Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee
Announces
2012 Youth Leadership Awards
The
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) is pleased to announce the 2012 Youth
Leadership Awards for the City of Windsor. The purpose of the awards is to
recognize youth who are making a difference in Windsor.
Three
Windsor youth will be recognized publicly by Mayor Eddie Francis at the 2012
Mayor’s Walk and City Birthday Celebration on Monday May 21, 2012.
The
awards focus on Community Involvement,
Volunteerism and Civic Engagement. To be considered for
the awards, youth may nominate themselves or be nominated by a member of the
community via a nomination form located at www.windsoryouth.com,
or may pick a hard copy at local area high schools & community
organizations. All candidates must be between the ages of 15 – 24. All
candidates are also asked to submit a one minute video speaking to the
importance of civic engagement in Windsor.
The
deadline for all nomination forms and video submissions is April 30th 2012 at 11:59pm.
The
Mayor’s Youth Advisory Committee is a group of young people that seek to
connect with youth in Windsor-Essex and listen to the issues that matter to
them the most.
MYAC engages youth in conversation and propel them towards activism, advocating on
their behalf to City Council. They represent youth and build relationships in the
community to better serve them.
For
more information regarding the Youth Leadership Awards, please contact the MYAC
Chairpersons: Jonathon Liedtke & Sarah
Davidson
519.819.5725 519.995.7098
myacwindsor@gmail.com
by Richard Rosenthal
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