HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - March 18, 1998 (59)CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Presentation by the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission
. Regarding Honoring Teens program.
MEETING DATE: March 18, 1998
PREPARED BY: Special Projects Coordinator
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Presentation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission, in
conjunction with the Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club and Christopher J. Olsen, American
Express Financial Advisors, is sponsoring a program entitled Honoring Teens. The Lodi
Youth Commission Leadership Committee selects one teen to be awarded Teen of the
Month from the applications submitted to the commission from the general public,
various schools, and church groups. This month's Teen of the Month is Marcel Terry
from Bear Creek High School and the Honorary Teen of the Month is Sara Showalter
from Lodi High School.
FUNDING: None Required.
C
4'Yvette Maragliano
Special Projects Coordinator
APPROVED:
H. Don Flynn -- City Manager,
Bio for City Council
March Teen of the Month
Marcel Terry is an outstanding student leader at Bear Creek High School. He has
coordinated the Food Drive for his high school and was involved in the Open Door House
of Prayer, Boy's and Girl's Club of Stockton, Lao Family of Stockton and the Stockton
Shelter for the Homeless. Marcel was involved in the development of the Terry Family
Food Bank in Stockton. He assisted in refurbishing the building and developing the
agency brochure. He is also a conflict mediator at Bear Creek high and was invited to the
National Young Leader's Conference in Washington, D.C. in recognition of this
leadership in school and the community. He is also an integral team member of the Bear
Creek High varsity basketball team.
March Honorary Teen on the Month
Sara Showalter is a student at Lodi High School. She was selected as the youth
representative from her local church to represent the church at a countywide young
ministry. She was active in the 30 -Hour Famine to support world hunger and assisted
young children to make sandwiches for the Archway Shelter. She shares her musical
talent by playing piano for her local church and is a regular volunteer at the Salvation
Army.