I listened to a speech recently where a YB (Young Blood) said, "I was 17 but given an adult sentence of 25 years. I thought, I'm in here with all bad people. Who's gonna help me now?" He ended with, "At least I can come to Toastmsters every week."

As good as that was to hear, here's the moment I live for as a prison volunteer. His evaluator, an OG (Original Gangster or Old guy?) said, "Wow, I never thought about it like that. I didn't know that's what the YBs are thinking. Now I know I can help them!"

Now that the Ridgeland Toastmasters are paid for until March 2023, I need to raise $600 to pay for the cost of printing 17 BEST SELF 52-page, full color workbooks at STAPLES. Before COVID, I taught this class and received the following review:

"You took a group of individuals and changed their whole mindset despite their environment. You have given them the gift of change. The majority of them have never been given the tools for a better life until you. Not only will they leave remembering BEST SELF as a class, but also as a culture, a new way to live. Thank you for all you do. You are greatly appreciated.”

As you will see, I put a lot of time and effort into constructing this workbook. Please consider donating because giving an inmate a chance to improve their social and emotional life skills is a win-win-win for everyone...the man, their family, and society. Take a look at the workbook:

https://www.flipsnack.com/cowcatcher/best-self-workbook-2022-final/full-view.html

With gratitude, Jodie Randisi

This campaign is unpublished.

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