GYSD Updates from Youth Service America
CASE After-School students plant seeds for volunteerism
Youth volunteerism joins a global community as after-school students from Southwest Elementary prepare a community garden for Global Youth Service Day on Friday, April 23. Students are assisted by State Farm staff and AmeriCorps members from Harris County Department of Education’s Cooperative for After-School Enrichment.
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Local youths to volunteer in clean-up event
As part of a worldwide push to promote youth volunteerism, approximately 75 youngsters from Clayton and neighboring counties are expected to participate in a College Park neighborhood clean-up event this weekend, organized by Cowgirl City Ranch, Inc., according to Joyce Sneed, the executive director of the Riverdale non-profit organization.
The organization focuses on teaching financial literacy, providing housing counseling and creating affordable housing for low- to moderate-income families. This Saturday’s clean-up, which will be held in the Pointer Ridge subdivision in College Park from 9 a.m., to 2 p.m., on Hidden Brook Trail, is part of “Global Youth Service Day,” Sneed said, a celebration that encourages young people to volunteer in their communities.
To read the complete article by Maria-José Subiria, visit http://www.mycountypaper.com/claytonnews/headlines/91881899.html?storySe....
Skyline Parkway Clean-Up a success!
Jill Hinners, a MRC volunteer coordinator in Duluth, recently rolled up her sleeves to do some dirty work for the Skyline Parkway Clean-up. The event took place on April 23 as a part of Global Youth Service Day and she was kind enough to tell me more about it.
To read the complete article, visit http://mnreadingcorps.blogspot.com/2010/05/skyline-parkway-clean-up-succ....
Youth is target of summit
Youth empowerment was the aim behind a youth consultative summit hosted by the MEC for infrastructure development, Nonhlanhla Mazibuko, in an effort to integrate youth development into government programmes.
To read more, visit http://www.joburg.org.za/content/view/5156/266/#ixzz0nkit7R89
Youth participate in global day of service
On April 23, over 350 volunteers joined efforts in the tradition of the world's largest youth-oriented service event, Global Youth Service Day (GYSD). In 1995, SAGA began organizing Juneau's GYSD with projects from beach clean-ups, resulting in tons of collected trash, to serving Juneau's homeless and hungry.
To read the complete article, visit http://www.capitalcityweekly.com/stories/050510/out_634391167.shtml.
Youth, community unite to help
To view the great GYSD photos, visit http://www.timesleader.com/AbingtonJournal/news/Youth__community_unite_t....
Wrap Up: Global Youth Service Day
Congratulations to our friends at Youth Service America (YSA) for their very successful 22nd annual Global Youth Service Day.
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning.
From April 23-25, millions of children and youth around the world partnered with family, friends, schools, community and faith-based organizations, media, corporations, and public officials to make a positive impact locally, nationally, and globally.
To read the wrap up post from National Conference on Citizenship, visit http://ncoc.net/index.php?tray=content&tid=top18&cid=103k25.
Local students recognized on Global Youth Service Day
Students interviewed for Illinois radio station about GYSD. To hear the interviews, visit http://wjbc.com/TabId/7865/default.aspx?AID=15292.
YLS Leads Oxnard Beach Clean-up
More than 75 young people from across Ventura County gathered at Oxnard Beach Park for a clean-up project developed by the United Way’s Young Leaders Society. The event was part of the Global Youth Service Day, a global call to action to engage youth and their families in volunteer service in their local communities.
To view the photos and read the article, visit http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/may/04/yls-leads-oxnard-beach-clean-up-1....
J-Serve 2010 Makes an Impact on the World
BBYO teens joined nearly 10,000 Jewish teens from across North America, Europe, and Israel for J-Serve, a National Day of Jewish Youth Service on Sunday, April 25.
With over 120 projects internationally, the teens participated in a variety of different projects that explored the Jewish values of gemilut chasidim, acts of loving kindness, tzedakah, just and charitable giving, and tikkum olam, the responsibility to repair the world.
To read the complete article, visit http://bbyo.org/news/releases/jserve2010/.
