Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 05:53PM
Fabian Lewkowicz in Automotive, Santa Monica Boys and Girls Club
John Myers, Senior Technical Trainer from FRAM, teaches Sade Sogbesan, 8, how to check the oil during FRAM’s Ready to Role program at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica (SMBGC) on Thursday, August 11, 2011.
Leading oil filter brand FRAM®, along with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica (SMBGC), has teamed with Xzibit, former Club member and host of MTV’s "Pimp My Ride," to kickoff FRAM’s Ready to Role program. Ready to Role aims to instill confidence in at-risk youth while teaching them valuable car maintenance skills.
Did you know Boys & Girls Club youth graduate at a higher rate than the national average? Bottom line: mentoring and youth programming clearly play an integral part in the intellectual and social development of a child. For its first-ever Ready to Role event, FRAM® will highlightthe basics of vehicle upkeep and repair,and provide mentoring to the young men of the Club’s "Passport to Manhood" program. Promoting responsibility among Club boys ages 11-14, Passport to Manhood consists of 14 sessions, each of which concentrates on a specific aspect of manhood through highly interactive activities.