Our Engagements
The following is a record of LTYD community engagement from its founding to present.
2019
June 12, 2019 Larry Thomas passes away
2020
June 20, 2020 Founded and kicked off Larry Thomas Youth Development (LTYD)
June 21, 2020 Leave Your Legacy
July 2020 1st Annual Backpack Drive
August 1, 2020 Wide Receiver Camp with Coach Siah Burley
September 4, 2020 Donated $900 to Sponsor 3 youth for AZ Saints Football
Fall of 2020 started working w/Mtn Pointe Student Council to establish (Pantry)
November 2020 Giving Tuesday & Give to the Kids Silent Auction (fundraiser)
November 2020 Visualizing Our Future
December 8, 2020 Presented 9 families with Holiday/Hygiene boxes
Monthly Award $50 for 2 students month LTYD Leave a Legacy Award
2021
January 21, 2021 Newsletter
January 25, 2021 Art Program
March 3, 2021 Kicked off LTYD and distributed food Boxes
May 19 2021 Distributed Food Boxes
August 1, 2021 2nd Annual Backpack Drive
July 2021 Sponsored Youth Track team Pasadena Ca
August 8, 2021 Article in Ahwatukee Foothill News
September 25, 2021 1st LTYD Charity Golf Classic
September 29, 2021 Distributed Food Boxes
October 20, 2021 Iron Sharpens Iron mentoring Financial literacy Group
November 2021 Thanksgiving Boxes
November 15, 2021 Avid program Tour NAU, Flagstaff
November 2021 Giving Tuesday (fundraiser)
December 15, 2021 Distributed food Boxes
Dec 17, 2021 Destiny’s Christmas Boxes for Mtn Pointe & Kyrene de la Colina
Fall and Spring 2021 Visualizing Our Future mentoring Ladies w/College Readiness
Monthly Award $50 for 2 students month LTYD Leave a Legacy Award
2022
February 2022 LTYD NewLetter
February 3, 2022 Feed the Teachers
March 19, 2022 Started working with Eagle Scout to build shelves for pantry
April 13, 2022 Sponsored 11 Mtn Pointe students Arcadia Track Meet in Calif
April 18, 2022 Community (Chandler) gathering signatures
May 2022 MP Avid Senior Spotlight
July 26, 2022 3rd Annual Backpack Drive
September 24, 2022 LTYD 2nd Annual Charity Golf Classic fundraiser
November 6, 2022 Officially kicked off the opening of Larry Thomas Pride Pantry
November 2022 Distributed 150 Thanksgiving Food Boxes
November 29, 2022 Giving Tuesday Fundraiser
December 7, 2022 Iron Sharpens Iron mentoring w/College Readiness
Dec 19, 2022 2022 Destiny’s Christmas Boxes, Mtn Pointe & Kyrene de la Colina
Fall and Spring 2021 Visualizing Our Future mentoring Ladies w/College Readiness
Monthly Award $50 for 2 students month LTYD Leave a Legacy Award
2023
Jan 24, 2023, Received Candid Gold Seal
(Monthly) Iron Sharpens Iron
(Monthly) Leave a Legacy Awards 2 students $50.
Feb 1, 2023, BSU Black History
Feb 2023 Spring Food Boxes
Feb 8, 2023, Former Basketball player AC Green helped pack Boxes
Feb 7, 2023 – March 6, 2023, Visualizing Our Future (VOF)
March 16, 2023, Mtn Pointe Mentor Day
March 29, 2023, Science Breakfast
April 2023 Partnered with Tolleson High
April 13, 2023, Mtn Pointe Track Arcadia
April 14, 2023, NAU College Tour
Fall and Spring HBCU Tour
April 26, 2023, Larry Thomas Memorial Scholarship
May 2023 Avid Senior Spotlight
June 11, 2023, John Muir High School California (Gatorade)
June 12, 2023, LTYD 3rd Anniversary
July 2023 Backpack Distribution
Aug 18, BSU Lock-in
Sept 2023 Fall Break Food Boxes
Sept 24, 2023, 3rd Annual Larry Thomas Charity Golf Tournament
Oct 2023 – Nov 2023 VOF
Oct 2023 Mental Health Walk w/OD Harris
Oct 2023 Nonprofit Conference w/Urban Awareness
Nov 1, 2023, 8th Grader’s Showcase Mtn Pointe
Nov 2023 Tukee Bowl Can Food drive
Nov 2023 Thanksgiving Boxes
Nov 2023 Giving Tuesday
December 2023 Destiny Hygiene Boxes
Dec 2023 Christmas Food Boxes & Winter Food Boxes