“To believe in myself.”
This was the response from Raymond Fisher-Travis, a former participant of R.O.C.K. programs, when I asked him what was the most important lesson he learned from R.O.C.K. For every question, his answer was almost immediate, like he had been preparing for this interview his whole life, eager to finally put into words the impact R.O.C.K. has had on him.
Raymond started programs with R.O.C.K. when he was in Kindergarten, growing up in Skill Drills, camp and karate. One summer, he was selected to receive a scholarship to go to a camp in Washington where he was exposed to kids whose families lived down the street from Bill Gates, or owned an island. With R.O.C.K.’s assistance, he went on to receive a scholarship to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School.
In my interview with Raymond, we spent a lot of time talking about one R.O.C.K. staff member...
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