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WWE Superstars Speak at Santee Boys and Girls Club
WWE Superstars Evan Bourne and The Bella Twins visit the children at the Santee Boys and Girls Club and teach them to set their goals and Go For It!
Recently, WWE Superstars Evan Bourne along with the Bella Twins (Brie and Nicole) showed up at the in Santee, armed with a message for the children.
That message was that they could do anything they wanted to do in life if they just set a goal and then Go For It. The WWE partnered with Go For It Productions to bring this educational program to the children.
Evan Bourne talked to kids about how he first learned that anything he wanted to do could happen. He told a story of being a young child at a and legendary baseball player Ozzie Smith coming in to tell the kids there that anything they wanted to achieve was possible.
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Bourne also went on to tell the children that in order to reach their goal they could not take shortcuts. They could not "skip chapters" along the way. They had to follow through with each step "even if it seemed insignificant at the time".
He also noted that in fourth grade and his freshman year in high school he was the shortest child in his class. yet he never gave up his goal of wanting to become a wrestler for the WWE.
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The Bella Twins then spoke to the students. The Bellas were born here in San Diego and one of them (Nikki) still resides locally in Pacific Beach.
Nikki Bella pointed out that when people told them they couldn't do something, that just made them work even harder to prove that they could. They told the kids that they played soccer growing up (including locally at ). Nikki was a "sweeper" on defense, while Brie was a "centerman" on offense.
They discussed how they played for 11 years straight and had to sacrifice having fun with friends in order to dedicate themselves to becoming better at soccer.
Nikki Bella closed the speaking by telling the kids that they should stick to their goals and never take no for an answer.
Evan Bourne joined the Bella Twins for a quick question and answer session with the students and then two students were awarded prizes for a WWE Poster Contest sponsored by Go For It Productions.
Students were allowed to create a WWE themed poster and one winner was chosen from two age categories (9 and under as well as 10 and up). Each winner received a pair of tickets to go see Monday Night Raw live at the Valley View Casino Center that evening, along with autographed pictures of the Bella Twins and Evan Bourne plus a T-shirt from WWE Superstar John Cena.
Following the assembly for the children a Press Conference was help upstairs. Vice-Mayor along with City Councilman "Mr. Santee" were on hand to present an official Proclomation to the WWE declaring it WWE DAY in the .
In addition, Andrea Jones from United States Congressman 's office presented a Congressional Recognition Certificate to the WWE in honor of it being WWE DAY in Santee.
The event was very successful and the children walked away knowing that any dream is possible if they set their goal and Go For It!
**NOTE: While a few photos are posted to this blog, you can see many more pictures and videos of the event by visiting Go For It Productions. As the owner of Go For It Productions, it was a pleasure to bring this program to the Boys and Girls Club here in Santee. I look forward to reaching out to many more children over the coming months. I would also like to extend a huge THANK YOU to the WWE for their tremendous support and look forward to working with them again in the future.
