2026-10-07 - Youth Council

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  • Opening: the council's second meeting of the school year, held in the City Council chambers and televised. It is open to Onslow County and Camp Lejeune students in grades 8 through 12 and meets the first Wednesday of each month. Officers introduced themselves, and Tracy Jackson and the neighborhood improvement services staff were thanked, along with the city's media crew.
  • Harmony funding workshop: board members described the Harmony youth philanthropy board, which controls about $3,000 in grants for youth-led projects. Application timeline: applications open January 11, due February 18; interviews February 25; recipients notified March 3; ceremony March 18. The last chance to join the board is November 19. A past recipient described a teen empowerment day on careers. See Harmony Youth Grant Program.
  • Reports: the council took part in the September 11 Patriot Day ceremony at Lejeune Memorial Gardens, which includes a steel beam presented in 2003. Volunteers were sought for the council's booth at National Night Out on Saturday, October 10, 4 to 7:30 PM at Jacksonville Commons.
  • Announcements: a local youth organization is collecting clothing for its winter closet event on November 21, right after the holiday parade, with donations accepted until November 14; a foundation announced a free youth leadership summit on October 17 from 9 AM to 2 PM at a Richlands church. The November council meeting is cancelled; staff will set a date for collecting donated clothing.
  • Upcoming: National Night Out (October 10), Harmony board deadline (November 19), holiday parade (November 21). Officer nominations will be at the second meeting and elections at the fourth. Adjourned.

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00:21I now call to order the second meeting

00:23of the Jacksonville Youth Council for

00:25this school year. Greetings to all,

00:26including those who are watching via TV.

00:29We're here in the same chambers that the

00:30Jacksonville City Council meets in. The

00:33city planning board and other official

00:35bodies meet here. Also, we're proud to

00:37be a part of the official voice for

00:39youth in the city of Jacksonville, and

00:40we take that responsibility seriously.

00:43For those of you watching on TV, we want

00:45to make sure you are invited to take

00:47part in future sessions. The youth

00:49council is open to any student who is

00:50eligible to attend school in Onso County

00:53and Camp Lleune in grades 8 through 12.

00:55And we meet here on the first Wednesday

00:57of each month unless circumstances

00:59change that. Over time, we have students

01:01from North Side, Southwest,

01:03Jacksonville, White Oak, Richlands,

01:06Swansboro, Dixon, Enzo Early College,

01:09and Lun. We have an exciting year ahead

01:12of us. We have a youth center that is

01:13readily available. We welcome new ideas

01:16and also some programs that the youth

01:18council has been involved with for

01:19years. Welcome and thanks for coming or

01:22watching. Now, let's begin our meeting

01:25with the pledge of allegiance led by

01:26Grace. And we ask that you continue to

01:28stand after the pledge for our

01:30invocation led by Olivia.

01:41>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

01:45United States of America and to the

01:47republic for which it stands, one nation

01:51under God, indivisible, with liberty and

01:54justice for all.

01:56Dear heavenly father, thank you for this

01:58day and that we were able to gather here

02:00today. I pray that you would bless

02:02everyone who comes through these doors

02:03and that we may be the hands that do

02:06things that serve you. Thank you, Lord

02:08God. Amen.

02:09>> Amen.

02:17>> I want to welcome you all to the youth

02:19council. For those who have been

02:21pledged,

02:23For those who have been privileged to be

02:25elected in this group, we must we will

02:28introduce ourselves as we speak. Be sure

02:31to talk with us if you have any ideas,

02:34questions, or just want to talk about

02:36the youth council. As indicated, this

02:39council is open to all 8th through 12th

02:42graders in Onzo County schools and

02:45cample

02:47who those are in good standing and all

02:49are welcome here. Thank you for coming.

02:52Let's have a great year.

02:54Each officer will introduce themselves

02:56now.

02:59Oh,

03:00>> u my name is Olivia Arwine and I am the

03:03Enzo Early College representative at

03:06large.

03:07My name is Grace Anderson and I'm the

03:09executive community chair for North Side

03:12High School. My name is Katie Angulo and

03:14I am the executive committee

03:16Jacksonville High School C.

03:20Uh I want to I want to introduce other

03:24people who made these youth council

03:26meetings possible. We do have help with

03:29our work. I want to introduce a few

03:31people. Tracy Jackson. She is the

03:35director of the neighborhood improvement

03:37services which oversees the youth the

03:40youth council.

03:43Lehan Harris

03:46Haristen

03:48uh the neighborhood improvement services

03:50coordinator.

03:51Pamela Trafton. She is our staff

03:57liasin

03:58of Jacksonville Youth Council and the

04:00neighborhood improvement services

04:02manager with the city of Jacksonville

04:04and works with the youth council in

04:06preparation for meetings, events, and

04:09activities. Anna Jian Pamela welcomes

04:12you to contact her

04:16welcomes you to contact her contact her

04:19with any comment, suggestion or question

04:22with 910

04:249386551.

04:28We thank them all for their help. We

04:30also want to give a special thank you to

04:32the G10 media crew who assists us all

04:35year long to make sure our meetings are

04:37televised. They are Ellen Cvy, Lisa

04:41Miller, and Jason Brooks.

04:45>> At this time, we welcome the Harmony

04:47Funding Opportunity Workshop with

04:49Emanuel Minos, Steven Wallace, and Kane

04:52Surfoy.

04:59[clears throat]

05:01First of all, I'd like to welcome

05:02everyone who's here. We're going to be

05:05talking a bit about harmony today. It's

05:08a philanthropy organization that is

05:12closely involved with Jacksonville Youth

05:14Council as it is. Um we are given the

05:17ability to

05:19write grants and we have control over

05:22about $3,000 to give out and

05:26be able to help fund youthled

05:30organizations.

05:34And if you want to help with um grants

05:38and be helpful for the community, be

05:40there. Um you're invited, you know,

05:43grades 9 through 12. Um our next

05:47meeting, I believe, is either this

05:50Thursday, the second Thursday of October

05:52or November. So, come join us and we

05:55appreciate your help and

05:58uh community work.

06:02Oh, okay. So here we have some

06:05activities that we do at Harmony to

06:08build bonds and connections.

06:11Um our advisor, one of our adviserss, we

06:14have two, we have uh Miss Pam and Mr.

06:18Fred. Um Mr. Fred is directing us to

06:23write something and just build bonds

06:25together.

06:29And then this is one of the things we

06:32did with Harmony. So North Side High

06:36School student two studentto student was

06:38able to put together 200 care packages

06:40for homeless veterans. These packages

06:42included personal hygiene items,

06:44blankets, hats, socks, water, and

06:46snacks. Veteran services of the

06:48Carolinas will use these packages to

06:50meet veterans with insufficient housing

06:52and connect them to services that they

06:55may need. And we also do other projects

06:58and fund other organizations that want

07:00to do change and be there for the

07:02community.

07:05Here are some more examples.

07:09And this is our timeline for Harmony

07:12Board of Directors.

07:14So if you want to join, come by. It's at

07:17the train station. Um, so

07:22the last possible time to join the

07:24Harmony Board of Directors is November

07:2619th. After that, you won't be able to.

07:29So, make it in time, be here, and help

07:32out. And we appreciate your help.

07:37>> Those are the rest of the dates.

07:38>> Okay. So, January 11th is applications

07:41available.

07:43February 18th is applications due.

07:46February 25th is grant interviews.

07:49March 3rd, grant recipients notified.

07:53And then March 18th is a great community

07:55celebration where we will give out the

07:58grant, do a whole ceremony, and just

08:00congratulate the ones who want to do the

08:03change.

08:04>> Okay. And I'm going to ask a few

08:06questions of you, Mr. Manning, while you

08:08are u discussing Harmony. How many years

08:12have you been a board member?

08:14>> This is my second year. Uh, I'm

08:16currently a sophomore and I joined in my

08:19freshman year.

08:20>> Okay. So, tell me something that you

08:22enjoyed about Harmony.

08:23>> Honestly, the teamwork, the bonding we

08:25do, and the collaboration we do among

08:29the board members. Everyone there wants

08:31to help the community and wants to do

08:33change and seem very passionate about

08:35the project. So, I really find it very

08:39interesting and heartwarming.

08:41>> Okay. Awesome. Now for when it says

08:44applications available,

08:47what can you tell us about the

08:48application itself, who can submit an

08:50application?

08:51>> Um, so that basically means when

08:54applications are going to go out so

08:56people can fill them out and what it

08:59basically means who can do the

09:00application is

09:03youth who wants to do change, who wants

09:07to do projects and be there for the

09:09community. Um, it has to be youthled.

09:13Okay?

09:13>> It has to be something that will

09:14actually impact our community and it

09:17can't necessarily be done by an adult.

09:19It has to be done by the youth

09:22that are in high school.

09:24>> Okay, perfect. Now, could a elementary

09:27group, let's say, if a elementary kids

09:30if they wanted to put together an event,

09:32is it possible for them?

09:34>> I think so. Yeah, I'm pretty sure if

09:36they if the

09:38um thing they want to do will lead to

09:40change and are very passionate about it,

09:42then definitely they can.

09:44>> Okay, awesome. Now, when you talk about

09:46leading to change and in the community,

09:49are there any specific topics that the

09:51board of directors like to focus on or

09:55is there anything that was of interest

09:57for them last year?

09:59>> Um, anything that will impact it can be

10:02your local high school or the community.

10:04Like I remember last year North Side did

10:07a sanitation and hygiene and they built

10:10a um area where you can grab any hygiene

10:14products that you need or that you ran

10:16out for free. You just go in, grab and

10:18no one will judge you. Um career uh I

10:22know one group did for careers and uh

10:26exploring everything you can do in the

10:28future and preparing for that. So,

10:30anything that will help the youth or

10:32just general community in your local

10:34high school. If you see an issue and you

10:35want to make a change in that certain

10:37area, then that's what we're looking

10:39for.

10:40>> Okay. Now, that says grant interviews.

10:45What happens at interviews?

10:46>> So, basically us, the board of

10:49directors, we will meet up with you on

10:51the 25th and we will interview you face

10:54to face and we will ask you questions.

10:57we will get to know you further besides

10:58the applications. If there's anything

11:00else you didn't you couldn't quite

11:02express or feel like you needed to

11:04further explain in the uh application

11:07you fill out then that's your

11:09opportunity to do so and we will get to

11:12know you better.

11:13>> Now can the advisor do the interview?

11:16>> Um no it's has to be the youthled.

11:18>> It has to be the youth. Yeah, it has to

11:20be the people who are making the change

11:22and who are doing the actual

11:24organization youth.

11:27>> All right. Awesome. Awesome.

11:29Now, do you want to say anything?

11:33>> I was just going to ask

11:35>> Yeah, I'm talking to you.

11:36>> Sammy,

11:42>> squirrel. I was gonna ask him if he

11:43wanted to say something, too.

11:46>> Possibly.

11:48>> Okay. Okay. Yeah. One moment there.

11:50[laughter]

11:51All right. Uh so what we'll do is um

11:53we're gonna put you on hold for a second

11:55there. Uh uh do we have any questions?

11:59Um

11:59>> I had a question.

12:02I wanted to know if uh church

12:05organizations can participate their

12:07youth groups or

12:11>> ministries.

12:13>> Yes. So, as long as it is a youth group

12:16and it can be from church, it could be a

12:19community youth organization, it could

12:22be a club in the school. Um, but the

12:25whole purpose is for that youth group to

12:28come together. um as Manny stated that

12:32there is a purpose that aligns within

12:34the application and then they are coming

12:37up with a project that they will be able

12:39to speak to and implement if they are

12:42funded.

12:44All right. And speaking of funding, um

12:48are there things that should be taken

12:50into consideration when they're doing

12:52their application?

12:54um be very clear about your goal and if

12:56it will actually impact the community

12:58and it if it's if it's a wide enough

13:01impact. If you're just going to ask for

13:03like food or different types of things

13:06that doesn't really benefit you benefit

13:08the actual high school or just benefits

13:10like a certain amount of students, then

13:13mo more than likely we won't really fund

13:16it or accept it cuz we want we're

13:18looking something that will affect

13:20affect the whole school or the whole

13:22community and actually has a major

13:24change just not like a couple

13:26individuals.

13:28>> Perfect. Perfect. Perfect. Do you think

13:31grant selection is an awesome time to

13:34see it all come together?

13:36>> I do think so. It's one of the best

13:38times for grant selection. It's very fun

13:41to put together and it's very fun to see

13:44what people want to do for the community

13:46and how what type of projects they're

13:48willing to do and how passionate they

13:50are. So, I just think it's an overall

13:52great experience and

13:55very good thing to do and be part of.

13:58Well, thank you, Manny. And um do we

14:01have any additional questions?

14:04No. I just happened to spot in the crowd

14:06that we have one of our previous

14:09recipients

14:10um here with Aspire and want to see if

14:14we invite him to the front to give us

14:16any words as a past recipient.

14:19Thank you. I think

14:24all right.

14:27just happened to call them in the eye.

14:29[laughter]

14:30>> Everybody everybody

14:32>> um so just tell us who you are, what

14:35organization and your experience as a

14:38harmony recipient.

14:39>> Okay. So I am Sammy Rogers and this is

14:42about my anp aspire. This is probably

14:45just because of co this is probably my

14:47fourth to fifth year. This um inspire

14:50reached me on about obvious been going

14:51on for about 17 years now. So since

14:542009, um, how we won last year, we did a

14:57team team empowerment day. Currently

14:59working on that now, but we just had our

15:01first meeting last Sunday. So we're just

15:03starting it up now, preparing, seeing

15:05what we're going to do. But so long

15:07story short, we got the grant for the

15:09teen empowerment cuz what was it was

15:11about careers. It was we had over se 60

15:14to 70 kids doing uh

15:18oh doing speech competitions going from

15:22you know who can for the careers that

15:24are like skills and trades who can what

15:27do you call it um fix the tire the best

15:30or anything like that. So we had a lot

15:32of a lot of students that went their

15:34different directions with banking and

15:37you know if it's lawn care anything like

15:38that. Um what did we do during it?

15:42During it during it we it was like you

15:46know we really got on the topic of also

15:48mental health and stuff like that while

15:49getting into these jobs you know looking

15:51at a screen all the all the time. Is it

15:54you know is it helpful? Is it not? Then

15:57that's that's pretty much yeah that's

15:59pretty much what I can give you right

16:00there.

16:01>> All right. That works. um because it's

16:03given you an opportunity like you said

16:04you had 60 to 70 kids that um attended

16:08your teen empowerment day and grateful

16:11to the funds given by Harmony you were

16:13able to help leverage and be able to

16:15move forth and go with your

16:17>> they um they went home with so I know

16:19first place for speech competition they

16:21went home with um a mission barbecue

16:23card and like a lunch box with you know

16:26different type of drinks and candies and

16:28then we also had um bags to give out

16:30with pencils, papers, and then while

16:32you're actually going through the um 10

16:36empowerment day, you had a notebook and

16:38through that notebook, you're putting

16:39down what you were interested in and

16:41what you learned and stuff like that to

16:42take notes cuz when you know you go out

16:44in the real world or wherever you're

16:45going to go, you know, go back to that.

16:47So, yeah, that's also what the money

16:49helped with.

16:50>> All right, perfect. Now, do you have any

16:52questions as a recipient to ask of the

16:55funding opportunity to prepare for this

16:58year if you decide to apply this year?

17:01If I was fully prepared, I would have

17:03all the questions I have.

17:04>> I got you. I got you.

17:05>> I would have all the questions, but no

17:07questions right now.

17:07>> I appreciate this. But we're doing that

17:10table topics toastmaster mode.

17:12[laughter]

17:14>> Well, we thank you for um applying. We

17:18thank you for being a impactful

17:21community organization that is

17:24continuing to help push the mission that

17:27our youth council and our harmony board

17:29of directors have been able to go forth

17:31and we can't do it solo. So having other

17:35organizations apply and being able to

17:37put back into the community helps us

17:39push forward. So we thank you.

17:40>> Thank you too. Thank you.

17:42>> All right. Thank you, sir.

17:46>> All right.

17:47Any other questions?

17:51All right. Thank you very much. All

17:54right. Back to hands of Miss Anderson.

17:57>> Um, for the Patriot Day ceremony, the

18:01Jacksonville Youth Council participated

18:03in the Patriot Day ceremony held on

18:06September 11th, 2026. This annual

18:09observance occurs in the Ljun Memorial

18:11Gardens in partnership with Jacksonville

18:13Enzo Cervic Enzo Civic Affairs.

18:16The ceremony is in remembrance of the

18:19attack on the World Trade Center.

18:21Jacksonville holds a piece of history in

18:23the gardens with a beam that was

18:25presented on July 4th, 2003 in honor of

18:28the 343 firefighters who gave their

18:31lives for others. Thank you to all who

18:33participated in the ceremony.

18:36National Night Out is hosted on

18:39Saturday, October 10th, 2026,

18:434 to 7:30 p.m. at Jacksonville Commons

18:48100 Recreation Land. This is a good

18:51opportunity where we can engage with our

18:54community and recruit new council

18:55members. If you are available to

18:58volunteer and run the youth council

19:01booth, please sign up with me this

19:04evening.

19:06Honors for vol hours for volunteering

19:10range from 2 to 8:00 p.m.

19:14and now I will list upcoming events. So,

19:19one of them is the youth council. To

19:22recap, it's October 10th and it's at the

19:24Jacksonville Commons Recreations

19:28Harmony Board of Directors, November

19:3019th, Jacksonville Station, 1,300

19:36and Boulevard and Marine Boulevard.

19:40Holiday parade, November 21st, Coastal

19:45Carolina Coastal Carolina Community

19:47College.

19:50Public comments and announcements. At

19:53this time, we will we will open the

19:55podium for any comments or announcements

19:58that will benefit JYC or that members

20:02might be interested in. These could be

20:04things such as new ideas for the youth

20:06council to undertake or community events

20:09or activities especially for students or

20:13a volunteer or scholarship opportunity

20:16that would interest the group. feel free

20:18to come up and share with us at this

20:20time.

20:23>> So yes,

20:36um so Aspire does have a year well

20:38annually yearly. They we have a um

20:41nonprofit type of organization

20:43fundraiser. So this is the winter closet

20:46winter closet clothing drive that we do

20:48every year. And basically people will

20:51come and they will give clothes out.

20:53Well give clothes to us and then we will

20:55fold them you know organize them put

20:58them in their places for people that are

21:00just um how do I say that?

21:02>> In need.

21:03>> In need. Yes. In need that will come and

21:06they will basically just thrift. They'll

21:09come and they'll thrift and they'll get,

21:10you know, we've had a lot of good stuff

21:13that comes through it. But we are

21:14collecting clothes until November 14th.

21:18So yeah, if you

21:20>> and I'm just going to add on that day,

21:21it is going to be November 21st um which

21:24is the same day as parade, but we do it

21:25in the right after the parade. So the

21:27closet itself doesn't start till 1, but

21:29I'll send the information to Miss Pam,

21:31but we will be looking for um volunteers

21:33for that day as well. So, if anybody

21:35wants to volunteer, um we normally give

21:37away about three to 400 bags of clothing

21:41um on that day. And so, we are looking

21:43for clothes from newborn um to elderly

21:47is what the flyer says, [laughter] but

21:49um all ages, men, women, um shoes,

21:52coats, um so we do ask that everyone um

21:55just colle bags of clothes and you can

21:58email us. Um I'll make sure Miss Pam has

22:00the information, but you all can email

22:01us. Um we can pick up clothes. We have a

22:03storage thankfully um so we do have

22:05somewhere to store the clothes. So um

22:07gently used or brand new um but not you

22:12know nothing that you wouldn't wear

22:14yourself

22:15>> and to piggy to piggyback on that there

22:17has been some kids it's it's definitely

22:19a good feeling to look at. There has

22:20been some kids that have found you know

22:22some people would donate literally Louis

22:23Vuitton shoes or something like like

22:25yeah it's crazy and

22:26>> somebody gave some golden goose $600.

22:29>> Yeah. So some kids definitely like they

22:32wa that's that's mine and so like it's a

22:34it's definitely a great feeling to see

22:35that they can have the opportunity.

22:37Yeah.

22:37>> Do you shop with the kids or the people?

22:40>> Yeah,

22:40>> definitely. It

22:41>> it's cool if it range it ranges on age

22:44sometimes you know some people they but

22:46some honestly some parents will come in

22:48with about five children and you know

22:50you're not w it's it's a watching five

22:52children go and get whatever they want.

22:54So, normally we'll be right there, you

22:56know, walking them through, you know,

22:57maybe they want that coat, maybe they

22:59cuz we do have coat hangers, so they

23:00probably can't reach it, but yeah, maybe

23:02they want this type of shirt or

23:03something. So, most of us will be

23:04shopping with them and yeah, pretty

23:06much.

23:06>> Yeah. So, we set up 7:00 in the morning.

23:09It starts at 1:00, literally ends at 3.

23:12Um, so it's like only like a 2-hour

23:13window, but the people that come, they

23:15have tickets. Um, so they've been deemed

23:17as in need by like the schools and other

23:19organizations. Um and so they all um

23:22come and they just they the whole family

23:24they literally just get to shop. So it's

23:26a really cool experience. Um I know

23:29Pam's son has been there or Cameron he's

23:31been there but um it's a really like I

23:33think you were did you? Yeah you went

23:35too. It's a really cool experience um to

23:37just be able to actually give back and

23:40get to just see the faces light up and

23:42just because we give it all for free. So

23:44it's it's [snorts]

23:45it's cool. It's a lot of work though. So

23:47be ready if you come to volunteer. It's

23:48a lot. So you need volunteers on that

23:50day and then also beforehand to get

23:52ready.

23:53>> So really the day of. Um so everything

23:55else is literally we're just bringing

23:57stuff in. We do not sort until the

23:59morning of cuz we actually don't have a

24:01sorting location and so we literally

24:04bring the bags in 7:00 in the morning

24:06and it's about 25 of us that are

24:08sorting. We put the clothes, we make it

24:10look like a little store. Um, and people

24:13come in at 1:00. We're done from 7 to

24:1512. We are making it look nice and from

24:181 to 3 it is everything is gone normally

24:21by 3:00. So, um, yeah. And we are

24:24looking for children's clothes this

24:25year. Last year we didn't have enough

24:26children's clothes. So, you know, little

24:28kids get their clothes. So, okay. Thank

24:31you. If you have any questions, let us

24:33know.

24:33>> Um, really quick, I have a question. Um,

24:37so last year, this is also a bit for

24:39Miss Pam. Uh, last year we bought

24:42clothes in during the council, so I

24:45wonder if we're going to do that this

24:46year.

24:47>> Great point. And our November meeting

24:50has been cancelled due to the different

24:51ones, but I'll come up with a different

24:54date that we can bring them here

24:56>> and then that way it's one centralized

24:58location that we can coordinate for

25:00pickup.

25:00>> Yes, ma'am. I'll come

25:01>> and then we'll announce it once I get

25:03the flyer.

25:04>> Thank you. Even if we had like a box

25:06where we could drop them off here and

25:08they could be given like if we were

25:10decide to drop by in between that time

25:12period and like give our clothes to

25:15someone who works here

25:17>> possibly.

25:18>> Yeah.

25:19>> So because what we try to do is not move

25:21them multiple times.

25:22>> Oh yeah. [laughter]

25:24>> And honestly if if if Miss has my

25:26information so somebody needs to meet me

25:28at the storage um I can do that also. We

25:30just we got a storage so we have people

25:32meet us at the storage so we can do that

25:34too.

25:34>> So we'll have it um but once I get the

25:37flyer we'll have all the details for

25:38you.

25:39>> Okay.

25:40>> Thank you.

25:40>> Thank you.

25:41>> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

25:44Do we

25:46>> Absolutely. Come on up.

25:48>> Thank you.

25:48>> Yes ma'am.

25:51>> Good evening everyone.

25:53>> Good evening.

25:54Hello there. I'm Sonia Martin, the

25:57founder and executive director of the

25:58Bobby Mack Seed Foundation. I just

26:01wanted to announce that Bobby Mack will

26:04be hosting a second leadership summit

26:07for our youth in our community on

26:10October 17th starting at 9 and it

26:14concludes at 200 p.m.

26:17It is for middle and high school

26:19students and the students who join us on

26:23that day will be uh discovering their

26:27leadership ability, the potential leader

26:29that's inside of them, discussing

26:32healthy boundaries and relationships,

26:36as well as strengthening decision-

26:39making skills

26:41um and self-reflection as well as goal

26:44setting on that day. and we're

26:48partnering with Victory Church in uh

26:52Richlands who's going to be hosting us.

26:55So, they're going to be helping us set

26:58up for the leadership summit that day.

27:01Lunch is provided. It is free. Snacks

27:04will be available for students is very

27:08dynamic. It's handson.

27:11And um I am still getting comments and

27:15sentiments from those uh young people

27:18who attended in the spring. So we're

27:21very excited to host a second one um

27:25this year. Last year we did it three

27:27days. They were half days. So uh this

27:32year we only did one day. Um so we're

27:36doing it again. So we did spring, now

27:38it's fall. And so we're looking forward

27:41to having fun with our youth again.

27:44>> Okay. And if you could email me a flyer,

27:47I can send it out if registration still

27:49open.

27:49>> Yes, registration is still open. Parents

27:52can sign up. Middle and high school

27:55students, just go to bobbyax

27:57seedfoundation.com

27:59and the information is there. Uh my name

28:02is Sonia Martin. I'm on all social media

28:05platforms. So, the uh link is in my bio,

28:09but I'll definitely share the flyer with

28:12you.

28:13>> Okay, perfect. Perfect.

28:14>> Thank you.

28:15>> Thank you. Thank you.

28:19Um the only thing that I have um Miss

28:22Anderson is for those that may be

28:25interested in having a office position

28:29on our um youth council.

28:33Hold tight after the meeting so we can

28:36discuss that and then we'll go forth.

28:39Okay.

28:41All right. Back in your hands.

28:43>> All right. Help us spread the word of

28:45our meeting dates. Please take these

28:46date reminders and pass out to your

28:48friends who are not here. If you have

28:50ideas, talk with us. And if you want to

28:52run for office, talk with us some more.

28:55We will have nominations at our second

28:56meeting and an election at our fourth.

28:59We meet at city hall. Any changes will

29:01be announced ahead of time. Thanks to

29:03everyone for coming and for those who

29:05have been watching from home. I now

29:07declare this meeting adjourned.

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