Mark Your Calendars for Dance with the Stars & Conway's Got Talent!

February 25, 2012

Get your dancing shoes on!  Choosing to Excel's annual fundraiser is set for February 25, 2012 and it promises to be the best yet!  In addition to great entertainment, Choosing to Excel is selling raffle tickets to win a 2010 Toyota Prius provided by Crain Motors!  Stay tuned for more details on this event! 

Admission tickets for $10.00 are available now by calling the C2E main office at 501.505.8590, or CLICK HERE to electronically reserve your ticket.  Can't wait to see YOU there!

Raffle Tickets for this Toyota Prius are $50.00 and can also be purchased by calling our main office at 501.505.8590 or CLICK HERE to reserve your raffle ticket electronically.  Only a limited number are being sold so don't delay!

Making a Difference One Life at a Time

Choosing to Excel is a regional and community-based multifaceted healthy choice organization dedicated to impacting lives and making a positive difference one life at a time. 

The mission and goal is to educate and encourage youth who are making healthy choices, to provide tools for change for youth and families, while advocating on behalf of those who want a fresh start one life at a time. 

Impact and growth is accomplished through mentoring, peer-to-peer support and community involvement.  Our core components include the following: 

Building strength for life through learning life skills.

Developing strong relationships through mentoring.

Giving back through community service. 

Equipping pregnant teens and single parents.

Understanding and doing the "right" thing.

Learning interpersonal skills.

Developing an entrepreneurial spirit.

One of C2E's largests facets is the Mentoring Program.  The mentoring relationships have lead to such positive outcomes as:

• fewer trips to the principal's office

• Reduced juvenile recidivism

• Better attendance at school

• Overall improvement in behavior and parental relationships

• More positive attitude

• Improvements in grades

• A happier youth! 

In return this relationship can even have positive outcomes for the mentor!  A growing sense of self-worth and community involvement are just a few examples.  To find out how you can become a mentor please visit our Mentor site by clicking on the "Mentor" tab above.

Like Mother...Like Father...Mentors Matter!

National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Releases New Study!

Looking for some insight into your teen's mind?  Well, The National Campaign for Teen Pregnancy and Seventeen Magazine are teaming up to bring you the ultimate scoop on the pressures teens face every day.  The most recent study released, "That's What He Said, What Guys Think About Sex, Love, Contraception, and Relationships" gives an informative, relevant, and mind changing view into the guy's mind.

This study (conducted by interviewing 1,200 males ages 15-22) shows a different side to the dating and relationships conversation, which is typically told from the female perspective. Click on the image to the left to read the study in full (or the key findings section on pages 1-5) and find out things like:

1.  What do guys think makes a relationship serious?

2.  How much do guys really know about preventing pregnancy?

3.  Do guys lie about whether or not they've been sexually active?

4.  What influence do girls and parents really have on a guy's desicion to be sexually active.

All this and more in "That's What He Said."