitter page
• Check out http://hobycheers.wikidot.com/list-of-hoby-cheers for awesome cheers

Hours

• Keep logging them! Can you accomplish the 100 Hour Challenge? Georgia HOBY knows that you can. Here is the place to do so: https://reg.hoby.org/HOBYL4S/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fHOBYL4S%2fdefault.aspx
• Need ideas for Volunteering projects? Email lutzofun@gmail.com, check the HOBY website: hoby.org, and/or research into what your community needs!
•  How is far has your Chain Reaction of Kindness reached?

This Blog

• If you would like a "My Favorite HOBY Experience" Blog Post to be posted in the future on this blog then, email lutzofun@gmail.com also with your response!
• Be on the lookout for the next Newsletter or My Favorite HOBY Experience Post

Georgia HOBY Newsletter:
Fourth Edition, June 20, 2013

Featured Alumna: Allison Welch Santos '00

Wow, what can I say about this OUTSTANDING organization.  How could I have known that a simple essay on the importance of leadership would have literally changed my life forever?  My HOBY journey began in 2000 when I was selected as the ambassador for my school back in Alabama. Since then, I’ve been involved with HOBY in some way every year.  In college, I used my leadership skills as a founding member of the Tau chapter of Alpha Delta Chi at the University of Alabama (Can anyone say PEACOCK!!).   Not to mention various other roles such as captain for our group projects, etc.  I was a leader and felt very comfortable with being in charge of the goals that needed to be obtained.  It was who I was on a very basic level. That is what HOBY gave me: the permission to be great and to lead those around me.  I cannot wait to hear how HOBY has inspired you to become a better leader.  Have a great summer everyone!!

HOBY Info:

Social Networking!!!

·                     Find us on Facebook GA HOBY Alumni

·                     Follow us on Twitter @HOBY_GEORGIA 

·                     Feel free to send quotes to lutzofun@gmail.com to be put onto the Twitter page

Hours

·                     Keep logging them! Can you accomplish the 100 Hour Challenge? Georgia HOBY knows that you can. Here is the place to do so: https://reg.hoby.org/HOBYL4S/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fHOBYL4S%2fdefault.aspx 

·                     How is far has your Chain Reaction of Kindness reached?

This Blog

·                     And if you would like a "My favorite HOBY Experience" Blog Post to be posted in the future on this blog then, email lutzofun@gmail.com also with your response!

·                     Be on the lookout for the next Newsletter or Favorite Memory

Georgia HOBY Newsletter:
Third Edition, April 1, 2013

Featured Alumnus: Jason Hatfield '11

HOBY was an OUTSTANDING experience for me, and has helped me step up as a leader in my community. Currently I’m a senior at Athens Academy, finishing up my plans for college.

HOBY has indeed helped me to stand up as a leader in my community. I am currently the director of our Relay for Life team and team captain of my swim team and one of the captains of our Track and Field team, where I lead the pole-vaulters. In addition, I started a foster home for animals this past year, where I have now hosted over 25 animals and have helped them find their new homes. Moreover, in a few short weeks, I will be publishing a paper to the science community on the avian flu virus. I am an active leader in the Boy scouts, having earned my Eagle award, and have led my local Order of the Arrow chapter, scouting’s honor society, for the past 2 years. I actively promote leadership, mainly through scouting, where I help teach younger scouts the responsibilities of leadership, and use much of what I learned at HOBY as examples to be a better teacher. I look forward to an OUTSTANDING college experience; I plan to double major in Genetics and Animal Science, and then go on to get a DVM in Veterinary Medicine.

HOBY Info:

Social Networking!!!

·                     Find us on Facebook GA HOBY Alumni

·                     Follow us on Twitter @HOBY_GEORGIA

·                     Feel free to send quotes to lutzofun@gmail.com to be put onto the Twitter page

Junior Staff

·                     April 8^th is when the decisions come! Stay on the lookout

Hours

·                     Keep logging them! Can you accomplish the 100 Hour Challenge? Georgia HOBY knows that you can.

·                     Rachel's Challenge: http://www.rachelschallenge.org/

·                     How is far has your Chain Reaction of Kindness reached?

This Blog

·                     And if you would like a "My favorite HOBY Experience" Blog Post to be posted in the future on this blog then, email lutzofun@gmail.com also with your response!

·                     Be on the lookout for the next Newsletter

My Favorite HOBY Experience

Caro Addams
Ambassador Year: 2012
The Howard School

My favorite memory at HOBY is when I read my poem at the Talent Show in front of everyone. Before the talent show, Ii was very nervous about reading it since I'm not good at speaking in front of crowds. I made tons of friends before hand that helped me feel better about sharing it with everyone. I didn't think my poem wasn't very good so i asked some people to read it and see what they think. I felt like i had inspired many people that night. Here is what I read. HOBY has given me the confidence to read this poem infront of many people. Enjoy!

Beautiful Nature

wide open fresh air
birds singing their sweet songs
flowers blooming everywhere
pollen getting everywhere
making everyone sneeze
beautiful blue skies with their big puffy clouds
even the rain is nice once in a while is good it helps the plants live
seeing the animals all happy
laying down in the grass feels relaxing
seeing the stars in the night sky makes me believe everything will be alright
seeing the full moon makes me wanna howl at it sometimes
all nature is beautiful in some way or another

My Favorite HOBY Experience...

Eni Asebiomo
Ambassador Year: 2012

Westside High School

The first thing I saw when I got to the Berry College campus last June was a couple of complete lunatics in t-shirts, running around, beating on car windows and screaming, as most lunatics tend to do. I remember my dad jokingly asking me whether he should turn around because obviously everyone here was crazy. As I checked in and got a t-shirt of my own, the Jr. Staff immediately corralled us into a large circle in the grass and this is when I became convinced that everyone was insane. The HOBY cheers, which I have now come to know and love, seem extremely wild and crazy on initial contact. I can vividly remember just how maniacal the Jr. Staff seemed as I met them for the first time. One of the first things I remember asking a fellow HOBY'er was, "Seriously, what are these people smoking!?" Little did I know that three short days later, I would be filled with the same said lunacy. Or as we call it, "HOBY Fire". HOBY was certainly one of the few things that I can claim as a life changing experience and it still positively affects my life to this day. There really is no family like the HOBY family, and possibly one of the most valuable lessons HOBY taught me was, sometimes you've got to be a little crazy. After all, I am a peacock! Ask me what I think about HOBY, and I'll tell you that it is absolutely OUTSTANDING!   

My Favorite HOBY Experience......

Clint Godwin 
Ambassador Year: 2012
Baconton Community Charter School

While everything about HOBY was amazing, this one memory in particular keeps OUTSTANDING in my mind.  The last official night of HOBY (and my last chance to show who I really am in front of 240+ sophomores) was the variety show. My team/group (GO RED LASERS) knew that I'm in a band and tried to convince me to sing in the show the whole weekend, but I said no repeatedly because I thought no one would like me.  Well, during the intermission of the variety show,  my AMAZING team leader (Adetinpo) convinced me to sing. And though I was nervous and didn't want to, I did. And I'm glad I did.  I feel like I got a pretty good reaction from the others.  In a way, that night changed my life. Since then, I'm not afraid to be myself. To stand out, and be who I'm meant to be: ME.  
Thanks HOBY, for everything y'all did for me, and for making a colossal difference in my life.  I hope that I'm blessed enough to go back for Junior Staff and help make that difference in another shy, quiet, introverted kid. So that he/she can truly be himself/herself without worrying about what anyone around thinks.

My Favorite HOBY Experience....

Savanna Kicklighter
Ambassador Year: 2012
Frederica Academy

My favorite HOBY memory would definitely have to be riding the pony. All week we had heard about the pony, but nobody would spill the beans about what it was exactly. Rumors spread about it, such as it's relation to LaFawnda. When we got in the field and made a circle to ride the pony, it became clear to me what friendship and what HOBY was exactly about- it starts with one. It took one person to start the pony. It takes one person to step out of their comfort zone and make friends, as well as take up the role of leadership. I just remember waiting on someone to pick me to ride the pony, and I remember laughing hysterically with everyone around me as we sang the pony song. It was the perfect way to close our activities, and it was the perfect last bonding moment before we had to go home.