On August 9, 2012 our twelve BEETS (Band of Environmentally Educated and Employable Teens) completed their summer internship with CommunityGrows. They invited their families and friends as well as service provider to an award ceremony and luncheon at Koshland Park in San Francisco. These youth had an amazing summer with garden workdays at Koshland Garden, Rosa Parks Elementary School, Booker T. Washington Community Center, and the African American Arts and Culture Complex. They took part in the Mo’Magic Summer Mentor Series joining other teens in field trips learning about law, city workers, higher education, culinary careers and other job opportunities. They also attended a job faire at Ella Hill Hutch Center, went on a Presidio overnight camping trip, enjoyed the Santa Cruz boardwalk and Green Gulch Farm. They helped with the Mo’Magic bake sale in the Fillmore Center. They helped out at the Carnival for Hayward Recreation Center and National Night Out at Ella Hill Hutch Center. They will also be leading tours of Koshland Garden on Saturday, August 11th for the National Conference of the American Community Garden Association. The youth also assisted with our CommunityGrows garden and cooking classes and learned basic garden maintenance and horticulture skills that they will take with them as well. They all completed a resume. Many of them applied for jobs during their time with us, as well as setting goals that many of them completed during the summer.