Maximize Your StrengthTM
The Ayers Foundation Maximize Your Strength summit for young men began in April 2011 and is designed to promote respect, problem-solving skills and goal setting in young men.  The 11th grade young men from Decatur, Henderson and Perry County high schools attend this half-day educational summit.

The event introduces these young men to problem-solving activities that are seemingly difficult or impossible to accomplish, require cooperative strategies, and allow for creativity of multiple solutions.  Students can emerge with a greater understanding of how to set and achieve goals and how to give and receive support from others in the process.  Jennifer Halverson and the staff from Adventureworks created an outdoor program that challenged the young men to experience, practice and process effective communication, decision-making skills, giving and receiving support to others, goal setting and celebrating success.