HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - October 16, 2002 D-03bCITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Presentation by the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission
Regarding Honoring Teens program.
MEETING DATE: October 16, 2002
PREPARED BY: Community Center Coordinator
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Presentation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission, in conjunction with the
Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club, Valley -Lodi MRI and Central Valley Waste Services 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 Meghan Cook is from Lodi High
School.
FUNDING:
None Required.
C
Tette Maragliano
Community Center Coordinator
APPROVED:
H. Dion Flynn -- City anager,
Bio for City Council
October Teen of the Month
Meghan Cook has the desire to help others. She is a model for all of us. Even though she
works part time, she has little money. Mcghan gives away what little she has. She has
adopted a child in Zambia, Africa. She looks forward to the Wal Mart program of Adopt
a School Child. Although she would like to own a car, she prefers seeing others happy so
she continues to give. She is in the Academy for Preparing Professional leaders in
Education by Apple Computer.
Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission Announcements
• The Government Teen Lead Session will be held on October 28 from 12:30 —
3:30 pm at the LUSD offices. The session topic for these students this month will
be Education. Carolyn Viel at LUSD and Katie Wagenman from the Youth
Commission coordinates this session.
• The Youth Conference has selected the theme for February 28 of 2003. It will be
"Interactive Career Day — Think Beyond Now" with Michael Pritchard as the
opening and closing keynote speaker and with fourteen workshops already
confirmed by volunteer presenters.
The commission is organizing a new event for either the spring of 2003 or the fall
of 2003 entitled..."Speak For Youth". We are attempting to contract with
Herman Cain the past CEO of God Fathers Pizza. This event will be for high
school students and will take place between 9:30 am —12:30 pm during a pre-
arranged school day with the district office. Advisor Berbawy has offered Lodi
Academy's gymnasium for this keynote presentation to students. Advisor
Howard and Advisor Dean have volunteered to chair this new event along with
student commissioners Courtney Cook and Katie Wagenman.