I WOULD JUST LIKE TO STATE A FEW WAYS THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS EFFECTIVELY INFLUENCED MY LIFE. I LEARNED MANY LIFE LESSONS IN CAMP COMPASS THAT TOOK ME SOME TIME TO REALIZE. I LEARNED THAT YOU CANT GIVE UP ON YOURSELF AND THAT IN LIFE YOU MUST TAKE GOALS SERIOUSLY. BE ALERT, BE DETERMINED AND THAT ANYONE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IF YOU PUT YOUR HEART INTO YOUR WORK. I AM A POET NOW WITH WORKS PUBLISHED AND I AM PREPARING TO HAVE MY BOOKS PUBLISHED. I WILL ALSO BE ATTENDING THE JOB CORP PROGRAM TO GET MY VOCATIONAL TRADE/DEGREE. MR.ANNONI WAS INFLUENTIAL BECAUSE HE LOVES WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US AND STILL DOES FOR THE CURRENT STUDENTS OF HIS PROGRAM.
HIS HEART IS IN HIS WORK. HE WANTS TO KEY WORD TO BE WANTS TO. HE DOES NOT HAVE TO WORK WITH CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL BUT HE AND THE TEACHERS OF THE PROGRAM DO LOVE WHAT THEY DO. EVEN THOUGH I GAVE UP ON MYSELF HALF WAY THROUGH THE PROGRAM THEY DIDN’T GIVE UP ON ME. I LEARNED SO MUCH AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING I LEARNED. I LEARNED TO BE COMFORTABLE IN MY SURROUNDINGS TO BE OPEN TO INTERACT. MR.ANNONI WAS THE VERY FIRST MALE ROLE MODEL IN MY LIFE MY FATHER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR MANY YEARS AND IT WAS ONLY MY MOTHER, I ALSO THINK THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT AS A CHILD TO HAVE POSITIVE ROLE MODELS IN YOUR LIFE FREQUENTLY.I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND CHILDREN TO JOIN THIS PROGRAM. I WOULD LOVE FOR MY OWN CHILDREN ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE (IF I DO HAVE ANY), TO BE IN THIS PROGRAM. I WHOLE HEARTILY THANK CAMP COMPASS AND MR. JOHN ANNONI FOR ALL THE HELP AND THE GREAT IMPACT THEY HAVE PLAYED IN MY LIFE.