2011~Wisner~LIONMAN~Grant Proposal (2) by LIONMAN Foundation, Inc.

LIONMAN Foundation Inc. BLUE LION Karate Academy IN SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL and SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS Application for Grant Funds from the Edward Wisner Donation Foundation Submitted by LIONMAN Foundation Inc. 7400 New Castle Street New Orleans, La 70126 May 2, 2011

CONTACT: Grand Master Eric Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal, Sr. Lionman Foundation, Inc. 7400 New Castle St., New Orleans, LA 70126 504-258-7773 | lionman7777777@gmail.com

Name of Applicant:

APPLICATION FOR FUNDING EDWARD WISNER TRUST FUND Date of Submittal

Proposal A ttached YES Federal ID # 30-‐0175831 and phone # of contact person Address (city, state, zip) Name, Title Eric O’Neal, Sr. President/CEO 7400 New Street Grand Master Federal ID C #astle 30-‐0175831 New Orleans, La 70126 (504) 258-‐ 7773 or (504) 450-‐1540 Descriptive title of proposed project: Application for funds to establish the B LUE LION K arate Academy I n School, After School and Summer Enrichment Programs in multiple locations in New Orleans, to serve the physical, emotional, and academic needs of students in the city whose families are lacking the financial resources f or them to attend needed programs. Area(s) affected b y project (e.g., Estimated Funding-All sources Area(s) affected b y project (e.g., Source Amount Councilmatic d istrict, councilmatic district, Edward W isner T rust $ 150,000 neighborhood, c ensus t racts, e tc.) neighborhood, census tracts, etc.) other g rants $ 40,000 N. O. O Crleans ity Wide, Council District “B”, New East, Council District “C” In-‐Kind S upport $ 10,000 Council District “C”, Council District Paid Tuition $ 24,750 “D” Council District “E” Total for Enrichment Program $ 224,750 Project Start Date: Type o f Applicant June 1, 2011 N eighborhood Organization Community Based Organization Project end Date: For Profit May 31, 2012 Not for P rofit X To the best of my k nowledge and b elief all data i n this application is true and correct, the governing b ody of the applicant has duly authorized the document and the applicant will comply with the attached assurances if the assistance i s awarded. Name of Authorize Title Phone (504) 258-‐7773 Representative: Executive Charlesetta Beck Assistant LIONMAN Foundation, Inc.

May 2, 2011

EDWARD WISNER DONATION FUNDING PROPOSAL

SECTION 1: Proposal Narrative Program Background

The LIONMAN Foundation programs, BLUE LION Karate Academy In School, After School and Summer Enrichment Programs are composed of a model curriculum and many elements that support students and f amilies in the following essential areas: 1. Martial Arts: Martial Arts training provide youth with a structural environment in which to develop self-‐discipline and self-‐control. Progression through the belt system and team leaders requires learning and executing specific skills that b uild progressively and are independent of age. Higher b elts and becoming a team leader can only be achieved through diligence, focus, and self-‐discipline all skills that are required for educational and professional success. Benefits: Respect for their ability to achieve progressively harder goals, self-‐discipline, patience and respect for others with greater skills and experience. 2. Learning Skills: Long term educational (and professional) success comes from learning “how to learn,” techniques that are different for each student. The program will provide tutoring assistance in particular subjects, but the focus will be more on identifying learning patterns and teaching skills and techniques that will support those patterns over the long term. The self-‐ discipline skills being learned in the Martial Arts programming will be tied with the learning skills, with staff using similar language and support patterns. 3. Family Support: Parents and other family members will be provided with regular verbal and written communications that will include ideas for reinforcing the program messages in the home. At the end of each school semester session, the program hosts a family celebration program that will include belt testing dance, music and team performances. 4. Community/Cultural Mentoring: The program will involve volunteer “elders” from the community to mentor the students in areas of respect, goal setting, multiculturalism and professional success. This programming will also include opportunities for the students to participate in business and cultural experiences (for example, ethnic dancing, writing, singing, entrepreneurship, etc.) 5. Focused Assistance: The program will provide small group and one-‐on-‐one sessions to teach goal setting and conflict avoidance behaviors. Each student will regularly set progressive goals, which will be monitored by instructors, in education, Martial Arts and other areas. Conflict avoidance programming could include modeling responses to bullying or pressure on negative behaviors. Students participating in BLUE LION Karate Academy In School, After School and Summer Enrichment Programs will exhibit increased ability to achieve progressively harder goals, and improved self-‐discipline, patience and respect for others. They will have developed improved personalized study techniques, and learned how to approach classroom assignments with those individual techniques. This will allow students to i mprove their performance within the classroom and on standardized tests. The youth will also have an increased respect for and experience of cultures, and increased connection with their parent/caregivers. They will have grown to a greater understanding of the importance of education and setting realistic goals. The youth will have increased their ability to manage and avoid conflicts, and improve behavior stressful and confrontational situations. These results are measurable through pre and post program evaluations, and review of report cards and behavior reports.

SECTION 2: Organizational Profile The LIONMAN Foundation (LMF) was establish as a non-‐profit organization in 2000 to build on Grand Master Eric “LIONMAN” O’Neal Sr.’s long term commitment to supporting the youth i n the New Orleans community. All programs are based on the mental and physical skills acquired through martial arts, combined with mentoring and promoting higher academic achievement. The goal of the LIONMAN Foundation and i ts BLUE LION Karate Academy In S chool, After S chool and Summer E nrichment Programs (BLKAEP) are to foster the future success of young people by helping them to acquire the self-‐discipline and attitudes that support academic achievement in school as well as i n life. The E nrichment Programs seek to meet three needs of low-‐income students. First, low-‐income students have a great need for productive, supervised activities during the school year, and their families are typically unable to pay for such programs. In addition, these students are already at a high risk for academic failure because of lost of significant skills over the summer break. Finally, these youth also struggle with low personal growth skills. They typically have low self-‐esteem, low self-‐control, limited abilities to set and reach goals, and limited views of their future opportunities. Formal research has shown that Martial Arts is an excellent way for youth to gain focus, concentration, strategy and self-‐esteem skills that b enefit them in their academic activities and all aspects of their life. (See Attachment A for a summary of this research.) To achieve this goal, the program aims that participants will (1) demonstrate fewer b ehavioral problems and (2) exhibit improved academic achievement in school over the program period. The LMF has b een providing a positive refuge and learning experience for thousands of youth i n New Orleans for over 25 years. LMF continues to serve over 700 youth at its in school, after-‐school and summer programs at several public and parochial schools as well as at NORD community centers throughout the city of New Orleans. 90% of LMF students earn “A’s” and “B’s”, i n their academic work. At the present time the LMF and Grand Master Eric O’Neal Sr. has partnered with Disney’s Martial Arts Festival in search of LIONMAN ~ 7 Y oung American Heroes. The LMF and BLUE LION Karate Academy School and Summer Enrichment Programs will host many events partnered with Disney's Martial Arts Festival to provide an opportunity for students to show case their talent and skills as well as all the information they are learning throughout each semester. Disney will be presenting to all students, attending scheduled events, hats with the Mickey Mouse Ears and authentic certificates signed by b oth Mickey Mouse and Grand Master Eric O'Neal Sr. Partnering with the Disney Martial Arts Festival, T he LMF and Grand Master O’Neal will kick off the amazing and exciting LIONMAN, “Knowledge i s Power” 20–City Tour this summer i n Anaheim, California. http://www.thelegendoflionman.com/ http://lionmanfoundation.com/ http://www.facebook.com/LIONMAN7777777 http://twitter.com/#!/LIONMAN7777777

SECTION 3: List of Board Members/Key Officers The Board of Directors for the LIONMAN Foundation is comprised of the following individuals:

Grand Master Eric O’Neal, Sr., President of the LIONMAN Foundation/New Orleans, La. Mr. Jose Conseco, Attorney and Entrepreneur/New Orleans, La. Ms. Karen Dunn, Marketing Professional /New Orleans, La. Mr. D’Juan Hernandez, Attorney and Entrepreneur/New Orleans, La. Ms. Lynn Lee, Entergy New Orleans/New Orleans, La.

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SECTION 4: Key Contact Information for the Organization 1.) Chief Executive Officer: Grand Master Eric O’Neal Sr. President/CEO 7400 New Castle Street New Orleans, LA 70126 Home Office 504-‐258-‐7773 lionman7777777@yahoo.com 2.) Proposal Activities: Erika M. Gibson – Asst. Director N ew Orleans, La.70126 Office 504-‐450-‐1540 Lionman7777777@me.com 3.) Administer Grant Fund Charlesetta Beck -‐ Executive Assistant N ew Orleans, La.70126 Office 504-‐450-‐1540 Lionman7777777@gmail.com 1.) Liaison/Financial Report: Grand Master Eric O’Neal Sr. President/CEO 7400 New Castle Street N ew Orleans, LA 70126 Home Office 504-‐258-‐7773 lionman7777777@yahoo.com

SECTION 5: Leadership Grand Master Eric O'Neal Sr. is a 7 X U.S.K.A. World Champion and has been inducted to the International Hall of Fame with The legendary Bruce Lee and Chuck N orris as well as he represented the United States at the 1998 Goodwill Games, winning two gold and one silver metals i n those games. Grand Master O'Neal has also trained over 30,000 youth around the world through his Karate school, BLUE LION Karate Academy as well as his successful youth programs in schools throughout New Orleans. He has produced over 100 outstanding Black Belts and 90% of all students participating i n the current programs are earning A's and B's i n their academic work. Grand Master O'Neal Sr. programs are unique because he combines training i n the Martial Arts with a focus on self-‐esteem, the value of education, multi-‐cultural, and r espect for all individuals. To support these principles he developed LIONMAN and the Seven KURODOS, a multi-‐cultural group of superheroes. (see attachment) Students in the programs are exposed to a comprehensive program that supports the whole individual, and stresses the long-‐term value of education and the skills learned in the Martial Arts classes. BLUE L ION Karate Academy In S chool, After School a nd Summer E nrichment Programs will b e under the direction of Grand Master Eric O’Neal, Sr. He will be assisted by a number of staff members whom also have experience training students, in Martial Arts, education, counseling and mentoring. Staff and Volunteers will be drawn from the local universities and other established programs. All staff and volunteers will be subject to appropriate screening. Grand Master Eric O’Neal will be the Program Director and will have overall r esponsibility for the program. Mrs. Charlesetta Beck, Executive Asst. of LMF and BLKAEP, will serve as Program Administrator, coordinating r egistration, accounting, results tracking, and other administrative functions.

SECTION 6: Other Sources of Project or General Support Funding The Foundation will be submitting f unding requests to Entergy Corporation, the Allstate Foundation, United Way, the Wal-‐Mart Foundation, Target, Coca-‐Cola, and Rose Mary Foundation technical companies and other funding sources. In the past, LMF has obtained in-‐kind support from various organizations for material r eproduction, entrance fees, food for events, office and tutoring room furnishings, etc. At this time, we are currently pending obtaining these commitments for the 2011/2012 In School, After School and Summer Enrichment Programs.

Attachments: 1. Resumes of Key Program Staff A summary r esume for Grand Master Eric O’Neal, Sr. is provided i n Attachment 2. Statement regarding 501(c)(3) status The LIONMAN Foundation received its recognition as a 501(c)(3) organization on January 9, 2004, under an advanced ruling period that began April 24, 2003. The notification letter is provided in Attachment D. 3. Annual Report The LIONMAN Foundation was formed i n 2004 and will submit an Annual Report. 4. Agency Affiliation The LIONMAN Foundation is not associated with any federated funds or public agency.

LIONMAN FOUNDATION BLUE LION KARATE ACADEMY IN SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS JUNE 2011 TO MAY 2012 Number of Students 400 Weeks of Program 39 Target Staff Level 7 REVENUES School Fees Target Total $ 13,000 Blue Lion Karate Academy Total $ 37,000 Edward Wisner Trust Total $ 50,000 In-‐Kind Contributions/Small Total $ 15,000 Grants Total $ 15,000 Individual Donations Total $ 10,000 Rosemary Foundation $140,000 TOTAL REVENUES student Funding Gap < $19,510 > Student Student EXPENSES $159,510 Student Staffing Rate Weeks Eric O’Neal, Sr., Program Director 1 $ 500wk 39 $19,500 Staff (Xavier -‐ Intern) 1 $ 200wk 39 $ 7,800 Staff (Dillard -‐ Intern) 1 $ 200wk 39 $ 7,800 Staff (SUNO -‐ Intern) 1 $ 200wk 39 $ 7,800 Staff (UNO -‐ Intern) 1 $ 200wk 39 $ 7,800 Karate Instructors 1 $ 200wk 39 $ 7,800 Program Manager 1 $ 400wk 39 $15,600 Taxable Payroll $74,100 Payroll Taxes/Workers Comp 10% $ 7,410 Total Staffing $ 81,510

Program Materials Drill Team Karate Uniforms (400) $ 50.00 student $20,000 Curriculum materials & Consumables $7,000 T-‐shirts (400) $10.00 student $4,000 Lunches $ 5.00 stud/week $2,000 Bus Service/Transportation (4Trips) $ 7.00 stud/week $11,200 Drill Team Drum/Dance Program $ 3.00 student $1,200 Field trips/outside programs $ 10.00 stud/week $1,600 Promotion (signs, posters, flyers) $7,000 Insurance (Program Liability) $1,500 Total Program Materials $ 69,900 Administration Rent (Partial) $ 700 9month/space $6,300 Utilities (Partial) $ 300 9 month/space $2,700 Office Expenses $ 200 9month/space $1,800 (Phone, copying, supplies) Total Program Setup and Evaluation $8,100 TOTAL PROGRAM COST $159,510 Cost per student per week at full capacity $10.23 Administration as % of total 10.9%

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