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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- City calendar: https://www.jacksonvillenc.gov/Calendar.aspx?view=list&month=10&year=2026
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cACgDd1-WbY (City of Jacksonville YouTube channel)
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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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