16. February 2012 by KVaughn.

Congratulations To All Past S.T.A.R.S. Volunteers That

Participated To Achieve This Prestigious Award!

This is a tribute to the dedicated work by ALL,

and no one person among us!

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12. February 2012 by KVaughn.

1 week following recognition of S.T.A.R.S. International by the White House after receiving the coveted President’s National Volunteerism Award, an outcry by a handful of dedicated S.T.A.R.S. volunteers has led me to make this urgent-personal outreach to each of you today.  Senior leadership at S.T.A.R.S. International changed in November 2011, leaving S.T.A.R.S. without direction, funding, and any future plans to continue operations.  The new President and Chairman of the S.T.A.R.S. Board has failed to answer calls, e-mails, and pickup certified mail to accept documentation critical to running the 501(c)(3) corporation.  The only way to take back control and SAVE S.T.A.R.S. from certain dissolution is for you to take 2 minutes to write and demand that President (Ismael Torres) resign the position immediately, and provide legal authorization in writing to transfer control of the company to the founder, Kevin Vaughn.  I strongly urge you to take 2 minutes today to send a letter and/or e-mail to Mr. Torres stressing that he take swift action in this matter.  You may also opt to follow-up your correspondence with a call helping us save S.T.A.R.S. for future generations.

Mr. Torres can be reached at; itorres@kusd.edu, or his home; 7803 15^th Avenue, Kenosha, WI  53143.  You may also reach him via phone at (262) 818-5843 or (262) 359-2865.  I for one can no longer sit idly by and let 8.5 years of work turn to dust because his passion for this has changed.  If he cannot Step Up, he must Step Out and allow the vision to continue!  The stairs to our success may be overgrown and abandoned, but the kids we serve do not have to be.  Thank you in advance for your support!

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16. December 2011 by KVaughn.

Kevin pictured with Laurie Trudel at 2011 CASA Christmas Party on December 16th

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20. November 2011 by KVaughn.

Reminder … I hope you can join us to catch up with many of the colorful characters from the staff today at Nick’s Pizza in Elgin on Randall Road.

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5. April 2011 by KVaughn.

From the front-line Stephanie reports that

“Last night went really well, the boys were actually really into it. The self development at first was a bit “ify” but once they became engaged in the activity, you could tell they didn’t want to let their guard down, but they still enjoyed it. =) “

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4. March 2010 by MSchirmacher.

Omega Aquatic’s, the maker of the Flipfins, has a nice article on their website supporting S.T.A.R.S. International.

You can follow this link to check it out.

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28. January 2010 by MSchirmacher.

You can find this article by going to the Chicago Maritime Festival website and look under Presenters in the Who menu on the left side.

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25. January 2010 by MSchirmacher.

The Daily Herald published a story about the STARS International program at Larkin Highschool. Please check out the article and the video featuring our very own Kevin Vaughn.

Video Link:  http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid18011347001?bctid=63123784001

 Full Story:  http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=353377

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