Young Learners in America- Dual Program

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02
Mar
2022
Dallas
Mar 02, 2022 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Park City Club
5956 Sherry Lane
Suite 1700
Dallas, TX 75225
United States of America

Dual Program! Program Speakers - Charles Haley and Michael Pugh will both speak on young learners in America.  

Michael Pugh, District 5810 Youth Exchange Officer 

Mike is a retired Senior Program Manager for Texas Health Resources. His Rotary experience began in 1985 in Tulsa, OK. While in the Sunrise Rotary Club he was the International Director and hosted a Youth exchange student from Latvia, held many offices in the Sunrise club and was Rotarian of the Year. In the early 90's Mike was Team Lead for a 6 person Group Study Exchange (GSE) team to Thailand, and had a wonderful experience.

After moving to Dallas in 1995 he joined The Addison Rotary Club and has held each local club office at one time or another including President of The Addison Rotary Club. In 2010 Mike was able to lead another GSE team, this one to India. Few people lead one GSE team and Mike is very fortunate he was able to lead two.
 
Mike has been involved with Youth Exchange for over 25 years. Currently he is the Youth Exchange Officer (YEO) of District 5810. Which is part of SCRYE (South Central Rotary Youth Exchange) a multi-district organization helping 37 districts in 19 states working through Rotary Youth Exchange.
 
In 2007 Mike started his ShelterBox career and has been an Ambassador since. He was one of the first Texas Ambassadors back in 2007.

Charles Haley, Founder of Tackle Tomorrow 

Born in Gladys, Virginia, Charles Haley attended William Campbell High School. He  played football throughout high school and won many accolades his senior year. Unfortunately, he was not highly recruited. When James Madison University extended the offer, he accepted, being the sole school at the time to do so.

JMU took a chance on Haley because he was a great football player, but he struggled badly with reading. With perseverance and the guidance of an educational mentor, and while continuing to impress on the football field, Chales graduated, earning his diploma.

He was drafted to the San Francisco 49ers, won 2 Super Bowl rings; was traded to the Dallas Cowboys and won 3 Super Bowl rings. 

During that time, he  married and started a family. Charles has  4 children. In 2015, Charles was honored by being inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. 

Going into college, Charles Haley was 3 grade reading levels behind. James Madison University saw the potential in Charles Haley and that is what inspired him to partner with Dallas Civic Leader, Bob Bowie and start Tackle Tomorrow.

Since 2014, Tackle Tomorrow, a non-profit organization, provides resources and support to students who struggle to read and write at 6 DISD schools:

Whitney M. Young, H.J. Holland, Cinton P. Russell, R.L. Thornton, Frederick Douglass Elementary Schools & Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center.

Charles Haley has impacted, and continues to change the lives of students in the Dallas Independent School District with Tackle Tomorrow’s programs and mission.

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