Youth Connections!

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Attention 10-15 year olds!!!!!

Are you afraid of being bored this summer? Have you wanted to learn more about volunteering and how you can make a difference in our community?

The Volunteer Center is putting together a new summer youth program!This program is aimed at 10 – 15 year olds. The program will meet on Mondays for 8 weeks from 10-1. There will be an informational meeting on Monday, June 16^th at 6:00 at the United Way building on 116 E. Fifth Street. Parents are encouraged to come. For more information call 705-8584.

Youth will learn:

            The etiquette of volunteering

            About the non-profit agencies in our community and what they do

            How to work as a team

            The role that volunteers play in any community

            The value volunteerism is to their future

What they will do:

            Earn hours toward a Presidential Youth Volunteerism Award

            Work in the Community Gardens

            Learn about the Community Food Pantry

            Clean walking trails

            Work on their creative side with making greeting cards

            Learn to make tie blankets

            Learn how to clean our lake and forest areas

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN OTSEGO COUNTY

YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

TO OUR 40 GRADUATING SENIORS

Graduation is a bittersweet event for some of us. As excited as we are to see you move on to new adventures this means we are losing most of you to bigger and better things-like jobs, the military, and college. The exciting thing is volunteers are needed everywhere. Every community has a need for your talent and time. It is my hope that the experience you gained through your volunteer experience has developed a passion in you to continue volunteering wherever you go. I’ve had such a good time getting to know some of you and to see the wonderful things you have given to our community.

KUDO’S CLASS OF 2008!

Carol Rabineau

Program Director

Global community

YOUTH UPDATE!

ANOTHER NOTE TO THE CLASS OF 2008

As you finish high school your file will be archived. If you wish to continue as an active volunteer with us (we hope you do) we will need you to call the office and let us know so we can register you as an adult volunteer.

COMING NEXT UPDATE: LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR SIX (6)STUDENT SERVICE AWARD WINNERS!

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MICHIGAN STUDENT SERVICE AWARD -- Medallion Program

The Michigan Student Service Award gold medallion is for those of us who are not a 4 point student or a star athlete. We just like to help out. Collect your volunteer hours from the time you are a freshman until graduation and if you earn up to 400 hours you may be eligible for your own shiny gold medallion to wear down the aisle at graduation! Stop by the Volunteer Center for more information or request a copy of your hours on record. High School Seniors must finalize and submit their total hours no later than May 1st of their senior year.

By reporting all of your hours at the Volunteer Center, you will be able to participate in all of the Volunteer Center's program. The medallion award has some restrictions, however.

Hours that DO NOT count include: church-related activities that ONLY benefit the congregation, not the community at large; school-related activities that ONLY help those connected, activities done for school credit or that are court ordered; political campaign work, and volunteerism that takes place OUTSIDE of Otsego County.

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